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Diamante Arts and Cultural Center–the longest standing Latino Hispanic Arts and Culture organization in North Carolina. Through its programs and activities, it reaches more than 50,000 people in 2023.

MISSION

Diamante is dedicated to the preservation, development, and promotion of the culture, heritage, and artistic expressions of the diverse Latino/Hispanic community of North Carolina.

VISION

Uniting Communities Through Latino Arts & Culture

How we do it

* Organizing activities that help develop understanding and appreciation of the Hispanic/Latino community; its diversity, cultural norms, and contributions. 

* Offering cultural and arts programming that represent the Hispanic/Latino experience and advance its cultural heritage, art forms, and creative minds

* Designing initiatives that accelerate engagement and collaboration within the broader community for greater cross-cultural exchanges, networking, and shared action

* Creating opportunities that engage Hispanics/Latinos and other community groups (non-Hispanic/Latinos) in arts education, leadership, community service, and economic development

Centro de Arte y Cultura Diamante – la organización de artes y cultura hispana/latina más antigua de Carolina del Norte. A través de sus programas y actividades, alcanzó a más de 50,000 personas en 2023.

MISIÓN
Diamante está dedicada a la preservación, desarrollo y promoción de la cultura, herencia y expresiones artísticas de la diversa comunidad latina/hispana de Carolina del Norte.

VISIÓN
Uniendo comunidades a través del arte y la cultura latina

Cómo lo hacemos

  • Organizamos actividades que fomentan el entendimiento y la apreciación de la comunidad hispana/latina, su diversidad, normas culturales y contribuciones.

  • Ofrecemos programación cultural y artística que representa la experiencia hispana/latina y promueve su herencia cultural, formas artísticas y creatividad.

  • Diseñamos iniciativas que aceleran la participación y colaboración dentro de la comunidad en general para lograr mayores intercambios interculturales, redes de contacto y acciones compartidas.

  • Creamos oportunidades que involucran a latinos/hispanos y a otros grupos comunitarios (no latinos/hispanos) en la educación artística, liderazgo, servicio comunitario y desarrollo económico.

STAFF

Peter Marin

Curator of Exhibitions

Mexican 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Pamela Guerra

Board Vice-Chair

Mexican

Veronica Gutierrez

Secretary

Mexican

Wake Tech

Taty Maria Padilla

Board Treasurer

Puerto Rican

Retired

 

Angelica Davila Ramirez

Board Member

Mexican

Duke Energy

Rosalina Palacios

Board Member –

El Salvador

Keller Williams Realty Raleigh

Rosa Antunez Boatwright

Board Member

Honduras

The Law Offices of James Scott Farrin

Angelica Davila

Francisco Guzman

Board Member

Mexican

NCDHHS

Gustavo Schmidt

Board Member

Panamenian

First Citizens Bank

Lizette Cruz Watko

Founder

Board Member Emeritus

Dominican/ Puerto Rican

Watko Properties & Watko Entertainment