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Mixed-media painter Nora Maité Nieves shares how her upbringing, past work as a jewelry maker, and migration to Chicago and New York have influenced her recent projects rooted in ideas of home, fertility, womanhood, and ornamentation. We join her in her studio and in Times Square to view her stop motion animation Midnight Moment project: Eyes of the Sea, a mythological genesis tale told through color, shape, and movement.
Diasporican Art in Motion Docuseries is a dynamic portrait series highlighting ten Puerto Rican artists living and creating in New York City. This curated selection is part of CENTRO’s Diasporican Art in Motion (DAM) initiative, a digital repository and research catalyst, and represents a living archive of Puerto Rican cultural expression in the U.S. diaspora.
Founded in 1973 by a coalition of students, faculty, and activists, the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College (CENTRO) is the largest university-based research institute, library, and archive dedicated to the Puerto Rican experience in the United States. Learn more at centropr.hunter.cuny.edu
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Mixed-media painter Nora Maité Nieves shares how her upbringing, past work as a jewelry maker, and migration to Chicago and New York have influenced her recent projects rooted in ideas of home, fertility, womanhood, and ornamentation. We join her in her studio and in Times Square to view her stop motion animation Midnight Moment project: Eyes of the Sea, a mythological genesis tale told through color, shape, and movement.
Diasporican Art in Motion Docuseries is a dynamic portrait series highlighting ten Puerto Rican artists living and creating in New York City. This curated selection is part of CENTRO’s Diasporican Art in Motion (DAM) initiative, a digital repository and research catalyst, and represents a living archive of Puerto Rican cultural expression in the U.S. diaspora.
Founded in 1973 by a coalition of students, faculty, and activists, the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College (CENTRO) is the largest university-based research institute, library, and archive dedicated to the Puerto Rican experience in the United States. Learn more at centropr.hunter.cuny.edu
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