Join Us for a FREE Pop Up
Graffiti & Painting
Join us for a special celebration of art and achievement this Saturday, June 29th, from 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm. The event will kick off with a reception and recognition ceremony from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm, featuring delicious food from Julia Mae's Kitchen. Following the reception, the art gallery showcasing the talented works of Somos la Voz students will be open from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm at Aztlan. Come and be inspired by the masterpieces created by these dedicated and passionate young artists, who have poured their heart and soul into their art over the past few months. We look forward to sharing this special moment with you!
When: Saturday June 29th, 2024, 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Where: Aztlan Libre
About Somos La Voz
Somos La Voz is a free art education program for Chicano and Mexican-American identifying youth, taking place between February and August 2024. Through a grant from Far South/Border North, Via International is teaming up with Aztlan Libre to offer art and activism classes led by Chicano and Mexican-American teaching artists, and will result in youth collaborating with teaching artists to produce three public pop-up events showcasing the art of participating youth to the general public.
The underlying goal of this program is twofold: to connect the youth generation of Chicanos and Mexican-Americans with their unique cultural legacy, and to bring this legacy to the general public through free celebratory pop-up events. Art mediums on display may include visual art such as painting, graffiti art, and/or pinstriping or music and performance art such as Latin fusion music, Mexican folk music, and/or Aztec dance, among other possible mediums.
Are You a Youth Activist or Artist?
We are looking for youth identifying as Chicano and/or Mexican-American, aged 12-24 interested in learning to use art as a tool for activism and self expression! Workshops will be held in Logan Heights between February and August 2024. Participation is completely free.
Interested? Sign up and tell us your interests.