La Plaza De Cultura Y Artes

La plaza is the only museum and cultural center in southern california dedicated to presenting an on-going schedule of exhibitions focusing on us latino history, art and culture. The museum's permanent exhibits include: la starts here!, an exploration of l.a.'s multicultural history, and calle principal, a re-creation of l.a.'s main street in the 1920s. Temporary exhibits developed by the museum's curatorial staff cover topics such as the los angeles history of baseball, murals and mariachi music; the 50th anniversary of the east los angeles walkouts; the founding of boyle heights as a multicultural community; and latino art shows by artists such as gilbert "magu" lujan, ernesto yerena, rafael cardenas, linda vallejo, latinx lgbtq artists, and the mujeres del maiz collective.

La plaza's educational initiatives are directed at under-resourced title 1 schools in the local community. Students participate in culturally-rooted and immersive, hands-on learning and artmaking experiences. The museum also provides free tours for students of all ages.

The grant supports the implementation of a pacific standard time community hub. Each organization received $15,000 as part of pst art: art & science collide, a getty initiative, for the period may 1, 2024, to may 1, 2025.organizations awarded this grant participated in the art & science collide exhibition, which highlighted their organization's and neighborhoods' environmental justice themes and sustainable efforts that positively impact their respective communities throughout the duration of the exhibition. Additionally, they contributed to la plaza's on-site programming, which aligns with the art & science collide themes.