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SUMMARY:Cuentos de Centro Art Exhibit 
LOCATION:Central Library\nCentral Library
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DESCRIPTION:The Cuentos Del Centro Art will be on display from May 1 - 31\
 , 2026. The exhibit features Indianapolis artists connected to Central Ame
 rica.  A reception will be held on May 9th from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Afterwar
 ds\, from 12 - 4 p.m. performances from Latin American will be featured in
  our auditorium. .\nhttps://indianapolis.libnet.info/event/16357314
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Central America\, often referred to as the
  isthmus connecting North and South America\, is composed of seven countri
 es: Belize\, Costa Rica\, Guatemala\, Honduras\, El Salvador\, Nicaragua\,
  and Panama. While small in size\, Central America contains a great amount
  of cultural and environmental diversity ranging from tropical rainforests
 \, volcanic highlands\, and coastal beaches\, containing 7 percent of the 
 world&rsquo\;s biodiversity while only being 0.5 percent of the world&rsqu
 o\;s land area.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><br />The region is not only known f
 or its biodiversity but also its cultural diversity. The Latino identity i
 n Central America comes from a mixture of African\, Indigenous\, and Spani
 sh influence that all blended after the 15th century. Indigenous and Afric
 an crafts and cuisine influenced Spanish settlers and vice versa to create
  a new culture across these countries. This is where we get the Latino cul
 ture that we refer to in our modern day\, it is a culture that has evolved
  and changed for over five hundred years.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>This exhibition b
 rings artists of Central American heritage living in Indiana alongside art
 \, crafts\, and family artifacts from their country of origin. Cuentos del
  Centro gives a glimpse of the culture and traditions that these artists g
 rew up around. By giving context of this part of their identity we create 
 a connection between the artists\, their culture\, and how their heritage 
 affects their practice.</p>\n<p>Presented by Indiana Latino Arts\, an init
 iative by Arte Mexicano en Indiana\, in partnership with the Indianapolis 
 Central Library.</p>\n<p>Funded by Glick Philanthropies\, Allenwhitehill C
 lowes Charitable Foundation\, Herbert Simon Family Foundation\, the Indy A
 rts Council\, the Library Foundation\, and the Danny &amp\; Debbie Dean an
 d the Danny R. Dean Fund</p>\n<p>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\nht
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