Rubin Center for the Visual Arts

The Rubin Center for the Visual Arts at The University of Texas at El Paso is one of the most intellectually vital contemporary art spaces in the American Southwest, presenting innovative exhibitions with a sustained focus on border culture, Latinx art, and the diverse creative communities of the US-Mexico frontera. The Rubin's location on the UTEP campus — distinctive buildings featuring Bhutanese-inspired architecture unique in North America — gives it both an engaged community of students and faculty and a connection to the international border that shapes its curatorial vision. Exhibitions at the Rubin consistently address questions of cultural identity, migration, and transnational artistic practice that are central to the experience of life in the borderlands.