A Message from the Director
The Fall Begins: Exciting Exhibits, Programs & Great News!
The fall season at Mexic-Arte Museum officially opens on September 5, with the new exhibition, En lo más negro del verano / In the Darkest Domain of Summer, curated by Luisa Fernanda Perez and featuring twelve artists. The title and exhibition are inspired by a haunting poem written by Peruvian writer Blanca Varela and challenges the viewer to embrace broader themes of death and the cycles of life. Marking its 42nd year, Mexic-Arte Museum’s Día de los Muertos Community Ofrenda continues to offer a space for the community to share memories and offerings to honor loved ones who are no longer with us.
On October 25, the public is invited to celebrate and participate in the Viva la Vida Festival and Parade, Austin’s largest and longest-running Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) event that is co-presented by the Austin Convention Center and the City of Austin. This year’s special section for Viva la Vida Fest will be Flores de la ofrenda (Flowers for the Altar) which spotlights flowers that are important to Día de los Muertos celebrations. These flowers symbolize the beauty, fragility and cyclical nature of life and death. Bieke Campos’ mural on 5th Street, Nuestro Jardín beautifully depicts the 2025 Viva la Vida theme, Flores de la ofrenda, and highlights marigolds, cockscombs, chrysanthemums, carnations and baby’s breath.
The Changarrito Project will feature four new artists outside the museum, giving exposure and generating sales as well as opportunities for the public to purchase art. Public programs include family days, school tours, ScreenIt! and the Mero Muro Program in the schools. This fall, the Mexic-Arte Museum Internship Program resumes with six new interns on site bringing energy, enthusiasm and creativity. We welcome these talented interns to Mexic-Arte Museum. Upon visiting the Museum Store, visitors will be greeted with a beautifully redesigned space by Elsa Perez as well a new section, curated by Andrea Gandaria, that features local artists’ creations and great gifts for locals and visitors. Lots to see, enjoy and buy! Mark your calendars for November 1, when Mexic-Arte returns to Republic Square with more Calaveras for Día de los Muertos.
We also have some exciting news–The Texas Commission on the Arts designated the 5th St. Mexican American Heritage Corridor as an Official State of Texas Cultural District! Mexic-Arte Museum, the Downtown Austin Alliance, the 5th St. Mexican American Heritage Corridor Steering Committee, the Austin-Saltillo Sister Cities Association, the City of Austin, legacy families and local stakeholders have worked diligently to designate the 5th Street Mexican American Heritage Corridor as a State Cultural District to enhance the city’s cultural tourism, economic development, and community engagement. Now it is official; the new name is the 5th St. Mexican American Cultural District!
This is a major milestone in shaping the corridor’s–now district’s–future, representing Austin’s Mexican American families, cultural institutions, and local businesses along the historic 5th Street.
Cultural districts are special zones that harness the power of cultural resources to stimulate economic development and community vitality. The 5th St. Mexican American Cultural District is defined by the geographic anchors of Republic Square on West 5th St and Plaza Saltillo on East 5th St. The area is surrounded by significant historic, cultural, heritage and community sites that deserve preservation and active use. Cultural district designation status highlights and benefits all cultural assets and businesses along 5th St. It uplifts this rich downtown area into a beautiful and educational destination for tourists and the Austin community alike.
Mexic-Arte Museum wholeheartedly thanks the Texas Commission on the Arts, the City of Austin and Matthew Schmidt, Economic and Cultural Development Manager, Downtown Austin Alliance, the Austin-Saltillo Sister Cities Association, La Peña, the 5th St. Mexican American Heritage Corridor Steering Committee, businesses and stakeholders, legacy families,the Mexic-Arte Museum Board of Directors and staff, Consulant Andrew Gonzales, staff and the broader community that worked and contributed to this lifetime achievement of the Official Designation of the 5th St. Mexican American Cultural District. The 5th St. Mexican American Cultural District will develop as a vibrant district that prides itself as the home of unique museums, world-class music venues, public art, and creative seasonal programming, serving as a must-visit destination for families and tourists alike. Thank you so much!
We invite you to come by, enjoy and be a part of all the great programs.
