Celebrate the opening of the Dubuque Museum of Art’s temporary residency in the Historic Millwork District with a FREE family-friendly indoor/outdoor festival of community, music, performance, food, exhibitions, and art making.
The opening exhibitions includes In Conversation: Will Wilson, presenting the work of Diné (Navajo) photographer Will Wilson in dialogue with historic images by Edward Curtis, and Threads of Belonging, a juried exhibition of Latinx and Indigenous artists.
The celebration extends into the streets with the Latinx Fiesta—an annual festival of food, music, dance and art, organized by Dubuque Unidos.
1 pm · Opening Remarks
1–2:30 pm · Artist Reception
1–5 pm · Family Art Activities
1:30–3:30 pm · Live Music by Alto de Maíz
4–4:30 pm · Folkloric Dance Performance
5–7 pm · Live Music by La Combi
1–7 pm Authentic food vendors, merchandise and artisan booths
Other entertainment: Loteria, Luchador, quinceanera dress display and more
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In Conversation: Will Wilson is organized by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Generous support for this exhibition is provided by Art Bridges.
Image credit: Will Wilson (b. 1969), Will Wilson, Citizen of the Navajo Nation, Trans-customary Diné Artist (detail), 2013, printed 2018, archival pigment print from wet plate collodion scan, 22 x 17 in. Art Bridges. Photography by Brad Flowers.
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