About:
The Latino Center of Art and Culture is a multi-disciplinary cultural center and public space serving the Sacramento Community by offering Latino, Chicano, and Native arts programming, art education workshops, and a community gathering place.
LCAC is a center of cultural pride, self-governance, self-expression and community empowerment through the arts.
We remain a public space where young and old come to pass on their stories, share their challenges, create art and build community.
Mission:
Since 1972, the Latino Center of Art and Culture's mission has been to advance, celebrate, and preserve the art and culture of Latino, Chicano, and Native populations for present and future generations. Today, we serve the community through education programs, a year-round exhibition series, literary events, musical presentations, performances and community cultural activities.
LCAC is a center of cultural pride, self-governance, self-expression and community empowerment through the arts.
We remain a public space where young and old come to pass on their stories, share their challenges, create art and build community.
Mission:
Since 1972, the Latino Center of Art and Culture's mission has been to advance, celebrate, and preserve the art and culture of Latino, Chicano, and Native populations for present and future generations. Today, we serve the community through education programs, a year-round exhibition series, literary events, musical presentations, performances and community cultural activities.
OUR HISTORY
The Latino Center of Art and Culture, is Sacramento's oldest Latino arts nonprofit.
La Raza Book Store
1228 F Street 1972 -1992
Students from Sacramento State founded La Raza Book Store in 1972. The student artists, who included Pedro Hernandez, Phillip "Pike" Santos, Louie "the Foot" Gonzalez, Rudy Cuellar, Esteban Villa and Richard Favela. These students along with Jose Montoya established the book store. The group later became known as the Royal Chicano Air Force, and brought their art to bear on the emerging Chicano movement.
The absence of written works about or by Latinos, Chicanos and Native Americans in the University Library of Sacramento State caused rise to the establishment of the bookstore at 1228 F Street in Sacramento. La Raza Bookstore was a meeting place for young people, a source of literature on the emerging Chicano movement, and a site for organizing support for the struggles of the United Farmworkers and other community based efforts.
The store became the exhibition space for countless numbers of visual artists of national importance. This community bookstore and gallery became an active center for Chicano/Latino and Native American art, poetry and music.
Terry Romo a former curator and executive director at the Galeria is credited in the late 1990s with adding the gallery component the name was changed to La Raza Bookstore/Galeria Posada (named in honor of Jose Guadalupe Posada).
La Raza Book Store/Galeria Posada
The Mansion, 704 O Street 1992-2003
The Galeria moved in 1992 to the Heilbron Mansion as it was gifted to the organization by Wells Fargo. Mayor Joe Serna proved instrumental in securing this location for the gallery.
Mayor Joe Serna and the Serna Family...
IN CONSTRUCTION BELOW...
La Raza Galeria Posada
R Street Corridor, 1421 R Street 2004-2007
La Raza Galeria Posada
Midtown,1022-1024 22nd Street 2008-2011
Latino Center of Art and Culture
Miller Park, 2700 Front Street 2012- Current
In 2012, La Raza Galeria Posada celebrated its 40th. year and moved to a new location in Sacramento’s Miller Park. The project includes a group of writers Los Escritorios del Nuevo Sol who work together to honor the literary and artistic traditions of Chicano, Native American and Spanish language writers.
Previous directors of the organization include: Armando Cid, Terry Romo, Victoria Plata, Luis Chabolla, Marisa Gutierrez, Stephanie Cornejo and Francisca Godinez.
Marie Acosta is the current Executive Director of the organization and has been since 2008.
La Raza Book Store
1228 F Street 1972 -1992
Students from Sacramento State founded La Raza Book Store in 1972. The student artists, who included Pedro Hernandez, Phillip "Pike" Santos, Louie "the Foot" Gonzalez, Rudy Cuellar, Esteban Villa and Richard Favela. These students along with Jose Montoya established the book store. The group later became known as the Royal Chicano Air Force, and brought their art to bear on the emerging Chicano movement.
The absence of written works about or by Latinos, Chicanos and Native Americans in the University Library of Sacramento State caused rise to the establishment of the bookstore at 1228 F Street in Sacramento. La Raza Bookstore was a meeting place for young people, a source of literature on the emerging Chicano movement, and a site for organizing support for the struggles of the United Farmworkers and other community based efforts.
The store became the exhibition space for countless numbers of visual artists of national importance. This community bookstore and gallery became an active center for Chicano/Latino and Native American art, poetry and music.
Terry Romo a former curator and executive director at the Galeria is credited in the late 1990s with adding the gallery component the name was changed to La Raza Bookstore/Galeria Posada (named in honor of Jose Guadalupe Posada).
La Raza Book Store/Galeria Posada
The Mansion, 704 O Street 1992-2003
The Galeria moved in 1992 to the Heilbron Mansion as it was gifted to the organization by Wells Fargo. Mayor Joe Serna proved instrumental in securing this location for the gallery.
Mayor Joe Serna and the Serna Family...
IN CONSTRUCTION BELOW...
La Raza Galeria Posada
R Street Corridor, 1421 R Street 2004-2007
La Raza Galeria Posada
Midtown,1022-1024 22nd Street 2008-2011
Latino Center of Art and Culture
Miller Park, 2700 Front Street 2012- Current
In 2012, La Raza Galeria Posada celebrated its 40th. year and moved to a new location in Sacramento’s Miller Park. The project includes a group of writers Los Escritorios del Nuevo Sol who work together to honor the literary and artistic traditions of Chicano, Native American and Spanish language writers.
Previous directors of the organization include: Armando Cid, Terry Romo, Victoria Plata, Luis Chabolla, Marisa Gutierrez, Stephanie Cornejo and Francisca Godinez.
Marie Acosta is the current Executive Director of the organization and has been since 2008.