Executive Director
Sylvia Orozco
Exhibitions
En lo más negro del verano / In the Darkest Domain of Summer – Opens September 5, 2025
Mexic-Arte Museum is thrilled to invite you to experience En lo más negro del verano / In the Darkest Domain of Summer, a captivating exhibition that explores the depths of memory, loss and renewal. Inspired by the poignant poem of Peruvian poet, Blanca Varela. This exhibit is a unique and immersive journey into the universal themes of grief, rebirth and transformation.
About the Opening Reception:
Date: Friday, September 5, 2025 When: 6-9 p.m. Where: Mexic-Arte Museum, 419 Congress, Austin, TX 78701 Entertainment: DJ Discoteca Performance by Mario Alberto Ramirez Antojitos from Licha’s Cantina & Refreshments from Brown Distributing | Parking: Frost Bank Tower – $10 parking for visitors after 5 p.m. (4th and Brazos St.). Ask for the discount code at check-in. Admission: Free for museum members. We ask that members RSVP. $10 for Non-members |
Participating Artists / Artistas participantes
- Camila Abbud
- Bieke Campos
- Via Madison Ceaser
- Jahaira Daga Acevedo
- Ava Darvish
- Lorena Diosdado
- Jonathan Hernandez
- Gabo Mtz
- Rubén Ulises Rodríguez Montoya
- Mario Alberto Ramirez
- Andew Sakamoto
- Allen Yu
Thank You for Joining Mexic-Arte at the Closing Reception of Beyond the Shape: El Arte de Chente Rodriguez
Photo Credit: Julio Martinez
Mexic-Arte Museum wants to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who attended the closing reception of Beyond the Shape: El Arte de Chente Rodriguez. It was a memorable evening filled with vibrant conversations, creative energy and a shared appreciation for the incredible body of work by artist, Vicente “Chente” Rodriguez.
Over five decades of Chente’s innovative geometric artwork were on full display, showcasing his mastery in blending bold colors, sharp lines and intricate patterns. His unique vision and contributions to the world of abstract art continue to inspire and influence generations of artists and art lovers alike.
A special thank you to Chente Rodriguez for graciously sharing his artistic journey with us, offering insights into his creative process and reminding us of the power of geometry and color in art and life.
If you weren’t able to experience this remarkable exhibition in person, don’t worry! Our Educational Resources are available for you to explore the profound impact of Chente’s work. We invite you to dive deeper into the world of geometric abstraction and discover the artistry that has defined Chente’s career.
TRAMAS Pop Up at Museum
For one day on August 10th, the public viewed the immersive work of Mery Godigna Collet.
Collet explores the coexistence between humans and environment through social and political issues. Her art work is supported by the versatile use of diverse materials, applied in installations, paintings, sculptures, photography and video, challenging the viewer through the use of new techniques and unconventional materials in the making of her art.
Collet has participated in 34 solo and 40 group exhibitions in Venezuela, Colombia, Mexico, Spain, Italy, France, Germany, Holland, Belgium, New York, Miami, New Mexico
September Changarrito, Fabiana Muñoz
About the Artist
Fabiana Muñoz is a Mexican American painter, printmaker, sculptor and transmedia artist. Having immigrated to the United States at eleven years old from Guatemala, Fabiana celebrates Latinx and Chicano culture in her work. With a focus on vibrant color and fiber techniques, Muñoz sparks conversations about paradox, duality and ambiguity within one’s identity, encouraging exploration of the complexities and intricacies of multicultural identity.
In 2024 she received a BFA in Studio Art from The University of Texas at Austin. Her work has been included in group exhibitions at the Museum of Human Achievement in Austin: Sharp and Friends (2023); The Armageddon Show (2022); Bakesale Austin (2022); Good Dad Studios Open House (2023); Where We Meet in the Middle, Visual Arts Center (2023); A Book Never Ends it Just Stops Moving (2023). She was a co-curator and artist for the CenterSpace Project “SOMOS (Recuerdos)” at the Visual Arts Center, The University of Texas at Austin. Muñoz currently lives and works in Austin, TX.
