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SUMMARY:Watercolor and Crayon Resist Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Luis J. Rodriguez Artist walkthrough\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us at VPAM for a free\, family art-making workshop inspired by the watercolor and crayon resist artworks of Ofelia Esparza. Presented in tandem with Ofelia Esparza: A Retrospective\, on view now. \n\n\n\nDrawing from Esparza’s approach as both an artist and educator\, families will explore this expressive technique—combining crayon and watercolor—to create vibrant images rooted in everyday life and community. Led by teaching artist Cynthia Huerta of Love with Joy Art Club\, this hands-on workshop invites participants of all ages to create together\, experiment freely\, and connect through art.  \n\n\n\nAll materials provided—everyone is welcome! RSVPs encouraged at the “Register Now” link below. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShow Credits\n\n\n\nOfelia Esparza: A Retrospective is organized by the Vincent Price Art Museum at East Los Angeles College. The exhibition is curated by Joseph Valencia and Sybil Venegas with Gloria Ortega. \n\n\n\nThe exhibition was made possible with lead support from the Terra Foundation for American Art. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGenerous support provided by the Teiger Foundation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdditional support is provided by the City of Los Angeles\, Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA)\, and the Pasadena Art Alliance. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAll exhibitions at the Vincent Price Art Museum are underwritten by the Vincent Price Art Museum Foundation and East Los Angeles College. \n\n\n\nImage: Ofelia Esparza\, Summer Blooms\, 1988. Watercolor and crayon resist on paper. 18 x 12 inches. Courtesy of the artist.
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SUMMARY:Walk Gently Upon This Earth: A Conversation on Sacred Origins with the Esparza Family
DESCRIPTION:Luis J. Rodriguez Artist walkthrough\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWalk Gently Upon This Earth: A Conversation on Sacred Origins with the Esparza Family invites visitors into an intimate gallery walkthrough and dialogue centered on two powerful altars in Ofelia Esparza: A Retrospective. Led by the artist and members of her family\, this program offers insight into Esparza’s spiritual\, cultural\, and political foundations\, and the ancestral knowledge that has guided her work for more than seven decades. \n\n\n\nThe conversation will focus on Defenders of Mother Earth\, an altar honoring environmental and human rights activists who gave their lives protecting land\, water\, and life itself\, and Raíces Cósmicas\, a cosmic altar celebrating creation\, Indigenous cosmologies\, and humanity’s sacred relationship to the natural world. Through shared stories\, symbolism\, and lived experience\, the Esparza family will reflect on the altars’ origins\, materials\, and messages—inviting participants to consider care\, responsibility\, and reverence for Mother Earth as both cultural inheritance and collective call to action. \n\n\n\nCommunity members are warmly invited to gather\, reflect\, and engage in dialogue on ancestral knowledge\, care for the earth\, and collective responsibility. \n\n\n\nThis event is free and open to the public. RSVPs encouraged at the “Register Now” link below.  \n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nShow Credits\n\n\n\nOfelia Esparza: A Retrospective is organized by the Vincent Price Art Museum at East Los Angeles College. The exhibition is curated by Joseph Valencia and Sybil Venegas with Gloria Ortega. \n\n\n\nThe exhibition was made possible with lead support from the Terra Foundation for American Art. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGenerous support provided by the Teiger Foundation.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdditional support is provided by the City of Los Angeles\, Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA)\, and the Pasadena Art Alliance. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAll exhibitions at the Vincent Price Art Museum are underwritten by the Vincent Price Art Museum Foundation and East Los Angeles College. \n\n\n\nImage: Detail of Raíces Cósmicas\, an altar featured in Ofelia Esparza: A Retrospective\, on view at the Vincent Price Art Museum at East Los Angeles College\, October 18\, 2025–April 18\, 2026. Photo by Paul Salveson.
