Collaborations with the Arlington Museum of Art included Huerta’s service as a member of the museum’s Board of Directors. He also lent his expertise as curator to some of the museum’s exhibitions and offered support and advice on several exhibition installations. He also helped the AMA connect with artists while broadening and deepening the museum’s on-going partnership with UT Arlington.
In a thoughtful tribute by Patricia Healy, Benito’s long-time Assistant Gallery Director, she said “Huerta has created an enduring legacy that will be hard to match.”
Asked what he remembers most about his time as curator of The Gallery at UTA, Huerta said, “Getting to meet and work with the wide variety of artists we have shown over the years has enriched my life, and I hope seeing their work has enriched others. One of the things I tried to achieve was the goal of exhibiting a diversity of ideas and artists. I also have tried to emphasize the artists and art of Texas, which I feel was overlooked for a long time. Fortunately, that is changing. I guess my hope is that the exhibitions I have organized had some sort of positive impact on both the artists and the community.”
Though stepping down from his gallery position, Professor Huerta will continue to teach studio art classes part-time in the UTA Department of Art and Art History.
To see images of Benito Huerta’s artwork and read more about his accomplishments, visit his website: flyingchalupaproductions.com
