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Carlotta?s Passion Fine Art is pleased to host a panel discussion on literary and photographic documentation of the Chicano Movement on Friday, June 29, 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm.
Photographers Oscar Castillo, Jes?s Manuel Mena Garza, George Rodriguez and scholar Dionne Espinoza, Ph.D. will head the panel. This panel discussion takes place during the "Struggle and Liberation: Photographs of Seminal Events and Icons of the 1960s - 1970s" exhibit at Carlotta?s Passion Fine Art.
The exhibit runs until Sunday, July 1 at 7:00 pm and features photographs by:
- Oscar Castillo, celebrated Con Safos and Southern California freelance photographer.
- Steve Fine, photographer, writer, Los Angeles area peace activist.
- Jes?s Manuel Mena Garza, fine art, documentary, and commercial photographer.
- Cidne Hart, former photographer for the Liberation News Service.
- George Rodriguez, legendary Hollywood and social justice photographer.
These legendary professionals photographed the panoply of leaders, participants, and events of one of the largest social and political movements in the history of America.
Scholar and author Dionne Espinoza, Ph.D. Espinoza teaches at California State University at Los Angeles. Her soon to be released book, entitled Revolutionary Sisters: Chicana Activism and the Cultural Politics of Chicano Power, is an exploration of gender in the Chicano movement and women's responses to male dominance as they pursued their movement activism.
The panel moderator is Jes?s Trevi?o, a pioneer of Chicano cinema. Trevi?o is a Directors Guild of America award winner and multiple ALMA Director's Award winner. He is also the author of many books, including Eyewitness: A Filmmaker's Memoir of the Chicano Movement.
Carlotta?s Passion Fine Art is located at 2012 Colorado Blvd. in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The cross street is Maywood Avenue. Ample street parking is available.
This event is free of charge and open to the public. No reservations are required.
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