Applications are open for our Public Humanities Fellowship, which offers up to 10 graduate students at NYU and the Inter-University Doctoral Consortium institutions the opportunity to gain career-building experience with arts & culture organizations.
Link in bio! Apply by April 30.
New on Intervenxions—The Legacy of Barrio Borikén in Illinois
“Chicago carries the heartbeat of Puerto Rico—you sense it before you see it.”
By Neyda Martinez Sierra
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The Latinx Project at NYU announces its seventh Miriam Jiménez Román Fellowship, designed for post-doctoral candidates and junior scholars whose research advances Afro-Latinx Studies. The fellowship is open to all fields.
Applications due April 30, 2026
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New on Intervenxions—Roberto Parrilla’s Diasporic Ambient Art
Roberto Parilla’s “name is absent in art histories, and his work is but an elusive echo.”
By Emanuel Bravo
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"From misogynistic and homophobic roots to a liberatory and self-empowerment tool, perreo has leaped into the future thanks to the women and the LGBTQAI+ communities who have expanded its potential in the United States and Spanish-speaking world."
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Anchored in ancestral memory, embodied authenticity, and radical love, the exhibition brings together works by:
Abigail Lucien
Brenda Barrios
Coco Fusco
Emmanuel Massillon
hazel batrezchavez
Jeffrey Meris
Karlo Andrei Ibarra
Lizania Cruz
Santiago Forero Ramírez
Vincent Valdez
Yvette Mayorga
Curated by Patricia Encarnación, Burning the Mask draws on Frantz Fanon’s Black Skin, White Masks to name the crisis of assimilation, and to insist against imposed identities: a refusal to keep performing the hegemonic mask.
We’re thrilled to share the artists of BURNING THE MASK 🔥
Opening Reception
Thursday, March 19 | 6–8 pm
📍 20 Cooper Square Gallery
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New on Intervenxions—History, Culture, and Joy in Boricua Comics
The comics in this exhibition show that “Puerto Rico will always exude a sense of joy.”
By Jennifer Caroccio Maldonado (@drcaromaldo@blacksky.app)
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Join us this Wednesday, February 25 at 6pm EST / 3 pm PST / Via Zoom
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We’re thrilled to announce Undocubougie as our DJ for this year’s Spring Celebration and Fundraiser on April 8, 2026 at Hell’s Kitchen in NYC.
🪩 Purchase your ticket now before we sell out.
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New on Intervenxions—Tijuana Ayisyen: The Haitian Diaspora in Film
“Absent from [the discourse] are Black migrants, particularly considering the mass displacement of Haitians.”
By Michael Anthony Turcios
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Join us tomorrow Friday!
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“Through radical acts of exhibition curation and alternative spaces that focus on heritage, roots, and mental well-being, Despagne’s work illustrates the communal networks that develop within Black diasporic communities. ” www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxion... #repost
Join us next week for this special conversation between artist-in-residence Karla Diaz and curator Mia Lopez. Learn more about Diaz's process to create vibrant work that tells stories about friends and community.
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RSVP for each film at the link in bio. Seating is first-come, first-served
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🎥 Join us Saturday, March 7, at the NYU Cantor Film Center for a free day at the movies!
The Latinx Project and Cinema Tropical present the third edition of the Latinx Film Showcase, a one-day series celebrating the remarkable work of U.S. Latinx filmmakers.
New on Intervenxions—Malaise of Migration: Murillo’s Films
“Murillo uses “sound and image to recreate, in a sensory way, the unique experience of space and time for those who live outside their country.”
By Pablo Gamba
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While we host regular Curatorial Open Calls, we also invite arts professionals, curators & scholars to submit curatorial proposals for group exhibitions on a rolling basis.
Please send us brief pitches via email at latinxproject@nyu.edu. Visit our website to learn more about past group exhibitions.
In honor of Valentine's Day, we are featuring Nepantla, Sana, Sana, Atravesados, and JOTA, four anthologies that compose a chorus on queer love, pain, hope, desire, and becoming across generations.
New on Intervenxions—The Political Economy of Covering ICE
“The importance of the Latinx press becomes evident [when] there are . . . efforts to antagonize Latinx communities.”
By Christopher Chávez (@cchavez4.bsky.social)
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We are excited to announce our 2026 Virtual Auction!
It features 23 artists who have participated in our exhibitions since 2018 with 3 artists that will support the Tomás Ybarra-Frausto Curatorial Fund. Join our Spring Celebration!
View the auction and place a bid at the link in bio.
“I have always identified Magda’s works as shrines to Afro-Caribbean womanhood, in which she consistently recreates what I call the self-birth of the Black woman.”
By Odette Casamayor-Cisneros
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Join us for an online conversation between artist-in-residence Karla Diaz and curator Mia Lopez centering their current exhibition “Ya Mero (Almost There).”
📍 Wednesday, February 25 at 6pm EST / 3 pm PST / Via Zoom
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New on Intervenxions—Latinx Organizing at Sundance
One thing to note about this year’s Sundance Film Festival is just “how many of the Latinx filmmakers are homegrown talent.”
By Cristina Escobar (@cescobarandrade)
www.latinx project.nyu.edu/intervenxions/latinx-organizing-at-sundance-2026
Photo credit: Argenis Apolinario
Our Open Call for Artist in Residence (2026-2027) is now live!
Follow the link in our bio for full application guidelines. We encourage you to check out past exhibitions and A.I.R’s on our website & share with your communities. Apply by 4/13/26.
Installation view: “Histories We Carry.”
"Alford’s clarity about the relevance of Blackness to Latinx identity serves as a balm for feeling invisible to raceless Latina authors."
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New on Intervenxions—Art Exhibitions to Look Forward to
These exhibitions offer: “dancing through the revolution, poetry of the elements, serpents shedding skin, and sanctuaries in the backyard.”
By Intervenxions Editorial
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