Nueva Luz vol. 20:1 | Page 4

Publisher’ s Statement

Dear En Foco Supporters,
We are fortunate to once again publish another issue of Nueva Luz. For many, Nueva Luz has been a beacon of opportunity for many photographers of color and though it is a beacon that has been undercapitalized. It has survived … a tribute to the En Foco family. Sadly, this year is no different and in many ways far more severe. It is a sign of diminishing support for community based arts organizations like En Foco and like so many others, we are struggling to sustain our commitment to quality and service.
Given the fiscal realities, En Foco is compelled to introduce cost saving measures so that we can deliver basic services. Nueva Luz will be published semi-annually instead of triannual. We will only print 500 copies but we will make each issue available at no cost to the public. This move from the print version to an online platform allows us to reach a much broader public with immense audience development possibilities. Needless to say, we view this as a more democratic approach as we move vigorously to integrate our social media as an efficient, cost effective venture.
For the next fiscal year, Nueva Luz will publish an issue of the five En Foco Photography Fellowship awardees who were selected through a competitive peer panel process. The second one will be centered on En Foco’ s early history and its permanent collection. One of our most important but relatively unknown assets is our permanent collection with over 800 photographs and related vital items, e. g. catalogues, reviews, etc. What is trending for En Foco is the financial support of its constituency and the sharing of our important collection with our community and family of artists.
Thank you for your extraordinary support of Nueva Luz, En Foco’ s professional development services, exhibitions, and networking( virtual and live) events. Please enjoy this issue but in the meantime, we welcome your suggestions, critiques, curatorial ideas, etc. from you to info @ enfoco. org.
Bill Aguado Interim Director
Layza Garcia Program Manager / Editor
Nueva Luz Publishers Page
Board of Directors
Board of Advisors
En Foco Staff
Frank Gimpaya, Chairperson George Acevedo Leenda Bonilla Juanita Lanzo George Malave Bruce Miller
Nadema Agard Chug Benitez Trey Boddie Elizabeth Ferrer Ricky Flores Charlie Grosso Jeff Hoone Marysol Nieves M. V. Swanson
Bill Aguado Interim Director Layza Garcia Program Manager & Editor Marisol Diaz Exhibitions Consultant Kathi Pavlick Development Volunteer
Claire Dorfman Permanent Collections
Arts Administration Intern
Néstor Otero Nueva Luz Design & Production
Charles Biasini-Rivera Co-Founder and Director Emeritus
Frank Gimpaya Original Design & Concept
Eastwood Litho, Inc. Printing
Nueva Luz 3 cover I Sandra Ayala. Break Away. 2014. digital print