DIGNIDAD is a mobile monument by Iván Argote, developed with Floating Museum and curated by Carla Acevedo-Yates as part of the Floating Monuments series. Created through a two-year process with communities in Humboldt Park, Chicago, it was first activated on Paseo Boricua during the Puerto Rican People’s Day Parade in June 2026.
The monumental letters celebrate the culture, resilience and dignity of Latino and Hispanic communities in the United States. Rather than remaining fixed in one place, DIGNIDAD travels—creating spaces for gathering, conversation and celebration wherever it goes.
On Saturday, September 19, DIGNIDAD continues its journey through Dallas, beginning at Dallas Contemporary, then traveling to the Latino Cultural Center, Oak Cliff Cultural Center, Texas Theatre and Top Ten Records for a day of talks, community gatherings, film and music, with the participation of the Dallas Mexican American Historical League (DMAHL) and artists and community members from Oak Cliff.
The journey is organized in connection with Iván Argote’s upcoming solo exhibition at Dallas Contemporary, How to Move a Monument on a Tuesday Morning, where DIGNIDAD will be presented after traveling through the city.
DIGNIDAD is a project by Iván Argote and Floating Museum, curated by Carla Acevedo-Yates. The Dallas tour is supported by Dallas Contemporary, with Latino Cultural Center, Oak Cliff Cultural Center, Texas Theatre, Top Ten Records and DMAHL.Free and open to everyone.
SI SE PUEDE! VIVA EL BARRIO!
The Spook Who Sat by the Door
at Spacy
1300 South Polk Street, Dallas, Texas 75224
FREE SCREENING! Co-presented with Oak Cliff Cultural Center
Ivan Dixon, 1973, USA, 102 min
One of the most radical, revolutionary statements in film history, Ivan Dixon’s explosive adaptation of the novel by Sam Greenlee follows the fictional first Black CIA agent (Cook), who uses his specialized training to build a guerrilla army intent on government overthrow. So potent is the film’s call to revolution that it was pulled from theaters within days of opening.
@oakcliffculturalcenter @dr.elyanjeanine @black_boysread Wednesday, September 30 at 5:00 PM
Join us via Instagram Live @oakcliffculturalcenter @dr.elyanjeanine @black_boysread on Wednesday, September 30 at 5:00 PM for a virtual event featuring Elyan Hill and Jay Guillory, Cultural Practices of Honoring Ancestors.
October is a significant time for many spiritual tradition, and Hoodoo Heritage Month, founded by Mama Rue and the Walking the Dikenga Collective in 2019, highlights the importance of honoring Hoodoo's rich legacy. Hoodoo, a deeply rooted spiritual practice born from the resilience and magico-religious traditions of formerly enslaved African Americans, has often been misrepresented. This month-long observance resists these misrepresentations while celebrating the culture, wisdom, and power of ancestral practice.
In close proximity, October 31st marks All Hallows' Eve (Halloween), a day associated with honoring the dead and spiritual transitions. Following this, early November brings a convergence of remembrance days, including:
All Saints' Day (November 1st), observed by many Christian traditions to honor all saints.
All Souls' Day (November 2nd), focusing on the souls of the departed).
Dia de los Muertos (Mexico, November 1st-2nd), a vibrant celebration of life and death where families remember their loved ones with altars, offerings, and communal rituals.
Fet Gede (Haiti), celebrated in early November, a Vodou festival where spirits of the dead (Gede) are honored through ceremonies, offerings, and celebrations.
These observances, despite cultural differences, share a reverence for ancestors and the spiritual world. Hoodoo Heritage Month, in particular, plays a key role in reclaiming the narrative around African American spiritual practices and their ancestral roots.
EXHIBITIONS
Coming to the OC3 Gallery
Claudia Maysen
Beyond Papers, People
October 3 – November 14, 2026
Opening Reception: October 3, 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Expanding the visual language of her ongoing US DOLLS series, Maysen brings nineteen paper-doll-like figures to human scale within two life-size dioramas addressing lived realities of immigrants in Texas. Through architecture, paperwork, fencing, and construction materials, Beyond Papers, People examines agency, dignity, and the ways political and social systems shape individual lives, creating environments that move between home and institution, protection and confinement, belonging and exclusion.
Named Best Artist by D Magazine and a 2025 awardee of the Nasher Sculpture Center Artist Grant in Honor of Jeremy Strick, Claudia Maysen is a multidisciplinary artist blending conceptual art and representation to explore social issues from the perspective of a Mexican immigrant and American citizen. Maysen earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture from Monterrey Tech in Mexico, where she also trained in Drawing and Painting. In 2024, she completed an artist residency at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD). Recent exhibitions include solo shows at 5 Points Gallery (Milwaukee) and Artes de la Rosa (Fort Worth), as well as group shows such as New Texas Talent 33, Texas Vignette, Marfa Invitational, 2025 OCSFA Rising Stars (Dallas),and Absurdity at Woman Made Gallery (Chicago).
