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MissionThe Centro's mission is to create, preserve, promote and educate about Chicano, Mexicano, Latino and Indigenous art and culture. Directions 2125 Park Blvd. Tel. 619-235-6135 The Centro is located on Park Blvd. and Inspiration Point Way Easily Accessible from 12 & C Trolley and # 7 Bus Line Welcome to the Centro Cultural de la RazaSan Diego's Centro Cultural de la Raza was founded in 1970 as a Chicano Community Cultural Center and functions as an alternative space that encourages and facilitates artistic growth and cultural interchange in the San Diego/Tijuana region.
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Centro Aug. 2, 2008 Community Forum Minutes Posted
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New Centro Class Schedule Posted!Click Here to for more information
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Help raise funds for the Centro at this summer mixer
Summer Solstice '09 Fundraiser
Thursday, June 25 @ 6 pm
Celebrate the beginning of summer by joining our Summer Solstice mixer at Centro Cultural de la Raza on June 25th. Admission includes appetizers, great Latin jazz, entrance to an amazing art exhibition, and a complimentary raffle ticket. Fantastic raffle prizes, valued at up to $600.Prizes include dinner at Cafe Sevilla and original works of art. This is a wonderful opportunity to network with other Latina/o professionals while supporting Centro Cultural de la Raza, a vital part of San Diego's cultural arts community for nearly 40 years.
Thank you for participating in this important benefit for Centro!
$20 Admission at the Door.
The Centro's Friday Night Concert's Series Presents
Direct from Puerto Rico! Fernandito Ferrer in Concert
Friday, June 26 @ 8 pm
The Centro's Friday Night Concert Series is back this month with a special performance by Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Fernandito Ferrer.
Born on July 27th 1978, Fernando Antonio Ferrer Cruz has been a young pioneer among the new breed of singer-songwriters in Puerto Rico. He first appeared on stage in Lares in ’97 and form then on has gotten himself known all around the island and abroad. Originally from San German, Ferrer draws from the Nueva Trova giants of the 1970s but has also developed his own language within his work. His percussive guitar technique and impressive vocal abilities together with his good use of subtle yet powerful melody and poetic imagery puts this small-towner’s music in a much wider context. His style is best compared to the works of Tracy Chapman, Ani Difranco, Antonio Caban Vale, Silvio Rodriguez and Nick Drake. In January ’02 he published his self produced debut album “Después de Tanto Tiempo” recorded in Santo Domingo. In it he merged his prior influences as a drummer, his love for jazz and his passion for folk music from around the globe. The end result is a soothing sound that although undeniably Latin, overcomes all territorial boundaries. Since then he has appeared in several festivals in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Cuba, the United States and Mexico.
Tickets are $10. For more information, email jadeyp@gmail.com or visit www.myspace.com/fernanditoferrer
May 21-June 28
El maiz es nuestra vida / La Bolsa del Mercado Exhibit featuring MAMAZ Collective ArtistsReception and artist talk: Friday, June 5, 6:30 -9 pm
La Bolsa del Mercado Workshop: Saturday, June 13, 4 -6 pm
El Maiz es Nuestra Vida (Maize Is Our Life) is a nomadic exhibition of contemporary art that fosters an understanding of the science and business behind transgenic plants and their effects on traditional agricultural practices and biodiversity. Marietta Bersntorff, a curator from Oaxaca, formed the MAMAZ artist collective and organized the first El Maiz exhibition. The show was seen by thousands of people at the Museum of Natural History in Mexico City in 2008 and, in March, it was on exhibit at the Havana Biennial, in Cuba. The multiplicity of visions and voices on view generate a dialogue about corn and globalization. For MAMAZ info visit www.oaxacacorn.pbworks.com
In the San Diego exhibition of El Maiz es Nuestra Vida at the Centro Cultural de la Raza in Balboa Park, we are pleased to present video, sculpture, music and photographic works from previous MAMAZ exhibits and new artistic visions by California artists. Judith F. Baca's corn goddess commands the space as magical sculptures of mutating maize by Stephanie Bedwell populate the room; calligraphic drawings by Becky Guttin give a lyrical quality to lifein the fields while Laura Alvarez' Detective Agent Sirvienta sheds light on theHouse of Monsanto of the Future, a fanciful display in a Disneyland of the past. Young artists Favianna Rodriguez and Iris Alvarez imbue political images of agricultural reclamation with a hip-hop vibe. Alessandra Moctezuma, gallery director at San Diego Mesa College, curated this exhibit.
