Ricardo Acevedo: US July 12, 2008

Opening Reception and Exhibition of US

DiverseArts and Ricardo Acevedo
US: a showcase of local rainbow families that celebrate diversity
July 12, 7 PM to 10 PM

DiverseArts is pleased to announce the opening of US: a photo-documentary chronicling the changing face of Austin and America in the context of the 2008 election year. During an election year characterized by the candidacy of the nation’s first mixed-race, presidential nominee, the photos, taken by Ricardo Acevedo, attempt to represent Austin’s “rainbow family” community: mixed-race individuals, families and couples. According to Acevedo, “American faces have become a feast of ethnic blending” representing “the beauty of our hybrid selves as earthlings, moving beyond the invisible borders of country and state.”

New East Arts Gallery, 1601 East 5th Street, Suite 106
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