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This edition: Diasporican Art in Motion: María Domínguez & Lee Quiñones

Episode Details

Original tape date: November 24, 2025. First aired: January 26, 2026.

A panel of producers and archivists from The Center for Puerto Rican Studies (CENTRO) at CUNY's Hunter College discuss their Diasporican Art in Motion docuseries, which profiles a number of Puerto Rican artists from different backgrounds, who work in a variety of mediums. We then hear from two of the featured artists.

Muralist María Domínguez discusses her upbringing in Loisaida, where art
became her outlet for activism. Then we learn how Lee Quiñones, a pioneer of urban art, who is also from Loisaida, has evolved his practice from subway trains to museum walls.
Lee Quiñones' YouTube video link: youtu.be/aV-g7f8IirM

Guest List

Maria Dominguez Artist

Carlos Rivera Fernández Media Producer, CENTRO

Glorimar Garcia Art Researcher, CENTRO

Lee Quiñones Artist

Ángel Antonio Ruiz Laboy Director of Arts and Culture, CENTRO

  • Diasporican Art in Motion: Block 3
  • Tuesday, February 10 - 10:00am
  • Wednesday, February 11 - 10:00am
  • Thursday, February 12 - 10:00am
  • Monday, February 16 - 10:00am
  • Tuesday, February 17 - 10:00am
  • Wednesday, February 18 - 10:00am
  • Thursday, February 19 - 10:00am
  • Diasporican Art in Motion: Block 4
  • Monday, February 23 - 10:00am
  • Tuesday, February 24 - 10:00am
  • Wednesday, February 25 - 10:00am
  • Thursday, February 26 - 10:00am
  • Monday, March 2 - 10:00am
  • Tuesday, March 3 - 10:00am
  • Wednesday, March 4 - 10:00am
  • Thursday, March 5 - 10:00am
  • Diasporican Art in Motion: Block 5
  • Monday, March 9 - 10:00am
  • Tuesday, March 10 - 10:00am
  • Wednesday, March 11 - 10:00am