The Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) invites you to learn more about the diversity of Afro-Latinx experiences directly from artists, scholars, and community organizers most actively bringing attention to contemporary Afro-Latinx communities and their histories.
On Jan 20th, LACO presents CURRENT [inti]mate!
Join us for MOLAA’s annual Dead of the Dead Family Festival! This year will be bigger and better than ever with over 36 merchants, nine delicious food stations, beer & wine, and of course sweets for the kids and the kids at heart. Live performances and tunes spun all day by DJ Caveman.
2023 Mini Ofrenda Presentation: As a gesture of thanks to the incredible families and artists who contributed to our 2023 mini ofrenda presentation, we are asking MOLAA audiences to cast a vote for the ofrenda they find the most impactful with a note of thanks. We will be sure to share your feedback with the families and the three artists with the most votes will receive a small token in recognition of the impact their art had on us.
Join us for an unforgettable night of vibrant music, pulsating rhythms, and mouthwatering flavors at ALT Rhythms: Latinx Music! Get ready to immerse yourself in the infectious mixes of DJ Irving Keys and our featured band for the evening.
Join us for an unforgettable night of vibrant music, pulsating rhythms, and mouthwatering flavors at ALT Rhythms: Latinx Music! Get ready to immerse yourself in the electrifying beats of Los Caciques del Caribe and the infectious mixes of DJ Irving Keys.
Join us for an outdoor painting class led by LA-based artist Priscilla Ortiz where we learn tips and techniques for painting figures based on a live model. Drawing inspiration from Chicana artist, Yolanda Gonzales, we will celebrate self-expression and wine!
Join us as we learn the technique of blind contour drawing in art. Blind contour drawing is a technique that helps artists practice their observation skills and promote calming mindfulness and metal health. All materials will be provided. If you are more than 10 minutes late, your spot will be awarded to someone else.
Inspired by Frank Romero’s work on display in the MOLAA Lobby, participants will learn how to construct nichos or miniature “shrines” dedicated to loved ones.
Join us as we learn about the history and power of zines to uplift and empower voices outside the mainstream. Participants will learn how to make their own self-published, non-commercial print-work inspired by Chicanx artists.
Join us for an outdoor painting class where we learn tips and techniques for painting still life. Drawing inspiration from Colombian Master Fernando Botero, we’ll celebrate the abundance of Colombian culture and wine! Must be 21+ and bring proof of ID.
Join us for a very special two-hour family art workshop of altar-making in honor of Day of the Dead. Together we will learn about the history of ofrendas and create a community altar in the MOLAA Art Studio. Pan de muerto and champurrado will be served. Please bring a photocopy of a loved one in a frame that you can plan on leaving with us. Framed photos may not be returned so please do not bring any precious items or items that you want returned.
Podcast en vivo: Infancias con Afro Chingonas / Live Podcast: Childhood with Afro Chingonas
Este programa se presentará en español / This program will be presented in Spanish.
Featured Participants: Afro Chingonas (Valeria Angola, Mar Bella Figueroa, Scarlet Estrada)
Afrochingonas es un podcast entre amigas dedicado a temas random, desde la experiencia de 3 mujeres Negras en Ciudad de México. / Afrochingonas is a podcast hosted by friends and dedicated to random topics as experienced by three Black women in Mexico City.
Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is a microcosm of a planet in flux. Eating Up Easter explores the challenges faced by the Rapa Nui people, and the intergenerational fight to preserve their culture and a beloved environment against a backdrop of a modernizing society and a booming tourism trade. A Q & A with native filmmaker Sergio Rapu will follow the screening. Presented in partnership with Pacific Island Ethnic Art Museum (PIEAM)
Performed by Zuri Adia
Zoom link (meeting): https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0qc-yrpzIrGdV5LAfQ1nh7tXc_NIfOEYZ3
Constructing Blackness through the Young Lords
This session seeks to interrogate the notion that blackness can only be expressed through a singular African American lens. The Young Lords are heirs to the Black Power Movement echoing the freedom cries of antiwar and black radicalism by African American organizations like the Black Panther Party and the Independence Movement in Puerto Rico by Afro Puerto Rican figures like Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos, the movement's outspoken leader.
View the session here: https://youtu.be/yORnHjHIh00
MOLAA Zoom Project: Carlos Martiel
Martiel is an activist and artist, who lives and works between New York and Havana. He graduated in 2009 from the National Academy of Fine Arts “San Alejandro,” in Havana. Between the years 2008-2010, he studied in the Cátedra Arte de Conducta, directed by the artist Tania Bruguera. His work focuses on themes surrounding racial violence, implications of colonialism, the global diaspora of blackness, and the visual consumption of blackness.
