“Andrew Ordonez’s work calls for viewers to reconsider history, not as a thing of the past, but something they carry with them. The artist delves into his work, currently on view as part of YLA 23. “Young Latinx Artists 23: Beyond Walls, Between Gates, Under Bridges” marks the 23rd year for this annual exhibition dedicated…
José Luis Valenzuela is the Artistic Director of the Latino Theater Company (LTC) and The Los Angeles Theatre Center (LATC). He’s also a Distinguished Professor and Head of the MFA Directing program at UCLA’s School of Theater, Film & Television. Valenzuela is an award-winning theater director. He’s been a visionary and an advocate for Chicano/Latino…
PalacioMagazine.com continues its conversation with Griselda Suarez, the new Executive Director of the Arts Council for Long Beach. We ended the last conversation addressing the Arts Registry at the Council. In this conversation, we speak about opening up our vision to include all of Long Beach and not just a few sections of the city….
We first met Griselda Suarez at an event at The Playhouse a few years back. She and her partner were catering it with their food business. The food was spicy and delicious. I saw that dedication and commitment to quality again last year during the partnership between Palacio Magazine, Leadership Long Beach and IdeaFest. Ms….
The Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) has announced that Lourdes I. Ramos, Ph. D. has been selected as the museum’s new President and CEO. Robert Braun, Co-Chair of the Board of Directors for the Museum of Latin American Art, said in a press release, “We are so excited to see someone of Dr. Ramos’…
Chicano artist Frank Romero is the subject of a historic retrospective at the Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) in Long Beach. Dreamland: A Frank Romero Retrospective is an exhibition of the artist’s work spanning over 50 years. It is his first museum retrospective and the first solo exhibition of a Chicano Artist at MOLAA….
The Artist’s Feast is a recurring public dinner designed to connect arts patrons to local Long Beach artists. The sponsors want to also build community and generate additional funding for artists to execute their next big idea. The community event is organized by art, culture, and community activist Jewell Faamaligi and artist, teacher, and activist Efren Luna….