Artist Statement
“Across printmaking, painting, sculpture and performance, my practice ignites dialogues about the intricacies of identity, delving into the paradoxes, dualities and ambiguities that shape the understanding of ourselves.
Having immigrated to the United States from Guatemala at the age of 11, I often found myself feeling caught between two worlds, always frozen between belonging and displacement. Despite the growing presence of Latinx communities in the United States, they remain largely underrepresented and excluded in mainstream American art institutions and academic discourse. In an attempt to combat alienation, I explore, research and make visible the intricacies of Ni de Aqui, Ni de Alla (Nor here, nor there) identities through the vibrant medium of crochet installations.
Drawing from childhood memories, religious imagery, familial narratives and colonial histories, I meditate on experiences of migration and the elusive concept of home, then translating these reflections into fiber art and transmedia expressions. Through yarnbombing, I marry the vulgarity of vandalism with the tenderness of fibers, creating my own visual language, offering interventions of hope and health in public spaces.”
Fabiana will be at Mexic-Arte Museum featuring her artwork on the Changarrito cart right outside the museum’s entrance on September 20 & 21 and September 27 & 28 from 12-3 p.m.
August Changarrito, Lorena Diosdado
Photo Credit: Sylvia Orozco
About the Artist
Lorena Diosdado is an artist currently working in Texas and California, whose practice engages with the sociopolitical history of Latinxs in the United States, the aesthetics of excess and the politics of visibility. Her expressive paintings and drawings explore the intersections of family, memory and place, deeply informed by Chicana feminist thought and the personal histories that shape cultural identity. Diosdado earned her BA in Art Practice with Honors and a minor in Education from Stanford University and is currently pursuing her MFA in Painting & Drawing at The University of Texas at Austin. Her work has been exhibited at the de Young Museum of Art, Coulter Art Gallery, The Stanford Art Gallery, the Visual Arts Center in Austin, Ox-bow School of Art and 6th Street Studios and Art Center where she also served as the artist-in-residence. She has received numerous accolades, including the Chappell Lougee Fellowship at Stanford University, the Raina Gese Award in Painting and the Carolyn Kay Davis Centennial Memorial Award. Her work has been featured in Tlamatini, an independent Chicana publication and New American Paintings.
Artist Statement
“My work honors dreaming and hoping as acts of survival essential to the processes of living and healing. Shaped by experiences of transnationality, my practice combines intuitive digital and analog collage to construct allegorical paintings and drawings that explore the complexities of identity. My work fabulates a world within folklore/childlore, in which people’s relationship to their environments is in a perpetual state of reconstruction. Drawn to fragmentation, reconstruction and reframing as both conceptual and visual tools, my work layers family photos, memories and painful events through improvisational direct application, scratching, covering and unearthing.
Duality of place and identity shapes my central inquiry; how stories people tell about themselves, their challenges, their environments, weaves in and out of what they know and experience in the present and what they imagine or hope for in the future. Drawing from queer Chicana feminism that reimagines traditional Mexican domestic and public life, I attempt to investigate the ways in which we self-actualize based on myths, the experience of girlhood/womanhood and personal/collective memory. I excavate moments from the past, especially those that haunt us, with an aim to tell a much larger story about and for low-income Latinxs on the periphery of America.”
Lorena was at Mexic-Arte Museum featuring her artwork on the Changarrito cart right outside the museum’s entrance on August 16 & 17 and August 23 & 24 from 12-3 p.m. Come and see Lorena’s artwork at our newest exhibit and click to View Lorena’s Work.
Watch Lorena’s Changarrito Interview with Mexic-Arte Curator Luisa Fernanda Perrez.
About the Latest El Mero Muro – Nuestro Jardin by Bieke Campos
Photo Credit: Sylvia Orozco
Mexic-Arte Museum’s El Mero Muro is a mural program located on the exterior wall of the building on 5th St. and Congress Avenue. Conveying powerful messages of relevant issues, the outdoor murals of the museum are in a unique and highly visible area of downtown Austin. The museum’s most recent collaboration has been with a former Changarrito artist, Bieke Campos. Nuestro Jardín is Bieke’s first mural, and it beautifully depicts the 2025 Viva la Vida theme, “Flores de la ofrenda,” and highlights marigolds, cockscombs, chrysanthemums, carnations and baby’s breath.
