# Event Details - **Event Name**: Gallery Talk: Marisa Cruz Branco on Teresa Montoya's Tó Łisto /Yellow Water - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 12:30 pm – Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 01:30 pm - **Event Description**: This gallery talk by Marisa Cruz Branco, Terra Curatorial Fellow, will consider the history of extraction and contamination on Navajo lands.About this Event explores the enduring consequences of the Gold King Mine spill through photography, sound recordings, water samples, and cartographic data. This gallery talk by Marisa Cruz Branco, Terra Curatorial Fellow, will consider the exhibition in the context of the history of extraction and contamination in Navajo Nation.Participation level – medium, participants are encouraged to share thoughts and questions during the tour.Programs are open to all, on a first-come first-served basis. RSVPs are not required, but are appreciated.About the SpeakerMarisa Cruz Branco (she/her, Isleta Pueblo/Portuguese) is the Terra Foundation Curatorial Fellow at the Block Museum. Her curatorial practice is guided by subjectivity, empathy, and curiosity. Marisa has a BA in Art History from Pitzer College, where she focused on surrealism and post-humanist philosophy. While at Pitzer, she received a Mellon Undergraduate Curatorial Fellowship at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and spent a year working under the curator of South and Southeast Asian Art. Since moving to Chicago, Marisa has continued to work in the arts, engaging with Indigenous artists and learning from the city’s Native community. In her free time, she likes to draw comics, read, write, and cook.Image credit: Teresa Montoya (Diné, born 1984), Tó Łisto #22 (Yellow Water #22), from the series Tó Łisto (Yellow Water), 2016, printed 2024. Photograph, 16 × 24 in. Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, Block Board of Advisors Endowment Fund purchase. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/evanston/gallery-talk-marisa-cruz-branco-on-teresa-montoyas-tó-Łisto-yellow-water/100001977631071772 - **Event Categories**: art, exhibitions - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Evanston - **state**: IL - **country**: United States - **location**: Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University - **lat**: 42.0523696 - **long**: -87.67271040000003 - **full address**: Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, 40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Gallery Talk: Marisa Cruz Branco on Teresa Montoya's Tó Łisto /Yellow Water - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/28e7d0daff6dc16ddb67cdee3c1ab3ce6c130ca7423bfdf771d794c11f12c3dc-rimg-w1200-h600-dc887765-gmir.jpg?v=1766223522 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Gallery Talk: Marisa Cruz Branco on Teresa Montoya's Tó Łisto /Yellow Water being held? - **A:** Gallery Talk: Marisa Cruz Branco on Teresa Montoya's Tó Łisto /Yellow Water takes place on Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 12:30 pm to Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 01:30 pm at Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, 40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Gallery Talk: Marisa Cruz Branco on Teresa Montoya's Tó Łisto /Yellow Water? - **A:** Gallery Talk: Marisa Cruz Branco on Teresa Montoya's Tó Łisto /Yellow Water is organized by The Block Museum of Art. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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