Latina Voces was developed through a partnership between the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and community collaborators that centers youth voice, mentorship, and community-based learning. Curriculum and Instruction faculty Idalia Nuñez, Monica Gonzalez Ybarra, and Catherine Dornfeld Tissenbaum worked closely with students, alongside the Krannert Art Museum, to support artistic exploration and collaborative creation.
The Student Art Exhibition is open in the Lower Level, Hood Classroom Gallery at Krannert Art Museum through March 21. Admission is free and open to the public. An opening reception will take place on January 31 from 1–3 P.M.
This collaborative, community-engaged exhibition highlights the creative voices and lived experiences of Latina youth. Featuring immersive, student-created installations, the exhibition explores themes of identity, family, cultural traditions, and belonging through art rooted in personal and collective experience.
Created by high school Latina girls, the exhibition invites visitors into familiar and cultural spaces shaped by memory and storytelling through creative installations. These environments emphasize warmth, hospitality, and connection, offering a welcoming experience grounded in the message: mi casa es tu casa.
The exhibition offers visitors an opportunity to engage with student-centered art that reflects cultural knowledge, identity formation, and intergenerational storytelling. It underscores the value of university–community collaboration while celebrating inclusive, creative learning environments.
This project was supported by funding from the Racial Equity Spencer Foundation Grant.
For more information, visit: https://kam.illinois.edu/exhibition/latina-voces-student-art-exhibition