About the Muralist
Bieke Campos is a Mexican American artist from the East Side of Austin, TX. His paintings are influenced by his environment, specifically his experiences with poverty in East Austin. He primarily uses oil paint to portray and bring light to poverty. He currently studies painting at Texas State University and is anticipated to graduate with a BFA in Studio Art in Fall 2026. Bieke’s work has received notable awards including the Scholastic Gold Medal (2022) and American Visions award (2022).
Collections
See Newest Additions to the Mexic-Arte Museum Permanent Collection
Mexic-Arte Museum is honored to announce the newest additions to the Permanent Collection. The museum recently acquired several works from our 2025 August Changarrito artist, Lorena Diosdado.
Mexic-Arte is extremely excited to add these wonderful works from Lorena Diosdado to the Permanent Collection. You can see more of Diosdado’s work in our upcoming exhibition, En lo más negro del verano/In The Darkest of Summer, running from September 5th, 2025, to January 4th, 2026.
Education
Nuestro Mundo / Our World Summer Camp Produces Inspiring Student Work
Nuestro Mundo (Our World) is part of Mexic-Arte Museum’s summer programming. This year, the museum partnered with Austin Public Library Southeast Branch.
Students in the program focused on building and strengthening their community through art and education. Led by museum art educators, participants identified a change they wished to see in the world. Each student created an infographic poster using silkscreen printing practices, an accessible process artists and activists use to quickly reproduce images and information.
The purpose of these posters is to communicate to the public the necessity of social change in an area of importance to the students. These young artists delved into the rich history of political art and protest posters, gaining an understanding of how art has long been a catalyst for raising awareness and inspiring change.
In the Nuestro Mundo (Our World) exhibition at Austin Public Library Southeast Branch, you will see the posters created by talented young artists of the Dove Springs community. Accompanying their posters are reproductions of artwork in Mexic-Arte’s permanent collection. We encourage everyone to look closely at their work and reflect on social issues in the community.
On August 9, 2025, Mexic-Arte educators celebrated the young artists who participated in the Nuestro Mundo Summer Camp with an art reception at the Austin Public Library Southeast. There was pan dulce and juice provided by APH Community Youth Development and H-E-B. Attendees screen printed and customized pencil bags for the upcoming school year and participated in an exclusive scavenger hunt of the Nuestro Mundo 2025 exhibition.
Special thanks to: Texas Commission on the Arts; Mexic-Arte Teaching Artists Monica Bushong and Andrea Montilva Pilonieta; Mexic-Arte Museum Education and Community Coordinators, Jasmine Chock and Richard Alexander Greene; Youth Librarian, Rachele Merliss
Join Mexic-Arte for Austin Museum Day- Family Day
Join us from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, September 21, to make cempasuchil bath bombs with artist, Gabo Mtz!
Mexic-Arte Museum invites you to participate in the Annual Austin Museum Day, where visitors can create cempasuchil bath bombs and contribute paper marigolds to the community Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead altar. This workshop will be led by one of Mexic-Arte Museum’s 2025 Fall Exhibition artists, Gabo Mtz.
Participants will create seed pods out of clay with cempasuchil (marigold) seeds inside. Marigold or cempasuchil flowers guide the spirits to their altars using their vibrant colors, sun-like petals and pungent scent. Marigolds, or flowers in general, also represent the beauty, fragility and cyclical nature of life and death. Participants may take their clay seed pods at the end of their visit, let the clay dry and put the pod in soil once they are dry to grow marigold flowers.
Gabo Mtz is a Mexica-Tejana Artist based in Houston, TX who works in printmaking and ceramics. Mtz graduated from Texas State University in San Marcos with a BFA in studio art. Drawing upon both traditional and contemporary motifs, Mtz utilizes these visual languages to craft a narrative of her own that reclaims and honors her heritage. Combining the use of printmaking and ceramics, she creates installations and spaces that evoke the warmth of brown bodies and rich vibrant colors. These energetic spaces become vehicles for the re-emergence of barro rojo (red clay), a material with an ancestral legacy, into the contemporary moment. She molds this soft and malleable clay into objects that immortalize her culture and narratives.
