31K Portraits for Peace Exhibition Opening Reception at Mexic Arte Museum January 27th

31K Portraits for Peace Exhibition
January 27- April 1, 2012
Opening Reception: January 27 from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m
Reception Admission: $10 General Public / Free for Members

On January 27th, Mexic-Arte Museum, the Official Mexican and Mexican American Fine Art Museum of Texas, will unveil the photography exhibition 31K Portraits for Peace. Visual artist and Monterrey, Mexico native Diego Huerta created the 31K Project to represent the more than 31,000 deaths in Mexico resulting from the ongoing drug wars.

Diego Huerta and project partner Daniela Gutiérrez have travelled throughout the thirty-two states in Mexico photographing and cataloging thousands of people who want to spread the message of peace for Mexico.

Mexic-Arte Museum will display selected vinyl photographs from the 31K Project as well as video excerpts from the 31K Project journey. Along the 5th Street exterior wall space, the promotion of the 31K Project will continue with a public display of vinyl photographs.

Capital Metro Transit and Mexic-Arte Museum will be collaborating with one hundred in-bus placards, three small bus wraps, and exhibition advertisements at various bus stops throughout Austin.

This project is funded and supported in part by a grant from Humanities Texas, the Texas Commission on the Arts and the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division believing an investment in the Arts is an investment in Austin's future. Visit Austin at NowPlayingAustin.com.

Additional support is provided by Capital Metro.

Follow Diego and Daniela's 31K Project on their official website 31kproject.com and on Facebook.com/retratosporlapaz

To complement the exhibition, the Museum will also present the following public programs:

Panel Discussion - January 28, 2012, Saturday, 2:00 p.m. Free Admission

Family Day, April 1, Sunday, 2:00 p.m. Free Admission
The Official Mexican and Mexican American Fine Art Museum of Texas
419 Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701
Mexic-Arte Museum, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, is dedicated to enriching the community through outreach education programs and exhibitions focusing on traditional and contemporary Mexican, Latino, and Latin American art and culture.