“A jewel of a museum, tucked away in East LA, showing NEXT LEVEL artists with roots in LA.
There isn’t aNOTHER ONE quite like it.”
Catherine B., Sierra Madre
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OFELIA ESPARZA: A RETROSPECTIVE
EXHIBITION DATES: 10/18/2025 – 05/16/2026
Widely recognized as one of California’s most revered folk artists with a cultural impact spanning more than seven decades, Esparza helped bring the cherished traditions of Mexican altar-making and Día de los Muertos into the American mainstream, beginning in the 1970s, through her work with community arts center Self Help Graphics & Art in Boyle Heights.
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DEL ALMA: LATINA PORTRAITS FROM THE VINCENT PRICE ART MUSEUM @ The Music Center
EXHIBITION DATES: 04/13/2024 – 05/31/2026
Del Alma: Latina Portraits from the Vincent Price Art Museum presents an intergenerational group of portraits by Los Angeles-based Latina artists, who collectively explore portraiture and cultural identity through diverse forms of creative expression.
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Form and Function in the Ancient Americas
Our ongoing permanent exhibition
Form and Function in the Ancient Americas highlights the wide range of cultures represented in our Ancient American collection. Cultures from the Nayarit-Jalisco-Colima region of West Mexico (2000 – 1000 BCE) to the Chimú of Peru (900-1500 CE) are featured.
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March 7, 2026
Watercolor and Crayon Resist Workshop
April 18, 2026
Poetry Writing Workshop: The Words We Carry
April 25, 2026
“New Voices” opening reception
May 9, 2026
Ofelia Esparza Closing Celebration
student opportunities
Students: Submit to New Voices, the East Los Angeles College-focused student art exhibition. Submissions are open now through February 27, 2026.
Connect With VPAM
This past Saturday, February 14, we gathered to create personal milagros—amulets of self-love and remembrance. The workshop, led by artist Rosanna Esparza, created a space for self-care, and gathering.
Thank you to everyone who joined us! Stay tuned for more upcoming programs presented in tandem with "Ofelia Esparza: A Retrospective."
VPAM wishes you a happy Valentine`s Day weekend surrounded by art, friends, and significant others. Send these digital cards to your favorite person.
We hope to see you soon!
Please note that VPAM will be closed this Friday, February 13 in observance of Presidents Day.
REGULAR HOURS:
Tuesday–Friday: 12PM–4PM
Saturday: 11AM–5PM
We are closed Sunday–Monday and on exhibition opening reception days.
What makes up an altar? Watch this video to learn more about Ofelia Esparza’s altar “Raíces Cósmicas.” Visit “Ofelia Esparza: A Retrospective” through April 18, 2026.
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The Vincent Price Art Museum is a cherished educational and cultural resource for local residents, students, artists, and arts supporters. When you donate to the VPAM Foundation, our fundraising organization, you join a community of supporters who are passionate about sustaining a dynamic museum that is making a transformative impact in the arts.
IN THE NEWS
December 3, 2025
See Ofelia Esparza’s dazzling altars at VPAM
KCRW
November 5, 2025
For Ofelia Esparza, ‘It’s always been about community.’ Now East LA pays tribute to her legacy
Boyle Heights Beat
November 5, 2025
At 93 years old, LA artist who helped popularize Day of the Dead gets her first solo show
LAist
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All exhibitions are underwritten by the Vincent Price Art Museum Foundation and East Los Angeles College.
Cover Photo credit: Monica Orozco.