Join us for a morning workshop led by a teaching artist in our Corner Garden where we will be doing Tempera Watercolor Sticks on Paper. MOLAA will provide all materials! Cost: $5.
Join us for the June MOLAA Members Book Club meeting! Our book of the month is Our Migrant Souls by Hector Tobar, the author’s first nonfiction book in nearly a decade, is a deeply personal meditation on the Latinx American experience. Light refreshments will be served. The book can be bought online or in-person at the MOLAA store!
Celebrate PRIDE! Month with MOLAA by joining us for a fun textile workshop where you will make your own 6x6in Punch Needle Portrait inspired by non-binary queer artist, Moisés Salazar . All Materials are Provided. Cost is $5 dollars, members are free.
Join us for a very special pre-performance talk by the Long Beach Opera on pioneering composer and musician Pauline Oliveros. Light refreshments served. Limited capacity. Must RSVP by link. Not a MOLAA member? Sign up today to receive special member perks!
Join us for a very special performance and art workshop in partnership with the Long Beach Opera celebrating the life and work Mexican-American queer post-war composer, Pauline Oliveros. A pioneer of experimental and electronic music who challenged societal hierarchical and patriarchal structures through her music, Pauline transformed transformed the very act of listening, encouraging musicians, and non-musicians alike, to engage with sound and each other with empathy and mutual respect. Free to families and MOLAA members. Enjoy the performance in the garden, and stay for the art workshops and food. Food and drink available for purchase.
Join us for the annual 2025 MOLAA Gala!
This year it will take place on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM in MOLAA. Check back for more details about this year’s LEGADO Award honorees.
For table sales or sponsorship opportunities, please email gala@molaa.org.
Join us for a morning workshop led by a teaching artist in our Corner Garden where we will be doing Canvas Paper and Acrylic Paint Markers. MOLAA will provide all materials! Cost: $5.
We invite you to join us for an experimental abstract painting workshop inspired by the tempera paintings of artist Marianela de La Hoz, featured in Ironias del Sur: From the MOLAA Permanent Collection. You will learn to make their own tempera paints from pigments and eggs and make an artwork using your own custom color palette too! All materials are provided.
Join us for the May MOLAA Members Book Club meeting! Our book of the month is The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas. Light refreshments will be served. The book can be bought online or in-person at the MOLAA store!
Join us for a morning workshop led by a teaching artist in our Corner Garden where we will be doing Charcoal Pencils on Toned Paper. MOLAA will provide all materials! Cost: $5.
Artist Betsabee Romero creates artworks that addresses human migration through unconventional industrial materials. Join us for a special Rubber Stamp Printmaking workshop where you will make your own poster inspired by the symbols found in Romero's work. All materials are provided.
Join us for the April MOLAA Members Book Club meeting! Our book of the month is Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine. Light refreshments will be served. The book can be bought online or in-person at the MOLAA store!
Chicana Poet, Margaret Elysia Garcia, releases new book Iconistas!
"A zine dedicated to Chicana Icons: artists, activists, and writers who took matters into their own hands during the Mexican Revolution and beyond."
In honor of Women’s History Month, we invite you to an evening of reflection and meaningful artmaking as you make your own 6 x 6 inch tile mosaic inspired by your personal story or home. No experience is necessary. All materials provided.
Join us for the March MOLAA Members Book Club meeting! Our book of the month is Solito: A Memoir by Javier Zamora. Light refreshments will be served. The book can be bought online or in-person at the MOLAA store!
Join us for a morning workshop led by a teaching artist in our Corner Garden where we will be doing printmaking. MOLAA will provide all materials! Cost: $5.
New Date! Come celebrate the African influence on Latin American in this hands-on art making community workshop!
In this 75-minute program, participants will discuss the significance of sustainable living practices in the Garifuna community and will create their own miniature cardboard home that represents the architecture from their homeland or local neighborhood. All materials are provided!
The miniature homes created in this workshop will be featured in our Miniature MOLAA Village presentation at the 2025 AfroLatinx Festival. This program will be led by Calvin Williams and community elder Bill Flores of the Garifuna Museum of Los Angeles.
