{"id":12988,"date":"2024-05-01T16:08:44","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T22:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nmblc.org\/?p=12988"},"modified":"2024-05-02T11:07:31","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T17:07:31","slug":"true-nm-exhibition-combats-states-tricultural-myth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmblc.org\/old-site\/true-nm-exhibition-combats-states-tricultural-myth\/","title":{"rendered":"True NM Exhibition Combats State\u2019s Tricultural Myth\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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by Kristin Satterlee<\/p>\n\n

You\u2019ve probably heard New Mexico\u2019s tricultural myth: the common misconception that the state\u2019s culture is a harmonious blend of Indigenous, Latinx, and Anglo heritages. Setting aside this myth\u2019s other inaccuracies, where does that fable leave the stories of African American and AAPINH (Asian American, Pacific Islander, and Native Hawaiian) New Mexicans who are just as much a part of the tale?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

Twelve young New Mexicans move the needle on that myth in the fourth annual True NM 2024 Sawubona<\/em> Exhibition, taking place during this May\u2019s Albuquerque Artwalk on May 3. The True New Mexico<\/a> program, cosponsored by New Mexico Black Leadership Council and New Mexico Asian Family Center<\/a>, is designed to combat racism by bringing young people together to share their stories with the community through art. The artists receive a stipend for supplies and to pay for their time, allowing them to focus on creating. But before the art gets made, the artists do a deep dive into their own stories and those of their wider communities.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

\u201cWe asked the youth from the start. … What matters to you?\u201d says Sarah \u201cZee\u201d Azibo, program coordinator. \u201cWhen you\u2019re talking about anti-racism, what do you want to talk about? It\u2019s been really powerful. [The youth artists] are the ones who made this what it is.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

Those discussions ranged wide and deep from February through April, through topics like affirmative action, equity vs. equality, intersectionality, othering, identity, and self-perception. As well as having those weighty conversations\u2014facilitated by youth coordinators Kai Warrior and Ayami Nakanishi\u2014True NM artists met with BIPOC guest artists and participated in activities: A shoe swap helped them learn deeply about the other youth in their cohort, a Downtown art walk led to reflection about representation in public art, and more.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

The 2024 True NM cohort selected \u201cSawubona\u201d\u2014a Zulu term that means \u201cI see you seeing me\u201d\u2014as this year\u2019s exhibition theme. The True NM program does more than combat racism and the tricultural myth: It develops leaders by increasing participants\u2019 self-esteem and awareness of themselves, their communities, and the wider world. You can be part of that development\u2014by attending and supporting the True NM Exhibition, and by getting the kids in your life involved in other arts-based leadership development opportunities like NMBLC\u2019s Roots Summer Leadership Academy (RSLA). RSLA helps youth develop self-esteem and leadership through interpersonal connection, STEM, arts, and social-emotional learning. Registration opened in April, so learn more and sign up at bit.ly\/rsla2024<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

Don\u2019t take our word for the value of these programs in the development of the youth who will lead us into the future. In the words of 2024 True NM artist Isabella Park, \u201cThis is the first time I\u2019ve ever had people that look like me and share the same cultural identities as me speak about the passions I share. \u2026 I was able to connect and process traumas and my own experiences that I didn\u2019t realize were there.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

True NM Sawubona<\/em> Exhibition Opening Reception\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

May 3, 2024\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

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Orpheum Community Hub\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

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