in 2024, Minnesota based artist Alondra Garza and I were invited to co-curate an exhibition for the Fall of 2025, at the White Bear Center of the Arts, focused on Latinx artists. We were elated with this opportunity.
As a curatorial statement, we proposed Futuros Posibles / Possible Futures to invite viewers to explore an evocative question: What might Latin American cultures have become if colonization hadn’t interrupted the natural evolution of indigenous civilizations? Through visual storytelling, the exhibit delved into an imagined future where indigenous languages, traditions, and spiritual beliefs have continued to flourish, evolving alongside modern technologies and other global influences.
Featured artworks of artists Jesús Li, Savannah Bustillo, Ivonne Yáñez, Andrés Pérez, Alondra Victoria Eidelsztein, María José Castillo and Alondra Garza explore how indigenous cultures might have approached contemporary themes, such as modern medicine, sports, and language. The result was a bold confrontation of historical narratives, creating a dialogue between past and future.
I also created the branding for this exhibit using the font Imperial, developed by Tangrama design studio, and based on the artwork of Colombian artist Antonio Caro (see more by clicking here). Addittionally, I collaborated with Savannah Bustillo to design a riso-printed zine that compiled thoughts and reflections from the participating artists, which was distributed through the run of the exhibit.
“A cultural, aesthetic, and technological movement; the reimagining of languages, traditions, and spiritual beliefs—an exploration of the past, present, and future. A unique aspect of the exhibition Futuros Posibles / Possible Futures is its intersectionality and diversity of media, an impressive conjuring of tradition, contemporaneity, and futurism through ingenious mechanical and digital maneuvers by seven Latiné and Latinx artists from Minnesota. Co-curated by Alondra Garza and María José Castillo, the exhibition questions what the development of Latin American cultures, up to the present day, would have been like without the impact of colonization. Garza and Castillo’s vision is bold and ingenious, juxtaposing historical narratives around themes such as modern medicine, sports, crafts, fashion, technology, and language.
The exhibit was both a tribute and a vision, honoring diverse Latin American heritages while offering a fresh lens through which to re-engage with identity, memory, and possibility.”
William Gustavo Franklin, Educator and Curator.
The result was a diverse and eclectic showcase, featuring video, handmade paper, food art, textile sculptures, digital photography, fabric prints, digital environments generated in Unity Engine, and experimental garments.
The exhibit was on view from September 11 to October 31, 2025 at the Ford Family Gallery in the White Bear Center for the Arts (White Bear Lake, MN). The program surrounding the exhibit included a Tenango embroidery and a zine and chapbook workshops.
Further info:
- See insights and photos from the opening reception by clicking here.
- Visit the exhibition page in the WBCA website here.
- Read a review of the exhibit, written by William Gustavo Franklin, here.
