‘Peace-Keepers’ traces Latina/x art and activism in the Twin Cities

The art of movidas: New book looks at how Minnesota Latina/x artists resist oppression

A new book traces a decade of Latina/x arts activism in the Twin Cities, revealing the artists who have been quietly safeguarding their communities and reshaping the region’s cultural future.

‘Peace-Keepers’ traces Latina/x art and activism in the Twin Cities

Despite Minnesota’s reputation as a national leader in arts funding, state support flows overwhelmingly to white artists and institutions, leaving out many Black, Indigenous and Latina/o/x artists.  In a newly released book, University of Minnesota assistant professor of Chicano and Latino Studies Jessica Lopez Lyman focuses on something else for which the state has a national reputation — the snow that buries streets, trees and rooftops — as a …