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On Tuesday, March 7, ÐÔ°®ÌìÌà will host a symposium titled "Chicana Art & Artists in the Twenty-First Century." The symposium brings together a bevy of Chicana artists to explore their art and discuss the history, present, and future of Chicana art. The event is co-sponsored by the Mexico, the Americas, and Spain (MAS) program, Norma Cantú, Murchison Professor of the Humanities, and ÐÔ°®ÌìÌÃ's Women and Gender Studies program. The symposium will take place at the Holt Center, located at 106 Oakmont Court.

The symposium features a keynote address from , professor of Chicana/o Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. Baca, the inaugural Madrid Lecture Series visiting artist, is best known for her large-scale public murals and as a founder of the Social and Public Art Resource Center in Los Angeles. Baca's keynote will cap a full day of sessions from participating Chicana artists.

Cantú, the event's chief organizer, says that the University has a long-standing commitment to Chicana art and artists.

"This symposium seeks to celebrate San Antonio's rich cultural legacy, steeped in Chican@* art, and will highlight the artistic production of contemporary Chicana artists," says Cantú. "Judy Baca first spoke to ÐÔ°®ÌìÌà students and faculty about 20 years ago, and is back to deliver the keynote address, sponsored by the Madrid Fund for Latin@ Arts."

An accomplished author and founder of Canto Mundo, a Latina/o poetry workshop, Cantú is most excited about the conversations and exchange of ideas that will occur at the symposium. Arturo Madrid, retired ÐÔ°®ÌìÌà Murchison Professor of the Humanities, will deliver a welcome with Cantú at the symposium. The Madrid Latin@ Art Series is named after Madrid and was made possible by a grant to ÐÔ°®ÌìÌà from the Belo Corporation, where Madrid served on its board of directors. In 2016, the Fund for Latin@ Artists was renamed after Madrid following his retirement from ÐÔ°®ÌìÌÃ.

"For the past 23 years I have actively worked to establish a Latin@ presence on the ÐÔ°®ÌìÌà campus and to share the artistic, cultural, and historical production of Chican@s and Latin@s with both the ÐÔ°®ÌìÌà and San Antonio communities," says Madrid. "This symposium, along with the inaugural Madrid Fund for Latin@ Arts, will continue that legacy."

In addition to Baca, presenters include Marta Sánchez, Ana Fernández, Kathy Vargas, Delilah Montoya, Verónica Castillo, Celeste De Luna, Santa Barraza, Anel Flores, Daniela Riojas, and Patricia Ruiz-Bayon. The symposium is free and open to the public, but attendees must RSVP by Mar. 3 to mrodrig7@trinity.edu.