Armando Román

This course is your chance to mix traditional techniques with cutting-edge digital methods as you experiment with everything from drawing and sculpture to image transfer, collage, laser cutting, and 3D printing. Begin with exciting mini-projects and hands-on demonstrations to spark your imagination and get your ideas flowing. You'll refine your concepts through engaging discussions before completing a final project reflecting your unique style and interests. Plus, you'll explore the latest trends in art, showcasing inspiring work from contemporary artists pushing boundaries today.

Who has the privilege to narrate our lives? What names are placed upon us¿and which ones do we reclaim? This course examines how Latino artists resist systemic racism, anti-immigrant policies, voter suppression, erasure, and violence, using art to testify to struggle and imagine futures beyond dispossession. We will study artists such as Guillermo Gómez-Peña, Coco Fusco, Yvette Mayorga, and Julio Torres, while also considering solidarities across Black, Indigenous, Asian diasporic, and queer communities. Students will create three works informed by research, dialogue, and lived experience. Open to all committed to exploring art, politics, and identity.