Photograph of a mural at YLA VIII: Splitting Aguas, an exhibition of artwork by young artists hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The mural features a tree, a dog, a dumpster into which a globe has been deposited, and a dollar sign with arms and legs. The dollar sign waves an ax. The dog looks longingly at the dumpster.

Photograph of two individuals at YLA VIII: Splitting Aguas, an exhibition of artwork by young artists hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. A man, left, wears tinted glasses and dark suit. A woman, right, wears a black and white striped blouse. They stand in front of several colorful paintings.

Photograph of three individuals at YLA VIII: Splitting Aguas, an exhibition of artwork by young artists hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. A man, left, wears a white button up shirt. Sylvia Orozco, center, wears a black dress and yellow flowered brooch. Another woman, right, wears a black blouse. They stand in a gallery.

Photograph of two artists at YLA VIII: Splitting Aguas, an exhibition of artwork by young artists hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. A man, left, wears a white dress shirt and dark tie. A woman, left, wears sleeveless black blouse. Photographs are hung on the wall behind them with pink ribbon.

Photograph of three artists at YLA VIII: Splitting Aguas, an exhibition of artwork by young artists hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. All are female. The leftmost two individuals wear black. The rightmost individual wears a red and white patterned blouse. The woman standing farthest to the left holds a beverage.

Photograph of two artists at YLA VIII: Splitting Aguas, an exhibition of artwork by young artists hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. A man, left, wears a dark shirt and trousers. A woman, right, wears a white blouse and dark tiered skirt. They stand in front of a large painting that is yellow, blue, white, and black in color.

Pamphlet that advertises an exhibition that is presented by the Mexic-Arte Museum entitled "Selections from the Permanent Collection". The cover of the pamphlet features a sepia painting of a creature as well as the title and dates of the exhibition. The pamphlet folds out to three and a half panels long. The first panel includes the title and dates of the exhibition and information about the opening reception, a members only gallery walk-through, and a gallery talks. The second and third panels feature information about the exhibition as well as a large sepia woodblock print of a "Woman and Child" and a sepia photograph of a man sitting in front of a wall with two papers and photographs of children on it. The smaller panel is mostly covered by a cropped sepia photograph of a masked bird costume as well as sponsorship information. There is a large photograph of a "Pre-Columbian Sculpture" on the back of the last panel.

Photograph of three individuals at Selections from the Permanent Collection, an exhibition hosted at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Lulu Flores, leftmost, wears a gray blazer. Congressman Lloyd Doggett, center, wears a dark blue suit. Sylvia Orozco, right, wears a sleeveless blue blouse and red skirt. They stand in front of a title wall.

Photograph of three individuals at Selections from the Permanent Collection, an exhibition hosted at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Lulu Flores, leftmost, wears a gray blazer. An unnamed man, center, wears a blue blazer. Rightmost stands a woman who is wearing a magenta blouse.

Photograph of two individuals at Selections from the Permanent Collection, an exhibition hosted at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Sylvia Orozco, right, wears a gray blouse. An unnamed woman, left, wears a dark blue blazer. They stand in front of a title wall. A statue is displayed in a case to the right.

Photograph of Lulu Flores speaking at an opening reception for Selections from the Permanent Collection, an exhibition hosted at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Flores stands behind a microphone. She wears a gray suit. Tribal statues are situated behind her.

Photograph of Senator Gonzalo Barrientos speaking at an opening reception for Selections from the Permanent Collection, an exhibition hosted at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Barrientos stands behind a microphone. He is mustachioed and wears a dark suit.

Photograph of three individuals an opening reception for Selections from the Permanent Collection, an exhibition hosted at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Senator Gonzalo Barrientos, Lulu Flores, and Sylvia Orozco hold up several pieces of paper. This resolution made the museum an official Mexican-American State Museum. Tribal masks are hung on the wall behind them.

Photograph of the gift shop at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. A woman stands behind a counter. She wears a black jacket and red scarf. A vase of calla lilies and a sign reading "Mexic-Arte Museum" sit on the counter. On the right side of the counter is a lamp. Racks of gift items can be seen in the background.

Photograph of two men at an opening reception for Selections from the Permanent Collection, an exhibition held at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Between them is a display case in which a statue of a figure is presented. They stand in front of a title wall. The man standing on the right holds a bottle of beer with his right hand and points to the display case with the other hand.

Postcard that advertises "The 20th Annual Día de los Muertos Family Event" Celebration, which was presented by the Official Mexican and Mexican American Fine Art Museum of Texas and the Mexic-Arte Museum. The front of the photograph features a black and white photograph of an outdoor Mexican altar with photo credits included at the bottom of the image. On the right-hand side of the postcard, there is a list of events that will be at the celebration as well as the date of the event, the logo of the Mexic-Arte Museum, and museum contact information. The flip side of the postcard features a more detailed itinerary of the major events that will be at the celebration. There is also sponsor and admission information.

Photograph of individuals preparing for a parade hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in honor of Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. Black and white photographs are set up on an altar. Two archways decorated with paper flowers are visible. A sign in the background reads "Railroad Crossing." The photograph was taken at dusk in downtown Austin, Texas.

Photograph of individuals preparing for a parade hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in honor of Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. Black and white photographs and paper flowers are arranged on an altar. A woman wearing skeleton face makeup and a traditionally embroidered skirt stands in front of the altar. The photograph was taken at nighttime in downtown Austin, Texas.

Photograph of individuals dancing at a parade hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in honor of Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. A woman faces away from the camera. She wears a yellow dress with ribbonwork tiers and lace. A young girl dances on the right. She wears a similar style dress that is blue in color. The photograph was taken at nighttime in downtown Austin, Texas.

Photograph of young dancers at a parade hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in honor of Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. The dancers wear colorful floral dresses and blue braided ribbons in their hair. Their faces are painted white and black. The photograph was taken at dusk in downtown Austin, Texas.

Photograph of Sylvia Orozco and an unnamed woman at a parade hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in honor of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). Orozco, left, wears a sleeveless floral blouse and red beaded necklace. The unnamed woman, right, wears a red blouse. The photograph was taken at nighttime in downtown Austin, Texas.

Photograph of altars at a parade hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in honor of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). The space is set up like a graveyard. Each altar is contained within a square of colored fabric. The photograph was taken at nighttime in downtown Austin, Texas.

Photograph of altars at a parade hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in honor of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). The space is set up like a graveyard. Each altar is contained within a square of colored fabric. Individuals walk around the space. In the foreground a man stands on a ladder as he decorates a metal frame with yellow tape. The photograph was taken at dusk in downtown Austin, Texas.

Photograph of Mrs. Fuentes at Noche Navideña, an exhibition of artwork hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Mrs. Fuentes uses a paintbrush to paint the tail of a wooden animal statue. A statue of a giraffe sits on the left.