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[Aztec Cleansing]

Description: Photograph of seven individuals assembled for an Aztec Cleansing. Shaman Ricardo Cervantes of Teotihuacan stands fourth from the left. The shaman and an unnamed man wear traditional costumes and feathered headdresses. The remaining individuals wear red pieces of cloth tied around their foreheads. Sylvia Orozco stands third from the left. The group stands in a clearing outdoors.
Date: 2008
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Aztec Ritual Group]

Description: Photograph of seven individuals assembled for an Aztec Cleansing. Shaman Ricardo Cervantes of Teotihuacan stands third from the left. He wears a traditional costume. The remaining individuals wear red pieces of cloth tied around their foreheads.
Date: 2008
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Band at Opening Reception]

Description: Photograph of a band at the opening reception for The Inward Gaze: Body, Identity, Place at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Three male guitarists and one male drummer perform. The second performer from the left sings into a microphone, while the other performers look down at their instruments. They are informally dressed. A painting on the wall behind them features two individuals fighting.
Date: 2000
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Band at Opening Reception]

Description: Photograph of three male musicians at the opening reception for an exhibition of artwork by Luis Jiménez. They wear white dress shirts and red bow ties. Each plays a guitar. Drawings and prints hang on the walls behind them.
Date: 2001
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Band at Opening Reception]

Description: Photograph of a band playing at the opening reception for an exhibition of artwork by Alberto Castro Lenero. The exhibition, titled Red, was hosted at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas and ran from January 20th, 2006 to March 19th, 2006. Two guitarists, a keyboardist, and a drummer perform on a stage. A large artwork is displayed behind them.
Date: 2006
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Band at Opening Reception for Red Exhibition]

Description: Photograph of a band playing at the opening reception for an exhibition of artwork by Alberto Castro Lenero. The exhibition, titled Red, was hosted at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas and ran from January 20th, 2006 to March 19th, 2006. A male guitarist stands behind a microphone. He wears sunglasses and a black shirt.
Date: 2006
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Band at Taste of Mexico]

Description: Photograph of a mariachi band at the second annual Taste of Mexico event at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The event occurred on May 3rd, 2001. The band members are in traditional dress. Two individuals, left, play trumpets. One individual, second from the right, plays a guitarron. The leftmost band member plays a vihuela.
Date: May 3, 2001
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Band at Taste of Mexico Event]

Description: Photograph of a band playing at Taste of Mexico, a Cinco de Mayo celebration and benefit for the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Two male musicians, left and right, play guitar. The last male musician, center, plays a cello. The leftmost guitarist wears a light blue polo shirt, the cello player wears a blue floral shirt, and the rightmost guitarist wears blue and beige plaid. They stand in a gallery.
Date: May 4, 2000
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Band at Taste of Mexico Event]

Description: Photograph of a band playing at the Mexic-Arte Museum's third annual Taste of Mexico event. The event occurred on May 2nd, 2002 and served as a Cinco de Mayo celebration. The band faces away from the camera. Party tents can be seen in the distance. Photograph was taken outdoors.
Date: May 2, 2002
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Band Performing at Noche Navideña]

Description: Photograph of a band performing at Noche Navideña, or Christmas night, an exhibit at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Instruments being played include a guitarron, violin, and guitar. Six band members are visible. All wear ponchos that are black, green, pink, yellow, and green in color.
Date: December 2002
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Banner in Día de los Muertos Parade]

Description: Photograph of a parade hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in honor of Día de los Muertos. Individuals in costume hold up a parade banner, which reads: "Mexic-Arte Museum presents Día de los Muertos Parade." A statue of a woman in traditional dress stands in the foreground. The photograph was taken in downtown Austin, Texas.
Date: October 27, 2007
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

Black & Blue: Four Hundred Years of Struggle and Transcendence

Description: This manuscript by Sterling Houston is a short play about the struggles and triumphs of African-Americans in the United States and, in particular, Texas over a period of four hundred years. The play features writing by Sterling Houston interwoven with both live and and recorded musical performances, poetic excerpts, and direct quotations from legal documents and decrees.
Date: 2003~
Creator: Houston, Sterling
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Bond Election]

Description: Photograph of the Mexic-Arte Museum & Store's storefront. Displayed in the window is an artwork that depicts two skeletons wearing dresses and floppy hats. Posters in the window read: "I'm for 4. Invest in Austin's creative economy. Vote YES on Prop. 4. Imfor4.com."
Date: October 2006
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Book Signing]

Description: Photograph of a book signing for Farias on Mexican Suite, A History of Photography in Mexico. Individuals mill around a table. An altar in the background features vases of flowers, candles, and small statues.
Date: May 31, 2001
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Book: "Treasures of the Cathedral of Saltillo, Mexico Family Guide"]

Description: Guidebook created as an accompaniment to an exhibit at the Mexic-Arte Museum entitled "Tesoros de la Catedral de Saltillo, Treasures of the Cathedral of Saltillo, Mexico", which ran from October 18 to December 28, 2002. The guidebook contains information on the both the museum and the exhibit, and includes an in-depth description of the historical, cultural, and religious significance of the exhibition. There are also activities such as trivia quizzes and puzzles that are related to the exhibit… more
Date: 2002
Creator: Zamora, Herlinda & Johnston, Margaret
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Boy Wearing a Mask]

Description: Photograph of a young boy wearing a mask at the Mexic-Arte Museum's annual Día de los Muertos celebration. The mask is hand decorated. The boy wears a red and green tie dye shirt.
Date: October 30, 2004
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Buffet Line]

Description: Photograph of the buffet line at the Mexic-Arte Museum's third annual Taste of Mexico event. The event occurred on May 2nd, 2002 and served as a Cinco de Mayo celebration. A woman waves to the camera. She wears a red and white patterned blouse. Others serve themselves food in line. Colorful banners hang from the roof of the party tent.
Date: May 2, 2002
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Build a Garden Project]

Description: Photograph of Patricia Green's Build a Garden project at Andrews Elementary. Cacti have been planted in an overturned cinder block. The cinder block is painted yellow. Words on the cinder block include Destiny, Diane, May, and 2005.
Date: 2005
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Cameoland Musical Program]

Description: Program for the stage musical Cameoland, a Jump-Start Performance Company and Carver Community Cultural Center production written by Sterling Houston. The inside of the program lists cast members, production team members, and short bios of the people in the theatre company.
Date: 2003
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Car in Parade]

Description: Photograph of a car in the Mexic-Arte Museum's Día de los Muertos parade. A sugar skull is painted on the door of the car. A person in the driver's seat is wearing a skull mask. The photograph was taken at nighttime in downtown Austin.
Date: November 2, 2002
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Car in Parade]

Description: Photograph of a car in the Mexic-Arte Museum's Día de los Muertos parade. The car is painted to look like a pig. Various pig paraphernalia, including a teakettle and stuffed pig, is attached to the roof of the car. Two individuals sitting in the front seats of the car wear hats shaped like pigs. The photograph was taken at nighttime in downtown Austin.
Date: November 2, 2002
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Card: Ámame Bésame Adórname]

Description: Card that advertises an exhibition that was presented by the Mexic-Arte Museum entitled "Ámame Bésame Adórname [Love Me, Kiss Me, Adorn Me]". The cover of the card has a row of pictures of pearl jewelry. Below the photographs there is both the Spanish and American translations of the title as well as the Mexic-Arte Museum logo. The first panel of the open card requests that the receiver attend a ["Valentine's Day [Jewelry] Preview Party]. The letter reiterates the name of the exhibition, and th… more
Date: 2006
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum
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