North Vegas Times

A new exhibit called "Two Cultures, One Family: Building Family, Finding Home" will open at The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) on Aug. 30, according to a news release from the university.

The exhibition will be on view at the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art at UNLV until Jan. 28, 2023, and is presented by the Weaving Our Cultures Arts Festival.

It was curated by Erika Abad, a professor of communication at Nevada State College. It includes paintings, sculptures, poetry, textiles, zines, videos, and drawings. 

"Abad draws on her personal experience as the daughter of a historically multiracial family to curate a selection of artists who invite us to ask questions about the way that ideas around family, gender, sex, and reproductive justice are negotiated today," the news release noted. "... Her themes range from reproductive genocide to the choices that LGBTQ+ American families are forced to make now that numerous states are pushing for trans- and homo-antagonistic legislation."

The exhibit features the works of Chris Vargas, the founder of the Museum of Transgender Hirstory & Art; Hector Silva, an influential, self-taught Chicano realist; and Gabriela Muñoz, a formerly-undocumented Arizonan artist, as well as local artists such as Keeva Lough, Lyssa Park, and Xochil Xitlalli, according to the news release.

"I hope this exhibition helps people feel seen, to have their families feel seen," Abad said in the news release. "'Two Cultures' is a love letter to my mother and grandmother. While our struggles are different, I am here because of them – a testament to their resilience and sacrifice."

Admission to the exhibit is free. The museum is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the news release noted. Masks are recommended.