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Ambitious art project to grace Mexican-American Cultural Center
07.21.2012The words form a colorful rectangle on the dry-erase board in the pristine, white-walled art studio at the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center.
Read MoreMargarita Cabrera’s “Space In Between”
02.07.2012As one of McColl Center for Visual Art’s Knight Artists-in-Residence, Margarita Cabrera is currently conducting her community outreach project entitled Space In Between. In conjunction with FLOREZCA, a corporation founded by the artist in 2010, she has invited members of the Charlotte-based immigrant community to collaborate in a sewing and embroidery workshop.
Read MoreSpace in Between - Margarita Cabrera
01.16.2010Utilizing discarded Border Patrol uniforms, Margarita Cabrera’s soft-bodied indigenous desert plant sculptures, such as the Nopal and the Yucca, navigate within a conversation on craft, immigration, labor, and community in contemporary border politics.
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