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Descriptive Summary
Title:
Plaza de la Raza Archive, 1970 - 2000
Collection number:
63
Creator:
Plaza de la
Raza
Extent:
Approx. 300 linear feet
Abstract:
This collection of approx. 300 linear feet represents
both its adminatrative record as well as a record of its students artistic
output.
Situated in the century-old Lincoln Park, Plaza de la Raza is the only
multidisciplinary cultural arts center serving Latinos in Los Angeles. The
organization was founded over 33 years ago by prominent labor, business and
community leaders and incorporated into a non-profit cultural arts and
educational center in 1970. Today, Plaza provides year-round programs in arts
education and fosters the enrichment of all cultures. Through the arts, Plaza
provides a vital human resource service, bridging geographic, social, artistic
and cultural boundaries of Los Angeles and beyond. Plaza de la Raza's principal
community-based program and crowning achievement of its 33-year legacy is the
School of Performing and Visual Arts (SPVA). Since its inception in 1975, the
SPVA has grown to provide 500-600 students each week with a full curriculum in
theatre, dance, music and visual arts. Plaza recognizes the ability art has as
an alternative to the often harsh experiences that come with growing up and
living in Los Angeles' inner city and is committed to providing a space where
every student can give life to self-expression, innovation, creativity and
individuality. Plaza also presents an energetic list of programs including
performances on the Willie Velasquez outdoor stage and the Margo Albert Theatre.
In the Boathouse Gallery, the school has exhibitions of work produced by its
students ages five to adult.
Please note: this collection is not yet processed and is unavailable for
research. It is currently in storage at the UCLA Southern Regional Library
Facility and we anticpate processing and preserving these papers by early
2009.
Physical location:
UCLA Southern Regional Library Facility,
unless otherwise noted.
Collection materials in English and Spanish
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