Photograph of patrons at Noche Navideña, or Christmas night, an exhibition held at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Individuals view paintings that hang on the walls of the gallery. Several hold beverages.

Photograph of two patrons at Americanos: Latino Life in the United States, an exhibition held at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. A woman, left, holds a young boy on her hip. She wears a red blouse. They are situated next to a black and white photograph of a child.

Photograph of two patrons at Americanos: Latino Life in the United States, an exhibition held at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. A man and young boy stand in a gallery. The man, left, wears a blue button up shirt. The boy, right, wears a name tag. It reads: "Alberto Garcia."

Photograph of three individuals at the Mexic-Arte Museum's third annual Taste of Mexico event. The event occurred on May 2nd, 2002 and served as a Cinco de Mayo celebration. The leftmost man wears a brown dress shirt. A woman, centers, wears a black dress. The rightmost man wears a white dress shirt. A flyer is tucked into his front pocket. They stand next to a party tent.

Photograph of two individuals in the Mexic-Arte Museum's Día de los Muertos parade. A man, left, wears a black robe and skeleton face makeup. A woman, right, wears white feathered wings, a feathered halo, and skeleton face makeup. The woman waves her right hand. The photograph was taken at nighttime in downtown Austin.

Photograph of a banquet that occurred in the Tesoros de la Catedral del Saltillo exhibit at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Individuals sit at round tables. Each table seats ten individuals. The tables are covered in yellow tablecloths. Religious artworks are displayed on the walls of the gallery.

Photograph of a group at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Those in the group include President and Mrs. Vicente Fox, Mexic-Arte Museum Board Members, and Sylvia Orozco. Orozco stands on the right and wears a gray blazer.

Photograph of schoolchildren at Americanos: Latino Life in the United States, an exhibition held at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Some sit, while most stand. Photographs hang on the walls of the gallery.

Photograph of a speaker at the Mexic-Arte Museum's third annual Taste of Mexico event. The event occurred on May 2nd, 2002 and served as a Cinco de Mayo celebration. The speaker stands behind two microphones. He wears a suit and sash. The sash reads: "El Mero, Mayor." He is mustachioed and wears glasses. The photograph was taken outdoors.

Photograph of five individuals in a conference room. Sylvia Orozco stands at the end of a table. She speaks to members of Conaculta, or The National Council for Culture and Arts. The meeting took place in Mexico City, Mexico.

Photograph of five individuals at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Sylvia Orozco, second from the left, wears a red skirt suit. Edward James Olmos, center, wears a black shirt and trousers. A man stands farthest to the left. A woman to the right of Olmos wears a name tag and lace blouse. Standing rightmost is a man who wears a suit and gold tie. They stand in the Americanos: Latino Life in the United States exhibit.

Photograph of six individuals in Dallas, Texas. Sylvia Orozco stands third from the left. The remaining individuals, two of whom are female, are representatives. All are professionally dressed.

Photograph of Sylvia Orozco and an unnamed man at the Mexic-Arte Museum's third annual Taste of Mexico event. The event occurred on May 2nd, 2002 and served as a Cinco de Mayo celebration. Orozco, right, wears a white shirt and red skirt. The unnamed man, left, wears a white shirt and sunglasses. They stand underneath a party tent.

Photograph of a teen docent speaking to a group of schoolchildren. The docent wears a suit and purple blouse. She gestures to a photograph that hangs on the wall. The children face away from the camera.

Photograph of a teen docent at Americanos: Latino Life in the United States, an exhibition held at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The docent wears a black dress. She gestures to photographs that hang on a wall to the left.

Photograph of four teen docents at Americanos: Latino Life in the United States, an exhibition held at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. One is male, while three are female. They look at photographs hanging on a wall.

Photograph of a title wall for an exhibition presented by the Mexic-Arte Museum titled Paradox Without the Absurd by Ernesto Marceno. There is a sculptural piece of artwork made of dark wood displayed in front of the wall.

Photograph of Edward James Olmos at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Olmos faces to the left and is surrounded by people with cameras and microphones. He wears a black jacket. A reporter to the left is in the process of speaking to Olmos.

Photograph of three individuals at Noche Navideña, or Christmas night, an exhibition held at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Vick Neimeyer, right, holds a glass with his right hand. Two unnamed women stand on the left. The individuals are dressed professionally.

Photograph of visitors at the opening reception for Brazilian Visual Poetry, an exhibition hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. One individual, left, studies a display case that sits in the middle of the frame. He wears glasses and a dark jacket. The remaining individual, right, faces away from the camera. He studies artwork that hangs on a wall.

Photograph of costumed individuals in the Mexic-Arte Museum's Día de los Muertos parade. A boy, left, wears a sombrero, skeleton face makeup, and a poncho. A woman, center, wears a gray and white poncho. Several others are visible but partially obscured by darkness. The photograph was taken at nighttime in downtown Austin.

Letter from Tanya Palmer and Amy Wegener, staff members of the Actors Theatre of Louisville, to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. They write to inform him that he has been selected as a finalist for a Heideman Award, and that they will consider all finalists for production in an upcoming festival.

Letter from Vivian Rudisill to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. She sends newspaper clippings featuring Houston, discusses holiday events, an upcoming gall bladder operation, and a forthcoming pictorial publication.

Postcard advertising an exhibit entitled "Brazilian Visual Poetry", which is curated by Regina Vater. The front of the postcard features the title of the exhibition in large red and blue letters. Some of the counter spaces of the letters are filled in with gray, and the word "Visual" is connected to the word "Poetry" through artistic rendering. The front of the postcard also contains a list of fifty-three Hispanic poets that are participating in the exhibition. The names of the better-known poets are larger, and placed as a border around the Mexic-Arte Museum logo and exhibit information. The back of the postcard outlines the details of the exhibit, including the date and time of the reception and information on other exhibits that are happening at the same time.