Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples

Produced by the Oakland Museum of California Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples is one of the first major exhibitions that highlights Chicana/o/x-Indigenous, art and practice. The cultural and historical connections between Xicana/o/x art and Indigeneity are not new, but presenting Xicana/o/x art as part of the Indigenous visual narrative within the Americas is something that is new. This exhibition brings together generations of Xicana/ o/x artists, from the inception of the Xicana/o/x Movement to the present day. The foundational themes and concept for this exhibition is rooted in “Calli Americas,” a Xicana/o/x poster collection that the Oakland Museum of California acquired in 2022, originally collected by Queer Xicana Feminist and cultural activist Margaret Terrazas-Santos. In the spirit of the “Calli” or conceptual home that Margaret Terrazas-Santos once envisioned through her collection of posters, Xicanx artists across generations and mediums were invited to contribute to building