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= Polvo = Polvo was a Chicago based artist collective created by Miguel Cortez, Jesus Macarena-Avila, and Elvia Rodriguez-Ochoa. The word "polvo" has many definitions, from dust to more regional slang terms used across Latin American Countries and Spain. The name was derived from the artists' original idea of creating a space through which creativity can flourish.

Founded in 1996, the collective has published several art and culture magazines, followed by an online website that initiated an international array of visual artists, writers, and cultural critics. In 1998 they launched a storefront space called "Polvo Art Studio", and another in February 2003, through which they showcased a broad scope of contemporary art, including installation projects, new media, and performance by both emerging and established artists. Since closing their galleries in Pilsen, Chicago in December of 2007, Polvo has focused more on curatorial projects, including their magazine and web-based projects. Among the various trajectories investigated and discussed through their published works and curated shows, the idea of the "collective" or "colectivo", community-based activism and cultural programming, and transnationalism continue to serve as a point of interest for Polvo today.

In 2003, Polvo launched an annex space called Sol Studio (SS) in Chicago's Humbolt Park neighborhood. Polvo Art Studio and Sol Studio worked to showcase international and local artists. Although these spaces did not fit the standard gallery setting, they both showcased cutting edge emerging and established artists in Chicago.

On April 2nd, 2008, a lively panel discussion on Alternative Art Spaces moderated by Elizabeth Chodos of Three Walls took place with Peter Taub, James Yood, Elvia Rodriguez, Salem Collo-Julin, at the Betty Rymer Gallery.

Members of the collective have included: Saul Aguirre, Edra Soto, Francisco Perez, Tony Patlan, and Gabriela Juarez.

Artists that exhibited work at Polvo include Laura Kina, Jno Cook, Ruben de Santiago, Jose Vargas, Gabriela Juarez, Guillermo Galindo, Tania Kupczak, Giselle Mercier, Liza Grobler, Michael Mac Garry, Karen F. Sanders, Anna Boles, John Lenting, Paola Cabal, CarianaCarianne, Harold Mendez, Dolan Geiman, Edra Soto, Huong Ngo, Amy Mall, Gisela Insuaste, and more.

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