Title of Event: Juana Estrada-Hernández
Date and time of event: Tuesday March 21, 2023
Location of Event: Holmes Auditorium
Type of Event: Guest Artist Lecture
1.) Provide a brief detail-oriented technical description or summary of the event you attended. (This section should remain journalistic and should not be reflective of your opinion.)
Juana Estrada-Hernández gave an hour-long lecture followed by 15 minutes of questions. In the lecture, she spoke about her past, mainly focusing on her family’s immigration to the US and how that journey affects many people coming from south of the border. A presentation was used to display images and her art pieces to provide visual aid.
2.) Use the section below to write a well-structured paragraph focusing on your personal critical insight / response to the event. How did you interpret or react to what was presented to you?
I really enjoyed the presentation and hearing from someone who has experience with more modern immigration and the difficulties associated with it. Her art style was very interesting to me, especially seeing how it changed throughout her career. The prints she first made had more somber and darker undertones when depicting the initially crossing the border into the US. It highlighted the uncertainty and fear people have when making such a burdensome decision to move their family to a whole new country. Her more recent prints give a more hopeful and uplifting message showing families and people living in America and making the most of what they have together. She then ended the lecture with her work with non-profit organizations and how she’s contributed her art to helping lift voices.
3.) What information, ideas, images, etc. most impressed you and why?
I was most impressed with the exhibition of her artwork she showed. It gave a different way to show pieces and how to ‘expand’ the story held within the art since it can be difficult to portray everything in a single image.
4.) Overall, how would you rate this event (10 being the most worthwhile)?
(10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6 / 5 / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1 )
Nine (9)
5.) Justify your rating in the question above:
The story she told was so engaging and interesting, especially to see how she implemented it in her artwork. I couldn’t directly connect with much of the story but I could understand the importance of how these events and experiences affect people.