View this session here: https://youtu.be/o6Ezqsh3Jo0
Capoeira Demonstration
Featured Performers: ABADÁ Capoeria – San Francisco
ABADÁ Capoeira San Francisco (ACSF) presents a demonstration of Capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian martial art form known for its integration of acrobatics, dance, and songs. Developed as an expression of resistance by enslaved African people in Brazil, today Capoeria is a celebration of the diverse cultural heritage of Brazil and an art form popular throughout the globe.
Website: https://www.abada.org/
View this presentation here: https://youtu.be/gh6TkSafE6A
Hosted by Tasha W. Hunter from African American Cultural Center of Long Beach (AACCLB) and Griselda Suarez, Executive Director of the Arts council for Long Beach (ACLB)
This conversation aims to break down some of the divides in the Black & Brown community through storytelling. Come to listen, come to share.
Local cultural leaders Tasha Hunter of the African American Cultural Center of Long Beach and the Arts Council of Long Beach’s Griselda Suárez host a dialogue with local artists and poets of Afro-Latinx descent. Presentations will be followed by a session where the audiences will have the opportunity to share stories on their own cultural experiences in Long Beach.
View this panel here: https://youtu.be/xokyhSapDZo
Podcast en vivo: Apropiación cultural con Afro Chingonas / Live Podcast: Cultural Appropriation with Afro Chingonas
Este programa se presentará en español / This program will be presented in Spanish.
Featured Participants: Afro Chingonas (Valeria Angola, Mar Bella Figueroa, Scarlet Estrada)
Afrochingonas es un podcast entre amigas dedicado a temas random, desde la experiencia de 3 mujeres Negras en Ciudad de México. / Afrochingonas is a podcast hosted by friends and dedicated to random topics as experienced by three Black women in Mexico City.
Watch this panel here: https://youtu.be/cg_zwF6wc_8
Featured artist: Robert Liu Trujillo
Author and illustrator Robert Liu Trujillo conducts a live book reading of his book, Furqan’s First Haircut, a story about an Afro-Latino boy’s imagination, his first haircut, and the relationship between him and his father. A live Q & A will follow the reading.
View this session here: https://youtu.be/6LPHMVrzbHM
Ariana & Alán: The Kindred Tour
Featured speakers: Ariana Brown & Alán Pelaez López
The Museum of Latin American Art presents: The Kindred Tour, featuring Alan Pelaez Lopez and Ariana Brown. This event will consist of a virtual performance centered on Black healing and queer kinship. The Kindred Tour aims to address Black childhoods, care, and queer futures while insisting on joy, futures, and radical policies. Join them on February 20, 2021 @ 2PM PST for an intimate poetry reading followed by a Q&A session.
View this session here: https://youtu.be/4tl6AdK-6p0
Featured speaker: Zahira Kelley-Cabrera
Antiblackness in Latin America: A run-through of the history of Latin America in terms of colonialism and racial hierarchy, with a focus on Black Latin Americans and how antiblackness has manifested in our communities historically and in the present.
Watch this session here: https://youtu.be/dUBajox6n-U
The Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) invites you to learn more about the diversity of Afro-Latinx experiences directly from artists, scholars, and community organizers most actively bringing attention to contemporary Afro-Latinx communities and their histories. For over a decade, MOLAA has dedicated a day to celebrating the cultural impact of the African diaspora in the Americas through music, dance, and food at its Afro-Latinx Family Festival. MOLAA’s 2021 online festival spans almost two weeks and highlights the voices and experiences of Afro-Latinx through conversations, performances, and presentations.
All events will take place via Zoom and are free and accessible to the public. See complete itinerary here: https://molaa.org/afrolatinxfest-2021
MOLAA is honored to host a reading and panel highlighting the talent of Southern California-based LGBTQ+ poets. Confirmed participants include Myriam Gurba, Féi Hernández, S.A. Smythe, and Christopher Soto. Free Webinar, Advanced registration is encouraged.
Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-x6w3KB0RdiJGGKKHtHvwA
Join Mujeres de la Tierra and the Museum of Latin American Art for a special evening of community theater and conversations about water conservation, plastic pollution, public health, and civic engagement while laughing with the clueless and overdramatic Familia Cabezón on their efforts to become active Healers of la Madre Tierra. In this episode, the Cabezón Family unveils secrets that have been haunting them for a long time. Once these secrets are revealed, their daily habits will be drastically changed forever!
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