Art & Art History News - News 9_15_20

La Alma (The Soul) mural created by Emanuel Martinez

Alumni News

Allyson Burbeck (MA, Art History, 2020) and her work with Chicano Murals of Colorado Project is currently featured in the Arts & Sciences Magazine.

The mural tradition is a distinct Colorado aesthetic that developed to proudly depict the cultural heritage of historically marginalized communities, while creating a sense of place in the urban and rural landscape, says Martinez. Fifty years ago, the state was on the forefront of a nationwide art movement, but due to the lack of support from local cultural institutions, then and today, the relevance of Chicana/o muralism in Colorado continues to be devalued. —Read more—