Exhibition Programming
Artist Talk:
October 10, 4 – 5 pm (English/Spanish)
Cut-paper/Papel Picado on Tyvek workshop:
October 24, 2 – 4 pm (English/Spanish)
Beyond Papers: Art, Storytelling,
and the Right to Be Seen discussion:
November 7, 3 – 5 pm
Closing Reception w/live activation by Dallas’ literary community:
November 14, 6:30 – 8 pm
On view in the OC3 Gallery
Forget Me Not
August 8 – September 18, 2026
Artist Talk: August 8, 5:00 – 6:00 PM
Reception: August 8, 6:00 – 8:00 PM
The Oak Cliff Cultural Center is proud to present Forget Me Not a group exhibition featuring Flower Shop Artist Residency spring 2024 cohort artists Sue Montoya, Sam Rawls, Sarah Reagan, Cecilia Sierra, Jesus Treviño, and Cielo Zuñiga. The exhibit opens with an artist talk from 5-6 pm followed by a reception from 6-8 pm on August 8, at the Oak Cliff Cultural Center.
“Forget Me Not” examines the preservation of memories around love, self-exploration, and grief toward collective healing after living and cross-pollinating on the border town of Brownsville, Texas, in March 2024 as part of the Flower Shop's Artist in Residency. This exhibition is a token of keeping love and memories alive through photography, sculpture, painting, printmaking, textiles, and animation to explore ideas of remembrance, healing, placemaking, re-building, and nostalgia.
In this exhibition each artist explores how personal history informs our lives, how we navigate the world, and the art we create. With a focus on representations of the body, Sam Rawls explores the impact of societal standards and family dynamics on self-worth while the exaggerated expression and gesture in Sarah Reagan’s carved busts collapse of binaries between high art and play, “perfection” and improvisation. Through cyanotypes, textiles, and photography, Cecilia Sierra and Cielo Zuñiga commemorate loved ones and growing up in international generational homes, engaging physically and emotionally in an act remembrance and resistance. Sue Montoya and Jesus Treviño explore ideas around protection, literal and spiritual, to explore ideas around constant processes and mending through meditative processes that speak to healing. Speaking to memory, place, and transformation, Forget Me Not highlights the interwoven experiences of these artists and invites viewers into their personal experience.
Raiz--Spanish for "root" is a celebration of art, culture, community and the roots that connect us.
FESTIVALS
FTC COMEDY PRESENTS
LIVE STAND-UP COMEDY
Oak Cliff Cultural Center
Friday, October 16, 2026, at 8:00 PM
Kenny Lee is a rising star in stand-up comedy. He was recently selected for Just for Laugh's new faces of comedy and one of 10 Rising Dallas Comedians to Watch by D Magazine. His brand of clean and clever humor offers a performance that can universally enjoyed. As the winner of 2024's 'Funniest Stand-up in Dallas' as well as Texas' 'Funniest Person with a day job' in 2023, he's taking serious strides in the funny business. You've seen him on CW33, the State Fair of Texas, and Blue Whale Comedy Festival as well as recently opening for Ralph Barbosa, Joey Avery, and Tone Bell of Netflix's 'Drink Masters'. Taylor P and Liz Mooney will be opening the show. Tickets available soon. An art exhibition featuring the work of artist, Reyna Ramirez will run through November 7, 2026.
Upcoming Shows
Friday, November 20, 2026
Friday, December 18, 2026
ONGOING PROGRAMS
SoYo Flow
Saturdays at 9:00 AM (starting August 29, 2026)
Oak Cliff Cultural Center
VictoriaPlatt, founder of iElevate ME, is a Somatic Experiencing Practioner dedicated to the art of remembering our divine wholeness. Quiet the noise and reconnect with your unique inner flow with SoYo FLOW, a soulful, restorative experience using somatic yoga movement, breath work and visualization designed to help ground, regulate and bloom from within. This workshop is in-person and by donation only ($10). All levels and bodies are welcome and some mats are provided. Bring water and your own mat (if you would prefer)…A soulful invitation to find your inner flow.
Every second Wednesday, we invite passionate poets to attend the performance of Slow Lightning Open Mic presented by Christopher Soden. We will begin with a featured poet, after that the poets who have signed up for a 5-minute spot. We hope to see you there!
