En Foco’s Collection Champions Minority Artists

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Focusing on the Hidden History

Born of the fervor of the 1970s, En Foco has gone from a community-based arts group to a national advocate for a dizzyingly diverse group of photographers. An exhibition at Sarah Lawrence College showcases that work.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/24/focusing-on-the-hidden-history/?pagewanted=all

among its supporters, En Foco – where I worked after graduating from college in 1979 – continues to exist, though it long ago moved itself and its archives to offices at the Bronx Council on the Arts. It retains its mission to foster cultural diversity, encouraging up-and-coming photographers and challenging those who curate shows and publish books.