Mi Pueblo Lindo Heritage Arts develops collaborative experiences that connect artistic practice, education, and community knowledge. Led by Verónica Olivares-Weber, this work brings students, educators, artists, families, and local organizations together through shared projects and conversation.
Verónica works with educators and community partners to connect classroom learning with local experiences. Her collaborations with Princeton University's Program for Community-Engaged Scholarship (ProCES) include advising on projects exploring immigration, housing, cultural heritage, and neighborhood history.
Explore Princeton's Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood through an educational walking tour led by Verónica. Beginning with its African American history, participants learn about the people, institutions, and community networks that shaped the neighborhood.
The tour moves into discussions of migration, immigrant experiences, gentrification, housing affordability, and displacement. Guided conversation invites participants to consider the challenges of preserving cultural heritage, community ties, and a sense of belonging.
Drawing on her community relationships, Verónica helps connect students and faculty with residents for oral history initiatives, including Voices of Princeton. These collaborations create opportunities to listen, learn, and bring local perspectives into educational projects.
Participatory projects invite people across generations to contribute to a shared artwork. From student-created installations and public art to collaborative ofrendas, these experiences explore cultural heritage, identity, memory, and belonging.
Verónica curates exhibitions that connect artistic expression with cultural perspectives and personal experience. Her work includes exhibitions featuring professional artists and student showcases that bring young people's ideas into public view.
Founded by Verónica in 2014, Festival Cultural Latino brings artists, performers, artisans, families, and community organizations together to celebrate Latin American cultures.
Presented with Princeton Public Library and community partners, the festival creates opportunities for cultural exchange through music, dance, art, and family activities.