Mtz has exhibited her work at Front Gallery in Houston, Wrong Gallery in Marfa, Lone Gallery in Dallas, Texas A&M International University Gallery in Laredo and at the Sonoma Community Center in California. Her work is carried by All The Feels shop in Houston and Neighborhood Store in Dallas.
Community Events y Más
Follow @mexic_arte_edu on Instagram to hear about community art and cultural events for families in Austin. You may be able to screen print with us at some of them! Make sure to check our Instagram stories.
Mexic-Arte Staff Visit to Central Library Exhibit – Roots Unveiled: Chinese American History 1783-1845
On Wednesday, August 27, Mexic-Arte Museum Staff had the privilege of viewing the exhibition Roots Unveiled: Chinese American History 1783-1845 at the Austin Central Library.
This exhibition focused on the Chinese and Chinese American experience living in Texas from 1783-1945. This was a multidisciplinary project that combined media of visual art, modern video storytelling, archives and more.
Chinese people immigrated to Texas in the 1800s, and while they have contributed greatly to the United States, Texas and Austin, they also have faced difficult journeys and systemic violence. The timeline in the exhibition presented media and document and photo archives surrounding great moments of economic growth in the US, such as the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad, contrasted with policies such as the 1882 Chinese Exclusion act- the first immigration policy of the US and the Alien Land Exclusion acts in the 1930s.
The artists and sponsors of this exhibition presented these stories and media narratives while also reflecting on the resistance and honoring the accomplishments of Chinese Americans such as Herlinda Wong Chew, a Chinese and Mexican woman born in Guadalajara, who rescued Chinese from massacre, the Chinese Texans who defended the land rights of Immigrants and the Ng and Lung families who had successful restaurant businesses in the 1940s in Austin, TX.
Sponsors of this exhibition project: Asian American Art & Culture Initiative, Austin Chinese-American Network, Humanities Texas and United Chinese Americans.
About the Central Library Gallery
“The Gallery at Austin’s Central Library features rotating art displays from local and national artists, with a public call for exhibition proposals occurring every 2 years. The mission of the Central Library Gallery is to promote and support local artists and art communities, increase access and awareness of contemporary and diverse forms of art and provide exhibitions in which a wide variety of identities and interests are represented.” This gallery is free and open to the public.
Mexic-Arte Staff Visit to the Old Bakery & Emporium – Ricardo Hernandez Exhibit – Raised to Engage: Past & Present
The Mexic-Arte Museum staff also had the privilege of having an exclusive tour of the exhibition: Raised to Engage: Past and Present from artist and former Director of Texas Commission on the Arts, Ricardo Hernandez.
This exhibition is a retrospective of the artwork and life of Ricardo Hernandez. The exhibition features ceramics, sculptures and paintings created between the 1970s and today. Through this exhibition, Rick narrates the greatest influences and vibrant stories of his life as an artist, arts administrator, patron of the arts and human across El Paso, Ciudad Juarez, the South Pacific Islands, Europe, Asia, all across Texas and more. Raised to Engage is Rick’s first solo exhibition. In his art and his work, Rick strongly emphasizes the importance of the arts to enrich and inspire the community.
It was a great privilege and pleasure to have Rick share his work and wisdom with the Mexic-Arte Museum team. Thank you Rick!
This exhibition is on view at the Old Bakery and Emporium through October 18, 2025. Rick will give an artist talk on Sunday, September 21, 2025, 12-3 p.m. in the gallery, which is free and open to the public.
Ricardo (Rick) Hernandez is a painter, potter and sculptor whose chief interests lie in reflecting the richness of his life experiences, family, faith, work and play. He earned his BFA at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) in 1976 with a major in ceramics and a minor in sculpture. Since the 1970s, his work has been shown in numerous group exhibitions.
