Evergreen Exhibitions | Chicano Now Fact Sheet

Presented by Target, sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company and produced by Evergreen Exhibitions, Chicano Visions: American Painters on the Verge is a traditional art exhibition that showcases the many voices of today’s Chicanos.
Inspired and created by Cheech Marin, Chicano Visions will open to the public at the Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. starting November 18, 2006, making its final east coast appearance.
Marin’s personal Chicano art collection forms the core of Chicano Visions.
Curated by Rene Yáñez, Chicano Visions displays more than 26 of the top Chicano artists’ interpretations of visual arts, mostly in oil or acrylic paintings on canvas.
The exhibition displays artwork from national masters of Chicano painting such as Carlos Almaraz, Melesio Casas, Patssi Valdez, Carmen Lomas Garza and Margaret García.

Venues

Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale
One East Las Olas Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
(954) 525-5500

Dates:
Opens Saturday, November 18, 2006, and runs through Tuesday, May 1, 2007

Hours:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Thursday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Closed on Tuesdays

Admission:
Adults $6, seniors $5, youths 6-17 $3, children 5 and under and Museum members free.

Information:
(954) 525-5500 or visit www.moafl.org.

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