EXHIBIT COLLABORATORS

Cheech Marin

Cheech Marin, the visionary behind the exhibition, is a third-generation Mexican American who holds one of the world’s largest private collections of Chicano art.  The recipient of the 1999 National Council of La Raza/Kraft Foods ALMA Community Service Award and the 2000 Imagen Foundation’s Creative Achievement Award, Marin is renowned for his three decades of work as a comedian, film actor, director, writer, musician and actor.

Cheech not only attracts fans through his comedy, films and drama series; he is also quite popular with kids for his work in children’s music and animation.  In 1997 he released his first bilingual children’s album titled, My Name is Cheech, The School Bus Driver, the year’s number-one selling children’s album in the country.  As a result of the phenomenal success of this album, he is now preparing to release a second bilingual record titled,My Name is Cheech, The School Bus Driver “Coast to Coast.”

Cheech is extremely passionate about the Chicano community and says of the Chicano Visions exhibit, “It will be a rip-roaring party and everyone is invited.”

Evergreen Exhibitions (formerly Clear Channel Exhibitions)

Evergreen Exhibitions is based in San Antonio, Texas.  Evergreen is a world leader in providing high quality, state-of-the-art educational family experiences, and produces exhibits in collaboration with more than 200 leading museums and research institutions.

Target

Minneapolis-based Target serves guests at 1,494 stores in 47 states nationwide by delivering today’s best retail trends at affordable prices. Target is committed to providing guests with great design through innovative products, in-store experiences and community partnerships. Whether visiting a Target store or shopping online at Target.com, guests enjoy a fun and convenient shopping experience with access to thousands of unique and highly differentiated items. Target (NYSE:TGT) gives back more than $2 million a week to its local communities through grants and special programs. Since opening its first store in 1962, Target has partnered with nonprofit organizations, guests and team members to help meet community needs.

Hewlett-Packard

HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions globally. The company’s offerings span IT infrastructure, global services, business and home computing, and imaging and printing. For the four fiscal quarters ended Oct. 31, 2006, HP revenue totaled $91.7 billion. More information about HP (NYSE, Nasdaq: HPQ) is available at www.hp.com.

For additional information on this Chicano article, please contact:

Mike Kempf
(210) 599-0045
Mike@evergreenexhibitions.com

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