Ariana A. Curtis, PhD

02/12/2025

The National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures is excited to announce the open call for applications for the 2025 NALAC Leadership Institute (NLI). The Institute is a week-long fellowship that brings non-profit arts administrators and cultural workers together from across the nation for intensive training in leadership and management capacity.

For eligibility, guidelines, how to apply, and applicant support visit: https://lnkd.in/e7NDHRBy

The deadline to apply is Monday, March 3, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. CST.

01/02/2025

Y’all know ima nerd. And that I go hard for DUKE! Here’s a little something about things I love and the work I do. I talk about and how my time at prepared me to be a Smithsonian curator. Thank you for the feature! So proud to be a member of the advisory board 💙🤓 🙌🏾✨
(I didn’t choose that headshot!😫🫠)

https://blogs.library.duke.edu/magazine/2024/12/19/how-a-passion-for-african-american-history-led-ariana-curtis-from-duke-to-d-c/

By Michele Lynn As curator of Latinx Studies at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, Ariana Curtis, Ph.D., is passionate about the museum’s commitment to increase and diffuse knowledge. Her ability to further this mission was forged as Curtis T.....

10/30/2024

Thank you Littleton Museum for inviting me to talk about the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture as a Place for All People.
I will never watch this because I don't like my own voice 😂 But here's my talk in case anyone else is interested (there are a lot of Panamanian objects 😉🇵🇦)
https://youtu.be/AdWGltnHj3Q



Dr. Ariana Curtis, the first curator of Latinx Studies at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), where she leads r...

09/13/2024

I am so excited to be on this panel next week to celebrate the life and legacy of la Reina and our efforts to put her on this beautiful quarter. I couldn't even post the event before it sold out with a 600+ person waitlist. The love for Celia is STRONG. Love to see it and proud to help steward it! ✨

Celebrate the life and legacy of Celia Cruz, the legendary queen of salsa, with a night of music, dance and culture on Friday, Sept. 20.

08/28/2024

🗣 Registration for is open!!!

After an unprecedented turnout last year, we are imposing a maximum capacity of 250 registrants.Registration rates increase after September 30, 2024. There will be no on-site registration at the conference. Last day to register is October 20, 2024.

08/01/2024

Museums Association of the Caribbean 's Travel Fellowship Program Applications are open! Review all requirements and submit before August 31! 🗣 Please share widely!!
Applications accepted in:
English: https://lnkd.in/ediHj24Q

Spanish: https://lnkd.in/eMB6YnPS

French: https://lnkd.in/ew2f4qPa

07/26/2024

Hiiiiii! What an exciting political season of firsts! Remember your curator friends. Save those posters, invitations, signs and other tangible materials please please please and thank you ❤

07/16/2024

🗣CALL FOR ABSTRACTS! Deadline August 18 https://tinyurl.com/AfroLatinxReader

07/07/2024

Join Museums Association of the Caribbean 's Fundraising Webinar. There will be simultaneous Spanish translation only. Our apologies to our French speaking colleagues.
To register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIldeytrTkvGtPweoeGbvZopSm5fC5TRrSa #/registration

04/18/2024

SOOOOOOOOO excited to make this public announcement. I am co-editor for a new series from Duke Press. This powerhouse team is ready to push the limits and understandings of what Latinx Studies includes! Let's get it.

04/16/2024

Yessss hermano!!! Congrats 🎉✨✊🏾

World Stage Press poet Lucas Rivera is awarded the Literary Titan Gold Book Award!

From The Literary Titan website: "The Literary Titan Book Award recognizes poets who demonstrate exceptional artistry and proficiency and push the boundaries of language and expression. The recipients are poets who excel in their technical skills and evoke deep emotional responses, challenge thoughts, and illuminate new perspectives through their work. The award honors those who contribute to the literary landscape with their unique voices and powerful words."

More information can be found at https://literarytitan.com/2024/04/05/literary-titan-gold-book-award-poetry/