NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release – August 26, 2015

The Firehouse Plaza Art Gallery at Nassau Community College Presents

Bodies in Transit: Contemporary Artists 

 

September 1 – October 15

WHO The Firehouse Plaza Art Gallery and the A. Holly Patterson Library at Nassau Community College WHAT Bodies in Transit depicts Latino issues that emerged out of recent relations among Brazilian, Hispanic, and U.S. Latinos. Towards this purpose, four contemporary artists — Alex Ferro, Mary Dutra, Valeria Veiga and Wilton Garcia — have been invited to portray this “new Latinidad” through multimedia art installations of photography, video and painting. WHEN  September 1 through October 15. WHERE The Firehouse Plaza Art Gallery, Nassau Community College, One Education Drive, Garden City New York. WHY This exhibit is made possible by a grant to NCC’s A. Holly Patterson library called Latino Americans: 500 Years of History. The grant — offered by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association — supports the American public’s exploration of the rich and varied history and experiences of Latinos, who have helped shape the United States over the last five centuries and who have become, with more than 50 million people, the country’s largest minority group. CONTACT Lynn Rozzi, Gallery Director, at Lynn.Rozzi@ncc.edu, 516.572.7162 Ext. 25063; Lisa Errico, Project Director at Lisa.Errico@ncc.edu, 516.572.7401 ext. 26064. ref: 1835.8/26/15/160 Media Contact Alicia Steger 516.572.9634 alicia.steger@ncc.eduncc.edu/newsreleasesAbout Nassau Community College Nassau Community College, part of the State University of New York, is an institution where nearly 22,000 full- and part-time students and approximately 10,000 continuing and professional students start and continue their successful journey through higher education. More than 70 fields of study are offered on a 225-acre campus located in the center of Long Island. As the largest single-campus two-year college in New York State, Nassau Community College maintains a national reputation for excellence.