TIERRA FUTURA: Boricua Land Futures
TIERRA FUTURA brings together Boricua (Puerto Rican) artists from the archipelago of Borikén and its diasporas across the U.S. whose practices imagine, remember, and materialize Boricua futurity rooted in ancestral knowledge and cultural sovereignty. These works contain stories of land-based memory, Boricua rural identity, eco-feminisms, queer Boricua joy, cultural rituals, and tributes to significant artistic, political, and familial ancestors. Many of the artists are also founders and leaders of alternative art spaces, land sovereignty projects, and other cultural initiatives that restore and nourish land, culture, and ancestral practices. TIERRA FUTURA is cultural ritual that becomes art practice. It invites us to contemplate what it means to build abundant diasporic futures.
On view March 5-29, 2025 | Opening Event: Thurs March 5, 6-8pm.
Waterfire Arts Center, 475 Valley St, Providence, RI
Curated by Shey Rivera Ríos (Studio Loba) with Co-Curatorial and Logistics Team: Anabel Vázquez Rodríguez, Ruchika Nambiar and Laura Duclos (WaterFire). This project was made possible with support from the Interlace Grant Fund, a regranting partner of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts; support from RISD SPUR Fund, WaterFire Arts Center, iolabs, Providence Picture Frame Company, and Puerto Rican Institute for Arts and Advocacy.
Event Links
Website: https://go.evvnt.com/3492395-0
