L.A. Memo, Highlighting the Contribution of Chicano/a Artists to American Art, Opens March 18
In the 1970s and 1980s, Los Angeles-based Chicanas/os strove to scrutinize aspects of popular culture and advanced alternative narratives concerning race, gender, sexuality, and citizenship that were not represented within mainstream art practice at the time. These efforts are investigated in the new exhibition, L.A. Memo: Chicana/o Art from
LA Plaza Names Veteran Local Arts Administrator Leticia Rhi Buckley as New CEO
Long-time Los Angeles-based arts advocate and administrator Leticia Rhi Buckley has been selected as Chief Executive Officer of LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes in downtown Los Angeles, succeeding retiring CEO John Echeveste. Buckley assumes the position at the Los Angeles County museum and cultural center on April 4, beginning
LA Plaza Cocina Opens its First Exhibition Celebrating Maize, Mexico’s Gift to the World
. . LA Plaza Cocina, the first museum dedicated to Mexican food, opened its doors on Monday, February 7, with its inaugural exhibition Maize: Past, Present and Future, a tribute to the cuisine’s most essential ingredient. Curated by Maite Gomez-Rejón and Ximena Martin, visitors will recognize many
Frank Romero’s “Going to the 1984 Olympics” Arrives at LA Plaza
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 now on display at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes through September 2022. The original painting, measuring 54” x 144”, is on display in the second-floor
Advancing Arts in Eastern LA County: LA Plaza Eastside Arts Initiative Awards $150,000
Building on its effort to help advance the arts in Eastern Los Angeles County, the LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes (LA Plaza)-Eastside Arts Initiative (EAI) today announced a total of $150,000 in grants awarded to local artists and arts organizations in support of community arts programming. EAI grants ranging from $5,000 to $25,000 were awarded to five artists and seven arts organizations.
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