URL:https://vpam.org/event/walk-gently-upon-this-earth-a-conversation-on-sacred-origins-with-the-esparza-family/
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SUMMARY:Poetry Writing Workshop: The Words We Carry
DESCRIPTION:Luis J. Rodriguez Artist walkthrough\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCelebrate National Poetry Month at VPAM with a poetry writing workshop inspired by the art and altar-making practice of Ofelia Esparza. Led by Los Angeles–based poet Gloria Enedina Alvarez—a Chicana poet\, intermedia artist\, literary translator\, curator\, and creative writing educator—this workshop explores how poetry\, like Esparza’s work\, can serve as a space for memory\, devotion\, and storytelling rooted in family and community.  \n\n\n\nUsing Ofelia Esparza: A Retrospective as inspiration\, participants will be guided through writing prompts that transform images\, objects\, and personal histories into poetry. This workshop welcomes writers of all experience levels and invites participants to engage with Esparza’s art through words. \n\n\n\nThis event is free and open to the public. RSVPs encouraged at the “Register Now” link below. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShow Credits\n\n\n\nOfelia Esparza: A Retrospective is organized by the Vincent Price Art Museum at East Los Angeles College. The exhibition is curated by Joseph Valencia and Sybil Venegas with Gloria Ortega. \n\n\n\nThe exhibition was made possible with lead support from the Terra Foundation for American Art. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGenerous support provided by the Teiger Foundation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdditional support is provided by the City of Los Angeles\, Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA)\, and the Pasadena Art Alliance. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAll exhibitions at the Vincent Price Art Museum are underwritten by the Vincent Price Art Museum Foundation and East Los Angeles College. \n\n\n\nImage: Installation view\, Ofelia Esparza: A Retrospective\, on view at the Vincent Price Art Museum at East Los Angeles College\, October 18\, 2025–April 18\, 2026. Photo by Paul Salveson.
URL:https://vpam.org/event/poetry-writing-workshop-the-words-we-carry/
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SUMMARY:"New Voices" opening reception
DESCRIPTION:Luis J. Rodriguez Artist walkthrough\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for the opening reception of New Voices: The 2026 ELAC Juried Student Art Exhibition. The exhibition highlights exceptional artworks produced at East Los Angeles College during the Spring 2025 through Fall 2025 semesters. It features ceramics\, drawing\, painting\, photography\, sculpture\, theater and costume design\, and mixed media works produced across several instructional departments on campus and is an opportunity for burgeoning student artists to showcase their work. \n\n\n\nThe exhibition is organized by the Vincent Price Art Museum and is juried by and curated by Jheanelle Brown. \n\n\n\nFree and open to the public.  \n\n\n\n\nShow Credits\n\n\n\nAll exhibitions at the Vincent Price Art Museum are underwritten by the Vincent Price Art Museum Foundation and East Los Angeles College. \n\n\n\nFeatured photo by Monica Orozco.
URL:https://vpam.org/event/new-voices-opening-reception/
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SUMMARY:Town Hall: From the Streets to the Page: Art\, Survival\, and Transformation
DESCRIPTION:Luis J. Rodriguez Artist walkthrough\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for a conversation with artist Luis J. Rodriguez and guest curator Noé Montes on turning lived experience into creative power\, presented in tandem with East Los Angeles College. \n\n\n\nIn celebration of the exhibition\, Always Running: Photography by Luis J. Rodriguez\, this town hall will highlight Rodriguez’s journey to becoming a writer and artist\, utilizing photography\, literature\, and education as tools for survival\, healing\, and change. \n\n\n\nAfterwards\, join us for a post-event reception in ELAC’s S1/S2 Quad\, where food and drinks will be provided. \n\n\n\nELAC encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. For disability accommodation requests and/or general information\, please contact the Office of Professional Development (professionaldevelopment@elac.edu) at least one week before the event. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nACKNOWLEDGEMENTS\n\n\n\nAlways Running: Photography by Luis. J Rodriguez is a traveling exhibition curated by artist and photographer Noé Montes in collaboration with Tía Chucha’s Centro Cultural & Bookstore. This presentation is organized by Noé Montes and Gloria Ortega\, Curatorial Assistant. \n\n\n\nAll exhibitions and programs at the Vincent Price Art Museum are underwritten by the Vincent Price Art Museum Foundation and East Los Angeles College.
