Join Us for July FREE Events
This course explores Chicano identity through art and self-expression, focusing on cultural themes and personal viewpoints.
Learn to express impactful ideas with drawing and color, using art as both therapy and a powerful communication tool. Discover how art can deeply influence our surroundings, reflecting the resilience and unique perspectives of the Chicano community.
Discover the joy of shaping and molding colorful clay into unique forms.
Develop essential skills, ignite your imagination, and create tangible art. Join us for a fun and accessible journey into the world of sculpting – no experience required!
We welcome participants between the ages of 10 and 20 years old.
Please register by clicking the button below!
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.