Photograph of Adolfo Mexiac accepting an Honorary Citizen award from the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Mexiac, center, wears a black suit. A man standing on the left presents the award certificate to Mexiac. Two men stand on the right and applaud. They stand in front of a mural that is red, white, and black in color.

Photograph of Adolfo Mexiac autographing prints of his work. Eight prints of the same work are spread across a table as they are signed in pencil by Mexiac, who sits on the left. Mexiac wears a white polo shirt and black glasses. The prints depict a man kneeling on the ground while holding a sword.

Photograph of Adolfo Mexiac autographing prints of his work. Eight prints of the same work are spread across a table as they are signed in pencil by Mexiac, who sits on the left. Mexiac wears a white polo shirt and black glasses. The prints depict a man kneeling on the ground while holding a sword. A man on the right looks over Mexiac's shoulder. Two others look on in the background.

Photograph of three people smiling. Albert Chavarria is standing in the middle, another man to his right and a woman to this left. The man on the far left is wearing a dark blue button up shirt with a white t-shirt underneath. The woman is wearing a white button up shirt. Albert is wearing a white button up shirt with black and gold designs. The walls behind the trio has been painted with abstract portrayals of people.

Photograph of an altar to Roy Lozano. A layer of dry pinto beans has been spread across a wooden floor, with a pattern of dry black beans partially visible on the left side of the photograph. A glass of water and some dried meat sit in front of a black and white photograph. The photograph depicts a mustachioed man wearing a white collared dress shirt. Behind the photograph sits a black urn. Next to the urn is a vase of yellow and orange flowers.

Photograph of an altar to Roy Lozano. The altar is tall and triangular, with many streamers and flowers adorning it. Oranges, lemons, bananas, cookies, and pretzels hand from expanses of string across the altar. A multicolored blanket covers a table within the altar, upon which are laid oranges and three bottles of amber liquid. Three Day of the Dead masks are attached to the top of the altar. On the ground, a layer of pinto and black beans create a symbol. Also on the ground is a basket of cookies and cured meats, as well as four vases of yellow and orange flowers. To the left of the basket is a black and white program. Behind the altar is a mural in maroon and white, which is largely hidden by the altar.

Photograph of Amorette Garza's piece entitled "As They Lie." The white figures appear to represent bones lying on the ground. This work was part of the first ever Young Latino Artist (YLA) Exhibition at Mexic-Arte Museum.

Photograph of Amorette Garza's piece entitled "As They Lie." The white figures appear to represent bones lying on the ground. This work was part of the first ever Young Latino Artist (YLA) Exhibition at Mexic-Arte Museum.

Photograph of an art auction held by the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas on December 3rd, 1999. The auction featured folk art, retablos, prints, and a Hispanic Leaders Talent Show. Colorful wooden sculptures are displayed on platforms in the foreground. Three women study the sculptures. The leftmost woman wears a white dress with a lace bodice; she points to the centermost sculpture with her right hand. The woman standing in the center wears a black dress and turquoise beads, gesturing also to the sculpture. The rightmost woman wears a purple dress and holds a glass in her left hand. Many people mill around in the background.

Photograph of an art exhibition. This area features Agustin Casasola's photography from the Mexican Revolution. There are photographs hanging on the wall to the right and a display in a glass box to the left. The walls have red backdrops and the wall to the left has the title of the exhibition written on top of the red.

Photograph of Hachivi Edgar standing in front of a large art piece that he created. The piece is painted on a light colored background and the designs are in a dark color. All of the words are completely capitalized and in dark colors. At the top, the word "natural" is backwards. Beneath that it reads "We don't want Indians" and there are other words and phrases on that same topic. Surrounding the words are abstract designs in dark colors.

Photograph of a room with art hanging on the walls. Hanging from the ceiling, there is a large circular banner that is green, white and red. On one side, there is the shape of a man's face. On the outer ring, there are green bells.

Photograph of an art exhibition that features Agustin Casasola's photography from the Mexican Revolution. Parts of the walls have been painted red in the shape of arched doorways, other than the title wall that has the red area painted in the shape of a rectangle with rounded edges. The red areas are where the pieces hang on the wall, rather than the white areas of the well. In front of the title wall, is a display in a glass case.

Photograph of an art installation entitled "Cruda Moral" created by the Talento Bilingüe de Houston Art Club. The installation features two paintings, one with "H-Town" and the other with two people holding torches between a casket and American flag; the television in front is sitting on a stand fashioned out of technology pieces.

Photograph of an art installation entitled "Cruda Moral" created by the Talento Bilingüe de Houston Art Club. The installation features two paintings, one with "H-Town" and the other with two people holding torches between a casket and American flag; the television in front is sitting on a stand fashioned out of technology pieces.

Photograph of an art installation featuring a sand floor with two rows of cut-out paper footprints, a picture of an older woman surrounded by abstract designs on the back wall, and footprints and other designs on the walls on the left and right side.

Photograph of the Mexic-Arte building. On the top two floors, there is a large mural on the side of the building. There are large tubes coiled in a window and lead down the side of a building. One of the tubes leads to the center of another part of the mural. From the window to the left of the first one, there is a dragon-like form that swoops downward beneath the window to the right and a floor below. This artwork is the beating heart installation as part of the Return of Quetzalcoatl exhibit. People can be seen walking on the streets and sidewalks.

Photograph of Guillermo Gomez Pena who is a performance artist in residency. He is in a room of people who is sitting in a circle. Some people have papers in their hands or laps. There is a table behind the group that has various items placed on it.

Photograph of artist Malaquías Montoya by a rack. He is wearing a gray shirt, a white apron and glasses. He is leaning on a rack that is holding many prints on each shelf.

Photograph of an artist standing up and speaking to an audience. The audience members are sitting in folding chairs for the most part, but there are some people off to the side standing up. The wall in the background has many different kinds of artworks hanging up.

Photograph of Rolando Briseno beside a wall that features many his artworks. There are at least ten pieces hanging on the wall. Briseno is standing on the right.

Photograph of five artists in a line behind one another. The person in the middle is sitting on the floor covering his eyes while the person directly behind him in on her knees and leaning to her right and the people behind her are leaning in alternating directions and posing taller than the person in front of them. They are in front of wall with many mid-sized artworks hanging on it. At the top of the wall in large, capitalized letters, it reads "loud and large" and beneath that, it reads "image and sound under construction" in smaller letters. In front of the group, there are two lines of caution tap going across the picture. There are two young women and three young men in the group.

Piece of art created by Candace Briceño featuring a lot of swirl patterns on a pink background.

Photograph of an untitled piece of artwork created by Vartolome (Bill) Maceyra, made from an old banner, only showing the letter "e."