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The Legacy of Cacao at LA Plaza Cocina | November 5, 2022 – April 30, 2023
LA Plaza Cocina opened its newest exhibition, The Legacy of Cacao, which focuses on chocolate, one of the most popular foods in the world,…
Abuelita’s Kitchen: Mexican Food Stories | May 22 through October 23, 2022 | LA Plaza Cocina
LA Plaza Cocina, an extension of LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes and the nation’s first museum and teaching kitchen dedicated to Mexican food,…
L.A. Memo: Chicana/o Art from 1972-1989 | Through Aug 14, 2022
Highlighting the artistic contribution that Los Angeles-based Chicana/o artists made to American art, this exhibition, consisting of 51 artworks by 31 artists, investigates how…
“Going to the 1984 Olympics” by Frank Romero | November 22, 2021 – August 6, 2022
Going to the 1984 Olympics, the original painting by Frank Romero which served as the basis for his iconic mural overlooking the Hollywood Freeway, is on…
Patriotism in Conflict: Fighting for Country and Comunidad | November 14, 2021 through June 19, 2022
Marking fifty-one years since the National Chicano Moratorium took place in East Los Angeles, where more than 30,000 participants marched to protest the Vietnam…
3B Collective, Chicano Moratorium Mural, 2021 | Through June 19, 2021
3B Collective is a Los Angeles-based group of artists and designers who produce individual works, create site-specific installations, public artworks, and murals. 3B’s works…
Carlos Almaraz: Evolution of Form | Through February 13, 2022
Carlos Almaraz: Evolution of Form focuses on the earlier periods in the artist’s life that played a significant influence on his artistic styles and…
Only Light Can Do That by Patrick Martinez | May 7, 2021 – September 5, 2021
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes presented a large-scale neon mural installation exhibition by multimedia artist Patrick Martinez. Activating LA Plaza’s Vickrey-Brunswig and Plaza…
afroLAtinidad: mi casa, my city | February 22, 2020 – September 29, 2021
LA Plaza explores the history and contemporary experiences of Afrolatinidad in Los Angeles through art, photographs, and personal objects in "afroLAtinidad: mi casa, my…
Linda Vallejo: Brown Belongings
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes announces its forthcoming exhibition, Linda Vallejo: Brown Belongings, a collection of new and recent work from the Los…
¡Murales Rebeldes! L.A. Chicana/o Murals Under Siege
Los Angeles was once the mural capital of the world. Thousands of murals were painted in the city during the late twentieth century, most…
Landscapes & Land Dwellers: Photography of Place by Rafael Cardenas
Take a walk with self-taught photographer Rafael Cardenas as he traverses northeast, east, and downtown L.A. Through new and rarely-exhibited photographs, Cardenas explores the…
!Ya Basta! The East L.A. Walkouts and the Power of Protest
During one week in 1968, ten thousand East Los Angeles high school students walked out of class. Protesting unequal conditions in their schools, they…
Education Not Deportation
For this companion installation to ¡Ya Basta! The East L.A. Walkouts and the Power of Protest, youth from Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA) took…
Recuerdos del Futuro: Roaming Magu’s Chicano Dreams
Grounded in the rasquache sensibility of survival and inventiveness, Gilbert ‘Magu’ Luján reimagined physical and cultural environments to create alternate realities. This exhibition traces…
¡Mírame! Expressions of Queer Latinx Art
Latinx LGBTQ artists including Laura Aguilar, Ben Cuevas, Xandra Ibarra, Alma Lopez, Dalila Mendez, Yosimar Reyes, Julio Salgado, Hector Silva, and Joey Terrill reflect…
UNCENSORED – L.A. History: A Mexican Perspective
In 1990, Barbara Carrasco’s L.A. History: A Mexican Perspective, a portable mural about the history of Los Angeles, was temporarily displayed at Union Station.…
Mujeres de Maiz: Twenty Years of ARTivism & Herstory en L.A.
Mujeres de Maiz, a prolific women’s ARTivist (artist + activist) and wellness collective, combines traditions of feminist, LGBTQ, and civil rights activism with indigenous…
Espejismo/Cicatriz (Mirage/Scar): New Works by Ernesto Yerena Montejano
LA Plaza's exhibition, Espejismo//Cicatriz (Mirage/Scar): New Works from Ernesto Yerena, is an attempt to continue a conversation within the Latino / Chicano / Hispanic…
Peloteros in Paradise: A Los Angeles Beisbol Story
This exhibition examines the dynamic relationship between baseball and the Mexican and Mexican-American communities of Southern California, from the local teams of the early…
Corazón de la Comunidad: A Story of Mariachi in Los Angeles
Mariachi music began in eighteenth-century Mexico. The genre migrated to Los Angeles, where it was popularized by many musical groups. Today, the definition of…
The Many Faces of Anthony Quinn
Born in Chihuahua, Mexico and raised in East Los Angeles, Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca became a celebrated actor. As Anthony Quinn, he took part…
Past Exhibitions