[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 200 (Wednesday, November 17, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1247]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        IN RECOGNITION OF ARTE MUNDIAL GALLERY & HISPANIC MUSEUM

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                            HON. DARREN SOTO

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 17, 2021

   Mr. SOTO. Madam Speaker, the National Hispanic Corporate Achievers 
has been a non-profit organization in the state of Florida for over 20 
years.
  In 1998, the National Hispanic Corporate Achievers opened the first 
Hispanic Museum in Altamonte Springs to celebrate Latino art and 
culture. After 10 years, the space was purchased by a local hospital, 
but reopened in September of 2020 due to the growing Hispanic presence 
in Central Florida.
  On September 25, 2021, the National Hispanic Corporate Achievers 
opened the Arte Mundial Gallery and Hispanic Museum to showcase 
Hispanic artists across the state of Florida, 25 of which are exhibited 
today. The gallery and museum now have a collection of artifacts 
including original Taino carvings dated over 600 years and a collection 
of South American Indian sculptures, the latter donated by attorney and 
community leader Anthony Suarez. The museum is located at the Motor 
Trend building and occupies approximately 3,000 square feet donated by 
Jay Rosario, the president of Motor Trend.
  The following is a list of the Arte Mundial Gallery and Hispanic 
Museum Executive Artists Committee:
  Danny Ramos--Award-winning graphic designer, painter, president of 
the National Hispanic Corporate Achievers and founder of Arte Mundial 
Gallery & Hispanic Museum
  Felipe Morales--Nationally known sculptor
  Julio Sanchez--Regionally known Hispanic culture abstract artist
  Janette Falcon--Chairperson and curator of Arte Mundial Gallery & 
Hispanic Museum
  Yesenia Garcia--Artist, graphic designer, and communications director 
of the Arte Mundial Gallery and Hispanic Museum
  Pedro Brull--Cultural Impressionist
  Maria Ramos--Artist that features lifestyle of Taino indians
  General Committee members include:
  Louis Nieves--Urban New York culture artist
  Delfi Cruces--Environmental portrait painter
  Hiremio Garcia--Highly cultural and abstract artist
  Tom Correll--Modern abstract artist
  Melvin Antuna--Stylized cultural reflections artist
  Juan Felipe Benemelis--Stylized cultural reflections of different 
eras
  Jose Sanchez--Portrait and surrealism highly cultural artist
  F. Burgos--Cultural artist
  J. Jimenez--Cultural artist
  Kelvin Figueroa--Historical/realism artist
  Irene Napier--Abstract artist
  Jose Pardo--Realist
  Alberto Quintero--Modern portrait artist
  These committee members are presently exhibiting their works at the 
Arte Mundial Gallery and the Hispanic Museum. The National Hispanic 
Corporate Achievers' Arte Mundial Gallery and Hispanic Museum are now 
the only permanent exhibitions reflecting Hispanic culture by Hispanic 
artists in the state of Florida.

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