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Mexic-Arte Museum
419 Congress, 512/480-9373
Established in 1984, Mexic-Arte is still one of the few museums in the U.S. devoted to Mexican and Mexican-American art. Its 20,000 square foot home on the corner of Congress & Fifth includes two galleries in which regularly rotating exhibitions highlight work from the traditional (such as the annual Día de los Muertos commemoration, featuring community altars and a street parade) to the contemporary (the annual “Young Latino Artists” exhibit, prints from the Serie Project). The museum’s unique collaboration with Mexican institutions allows it to present major cultural works rarely seen outside that country.
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Creating Encuentros: Changarrito 2012–2024
Traveling in Mexico, you frequently encounter changarritos – portable food carts or tienditas run by hardworking entrepreneurs. The carts usually operate outside of any formal regulation and, in that way, mirror the resilience and creativity of Mexican culture. In 2005, artist Máximo González appropriated the concept of the changarrito as a way for artists to take their work directly to the people. The idea came to Austin’s venerable Mexic-Arte Museum in 2012, with dozens of artists displaying art and interacting with the public outside the Downtown gallery. The concept is back and will run through August. – Brant Bingamon Through August 25.
Best of Austin Awards
- 2017: Critics Most Ubiquitous Brow (Frida Kahlo)
- 2013: Critics Best Screen Play (Mexic-Arte Museum's Screen It! Program)
- 2009: Critics Best Museum Refreshment (Mexic-Arte Paletas)
- 1999: Critics Best Museum Outgrowing Itself
- 1996: Critics Best Art Museum Fundraiser
- 1993: Critics Best Multi-cultural Center
- 1992: Critics Still The Closest Thing To A MACC
- 1991: Readers Best Art Gallery
