New exhibit Chicano Legacy: Past is Present

Dear CHAC Community,

CHAC Gallery is excited to announce the "Chicano Legacy: Past is Present" exhibit. Chicano Legacy explores the past, present and future of the Chicano Movement, our culture, and our community. Join us for our final exhibition and celebration in the 40 West Arts District before we return to the Santa Fe Arts District.The opening reception is Friday, August 4th, 6 pm - 9 pm. The exhibit runs from August 4th to August 25th.

Chicano Legacy is a journey through our community’s history, connecting the past of El Movimiento to our present struggles and triumphs. Established and fledgling artists explore our roots and envision our futures through paintings, sculpture, community installation, mixed media and more. Join us as we celebrate our community’s creativity and resilience with a live collaborative mural painting, unique artisan vendors, music, live performances, food trucks and more. Chicano Legacy aims to empower, inspire and bring community together. This exhibit is curated by Sandra Santa Cruz, Tania Maldonado, and Micah Ramirez.

CHAC at 40 West Arts

CHAC will be keeping a small studio in the 40 West Arts District. This space will be used for educational programming. There is going to be wall space available to be rented by individual CHAC artists (or 2 partnering CHAC artists) for 6 weeks at a time and will have an information tab on the CHAC website. For more information please contact brenda@chacgallery.org.

Sat., August 5th from 5-8pm at the CHAC Gallery, 1560 Teller St. Film showing will start roughly around 5:15 (duration 38 minutes) followed by our collaging workshop.

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CHAC is busy updating our new space in the Santa Fe Arts District! We are excited about bringing this new space up-to-date with the needs of our community! Please click the "I Met My Match At CHAC" to help. We are grateful to have sponsors that will meet your donations up to $5,000.00.

We will be your Match! Click Poker Chip Above.

Su Teatro $1000, Colorado Folk Arts Council $1000,
Anstine-Fajardo Familia $3000

Hector Razo Jr.

I have been somewhat of an artist since I learned to hold a pencil. I became a father at 17 so I lied about my age and started working alongside other family men. I never lost my love for art and now that my girls are grown-ups, I’m more focused on my childhood dream. I hated watercolor growing up. I didn’t like the unpredictability and lack of control. I learned that life is a lot like this. If I don’t accept watercolor as it is, I will never accept life as it comes.

Art below by Hector Razo Jr.

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CHAC Gallery & Cultural Center was founded in 1978 by a group of visual and performing artists. The organization was established as a place where Chicano/Latino artists were provided with a venue to explore visual and performance art and promote and preserve the Chicano/Latino culture through the expression of the arts.

CHAC is an inclusive community of creatives that are dedicated to preserving, showcasing, educating and reflecting the essence of Chicano/a/x, Latino/a/x and other multicultural/multiracial communities.