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Event Series:
Graphic Voices of Latin America
Graphic Voices of Latin America
March 28 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
The Gráfica Latina exhibition at the WaterFire Arts Center Gallery showcases a powerful collection of Latin American posters that serve as both artistic expressions and historical documents of resistance, resilience, and cultural identity. Curated by José R. Menéndez and Tatiana Gómez of Buena Gráfica Social Studio, this exhibition presents graphic works from 16 countries across Latin America, spanning themes from political activism and environmental concerns to cultural storytelling. The collection highlights a diversity of printing techniques, typographic styles, and visual languages, including the work of La Linterna, a historic print shop in Cali, Colombia, known for its striking movable-type posters. By amplifying the voices of Latin American and Latinx designers, Gráfica Latina explores the ways in which graphic design has shaped and responded to the region’s dynamic social and political landscapes.
The show presents the work by graphic artists and designers from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Uruguay, and Venezuela. The show represents a diversity of printing techniques, vernacular languages, methods of representation (illustration, typography/calligraphy/lettering, and color), and messaging ranging from cultural to political, and environmental.
Water Fire Gallery
The WaterFire Arts Center store + gallery hours are Wednesday – Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Thursday, 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
- Gallery Night Providence – March 20
Explore the exhibition as part of Gallery Night Providence, with guided tours at 6:45 pm and 7:45 pm led by curators José R. Menéndez and Tatiana Gómez of Buena Gráfica Social Studio.
