Latinx artists throughout the diaspora are broadening the lane of representation for their community by shifting the spotlight to their creativity. Launched on the cusp of a weekend dominated by NFL and Emmy Awards hashtags, #LatinxsCreate points to a pipeline of creative minds expanding the Latinx narrative via Twitter.
“I wanted us all to see each other! Making stuff. Make connections, find each other, collaborate, keep building community,” young adult author Tristan J. Tarwater tweeted of her decision to bring the hashtag to life. “I want us to get paid. To get picked up, to get gigs. We have the skills.”
Tarwater’s endeavor was not in vain as creators tied to Latin America continue to form a network on the social media platform. “Our heritage is here, for us to know, to wrap ourselves into it,” she continued. “[Our] future lays at our fingertips, for us to create.”
Fellow #Latinxs, share your work in the #LatinxsCreate hashtag! Link to your Patreons, sites, etc. Celebrate Latinxs who make!
— Tristan J. Tarwater (@backthatelfup) September 15, 2016
#LatinxsCreate From Costa Rica, I do stuff with colors pic.twitter.com/JoswzUrfiS
— Johel Rivera (@johelRivera) September 17, 2016
hola #LatinxsCreate! theresa michelle, mexi+salvy in love with lettering via canvas + prints 🎨🖋 #michiquitatmf @Etsy pic.twitter.com/m0vbz0v2Y5
— tmf|lowers (@reesaflowers) September 19, 2016
#LatinxsCreate im just a Dominican college student into social justice who sometimes is also a poet :)) 💕🖊🇩🇴 pic.twitter.com/QzEGFV1A8i
— ur favorite (@mamimangux) September 18, 2016
im ana, im salvadorean. i plan on selling my art and starting a line of merch in the future ??💕 #LatinxsCreate pic.twitter.com/oyvJqe7cGL
— ana (@sketchbookbunny) September 19, 2016
Im A. Lamourt and did u kno? Im a puerto rican creator of comics and graphic designer in training #LatinxsCreate pic.twitter.com/S7hk6IPaZq
— laskull 💀 (@laskullart) September 16, 2016
Panamá. Dibujo for fun. #LatinxsCreate pic.twitter.com/6S685XQ2vE
— Nelly (@hanpetos) September 21, 2016
Hi, I’m a queer poly chicana storyteller in New Orleans. I shot a choreo video this past weekend. #LatinxsCreate pic.twitter.com/pV75AaR17k
— ?Daniela’s Lair? (@dcap) September 20, 2016
Here’s my inkpen and colored pencil sketch of a selfie with Botero’s Gertrudis sculpture. Cartagena, Colombia. #LatinxsCreate @TravelLatina pic.twitter.com/DpsjehuS8J
— Char J. Stoever (@vulnerabletrvlr) September 21, 2016
Two years ago today… #LatinxsCreate pic.twitter.com/ZnSu0FTEpu
— Tony Snark (@Latinegro) September 20, 2016
mexicana making art #LatinxsCreate pic.twitter.com/znENDYcADa
— RUNSY (@runsyyy) September 20, 2016
#LatinxsCreate 🇵🇷
I express myself through photographs and videos.Instagram: MandasJournal
https://t.co/EUaXZstEcX— Amanda N. Rivas (@MandasJournal) September 18, 2016
Hola #LatinxsCreate! I’m Alexis, a Nuyorican artist/writer. After studying art most of my life, I’m now writing love stories w/ PR heroines. pic.twitter.com/pG4ga2YVhC
— Alexis Daria (@alexisdaria) September 21, 2016