Self Help Graphics & Art
self help graphic art inc community art center east los angeles california united state established self help graphic served critical locus activity chicano art movement center chicano latino artistic production shg wellknown organizing annual day dead festivity addition hosting exhibition musical performance throughout history organization worked wellknown artist los angeles area barbara carrasco los four east los streetscapers shizu saldamando artist franciscan nun karen boccalero started producing print east los angeles garage chicano artist carlos bueno antonio ibáñez frank hernández others decided work together promote community art work local artist use art instrument social change barrio establish cultural art center artist first exhibition following year east los angeles shopping center called el mercado organization time went name art inc renamed self help graphic art found home suite third floor office building brooklyn avenue boyle height squarefoot space financed order sister st francis donated following year space expanded square foot grant campaign human development first official activity organization inaugural batik silkscreen workshop ended group exhibition participating artist paid small fee provided material thus began self help tradition instructing budding artist graphic art technique shortly thereafter fund provided california art council allowed hiring artist peter tovar michael amescua fernando amozorrutia carlos bueno victor du bois jeff gate linda orozco jesse ray carla webber silvia chavez linda vallejo art instructor first day dead celebration usa began shg first material support self help scarce boccalero raised fund beverly hill art enthusiast sought donation art store museum catholic organization artist realized order accomplish goal creating permanent home community art center would need support major institution national endowment art boccalero attended grantwriting workshop hired professional administrative staff including bilingual office manager supplied american gi forum serjobs progress self help able benefit title vi funding comprehensive employment training act variety capacity self help relocated former location large building corner cesar chavez avenue formerly brooklyn avenue gage street building owned archdiocese los angeles previously home catholic youth organization rented space dance meeting term lease renewable every ten year self help pay one dollar per year rent according cultural historian kristen guzmán correspondence involving sister karen member community well franciscan priest santa barbara oakland evident church vital self help existence period former self help building contained gallery galería otra vez printing room office studio space artistsinresidence storage area two story today exterior wall building adorned embedded ceramic piece mosaic mural large statue lady guadalupe stood parking lot relocated new building boyle height mosaic work done artist eduardo oropeza boccalero functioned executive director death point succeeded tomás benítez may artist gustavo leclerc became center new artistic director charged broadening self help horizon personnel change may symptom larger problem benítez stepped march financial crisis became public knowledge june door self help locked staff dismissed unforeseen nature closure evoked angry reaction artist affiliated center community large series meeting held ensure closure temporary preempt potential future problem resulting lack funding lack organizational transparency apparently trouble started discovered building need repair numerous fundraiser held including benefit concert ozomatli enough cover repair necessary raised safety issue self help worker liability concern organization additional complication ownership building still belonged archdiocese los angeles recently news became public self help sold archdiocese los angeles former owner sister saint francis said asked archdiocese facilitate sale building sister carol snyder said became untenable support venture make money several attempt made self help purchase building rejected new owner financially feasible notforprofit organization continue paying rent able secure new space march moved east first street los angeles ca mosaic statue lady guadalupe also transported new location april self help graphic art acquired headquarters amount million located e st st boyle height achievement organization ensured permanence eastside la future generation building acquisition made possible community reinvestment act cra bond fund city los angeles economic workforce development office funding los angeles county board supervisor weingart foundation lending california community foundation private donor year fundraising support capital campaign community engagement surrounding development building organization embark cultural center renovation detail forthcoming self help began program called barrio mobile art studio bmas bmas large van equipped art supply mission develop individual aesthetic appreciation provide alternative mode selfexpression increase individual appreciation chicano culture weekday bmas visited public parochial school taught photography batik sculpture puppetry filmmaking weekend van went neighborhood boyle height city terrace lincoln height provide art material training people age participation encouraged even among member street gang used material publish newsletter gang activity program although phased served model similar program los angeles elsewhere self help began experimental screenprint atelier workshop fine art serigraphy serigraphy technique expensive required greater expertise silkscreening represented