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FRI, SAT, SUN

1—5

The galleries are open during intermissions:
Pacifica Performances

SANCHEZ ART center

1220-B Linda Mar

Pacifica, CA 94044

650.355.1894

fax 650.355.1752

 

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TUES, WED, THURS

1—5

 

EAST GALLERY

 

Galería de la Raza, one of the nation’s most stable and cutting-edge Latino arts organizations, celebrates its fortieth birthday this year. Since its founding in 1970, Galería de la Raza has conducted programs serving Latino audiences and artists. Born of the legacy of cultural activism, Galería defines itself as a place of cultural affirmation and self-discovery for the founding Chicano community. In the 1970s, Galería organized the first community mural program in the United States, re-introduced Frida Kahlo's work to the American public, and was at the forefront of reclaiming images and practices from popular traditions that not only reflected but helped form El Movimiento. For example, Galería was responsible for establishing the Mexican celebration of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in San Francisco as an articulation of Chicano and Latino aesthetics.

In the eighties, Galería began presenting temporary painted murals on a large billboard attached to the outside wall of its 24th and Bryant Street building. In the mid-nineties, artist and board member Amalia Mesa-Bains developed the ReGeneration Project to provide emerging artists with exhibition and professional development opportunities and to directly involve young Latino artists in the planning and management of Galería activities. Project participants created the Digital Mural Project, an ongoing public art program that replaced the painted temporary murals on Galería’s billboard with computer-generated images. The current exhibition presents a selection of these digital murals, with commentary on the individual artists and the significance of each mural image.