The newly opened Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art and Culture (“The Cheech”) in Riverside, Calif., houses the world's largest collection of works by Mexican American artists. Rosy Cortez had a ...
Community historian Ruben Molina's discovery of 1950s rhythm & blues records with handwritten tags inspired "The Dreamy Side," a book documenting overlooked Chicano youth culture.
The work of more than 50 multidisciplinary North Texas artists is featured in the “Chicano” art exhibition at the Art on Main gallery. A myriad of Chicano art is on display at an East Dallas art ...
In 1970, a collective of artists and activists took flight at Sacramento State. Two new professors harnessed the energy of students and community artists to fight for farmworkers’ rights and serve ...
Armando Cid (1943 – 2009), 'Tacos y Otras Cosas,' 1983. Screenprint, 23 x 17 1/2 in. La Raza Galeria Posada Poster Collection, Gerth Special Collections & University Archives. What if you were part of ...
A large photo of Esteban Villa, José Montoya, Ricardo Favela and Pedro "Pete" Hernandez by Harold Nihel is displayed at the “Rebels With La Causa: Royal Chicano Air Force Art and Activism, 1970-1990,” ...
For Maira Meza, it started with those poster contests for kids encouraging them to say no to drugs. As a kid who loved to draw, she entered those annual contests and won — twice. Later, she got ...
In the Curator’s Words is an occasional series that takes a critical look at current exhibitions through the eyes of curators. When Rafael Barrientos Martinez first discovered Ramsés Noriega’s art, he ...
Zachary Roman tours the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture with TODEC, an educational group for children of Coachella Valley farmworkers. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) In 2022, the ...
In a leafy park in Mexico City, beside colonial era fountains and food stands, Italia Segovia's designs are turning heads, as usual. A pink ruffled dress with white lace and big bow; a high-school ...
When filmmaker Travis Gutiérrez Senger reflects on Asco’s legacy, he quickly notes they were more than an art group; they created a movement, one with remarkable influence on Chicano art history.