Latino Center of Art and Culture

MISSION:

Founded in 1972, Latino Center of Art and Culture is a multi-disciplinary cultural center and public space serving the Sacramento community by offering Latinx programming, art education workshops, and a community gathering place.

LCAC is a center of cultural pride, self-governance, self-expression and community empowerment through the arts.

HISTORY/INFORMATION:

The Latino Center of Art and Culture was founded in 1972 as La Raza Bookstore. The Center grew out of the Chicano Civil Rights Movement in the 1970’s and became a hub for artists and activists whose work focused on disparities within the education system, the struggle of the United Farmworkers, and the absence of a voice for Sacramento’s Chicano artists. Today, the organization continues to embody this legacy.

LCAC’s multi-disciplinary programs continue to advocate for people who are marginalized whether by race, class, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or immigration status, presenting underrepresented and socially marginalized voices from the Latino diaspora.

We accomplish our mission by creating, exhibiting and presenting work that reflects our cultural heritage and identity and new work to reflect and challenge today’s generation of artists like our recent exhibition of work by Andres Alvarez, La Lucha: Convergence of Identity.

LCAC serves over 12,000 people annually and employs over 50 artists every year. Our budget in FY19-20 was $229,000. Payment to artists is our largest budget item. The Center is developing a program of outdoor gatherings, walk-throughs, exhibitions and live performances to adapt to the COVID-19 crisis and provide a safe space for artists and our community.