Press Room
Click on the archives below for past programs, (including press releases), and/or contact us at info@maclaarte.org for additional information.
News & Press Releases
2015
March 2015: MACLA presents its 17th Latino Art Now! Exhibition
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January 2015: MACLA presents ¡Ser!, the award-winning theater performance by Karen Anzoategui, directed by Marcos Nájera.
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2014
September 2014: Jeff Chang reads from his latest book, Who We Be: The Colorization of America, on October 23, 2014. Discussion with KQED follows.
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August 2014: Unmasked, an exhibition on real and re-imagined superheoes, opens August 27, 2014.
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May 2014: Cosmos Codex, commissioned work by Vargas-Suarez UNIVERSAL, opens May 2, 2014.
Apr 2014: Community Supported Art (CSA) Program launches April 7, 2014.
Mar 2014: MACLA is co-initiating "What's your Stance on Arts and Culture in San Jose?" on April 23, 2014, 7:00 p.m. at the San Jose Repertory Theater.
Latino Art Now! 16th Annual Auction + Exhibition, opens March 7, 2014.
Feb 2014: MACLA is co-sponsoring this February's Center for Literary Arts lecture, featuring novelist Cristina García in conversation with Andrew Sean Greer. Ms. García has published six highly-acclaimed novels, including Dreaming in Cuban, a finalist for the National Book Award. A reading and book signing is on February 5, followed by the lecture on February 6 at 1:00 pm. This event is organized by The Center for Literary Arts in San Jose and the Department of World Languages and Literatures at San Jose State University.Visit litart.org for details.
Jan 2014: Our Senior Curator, Mónica Ramírez-Montagut, participates in Yerba Buena Center for the Arts' ConVerge event, an evening of performance and conversation that explores cross-disciplinary collaboration and generative platforms in art-making today. www.ybca.org/converge
Video Archive
VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
2013 PEAPOD ADOBE YOUTH VOICES ACADEMY
Film: Rhythm of a Refugee (2013 Adobe Aspire Awards, 1st Place Best Collaboration Project)
Film: Be the One
Music Video: Polaroids & Films (2013 Adobe Aspire Awards, Best Music Video)
Film: Make the Call (2013 Adobe Youth Voices 2013 Film Camp. Best Production Award)
Performance Archive
Yissy García and Bandancha
Yissy García and Bandancha Sunday, December 3, 2017, 7pm Be…
read moreSongs of Strength, Songs of Regret
Songs of Strength, Songs of Regret Saturday, November 18, 2017…
read moreExclusive First Reading of “Ask a Mexican”
MACLA Presents an Exclusive First Reading of “Ask A…
read moreDJ Latinidad’s Latino Dance Party
MACLA Presents DJ Latinidad's Latino Dance Party, Friday-Sunday, February 17-19, 2017…
read moreSandra Antongiorgi in Concert
MACLA Presents Sandra Antongiorgi Friday-Saturday, November 11-12, 2016, 8pm Sunday,…
read moreWe Gon’ Be Alright: Jeff Chang
A Conversation on Resegregation + the Movement for Racial Justice Now…
read moreC2SV at MACLA, Thu-Sat, Oct 6-8, 2016
On Thu, Oct 6, 2016, at 10am, in conjunction with C2SV: Creative…
read moreCandy & Chrome Car Show March 5, 2016
MACLA’s Candy & Chrome Car Show, curated by Marcos Gaitán…
read more’57 Chevy featuring Ric Salinas of Culture Clash: March 10-13, 2016
’57 Chevy featuring Ric Salinas of Culture Clash March 10 –…
read moreLas Cafeteras in Concert (2015)
with opening performance by Diana Gameros October 2 – 4,…
read moreRana Santacruz in Concert (2015)
with opening performance by Cado April 10-12, 2015 An exclusive…
read more¡Ser! (2015)
A Theater Performance Written and performed by Karen Anzoategui and…
read moreWho We Be: The Colorization of America (2014)
a book reading by Jeff Chang with a panel moderated…
read moreLove, Food, Love (2014)
written and directed by Robert Karimi with special guests John…
read moreFat Boy (2013)
by Teo Castellanos D-Projects November 15-17, 2013 To have and…
read moreGrados Inefables/Ineffable Degrees (2013)
By Desmar Guevara, featuring Nelson Ojeda on piano and the…
read morePLACAS: The Most Dangerous Tattoo (2012)
A play by Paul S. Flores, developed with & directed…
read moreVoces Del Desierto/Voices of the Desert (2012)
