About this Event
En Foco, The BxArts Factory, and Pregones Theater are proud to announce The Legacy Lab: Life Interwoven, the next exhibition from its Nueva Luz Study Center (NLSC). This presentation places the works of renowned artists Lola Flash and groana melendez in dialogue with works and family archives of Bronx community members who participated in En Foco’s Legacy Lab workshop series this summer at the BxArts Factory.
Featuring works and archival materials by Daniel Aros-Aguilar, Yeline Del Carmen, Evelyn Martinez, Alexis Marie Montoya, Joshua Poyer, Sophie Vasquez, and Felicia Wilson, the exhibition celebrates the power of community archiving and how personal narratives become part of a shared cultural memory. Curated by Valarie Irrizary and Oscar J. Rivera, the exhibition will be on view from November 13, 2025, to February 20, 2026, at Pregones Theater, located at 575 Walton Avenue in The Bronx, New York. Viewing is available from Monday to Friday by appointment only. For additional times, email [email protected].
The Legacy Lab: Life Interwoven invites audiences to reflect on how the stories we preserve, through family photographs, letters, oral histories, and creative expressions, connect us. Through this collective act of remembrance, the exhibition underscores how accessible archives help shape living histories, ensuring that the contributions of marginalized and underrepresented communities remain visible for generations to come.
Presented in partnership with Pregones Theater and the BxArts Factory, Life Interwoven transforms the gallery into a living archive, where the act of remembering is participatory and communal. The project continues En Foco’s commitment to making cultural preservation accessible, intergenerational, and community-driven.
As En Foco continues to celebrate 50 years of advancing artists of color and preserving the visual histories of diasporic communities, this exhibition reflects the organization’s enduring mission: to create platforms where art, archives, and equity converge. Life Interwoven demonstrates that archives are not static repositories, but living spaces where identities, memories, and stories continue to evolve together.
ABOUT EN FOCO: En Foco, Inc. is a non-profit that supports U.S.-based photographers of African, Asian, Latino, Native American, and Pacific Islander heritage. Founded in 1974, En Foco makes their work visible to the art world, yet remains accessible to underserved communities. Through exhibitions, workshops, events, and publications, it provides professional recognition, honoraria, and assistance to photographers as they grow into different stages of their careers. The Nueva Luz Study Center (NLSC) makes our history accessible through the digital archives of all issues of the photographic journal since 1985. Exhibitions, programs, and commissions are underway that focus on artists and issues that have been introduced in Nueva Luz For more information about En Foco, please visit www.enfoco.org.
ABOUT PREGONES THEATER: Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater (aka Pregones/PRTT) is a multigenerational performing ensemble, multidisciplinary arts presenter, and owner/steward of bilingual arts facilities in The Bronx and Manhattan. Our mission is to champion a Puerto Rican/Latinx cultural legacy of universal value through the creation and performance of original plays and musicals, exchange and partnership with other artists of merit, and engagement of diverse audiences. For more information about Pregones/PRTT, please visit pregonesprtt.org.
ABOUT THE BXARTS FACTORY: The BxArts Factory endeavors to become a preeminent Arts Institution in the Bronx, committed to supporting local artists and art projects focused on making art accessible to communities in the Bronx and using art to address social and economic inequities in the Bronx. BxAF is a 501c3, non-profit organization that connects Bronx-based artists and the community, in experiences, events, and opportunities for connection, community development, and healing. For more information about BXArts Factory, please visit bxartsfactory.org.
En Foco is supported in part with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council, National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, The Mellon Foundation, BronxCare Health System, The Joy of Giving Something, Inc., New York Community Trust Mosaic Network & Fund, the Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation, Ford Foundation, The Lily Auchincloss Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and Aguado-Pavlick Arts Fund.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Pregones/PRTT, 575 Walton Avenue, The Bronx, United States
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