JOINT NEWS RELEASE

August 3, 2023

Media Contacts:
Amanda Brack, NCW Libraries communications and engagement manager, 509-663-1117 ext. 151, abrack@ncrl.org
Light Estrada Gonzalez, WVC diversity and inclusion coordinator, (509) 682-6877, lestradagonzalez@wvc.edu

Wenatchee Valley College, in partnership with NCW libraries and CAFÉ, is hosting a presentation by Chicano artist Jake Prendez on “The Art of Rebellion, Social Justice and Chicana/Chicano Visual Arts” on Monday, Aug. 14 from 6-7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. It will be held in the Jack & Edna Maguire Conference Center in the Mish ee twie building on the Wenatchee campus.

In “The Art of Rebellion, Social Justice and Chicana/Chicano Visual Arts” Prendez will trace the history of social justice art, from the rise of Mexican muralism to its influence on American artwork from the civil rights era and the modern era. He will explore how the means of production and new technologies made art accessible worldwide and deconstruct his own artwork to show how it relates to this greater narrative.

Prendez is the owner and co-director of The Nepantla Art Gallery in Seattle. He creates art with a specific focus on themes of Chicano/a culture, activism, social justice, pop culture and satire. His style ranges from indigenous iconography, social realism, and portraiture to colorful pop art. Prendez is a member of the Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau, a program which partners professors, artists, activists, historians and more with nonprofit organizations to provide free presentations. Learn more at humanities.org.

Parking in the Mish ee twie (MET) and Music and Art Center (MAC) parking lots is free for this event.

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