HPres alumni Charles C. Almonte interviewed by Topic Architecture
"...when I was in college in architecture school, there were a couple of professors who encouraged acknowledging historic architecture in the Philippines—even though the historic preservation movement is not really big there. It's a developing country, so the primary goal of the government is usually, 'Let's build new buildings to attract investors that show them that this is all shiny and new.'"
Alum Camille Billie (BFA 2022) and Professor Shaurya Kumar push for systemic changes to support diverse artists.
Camille “Katahtu’ntha” Billie, a Black Indigenous artist, is the current artist-in-residence at the Center for Native Futures, Oct. 11, 2024. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)
Camille “Katahtu’ntha” Billie, a Black Indigenous artist, is the current artist-in-residence at the Center for Native Futures