Repetition Using repeating patterns or shapes can add interest - for instance, using a certain shape or line type as the basis for a lettering design. Negative space The empty space between ...

I asked. “I would say resilience,” said Valerie Jaimes, Executive Director of the Chicano Park Museum and Cultural Center. Resilience in art, and in the movement. “You know, a lot of these ...

San Jose was home to two legends in the arts: brothers Rudy and Sonny Madrid. Rudy was a trailblazing musician, and Sonny founded Lowrider magazine, a world-renowned publication. "Rudy, he was a ...

A letter of intent and a memorandum of understanding are both non-binding documents that outline or establish an agreement by two parties to work toward a mutual goal. However, they are generally ...

In 1977 while studying at San Jose State, Sonny Madrid launched Lowrider magazine, a monthly publication that celebrated Chicano culture ... circulation of the magazine went international. The Letters ...

Inside, he moved into the shadows on the left, where he crossed himself with water dipped from a font in the rear wall ... We don’t worry about time.” (In a letter to the head of a growers ...

calling out Chicano culture and the city of Los Angeles as touchstones. “I wanted to show the contrast of what people think is glossy L.A. and all the subcultures and the darkness that can be in ...

César A. Martínez says he does not have a natural ability as an artist. “I was never a prodigy or anything. I liked to paint and draw when I was a kid, but was I good at it? No,” said ...

A gay Chicano couple have shared the tale of their 18-year relationship after images of them went viral, following a photographer capturing them together. Images of Mexican-Americans Trino and ...

“There’s something about the American character that’s embodied in this group that’s made up of Salvadorans (Herbert Siguenza and Ric Salinas) and a Chicano (Montoya himself),” he said.

Photo credit: lajollaplayhouse.org When I first arrived in San Diego from Mexico City in the early 1980’s, I was a little surprised at how different Mexican culture and Chicano culture were.