Hernandez’s career began in 1977 when he served for three years as an Artist in Residence for the Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA). In 1980, he was appointed to lead the Emergency School Aids Act artist residency program at TCA and went on to serve in various capacities at TCA until he retired in 2007 as Executive Director. As an arts administrator, he has led numerous initiatives, projects and workshops. He participated on advisory panels throughout the US and for the National Endowment for the Arts and has served on a variety of national and local arts organization Boards. For the last six years, he has served as the director of Imagine Art’s AmeriCorps Artist in Residence Program in Austin, Texas.
News
Join Mexic-Arte Museum for the 42nd Annual Viva la Vida 2025 Presented by the Austin Convention Center
Mexic-Arte Museum’s 42nd Annual Viva La Vida Festival and Parade is Austin’s largest and longest-running Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) event. Co-presented by the Austin Convention Center and the City of Austin, this year’s festival will take place on Saturday, October 25, at 4th Street and Congress Avenue. The festivities begin with a Grand Procession at noon. Festival activities run until 6 p.m. Participants can enjoy the Education Pavilion with hands-on art activities, traditional foods, local artists and retail booths, a low-rider exhibition and live performances throughout the day.
Development
Mexic-Arte Seeks Sponsoring Partners for Viva la Vida Festival and Parade
Sponsorships between $500 and $25,000 offer varying levels of exposure to the event’s 2,000 participants, 20,000 spectators and millions of media impressions. This is a phenomenal community event for your mission-forward brands. We hope you will join us!
For more information, please contact Development Coordinator, Mindy Radike at 512-200-7276 or . Thank you for your time and support!
Mexic-Arte Museum thanks its 2025 sponsors: Austin Convention Center / Unconventional; A+ Federal Credit Union; Brown Distributing; City of Austin Office of Arts, Culture, Music, and Entertainment; Downtown Austin Alliance; H-E-B; Pronto Insurance; Texas Commission on the Arts and Trialmed for their contributions to the upcoming celebration.
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The summer programming surrounded us with vibrant stories and artistic expressions that connect us to the shared Mexican and Latino heritage, here in Texas. Together, we commemorated the museum as a living celebration of our heritage, a bridge between generations and a platform to empower emerging voices that might not be heard otherwise.
As we transition to fall programming, consider taking the next step and becoming a member. Whether you start with our basic level or decide to become one of our leading cultural ambassadors, you’re investing in something that matters deeply– the preservation and celebration of our artistic heritage right here in Texas.
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Join us on Sundays!
Tours on Sunday – Free admission!
Thanks to the generous support of H-E-B and the Downtown Austin Alliance, we are thrilled to offer free admission and public tours every Sunday at Mexic-Arte Museum!
Photo Credit: Julio Martinez
These tours provide a unique opportunity to connect with the rich history and vibrant art of the Mexican, Latinx and Chicanx communities.
Join us for guided tours in English at 2 p.m. and in Spanish at 3 p.m., where you’ll gain a deeper understanding of the art on display. This is a great way for visitors of all ages to engage with both traditional and contemporary art forms. Don’t miss the chance to explore Beyond the Shape: El Arte de Chente Rodriguez. This retrospective highlights the life and work of Vicente “Chente” Rodriguez, a pioneering artist whose geometric abstract paintings have shaped Austin’s cultural landscape.
Enjoy Cello Music on the First Sunday of the Month at the Museum
Join Mexic-Arte for a solo music concert by Huitzin Chavez on the first Sunday of the month from 1-2 p.m., as you wander through the galleries. Huitzin Chavez has been playing music at Mexic-Arte since he was a child. Huitzin Chavez and the Chavez family have participated with their music annually in several events at the Museum including the Dia de los Muertos/Viva la Vida Festival. Mr. Chavez and the Chavez family music group have also performed for opening receptions playing music ranging from the Pastorelas in December to classical music for exhibits such as the Greatness of Mexico, 16th to 18th Centuries. Mr. Chavez is talented and loves being around art and giving back to the community. This is why he suggested performing and playing his cello on Sundays. Mexic-Arte Museum is appreciative and grateful to Mr. Chavez for the gift of music for the community. Admission to the museum and the concerts are free on Sundays thanks to HEB and the Downtown Austin Alliance.
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