May 20th 2022
One Lawndale
@ Lawndale Pop-Up Spot
Douglas Blvd. & Central Park Ave, Chicago, IL 60624
Opening Friday, May 20th, from 4PM - 6PM
On view through Sunday, June 5th
Collaborative Statement
This spring, students at Latino Youth High School met weekly with Gloria Talamantes and the Lawndale Pop-Up Spot to envision a museum exhibition exploring the neighborhoods and cultures of North Lawndale and Little Village – aka South Lawndale. At the same time, teen members of the UCAN Peace Council met weekly to plan a youth peace summit connecting the two neighborhoods. These are two small parts of a much larger movement to connect the two Lawndales – a movement to overcome barriers and borders and mistrust, to bring peace and unity and camaraderie.
Andrea: I hope that throughout this journey we all learn to come together and express our similarities no matter how different we may be or grew up.
José: My favorite part of this journey was all the culture that surrounds our community that’s ready to be discovered.
Kimberly: I hope people get inspired by the exhibit & I hope that they make their own movement to improve their community.
Lesley: We have been working on taking members from both communities of Lawndale and Little Village and turning their perspective into a visual piece.
Lidia: I learned that we’re separated by neighborhood and not culture.
Curation team: Abby, Ashley B., Ashley L., Brianna, Gloria, Jonathan, José, Lesley, Lidia, Kelly, Kimberly, Luis, Ricardo
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Tags: Abby, Ashley B., Ashley L., Brianna, Chicago, Gloria, Gloria Talamantes, Jonathan, José, Kelly, Kimberly, Lawndale Pop-Up Spot, Lesley, Lidia, Luis, North Lawndale, One Lawndale, Ricardo
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