NATALIA MUŅOZ
Natalia Muņoz is a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists
CULTURE
A photography exhibit that reveals how the legacy of the strong grandmother influences her granddaughter today will be on view in the Community Room May 4th through June 29th. An opening reception will be held on Monday, May 4th from 6 to 8 p.m. Nuestras Abuelas: Their Hope, Our Strength is a mixed media exhibit that gathers the stories and photographs of Latinas of all nationalities to honor their abuelas (grandmothers).
Nuestras Abuelas includes photographs from the 1930s, 40s and 50s, key decades in which American foreign policy influenced or imposed political development across Latin America. Grandmothers from Puerto Rico, Guatemala and Mexico are among the countries represented in this exhibit.
The three Latina members who created the project discovered that their own grandmothers helped shape who they are today and the work that they do in the community. Their stories are included in Nuestras Abuelas. An essay written by the granddaughter that describes the relationship between her and her grandmother accompanies every photograph.
The project was created by Northampton resident Natalia Munoz, founder of La Prensa del oeste de Massachusetts, which each month publishes photographs of grandmothers. Longtime Puerto Rican community advocate Noemi E. Valentin, also of Northampton and assistant editor for La Prensa, is a curator of the exhibit along with art researcher Waleska Santiago of Springfield. Writer Revan Schendler of Northampton served as project advisor.
Nuestras Abuelas includes photographs from the 1930s, 40s and 50s, key decades in which American foreign policy influenced or imposed political development across Latin America. Grandmothers from Puerto Rico, Guatemala and Mexico are among the countries represented in this exhibit.
The three Latina members who created the project discovered that their own grandmothers helped shape who they are today and the work that they do in the community. Their stories are included in Nuestras Abuelas. An essay written by the granddaughter that describes the relationship between her and her grandmother accompanies every photograph.
The project was created by Northampton resident Natalia Munoz, founder of La Prensa del oeste de Massachusetts, which each month publishes photographs of grandmothers. Longtime Puerto Rican community advocate Noemi E. Valentin, also of Northampton and assistant editor for La Prensa, is a curator of the exhibit along with art researcher Waleska Santiago of Springfield. Writer Revan Schendler of Northampton served as project advisor.