2D portraits and artwork of key Asian Pacific American female activists and advocates in Los Angeles who have demonstrated the power of speaking up and making change to showcase diverse stories of empowerment and leadership through portraits, story blurbs and an interactive social media #TogetherWeSpeak.
Mondays – Fridays 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sponsors: City of Los Angeles, Pacific Bridge Arts Foundation, Los Angeles City Councilmember David E. Ryu, 4th District, and Kore Asian Media
Featuring paintings, sketches, and lithographs, Coyote Leaves the Res: The Art of Harry Fonseca focuses on the recurring figure of Coyote, a trickster, shape shifter, and storyteller capable of moving undetected between different worlds. This exhibition explores the complexity of Harry Fonseca’s (Nisenan Maidu, Hawaiian, Portuguese, 1946–2006) art within the context of a contemporary world, in which new freedoms and old biases often exist side-by-side. As both a gay man and a person of mixed heritage, Fonseca used his work…
Lightscapes: Re-envisioning the Shanshuihua presents works from Nick Dong and Wu Chi-Tsung, two Taiwan-born contemporary artists. Re-imagining the philosophies of Chinese landscape paintings, the exhibition brings forward new media works and immersive light-based installations that are not often explored within this genre. Tuesdays – Sundays 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Adults – $3, Seniors and Students – $2, Museum Members – Free
We will be discussing House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros.
The Rodriguezes is a play written and performed by Grammy winner, Rosalie Rodriguez. She takes us through her life growing up in a Mariachi family through song and storytelling. This is part of Center Theatre Group’s free monthly Play Readings series.
The CSUF Latino Communications Institute (LCI) Inaugural Alumni Award Night will be held on Wednesday, September 18 at La Plaza de Cultura y Artes in Los Angeles. The LCI will recognize alumni for their accomplishments in their careers or community service. LCI partners will also be recognized for supporting LCI’s mission, which is to develop a student and alumni talent pipeline that adds diversity to public relations, advertisement, journalism, entertainment, and other communications fields. $10 Online $15 at the door
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