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U.S. Latinx art has experienced a boom in recent years due to the collective efforts of artists, curators, scholars, writers, and grant makers dedicated to advancing the field. In 2022, the Ford, Mellon, Getty, and Terra Foundations announced the Advancing Latinx Art in Museums (ALAM) program to support the field by creating and formalizing permanent early and mid-career curatorial positions at ten museums across the nation. The unprecedented program is the second phase of the Ford and Mellon Foundation’s Latinx Art Visibility Initiative, which was launched in 2021 with the Latinx Artist Fellowship, a 5-year, $5 million initiative, and partnership with the US Latinx Art Forum (USLAF) to support 75 artists with $50,000 in unrestricted grants. “Latinx Art: Curating and Shaping a Field” will bring together recently appointed Latinx art curators whose positions are supported by the ALAM initiative. Panelists will discuss their curatorial practices and visions for shaping the future of Latinx art and discuss initiatives focused on building and nurturing marginalized fields. Case studies of exhibitions and artist projects will also emphasize how efforts to uplift Latinx art must also prioritize focus on its Black, Indigenous, queer, and gender-diverse communities.