All events are free and open to everyone and take place at DePaul Art Museum unless otherwise noted.
Upcoming Public Events
Bomba Dance Performance at DePaul School of Music
Saturday, January 18, 3pm – 4pm
In conjunction with the exhibition Tengo Lincoln Park en mi Corazón: Young Lords in Chicago, DPAM invites you to an afternoon of Bomba, the oldest Afro-Puerto Rican musical form, rooted in resistance and collective expression. Artist and educator Arif Smith, Program Manager at the Old Town School of Folk Music and Research Associate at the Field Museum, will lead a conversation and performance exploring music’s role in activism and memory. The event features archival songs from the Young Lords Organization performed through Bomba for the first time, activating the form’s power as a tool for political imagination. Smith is also featured in the exhibition with a commissioned video installation created in collaboration with artist Rebel Betty.
This program is supported by DePaul University’s Vincentian Endowment Fund through the Division of Mission and Ministry, The Center for Latino Research, The Center for Black Diaspora, The DePaul School of Music, the Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity, and Office of the President.
Image credits: (foreground) photograph by Tafari Melisizwe; (background) Francisco Oller, El Velorio, 1893.
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The Young Lords Speak: Conversation and Celebration
Wednesday, January 21, 6pm – 7:30pm
Join us for an evening of reflection and celebration centered on the enduring impact of the Young Lords Organization. Guest curator and DePaul professor Dr. Jacqueline Lazú will moderate a conversation featuring original Young Lord Omar López, muralist John Weber, artist Ricardo Levins Morales, and designer Areli Lupercio. From posters and photography to political art and graphic design, each panelist has contributed to how the movement is remembered and reimagined. Together, they will explore how a group of Puerto Rican youth in Chicago became one of the most influential community organizations of the 20th century through a visual language that continues to shape its public memory.
This program is supported by DePaul University’s Vincentian Endowment Fund through the Division of Mission and Ministry and the Center for Latino Research.
Image credits: Luis Arévalo, Young Lords at McCormick Seminary, May 1969. McCormick Theological Seminary Collection, Special Collections and Archives, DePaul University Library, Chicago, Illinois.
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