ABOUT LAMP

Latino Artist Mentorship Program (LAMP) a guided course designed for Latino artists to break into Indy’s art scene with a professional presence. With over 25 years of combined experience, curators Daniel Del Real and Eduardo Luna have worked to create opportunities for Latino artists for over 10 years working together and independently.

Daniel Del Real and Eduardo Luna are pleased to be leading the first Latino Artist Mentorship Program cohort of 20 Latino artists. These 20 artists have demonstrated their desire to grow in their careers by joining the program.

THE LAMP TEAM

Daniel Del Real

Daniel is a visual communication design  graduate from the University of Indianapolis. He co-founded Two-Thirds Studio, a studio  space and art gallery with a revolving group of residents in the Fountain Square  neighborhood before starting up Nopal Cultural, Indy’s first Latino arts collective then transitioned to independent curatorial work. Daniel is now the curator at the Global Village Welcome Center and has shown his art at local and national institutions including the Eiteljorg Museum, the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center on the campus of the University of Indianapolis, as well as the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Daniel will serve as mentor to the first LAMP cohort.

Eduardo Luna

Eduardo is a multi-media arts oriented curator who currently serves as the executive director for Arte Mexicano en Indiana. Under his leadership, AMI has hosted numerous local and international Latino artists in exhibitions, music events, and  special activities. One of Eduardo’s main principles is to showcase Latino artists year round as opposed to only during Latino  holidays like Cinco de Mayo and Hispanic  Heritage Month. Eduardo believes that Latino voices should be heard and amplified all year. One of Eduardo’s recent accomplishments has been securing funding to introduce the Latino Artist Mentorship Program to help level the playing field for Indiana’s Latino artists.

Marisa Zambrano

Marisa brings 20+ years of leadership  experience, team building and project management. Moecently Marisa served as  Director of ENL -English as a New Language for Girl Scouts of Central Indiana. There she led a successful Latina women’s leadership program as well as developed programs for Latina girls in Central Indiana. Spring of 2022 Marisa launched her own consulting brand, in an effort to make a “greater impact” for the Latino community. She currently works as a consultant to Marian University, working with Latino students, under the Latino Leadership Initiative. Her desire to  promote the Latino culture here in Indy gave  her the opportunity to serve as Project Manager for LAMP.

LAMP GOALS

  • Artists will participate in workshops in collaboration with community partners to present their work and themselves as professional artists.

  • LAMP will tackle barriers keeping Latino artists from being recognized.

  • LAMP artists will exhibit their artwork at Newfields - November 24, 2023 through January 7, 2024 in an exhibition titled “De Aquí y De Allá.”

Thank you to our sponsor Glick Philanthropies and to our community partners for supporting LAMP.