I had the privilege to talk to Nora Chapa Mendoza, an artist, activist and teacher, who is breaking another barrier by becoming the first Hispanic woman to receive the Kresge Eminent Artist Award.

Now 38, Mendoza is an activist and a critically acclaimed film director who served as the artistic director for the Women’s March on Washington, the largest single-day protest in U.S. history ...

Chapa Mendoza — who has been named the 2024 Kresge Eminent Artist, metro Detroit’s most prestigious arts award — may occasionally be at a loss for specific memories, but her wit and talent ...

Certainly it’s a sign of progress that society no longer presumes a woman will or should give up her career when she has a child. Nevertheless, for women artists, motherhood — venerated in ...

Artist Nora Chapa Mendoza is the 16th recipient of the award since its inception in 2008. The honor recognizes a lifetime's contribution to the arts and the Detroit area’s cultural community.