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Creative Exchange Beta, Springboard for the Arts: San Jose’s MACLA engages a multicultural community

Nonprofit Finance Fund: Arts Nonprofits Embark On Multi-Year Initiative to Strengthen Organizational Health and Bolster Sector-Wide Equity

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COVID-19 Closure Updates

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We are gearing up to host artist @nataliaanciso in

We are gearing up to host artist @nataliaanciso in our gallery for a solo exhibition opening up in June. Natalia will be creating a commemorative installation piece in our gallery honoring family members lost to COVID19 and would like to reach out and connect with folks in our community who would like to honor a loved one that passed by sharing a photo of them she can include in the installation. If you are interested in participating please feel free to dm us or email us at maryela@maclaarte.org

Join poet, visual artist, educator, and Creative A

Join poet, visual artist, educator, and Creative Ambassador for the San José Office of Cultural Affairs, Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo next Tuesday, May 11th as she leads a Chicana Poetry Reading and Poetry Circle. She will be reading her own Chicana poetry on themes of identity, transformation, and empowerment. The poems are written from her perspective as an Indigenous Mexican Chicana woman. Some poems are bilingual, some will be shared in Spanish, and some will be shared in both Spanish and English. In between themed sets of poetry, participants will encouraged to write (prompts and sample verses provided), and will also be invited to share poetry written during the event. Multilingual expression is encouraged! Safe-space, no recording, everybody welcome.
Link to sign up in our bio!

Repost from @ttc_macla : The TTC at MACLA will be

Repost from @ttc_macla : The TTC at MACLA will be hosting a two week workshop focused on skateboarding and do-it-yourself art culture THIS SUMMER and we’ve got a few spots open. So sign up your youth(s)! Ages 12-18, June 21-July 2, 12pm-5pm. (Link to apply in @ttc_macla bio)

Creativity keeps us happy. Today we are sharing th

Creativity keeps us happy. Today we are sharing the #WeCreate408 Challenge of the day: ⁠
Picture This- ⁠
Share a picture of or vision for San José --from the past, present, or future. ⁠
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Creatividad nos mantiene feliz. Hoy estamos compartiendo el reto del dia de #WeCreate408:⁠
Retrata esto- ⁠
Comparte una imagen o una visión de San José, del pasado, del presente o del futuro. ⁠
#WeCreate408

On April 22nd, Cultura Power Fellow Patty Botello

On April 22nd, Cultura Power Fellow Patty Botello is hosting a free virtual Earth Day inspired workshop. She will teach you how to up-cycle all those recyclable materials in your recycling bin and create your very own boombox piñata sculpture. You will learn how to think differently about recyclables and transform ordinary cardboard boxes, cardboard tubes, small plastic lids and plastic caps into a portable music machine piece of art. ⁠
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The event will take place on Zoom, April 22nd at 6pm. Space is limited. Please register at the link in our bio.⁠
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#CulturaPower #MACLA #CreateWithPurpose

Repost from @ttc_macla : “408s and Heartbreak” is happening this Friday April 2nd @ 7pm. We will have live performances outside, art installed inside, and zines ($5 recommended donation). We’re enforcing the following safety protocols to keep the community healthy:
-Masks/face-coverings required at all times
-Temperature checks and hand sanitizing at the door
-Six people, socially distanced in TTC at a time *If you’re feeling unwell, please DM us to make an appointment and see the exhibition another day. Stay safe!

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MACLA is an inclusive contemporary arts space grounded in the Chicano/Latino experience that incubates new visual, literary and performance art in order to engage people in civic dialogue and community transformation.

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