An original concept and composition by Guillermo Galindo, performed by…
read moreFirst Woman on the Moon (2011)
FIRST WOMAN ON THE MOON: AN INVESTIGATION OF SPACE AND…
read moreA Body Parted/Un Cuerpo Partido (2011)
A BODY PARTED: SHRAPNEL OF PRESENT TIME/ UN CUERPO PARTIDO:…
read moreRamble-Ations: A One d’Lo Show (2010)
By D’Lo October 2, 2010 In Ramble-Ations: A One D’Lo…
read moreBorder Remixeado and Sonidero Verbobala (2010)
by Verbobala March 19, 2010 This DJ/VJ project built on…
read moreVisual Archive
20th Latino Art Now! Auction + Exhibition
20th Latino Art Now! Art Auction & Exhibition Exhibition: Wednesday,…
read moreNotes on Democracy Dec 1, 2017 – Mar 11, 2018
Notes on Democracy Dec 1, 2017 – Mar 11, 2018…
read more19th Latino Art Now Auction and Exhibition
19th Latino Art Now! Art Auction & Exhibition Exhibition: Wednesday,…
read more6th Chicana/o Biennial
November 20, 2016 (San José, CA)—MACLA/ Movimiento de Arte y…
read moreCode Mixing: From Concrete to Canvas
Exhibition Jun 1 – Aug 14, 2016 Guest curated by Alice…
read moreCustom Lives: Rasquache Renaissance (2016)
December 2, 2015 – March 13, 2016 Work by Carlos…
read moreFound in Translation (2015)
September 2 – November 15, 2015 Work by Pilar Agüero-Esparza,…
read moreBreaking Point (2015)
June 5-Augus 8, 2015 Work by award-winning Bay Area artists…
read moreCosmos Codex (2014)
May 2—August 2, 2014 California Premiere COSMOS CODEX was a…
read moreLatino Art Now! 16th Annual Auction and Exhibition (2014)
March 7—April 26, 2014 The auction included work by established…
read moreMaize y Mas: From Mother to Monster? (2014)
A contemporary art exhibition exploring the unique heritage of corn…
read moreDe Esperanza y De Locura/Of Hope and Madness (2013)
DE ESPERANZA Y DE LOCURA/OF HOPE AND MADNESS Work by…
read moreLatino Now! 15th Annual Art Exhibition and Auction (2013)
April 5—May 18, 2013 MACLA’s 15th Annual Latino Art Auction…
read moreAssembling The Pieces (2013)
ASSEMBLING THE PIECES: RECONSTRUCTING MEMORY & HYBRID IDENTITY Work by…
read morePower in Numbers (2012)
POWER IN NUMBERS Recent work by Julio Salgado, Betty A.…
read moreCity Portraits/Retratos de Ciudad (2012)
CITY PORTRAITS/RETRATOS DE CIUDAD Work by Marcos Ramírez ERRE August…
read moreEven The Smallest Change Can Be Profound (2012)
EVEN THE SMALLEST CHANGE CAN BE PROFOUND Work by Efren…
read more14th Annual Latino Art Exhibition and Auction (2012)
April 4—May 19, 2012 MACLA’s 14th Annual Latino Art Auction…
read more4th Chicana/o Biennial (2012)
4th CHICANA/O BIENNIAL January 18–March 10, 2012 The Biennial is…
read moreCuban Connections: Near & Far (2011)
CUBAN CONNECTIONS: NEAR & FAR November 2, 2011–January 7, 2012…
read moreNavigations of the Fantastic (2011)
NAVIGATIONS OF THE FANTASTIC Work by Jose Arenas, Betty A.…
read more13th Annual Latino Art Exhibition and Auction (2011)
April 13—May 14, 2011 MACLA’s 13th Annual Latino Art Auction…
read moreNovelas, Love and Other Adventures (2011)
NOVELAS, LOVE AND OTHER ADVENTURES Work by Jaime Hernandez, Favianna…
read moreHybrid Spaces (2010)
HYBRID SPACES: FAMILY ORIGINS AND COLLABORATIONS Work by Las Hermanas…
read moreLineas: New Modes of Contemporary Urbanism (2010)
LINEAS: NEW MODES OF CONTEMPORARY URBANISM Held in conjunction with…
read moreThe Art of Politics (2010)
THE ART OF POLITICS: THREE GENERATIONS OF POLITICAL PRINTMAKING IN…
read moreConceptual Landscapes (2010)
CONCEPTUAL LANDSCAPES: RECENT WORK BY CASTILLO AND MARIANA GARIBAY New…
read moreCultural Disjuncture (2009)
CULTURAL DISJUNCTURE Work by Monica Canilao, Diana Cristales-David, Betty A.…
read moreLa Reconquista (2009)
LA RECONQUISTA Commissioned work by Einar & Jamex de la…
read moreCulture of Violence (2006)
CULTURE OF VIOLENCE Commissioned work by Victor Cartagena October 25–December…
read moreTortillas, Chiles, and Other Border Things (2006)
TORTILLAS, CHILES, AND OTHER BORDER THINGS Commissioned work by Consuelo…
read moreIntersections: Reflections of Home and Migration (2005)
INTERSECTIONS: REFLECTIONS OF HOME AND MIGRATION Commissioned work by Hector…
read moreSecuritree by ToroLab (2004)
SECURITREE BY TOROLAB Commissioned work by Torolab November 10–December 31,…
read moreTies That Bind (2002)
TIES THAT BIND: THE ROLE OF LATINO AND ASIAN INTERMARRIAGE…
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