Artist John Valadez stands amid Chicano youths, middle-aged Latinas and blacks rushing to a bus stop near 4th Street and Broadway. A camera hangs from his neck; his concentration is focused on an ...

BEAVERTON, Ore. (KOIN) — At the end of a school day at Beaverton High, a group of students gather and begin shaking cans of spray paint. They’re here at the bi-weekly, no-credit class to learn how to ...

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LOS ANGELES — They met as teens, formed as young adults, and called their group “asco” — “nausea” or “disgust” in Spanish — after one of their early DIY exhibits. Subscribe to read this story ad-free ...

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An influential and rare permanent space dedicated to prolific Chicano art and culture –possibly the nation’s first and largest permanent collection of Mexican American Art, museum officials say – ...

Chicano art never really went out of style in California; it was born during the political foment of the 1960s and ’70s, and it’s bubbled along since then for decades. Now there’s a new wave of the ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A young woman with a ponytail leaned in to take a closer look at “Dreamers,” an oil painting by Rosy Cortez. “Oh, that’s interesting,” the woman mused to her companion. Nearby, a ...

Rasquachismo doesn’t directly translate to any single English word. Scholar Tomás Ybarra-Frausto coined the term in his 1989 essay, “Rasquachismo: A Chicano Sensibility.” ByChadd Scott, Contributor.

For many, Cheech Marin is a household name. The comedian and actor is best known as part of the countercultural duo Cheech and Chong, but he’s also an avid collector of Chicano art and opened the ...