departure chicano sensibility rasquachismo humorous sense pride able make limited resource nonetheless gave artist greater latitude individual expression created higherquality product resulted greater prestige artist center shift also mean concentrate center resource becoming limited due reagan administrationera cutback social spending production higherquality work also opened possibility funding self help activity sale print stephen rose first master printer oscar duardo second josé alpuche third masterprinter – atelier held least twice year usually center around specific theme example resident evicted wilshire corridor artist produced print accusing city gentrification theme included virgin guadalupe aid los angeles riot poet sor juana special project also undertaken maestras atelier workshop female artist first maestras atelier took place featured artist yreina cervantez barbara carrasco laura e alvarez chicano expression internationally touring exhibit funded united state information agency provide exposure american value culture exhibit featured work artist toured south africa colombia honduras germany france spain boccalero found funding allow artist self help staff travel exhibition fostered networking artist country visited self help graphic art invited glasgow scotland artist glasgow print studio october collaborate day dead workshop celebration revival indigenous holiday día de los muertos part mexicanamerican reclamation indigenous identity important social aspect chicano movement self help played integral role holiday revival california first celebration become event requiring funding today day dead one los angeless major celebration receives funding national endowment humanity among source preparation generally begin august papel picadomaking altarmaking printmaking workshop child adult november participant many paint face calaveras proceed cesar chavez evergreen cemetery personal family altar set food pan de muerto offered deceased family member interred sometimes mass celebrated attendee return self help altar ofrendas print work exhibited often musical theatrical performance luis valdez teatro campesino performed el fin del mundo part program event occasion promotional brochure explains learn important role heritage tradition play defining also used make artistic political statement chicano conceptual performance art group asco took advantage opportunity confront bythen entrenched social political culture irreverent invasion midst ceremony attended los angeless political elite harry gamboa jr patssi valdez gronk willie herrón delivered giant envelope marked postage due emerged wild costume acting absurdist message piece challenge self help orthodox interpretation holiday according gronk originally asked come piece shown film mexico day dead sort rolled eye like gonna repeat like thats fine somewhere else u day dead mean lot different thing doesnt necessarily mean paper cutout skull head invent mean u day dead taken political bent used mourn died political violence occasionally used vehicle artistically criticize policy united state especially affect latino community altar honor victim iraq war incorporate text image highlighting high casualty rate among latino soldier example mexican museum san francisco dedicated exhibition chicano en mictlán día de los muertos en california day dead celebration self help san franciscos galería de la raza day dead celebration grown large held self help parking lot celebration moved current location east los angeles civic center rd street mednik avenue september – response trump administration’s announcement plan repeal daca selfhelp graphic art partner national day laborer organization network produce distribute poster advising mexican immigrant respond confronted immigration authority april – self help graphic art acquired headquarters amount million located e st st boyle height landmark achievement organization ensured permanence eastside la future generation building acquisition made possible community reinvestment act cra bond fund city los angeles economic workforce development office funding los angeles county board supervisor weingart foundation lending california community foundation private donor september – latinx art alliance nonprofit launched consisting selfhelp graphic art four prominent greater los angeles area art organization la plaza museum latin american art vincent price art museum social public art resource center mission facilitate equal representation latino art community local national level june – self help graphic art announced one million dollar donation philanthropist mackenzie scott within two week news nonprofit organization announced california state funding amount four million dollar toward renovation e st st boyle height building april – year fundraising support capital campaign community engagement surrounding development e st st building organization embark cultural center renovation detail forthcoming güereña salvador c self help graphic art organizational history guide self help graphic archive retrieved guzmán kristen self help graphic art art heart east los angeles edited colin gunckel los angeles university california los angeles isbn hernandez daniel august self help graphic art los angeles time romo tere chicano en mictlán día de los muertos en california san francisco mexican museum mark vallen self help graphic finished art change retrieved state california department park recreation primary record pdf june article incorporates text source public domain official website shg news guide self help graphic archive california ethnic multicultural archive university california santa barbara latinx art alliance