Archives for Arts
Crafting Cultura with love
Xica Nation welcomes Angela Hernandez of AngMir designs to the official Xica Nation store! We wanted to take a moment to introduce Angela and her work! What is your name and…
Community survey results: What it means to be Xicanx today
A few weeks ago Xica Nation placed a nationwide call for Xicanx art, photos and poetry that addresses the theme of what it means to be Xicanx today. Here are the…
Tlahtolli: Interview with Xicanx artist Jake Prendez
Today we welcome Jake Prendez, Xicanx artist and community organizer to Xica Nation! Please support Jake's art and upcoming NALAC summit by purchasing Tshirts and prints here: #!shop/c23wy Jake is a…
Journey of a rascuacha tech: from the barrio to the world
By Iris Rodriguez, founder and editor of Xica Nation For the past thirteen years, I have had the privilege of working with Tejanx, Xicanx, and Mexicanx communities across the as…
Xicana Chronicles project trailblazes digital footprints across the world
Deep in the heart of Aztlan, a small group of powerful Xicanas are making their voices heard around the world through a digital project called Xicana Chronicles. Since it's launch…
Interview with Celeste De Luna, Xicana artist
Celeste De Luna, Xicana artist from Texas Hello and welcome to Xica Nation. Could you tell us your name, age, nation and how you identify? Celeste De Luna, 40, Xicana,…
Mujeres de Maiz celebrates 18 years, hosts artivist concert, ceremony and festival
Mujeres de Maiz 18th annual live art show A season of spiritual artivist happenings to honor womyn in mind, body & spirit When: Sunday, March 8th @ 5:30 Where: Legacy…
Interview with Yaqui-Xicana artist Crystal Galindo
Crystal Galindo Name, age, nation, how do you identify? Crystal Galindo, I’m 31 years old, Yaqui-Xicana. I identify as such, I prefer not to identify as Latina or Hispanic. How…
Decolonizing Street Art : Anticolonial Street Artists Convergence
"Decolonizing street art: Anti-colonial street artists convergence will take place at the end of August 2014. This project fosters the idea of bringing together street artists of indigenous and settler…
Gloria
"This portrait of Gloria Anzaldua was created using linocut on paper. Linocuts can be printed multiple times like a stamp. Anzaldua's book "Borderlands: La Frontera - The New Mestiza" changed…