‘We are the Latinos en BloNo': Illinois Art Station has first bilingual exhibit
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) — In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Illinois Art Station is opening an exhibit to showcase Latinos from Bloomington-Normal. ...
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) — In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Illinois Art Station is opening an exhibit to showcase Latinos from Bloomington-Normal. Yolanda Alonso is the featured artist. Alonso immigrated from Mexico less than five years ago. In Mexico she spent more than 10 years as a newspaper reporter and is putting those journalistic skills to use to showcase the talents of the Latino community in the Twin Cities. The Exhibit is titled We are the Latinos en BloNo: Nuestras historias en palabras y fotografías (Showcasing our stories in words and photographs).