El Maiz es Nuestra Vida includes La Bolsa del Mercado (The Shopping Bag) a collection of art-objects brought together by Marietta Bernstorff. Women artists following in the tradition of popular culture have created craft pieces, rap music, jewelry and bags. Workshops are offered at each venue, where local curators, artists and activists get informed and generate new products. The Centro will host a workshop on Saturday, June 13, 4:00 - 6:00 pm.
Friday, June 19, 7pm
Movies That MatterRace is the Place
Dir. Raymond Telles and Rick Tejada Flores
June 19, 2009. 7:30 pm. $5
Rhythm and Rhyme about Race, Language and Identity from some of the most provocative spoken word artists in the US: Amiri Baraka, Kate Rigg, Piri Thomas, Ahmed Ahmed and San Diego's own James Luna.
w/ short Poets Without Borders read tacos, eat poetry with San Diego's Taco Shop Poets.
Join us! 'cause Community comes in ALL colors.
Movies that Matter is an exciting new documentary series screening at the Centro Cultural de la Raza in Balboa Park. We’ll be holding monthly screenings of documentaries seldom seen in San Diego. The series is dedicated to issues of culture, identity, the environment, art and whatever else helps you be informed and in tune with the world around you.
Join us for fascinating films, lively discussions and images you may not see elsewhere! Reality is just like fiction…only stranger.
Schedule of Films
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April 17 |
The Palestine We Never See…~Refuseniks~Young Freud In Gaza |
| May 22 | Palestine II- Hothouse + panel discussion |
| June 19 | Somos/We are- Race is the Place |
| July 17 | Art is Us- documentaries on artists |
| Aug 14 | Sikhs in the Family-Roots in the Sand |
| Sept 11 | Y Chile quando? TBA |
Note: Schedule subject to change. For more information, email artshow_1@hotmail.com.
Sunday, June 14 @ 2pm. Free!
The Centro Presents
Sunday Zapateado 2008-2009 Season FinaleFeaturing the Ballet Folklorico del Centro Cultural de la Raza
Come and experience dances from Chiapas, Yucatan, Huesteca Veracruzana, and Jalisco
With special guest singer/songwriter Talia Morales
This will prove to be very special show, please join us!
Bring the whole familia. It's FREE!
info: bfc@centroculturaldelaraza.org.
Ongoing
Full Moon Circles at the Centro
Every Full Moon in 2009 @ 7pm. Free and open to the public.
Every other Tuesday
Stream of Consciousness Open Mic
Mar. 10 & 24, April 7 & 21
8 pm to 11pm
Free expression for all hosted by Los Able Minded Poets
Sunday Zapateado @ 2pm. Free!
with Ballet Folklorico Centro Cultural de la Raza
Every Second Sunday of the Month
Mar. 8, April 12, May 10
Ballet Folklorico Centro Cultural de la Raza
The Centro's resident ballet folklorico company invites you to experience traditional dances from the different regions of Mexico in their monthly performance showcase.
Bring the whole family to see these wonderful two folklorico dance groups. One great show, two dynamic groups. Admission Free! For more information, call 619-235-6135 or email bfc@centroculturaldelaraza.org.
Centro’s Monthly Mercado from Noon to 4pm
The Centro Cultural de la Raza is proud to present a Sunday Mercado offering San Diego, a unique shopping experience in beautiful Balboa Park’s very own Centro Cultural del la Raza, offering local Chicano / Latino / Indigenous artists, vendors, clothing and unique one of a kind jewelry.