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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)
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Performance Archive
’57 Chevy featuring Ric Salinas of Culture Clash March 10 – 13, 2016 Castellano Playhouse Ric Salinas of Culture Clash stars in this hilarious one-man comedy
with opening performance by Diana Gameros October 2 – 4, 2015 Castellano Playhouse Las Cafeteras seamlessly fuse traditional Afro-Mexican music from Veracruz, Mexico with modern
with opening performance by Cado April 10-12, 2015 An exclusive Bay Area performance, not to be missed! With a fresh and thrilling new album, Por
A Theater Performance Written and performed by Karen Anzoategui and directed by Marcos Nájera January 23-25, 2015 ¡Ser! is a riveting and hilarious personal narrative
a book reading by Jeff Chang with a panel moderated by Siouxsie Oki (KQED), and guests Yahaira Carillo, Edward “Scape” Martinez, and Julio Salgado October
written and directed by Robert Karimi with special guests John Castro, Leticia Hernandez-Linares, Tomas Riley, Jessica Lopez Lyman and more February 14- 16, 2014 Love, Food,
by Teo Castellanos D-Projects November 15-17, 2013 To have and have not: Fat Boy is a compelling multi-disciplinary performance that explores global themes of scarcity,
By Desmar Guevara, featuring Nelson Ojeda on piano and the Classical Revolution String Quartet April 26–28, 2013 Grados Inefables (Ineffable Degrees) is a daring new
A play by Paul S. Flores, developed with & directed by Michael John Garcés Starring Ricardo Salinas of Culture Clash October 5—14, 2012 Placas is
An original concept and composition by Guillermo Galindo, performed by Quinteto Latino March 16–18, 2012 World Premiere Voces del Desierto is a multi-disciplinary musical composition
Visual Archive
December 2, 2015 – March 13, 2016 Work by Carlos Rolón/Dzine, Marcos Gaitán, Sergio García, Luis Gispert, Nery Gabriel Lemus, Gilbert “Magu” Luján, Melina Ramirez,
September 2 – November 15, 2015 Work by Pilar Agüero-Esparza, Aaron De La Cruz, Rogelio Gutierrez and Patrick Martinez Curated by Joey Reyes MACLA opens its
June 5-Augus 8, 2015 Work by award-winning Bay Area artists Jaime Guerrero and Viviana Paredes. Curated by Joey Reyes MACLA closes its 2014-15 season with
April 3, 2015 – May 16, 2015 Curated by Joey Reyes This long-running and popular exhibition reflects the breadth of visual arts media for which
Dec. 5, 2014 – Mar. 14, 2015 Curated by Joey Reyes Work by Juana Alicia Araiza, Carmen Argote, Jesus Barraza, Melanie Cervantes, Adriana Garcia, Wayne
August 27 – November 15, 2014 Work by Carlos Donjuan, Hector Hernandez, Dulce Pinzón, & Rio Yañez Curated by Joey Reyes MACLA opened its 2014-15
May 2—August 2, 2014 California Premiere COSMOS CODEX was a commissioned, site-specific work by artist Vargas-Suarez UNIVERSAL. This is MACLA’s first art exhibition dedicated to
March 7—April 26, 2014 The auction included work by established contemporary artists, including Luis González-Palma, Erika Harrsch, Nereida Gárcia-Ferraz, and the de la Torre brothers. It
A contemporary art exhibition exploring the unique heritage of corn in the Americas Work by Yvonne Escalante, Yolanda Guerra, Fernando Mastrangelo, Viva Paredes, and Jorge Rojas
DE ESPERANZA Y DE LOCURA/OF HOPE AND MADNESS Work by Erika Harrsch, Miguel Luciano, Esperanza Mayobre, Favianna Rodriguez, and Judi Werthein August 28—October 26, 2013