WASHINGTON - organizers of a concert gala and the series of events that celebrate Latino culture during the second takeover of President Barack Obama donating is earnings to help raise the national profile of Latino arts and culture.
On Friday, the actress Eva Longoria and others announced $170,000 are giving to the friends of the American Latino Museum, which aims to build a museum on the National Mall. That group will make awards range between $25,000 and $50,000 for the Smithsonian Latino Center, the bottom of heritage Latin Americans of the Foundation of the National Park and the Kennedy Center to support Latino cultural programs.
A co-Chairman of the event Latin Inaugural, who is now Finance Chairman for the Democratic National Committee, said that gifts are symbolic to begin to develop the philanthropy of latinos that latinos have a prominent place in the cultural institutions of the nation.
"Represents our investment in institutions that are responsible for telling the American story," said Henry Muñoz III. "He is saying now that we are beginning to develop a generation of patron of the arts, of involvement in the arts that will pave the way for a more complete history".
The money also supports the promotion effort to urge Congress to authorize a national Latino Museum. A bill passed by the Senate, but is awaiting action in the House.
Munoz took a Presidential Commission calling in 2011 for an American Latino Museum to be constructed as part of the Smithsonian Institution. Longoria also served on the Commission, together with the actor Emilio Estefan and others.
In a written statement, Longoria said Latinos "you are leaving their mark on politics, culture and the arts" throughout the country.
Latinos played a prominent role in the second election of Obama and the inauguration, after raising funds and turning the vote. Hispanics voted 7 to 1 for Obama over Republican Mitt Romney. Latino dollars also helped to make a difference, said Munoz.
"This is the time to begin to develop philanthropy Latin."It is very important, he said. "I'm hoping that this increasingly more known as the Brown age." It is important for us to support our own."
The gift to the Smithsonian will support an next exhibition titled "our America: the presence in Latin American art" at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The Kennedy Center leads training for ethnic minority arts organizations, and the National Park Foundation has a fund to help preserve the significant sites in the history of Latin.
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Brett Zongker covers art and culture for The Associated Press. They follow him on Twitter. https://twitter.com/DCArtBeat
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