Arte Américas

March 19th 6-8pm Arte, Pero Later is a weekly evening series at Arte Américas featuring a new experience each week with a mix of film screenings, open mics, workshops, and more. Held “after hours” from 6–8 PM, this intergenerational program invites the community to drop in, create, and connect. No registration or prior experience is needed, just come as you […]

March 26th 6-8pm Arte, Pero Later is a weekly evening series at Arte Américas featuring a new experience each week with a mix of film screenings, open mics, workshops, and more. Held “after hours” from 6–8 PM, this intergenerational program invites the community to drop in, create, and connect. No registration or prior experience is needed, just come as you […]

March 12th 6-8pm Join us for a screening of Quince Candles by Deane Gonzalez, a moving film based on his mother’s true story and brought to life through diary entries from her early teens. Filmmaker, Deane Gonzalez, will be present for a post-screening Q&A. The event is free with admission. 

March 5th 5-8pm Artist BioNataly Barajas is the proud daughter of Mexican immigrants; born and raised in southeast Fresno, California. As an artist and curator, Barajas explores what it means to be a first-generation American: the yearning, grief, anger and the pride, love and community that all comes with being. Through painting, video and installations, […]

 🎉 Join us for our opening reception February 26th 5-8pm! Humanizar Historias, by local artist and scholar Dr. Lizbeth De la Cruz Santana, explores an evolving community-based project that merges muralism, storytelling, and activism. This exhibition introduces four mural projects, the stories that inspired them, and the community-based methods that shaped their creation. Through behind-the-scenes […]

By Lizbeth de la Cruz Santana Humanizar Historias, by artist and scholar Lizbeth De la Cruz Santana (PhD), explores an evolving community-based project that merges muralism, storytelling, and activism. This exhibition introduces four mural projects, the stories that inspired them, and the community-based methods that shaped their creation. Through behind-the-scenes photographs, process documentation, firsthand testimonies, […]

The Featured Artist Program is a monthly spotlight for individual artists, art collectives, and art organizations. About Arte Américas was founded on the belief that the arts are a powerful tool for community empowerment, education, and cultural affirmation, with the intention of representing our communities with accuracy and dignity. Our exhibitions serve as entry points to deeper learning, dialogue, and cultural pride.   The Featured […]

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On View November 26th – November 30th, 2025 Artist Bio: In the United States, identity predetermines the paths of life that all of whom are within its borders will be forced to walk. Amongst the many factors that shape how society identifies an individual, race has long been the primary marker used in doing so. […]