Lecture Series: Walls of Resistance: Placemaking and the Chicana/o/x Murals of Colorado

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

In 2022, the National Trust for Historic Preservation named Chicana/o/x murals of Colorado as one of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. In this lecture, Nancy Ríos, PhD, Education Director of the Chicanx Murals of Colorado Project will illustrate how muralism has been transforming public spaces in Colorado since the Civil Rights Era, how muralism embodies community histories of resistance, and why we need to protect these visual texts.

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Nancy Ríos serves as Education Director at the Chicanx Murals of Colorado Project (CMCP), a non-profit organization that protects, promotes, and preserves the visual legacy of Chicana/o/x murals in the state of Colorado. She is also the Program Director of CC Mobile Arts, which connects the arts, artists, and communities throughout our region. She received her PhD in Anthropology and a doctoral portfolio in Mexican American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin.