Arts & Entertainment
Avenue 50 Studio to Host 'Resurrected Histories' Talk
Key players in the Chicano arts movement will discuss Highland Park's role in history on Sunday at Avenue 50 Studio.
On January 14, looked back into the Highland Park's not-to-distant past, highlighting the neighborhood's key role in the Chicano arts movement on the 1970s through the "Resurrected Histories" exhibit.
The archival exhibition presented paintings, graphic art, photographs, publications and other memorabilia telling the story of the Chicano arts collectives Mechicano and the Centro de Arte Publico. Featured artists included Carlos Almaraz, Barbara Carrasco, Leo Limon, Guillermo Bejerano, John Valadez, Dolores Guerrero and others associated with the collectives.
On Sunday, from 2-4 p.m., those artists will participate in a question and answer session at Avenue 50 Studio.
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From Avenue 50 Studio:
Please join us on Sunday, January 29 from 2-4 pm for a discussion with artists Barbara Carrasco, Richard Duardo, Dolores Guerrero and John Valadez regarding the Highland Park arts collectives Concilio de Arte Popular, Corrazon Productions and Mechicano Art Center. Curator Sybil Venegas will moderate.
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On Sunday, Avenue 50 Studios will unveil a documentary on the Chicano arts movement, which was produced by Abel Alejandre with footage collected by .
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