Enjoy free admission to MOA from 5 pm onwards for the opening night of Xicanx: Dreamers + Changemakers/Soñadores + creadores del cambio. At this festive celebration, partake in delicious food, cash bar, plus a special performance by artist David Zamora Casas. Local food trucks Ay! Mamacita and Dos Amigos Tex-Mex will be on site in MOA’s parking lot.

The artists in this exhibition are dreamers and changemakers. They are of Mexican American heritage—self-identified as Xicanx (the neutral grammatical gender of Chicano/a). The term transcends borders and gender to encompass the Xicanx people’s multi-generational experiences of social difference.

Xicanx artists, working across all mediums, are part of a rich tradition of combining visual art and activism. Some began their work as part of El Movimiento, the Chicano civil rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s that had its roots in the United States. Others define themselves as Indigenous, drawing upon their origins in Aztlán, the ancestral homeland referenced in Mexican códices and oral histories. The next generation is expanding the idea of Xicanx art while continuing to address the personal, social, and political issues of our times.

Xicanx features contemporary works by 33 artists who combine traditions with contemporary experiences and realities to create powerful critiques that help build our understanding of the issues of race, migration, and identity that impact the Xicanx community.

Xicanx: Dreamers + Changemakers / Soñadores + creadores del cambio is organized in conjunction with The Americas Research Network.

This event was funded in part by a grant from the United States Department of State. The opinions, findings and conclusions stated herein are those of the organizers and do not necessarily reflect those of the United States Department of State.

Free museum admission | 5 pm onwards
Food Trucks | 5:30 pm
Cash Bar | 6:30 pm
Opening remarks | 7 pm
Performance | 8 pm