Amor Es Amor Exhibit at Northglenn Arts Celebrates LGBTQ+ Chicano Culture

“Pride is every month. It’s not just in June — just like any culture,” says Lucille Rivera, Chicano Humanities and Arts Council vice president and curator, explaining her reasoning for opening an LGBTQ+ Pride exhibit that will close a week into June. Amor Es Amor, presented by CHAC galleries and Northglenn Arts, spotlights artists from Latino and Chicano communities — many of whom are LGBTQ+ —  with works about embracing every form of love.

Rivera explains that the show is dedicated to the self-respect, dignity and pride of the LGBTQ+ Latino and Chicano communities through the work of twelve featured artists, including Rivera. She has been a photographer for fifteen years and believes that every piece of art holds a story. Her photographs tell the tale of her granddaughter,…