Presented by the Bronzeville Center for the Arts in collaboration with the Milwaukee Art Museum and the Chipstone Foundation, From the Ground Up is a flagship, recurring platform connecting BCA’s own journey to the broader story of what it takes to build lasting cultural institutions.
Carlos Tortolero
Founder and President Emeritus, National Museum of Mexican Art — in conversation with Ra Joy, Executive Director, BCA
Spend an evening with Carlos Tortolero, founder and president emeritus of the National Museum of Mexican Art, to hear how a group of Chicago teachers with no money and no building created the first Latino museum accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, free to every visitor since day one. In conversation with BCA Executive Director Ra Joy, Tortolero will share lessons on building an institution rooted in community, choosing coalition over competition and the shared history of Black and Mexican communities in the Americas.
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