Chicano Park @ 50: Renewal and Self Determination Through Poster Art Online Exhibition

In partnership with the Chicano Park Museum and Cultural Center, and USD's own Department of Ethnic Studies, University Galleries is proud to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Chicano Park. Months ago, we invited Cesar Castañeda, a talented young artist and admired curator who is based in the Logan Heights/Barrio Logan community, to guest curate an exhibition for the Humanities Center Gallery. Working closely with Alberto Pulido and Josie Talamantez, we assembled a majority of the posters that were created to celebrate Chicano Park Day. 

 

A selection of those graphic works was scheduled to open on March 30th, but due to public health concerns associated with the COVID-19 outbreak, all of the involved parties agreed it made sense to postpone the physical exhibition of this work. We look forward to welcoming everyone to USD as soon as it is safe to do so. In the meanwhile, with great respect for the artists involved, we are happy to share this online version of the forthcoming exhibition, together with Cesar's curatorial introduction.