URL:https://vpam.org/event/town-hall-from-the-streets-to-the-page-art-survival-and-transformation/
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SUMMARY:Ofelia Esparza Closing Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Luis J. Rodriguez Artist walkthrough\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for a special closing celebration of Ofelia Esparza: A Retrospective\, marking the culmination of the exhibition on view since October 2025. This free\, public program brings together community members\, artists\, and longtime supporters of Esparza’s work for an afternoon honoring women as artists\, educators\, and culture bearers. \n\n\n\nThe heart of the program will feature a panel conversation with Ofelia Esparza\, Yreina Cervántez\, and Betty Marín\, moderated by art historian and exhibition co-curator Sybil Venegas. Bringing together artist\, educators\, and cultural organizers\, the intergenerational dialogue will explore how these women have built and sustained spaces for Chicana/Latina art and culture. Reflecting on their roles as both culture bearers and leaders\, they will share how their work supports artistic communities through teaching\, collaboration\, and public practice—drawing on their deep connections to organizations such as Self Help Graphics & Art\, Tonalli Studio\, and the Alliance for California Traditional Arts. Please note\, seating for the panel discussion is limited and will be available on a first-come\, first-served basis. \n\n\n\nFollowing the panel\, visitors are invited to engage in live poster printing with Self Help Graphics & Art\, participate in hands-on flower tissue-making activities\, and enjoy an in-gallery acoustic performance by La Marisoul y Son California. \n\n\n\nEvent Schedule: \n\n\n\n1:00–2:00 PM Panel Discussion: Cultural Bearers and Builders: Women Shaping Art and Community with Ofelia Esparza\, Yreina Cervántez\, and Betty Marín\, moderated by art historian and exhibition co-curator Sybil Venegas \n\n\n\nPlease note: Seating for the panel discussion is limited and will be available on a first-come\, first-served basis. \n\n\n\n2:00–3:00 PM Live Poster Printing with Self Help Graphics & Art  \n\n\n\nAttendees are invited to take home a live screen-printed poster featuring Diosa del Maíz (1998) by Ofelia Esparza. Guests are also welcome to bring a blank tote bag or shirt to have the design printed! \n\n\n\n2:00–3:00 PM Flower Tissue Making Station \n\n\n\nDue to high demand\, participation is limited and will be available on a first-come\, first-served basis. \n\n\n\n3:00–4:00 PM Acoustic performance by La Marisoul y Son California  \n\n\n\nBecause of limited space in the gallery\, seating for the performance will be available on a first-come\, first-served basis. \n\n\n\nAs this celebration will take place during Mother’s Day weekend\, we invite you to bring your mothers\, chosen family\, and loved ones to celebrate creativity\, care\, and community together. \n\n\n\nFree and open to the public. RSVPs encouraged at the “Register Now” link below. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShow Credits\n\n\n\nOfelia Esparza: A Retrospective is organized by the Vincent Price Art Museum at East Los Angeles College. The exhibition is curated by Joseph Valencia and Sybil Venegas with Gloria Ortega. \n\n\n\nThe exhibition was made possible with lead support from the Terra Foundation for American Art. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGenerous support provided by the Teiger Foundation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdditional support is provided by the City of Los Angeles\, Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA)\, and the Pasadena Art Alliance. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAll exhibitions at the Vincent Price Art Museum are underwritten by the Vincent Price Art Museum Foundation and East Los Angeles College. \n\n\n\nPhoto by Diana Feil.
URL:https://vpam.org/event/ofelia-esparza-closing-program-celebration/
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SUMMARY:Luis J. Rodriguez Artist walkthrough
DESCRIPTION:Luis J. Rodriguez Artist walkthrough\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for a special artist-led walkthrough with acclaimed Chicano poet\, author\, and photographer Luis J. Rodriguez for the exhibition Always Running: Photography by Luis J. Rodriguez. Rodriguez will guide visitors through the exhibition\, sharing personal stories\, historical context\, and reflections on his photographs and murals documenting Chicana/o youth\, gang culture\, and life in the San Gabriel Valley from the 1960s through the 1980s.  \n\n\n\nGuests are invited to engage directly with the artist and gain deeper insight into the images and experiences that shaped his work and literary legacy. \n\n\n\nThe event will also feature a mini book fair presented by Tía Chucha’s Centro Cultural & Bookstore. All VPAM events are free and open to the public. RSVP now\, space is limited. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtist Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nluis j. rodriguez\n\n\n\nLuis J. Rodriguez (born 1954) is a renowned Chicano poet\, novelist\, mentor\, and activist who served as the 2014-2016 Los Angeles Poet Laureate. Born in El Paso and raised in Watts/East L.A\, he overcame his experience with gang violence as a youth to become a leading voice in Chicano literature and community activism. He is best known for his memoir Always Running: La Vida Loca\, Gang Days in L.A.\, and for co-founding Tía Chucha’s Centro Cultural & Bookstore in the San Fernando Valley. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nACKNOWLEDGMENTS\n\n\n\nAlways Running: Photography by Luis. J Rodriguez is a traveling exhibition curated by artist and photographer Noé Montes in collaboration with Tía Chucha’s Centro Cultural & Bookstore. This presentation is organized by Noé Montes and Gloria Ortega\, Curatorial Assistant\, Vincent Price Art Museum. \n\n\n\nAll exhibitions and programs at the Vincent Price Art Museum are underwritten by the Vincent Price Art Museum Foundation and East Los Angeles College.
URL:https://vpam.org/event/luis-j-rodriguez-artist-walkthrough/
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