Past Exhibitions » Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts (MCCLA)

Mission Gráfica Archive: Print Sale
- Opening: Friday, January 18, 2019
- From 6:30 PM to 9 PM
- Inti-Raymi Gallery (2nd Floor)
- Runs through: Friday, February 22, 2019
For forty years, Mission Gráfica Printmaking Studio has proven itself to be a creative haven for individuals to explore the practices of printmaking in a community-based and affordable studio space that stands out as one of the last… Read More
Los Tres de La Mission
- Opening: Thursday, January 10, 2019
- From 6:30 PM to 9 PM
- Ch'in Kana Gallery (3rd Floor)
- Free Admission
- Runs through: February 13, 2019
Through forgotten objects, this exhibition tells us a story where philosophers, artists and social situations converge and emerge. Curated by Victor Navarrete, with paintings by Martin Revolo and Antonio… Read More
Between Life And Death
- Opening: Thursday, November 8, 2018
- From 6:30 PM to 9 PM
- Ch'in Kana Gallery (3rd Floor)
- Free Admission
- Runs through: December 13, 2019
Between Life and Death: Day of the Dead is a photo exhibition by Harvey Castro that brings the focus back to the people that live the traditions of Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead).… Read More
32nd Annual Day of the Dead Exhibition: Vuelo de los Ancestros
- Soft Opening: Tuesday, October 9, 2018
- Celebration: Friday November 2, 2018
- From 6:30 PM to 10 PM
- Main Gallery (2nd Floor)
- Free Admission
- Runs through: September 8, 2018
Flight of the Ancestors • Vuelo de los ancestros is the 32nd Annual Day of the Dead exhibition hosted by Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts. The creativity of… Read More
California Lucha Libre
- Opening: Friday, August 1, 2018
- From 6:30 PM to 9 PM
- Inti-Raymi Gallery (2nd Floor)
- $5 Admission
- Runs through: September 8, 2018
"California Lucha Libre" are 13 photographs from a larger documentary photo essay Amelia Berumen worked on from October 2016-September 2017. After learning that her neighbor was a luchador (wrestler), Amelia made connections with the fighters of… Read More
Mascara vs Cabellera
- Opening: Friday, August 10, 2018
- From 6:30 PM to 9 PM
- Main Gallery (2nd Floor)
- $5 Admission
- Runs through: September 8, 2018
Visions of wrestling captured in paintings, drawings, photography, and apparel illustrate the rich surreal world of Mexican wrestling culture. Where the fight revolves around the theory of triumph and defeat. Where each combat and movement ends… Read More
Intimate Aphorisms: An Anthology of Queer Latinx Narratives
- Opening: June 1, 2018
- From 6:30 to 9 PM
- $5 Admission
- 2nd Floor Galleries
- Runs through June 30, 2018
Curated by Orlando de la Garza, "Intimate Aphorisms" presents a journey into the lives of 15 artists and their uninhibited and instinctive expressions of individuality. The exhibition displays an intimate relationship between the artists and their subjects that ranges from… Read More
Puntos De Fusión by Patricio Guillamon
- Opening Reception: Tuesday, April 17, 2018
- 6:30PM to 9PM
- Ch'in Kana Gallery (3rd floor)
- Free Admission
- Exhibit dates: April 17th to May 12th
Patricio Guillamon (born 1979) is a visual artist from Buenos Aires, Argentina. His work expands from documentary photography to visual art juxtapositions that contain both his passion for photography and visual exploration. Curator: Alejandro Meza… Read More
Mayan War Room: In Honor of Luis Góngora Pat
- Opening: Saturday, April 7, 2018
- From 6:30 PM to 9 PM
- Free Admission
- Inti-Raymi gallery (2nd floor)
- Runs through April 20, 2018
A Fundraiser and Art & Revolution exhibit of his family’s struggle for justice, including original embroidered protest artwork by Luis’s widow and daughter from Yucatan. The Mayan War Room will operate as a pop-up office space of… Read More