This March, immerse yourself in the vibrant world of Latin American and Latinx art with an exclusive 40% discount on all MOLAA publications, including our beautifully curated exhibition catalogs.
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.
Come celebrate the African influence on Latin American in this hands-on art making community workshop!
In this 75-minute program, participants will discuss the significance of sustainable living practices in the Garifuna community and will create their own miniature cardboard home that represents the architecture from their homeland or local neighborhood. All materials are provided!
The miniature homes created in this workshop will be featured in our Miniature MOLAA Village presentation at the 2025 AfroLatinx Festival. This program will be led by Calvin Williams and community elder Bill Flores of the Garifuna Museum of Los Angeles.
Join us for the February MOLAA Members Book Club meeting! Our book of the month is The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. Light refreshments will be served. The book can be bought online or in-person at the MOLAA store!
Complete your Holiday shopping at the MOLAA Store! Museums across the nation celebrate Museum Store Sunday with sales, special events, and unique gifts where you will find something for your loved ones, while supporting your favorite museum.
Join us for a morning workshop led by a teaching artist in our Corner Garden inspired by Afro-Cuban artist, Belkin Ayon. MOLAA will provide all materials! Cost: $5.
This session will be a fun and informal meet and greet for individuals interested in volunteering for MOLAA’s Educational Programs! Learn about the different volunteer roles, incentives, and how you can help empower individuals and communities through art. Light refreshments will be served.
Join us for the January MOLAA Members Book Club meeting! Our book of the month is Solito: A Memoir by Javier Zamora. Light refreshments will be served. The book can be bought online or in-person at the MOLAA store!
Learn a new printmaking technique and prepare for the new year with calendars and lithography! Participants will learn to make their own lithograph, print using inexpensive household items like soda and aluminum foil. A 2025 calendar template will be attached to create a calendar for the year!
Join us in celebrating three years of morning art workshops at our Garden! Teaching artist Maria Guadalupe leads this special edition workshop with watercolor pencils. MOLAA will provide all materials! Cost: $5.
Join us for the November MOLAA Members Book Club meeting! Our book of the month is The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz. Light refreshments will be served. The book can be bought online or in-person at the MOLAA store!
Join us in celebrating three years of morning art workshops at our Garden! Teaching artist Maria Guadalupe leads this special edition workshop with Oil Pastels. MOLAA will provide all materials! Cost: $5.
Inspired by the early electronic work by Argentinian artist, Leo Núñez, and Peruvian artist Teresa Burga’s, join us as we create our own a 11x17 work of art using electrical circuitry and batteries. All materials are provided. Children are admitted but guardians are responsible for ensuring proper use of tools.
Complete your Holiday shopping at the MOLAA Store! Museums across the nation celebrate Museum Store Sunday with sales, special events, and unique gifts where you will find something for your loved ones, while supporting your favorite museum.
Discounts in person and online between Nov. 26 - December 2, 2024.
Established in 2011, the Latino Comics Expo is the premiere event to connect with Latinx and Latin American comic artists and animators, experts, and fans. This year, the Latino Comics Expo in collaboration with MOLAA, will be held in the Viva Event Center and runs from November 23rd to November 24th!
Join us for the November MOLAA Members Book Club meeting! Our book of the month is L.A. Weather. Light refreshments will be served. The book can be bought online or in-person at the MOLAA store!
Join us in celebrating three years of morning art workshops at our Garden! Teaching artist Maria Guadalupe leads this special edition workshop with Micron Pens MOLAA will provide all materials!
Join us for MOLAA’s annual Dead of the Dead Family Festival! This year will be bigger and better than ever with merchants, 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.
Join us for the annual 2024 MOLAA Gala & Auction!
This year’s theme is REIMAGINING MOLAA. The event will take place on Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 6:00 PM at MOLAA. This year’s LEGADO Award honorees are: Adán Ortega, Jr. - Community Commitment, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla - Leadership, and The Zapanta Family - Philanthropy in the Arts. For sponsorship opportunities, please email gala@molaa.org.
