MACLA/Movimiento de Arte y Cultura LatinoAmericana

Founded in 1989 as the result of a broad community mobilization in the City of San José and nationwide on behalf of multicultural arts, MACLA has promoted since its inception a vision of arts programming as a vehicle for civic dialogue and social equity.

A hybrid urban arts space located in downtown San José and rooted in the Chicano/Latino experience, MACLA intersects many communities, cultures, and aesthetic approaches. The participation of Latino and non-Latino audiences has been a distinctive feature of MACLA since its inception. Our patrons, audiences, and participants are 70% Latino and 30% non-Latino.

From this genesis in advocacy and activism, MACLA has evolved into a community-based arts organization identified in 2003 by Cultural Initiatives Silicon Valley as Santa Clara County’s “most practiced and mature site of cultural-citizenship-building through participatory arts.” More than 30,000 children, youth, young adults, families and community residents participate in the 50 programs MACLA produces each year in four core program tracts: visual arts; performance and literary arts; youth arts education; and community development through the arts.

MACLA is committed to emerging Latino artists and audiences. Further, MACLA has an exemplary record of collaboration with other nonprofit organizations and community partners. Many of these collaborations go beyond arts programming to promote the well-being of the Latino community as a vital force in society. The most significant example was MACLA’s participation in incubating and organizing the first charter school in San José, Downtown College Prep, which serves primarily Latino youth without a family history of college attendance. In 2010, MACLA was honored to be the only San José organization to be named by Philanthropedia as one of the 21 most effective arts and culture organizations in the greater San Francisco Bay Area.

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Past (98)

Figure Drawing hosted by MACLA primary image

Figure Drawing hosted by MACLA

Wed, Mar 6 • 6:30 PM

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The Black Joy Project: Author Talk primary image

The Black Joy Project: Author Talk

Fri, Feb 23 • 7:00 PM

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Huizache Magazine Release Party primary image

Huizache Magazine Release Party

Sat, Dec 9 • 1:00 PM

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Enviando Flores a mi Tierra Exhibition Preview primary image

Enviando Flores a mi Tierra Exhibition Preview

Thu, Nov 30 • 6:00 PM

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We Have Iré primary image

We Have Iré

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Ghostly Labor: Work-in-Progress primary image

Ghostly Labor: Work-in-Progress

Sat, Sep 30 • 7:00 PM

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Beyond Status- Film Showcase primary image

Beyond Status- Film Showcase

Thu, Sep 7 • 7:00 PM

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Chillonas: A Queer Latinx Dance Party primary image

Chillonas: A Queer Latinx Dance Party

Fri, Sep 1 • 7:30 PM

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Los Bastardos-  Work In Progress primary image

Los Bastardos- Work In Progress

Fri, Aug 18 • 7:30 PM

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2023  Latinx Art Now! primary image

2023 Latinx Art Now!

Sat, May 20 • 6:00 PM

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MACLA's Family Art Day primary image

MACLA's Family Art Day

Sun, Apr 30 • 11:00 AM

Free

Artist Talk primary image

Artist Talk

Sat, Apr 15 • 12:00 PM

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Figure Drawing hosted by MACLA primary image

Figure Drawing hosted by MACLA

Wed, Mar 6 • 6:30 PM

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The Black Joy Project: Author Talk primary image

The Black Joy Project: Author Talk

Fri, Feb 23 • 7:00 PM

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Huizache Magazine Release Party primary image

Huizache Magazine Release Party

Sat, Dec 9 • 1:00 PM

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Enviando Flores a mi Tierra Exhibition Preview primary image

Enviando Flores a mi Tierra Exhibition Preview

Thu, Nov 30 • 6:00 PM

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We Have Iré primary image

We Have Iré

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Ghostly Labor: Work-in-Progress primary image

Ghostly Labor: Work-in-Progress

Sat, Sep 30 • 7:00 PM

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Beyond Status- Film Showcase primary image

Beyond Status- Film Showcase

Thu, Sep 7 • 7:00 PM

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Chillonas: A Queer Latinx Dance Party primary image

Chillonas: A Queer Latinx Dance Party

Fri, Sep 1 • 7:30 PM

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Los Bastardos-  Work In Progress primary image

Los Bastardos- Work In Progress

Fri, Aug 18 • 7:30 PM

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2023  Latinx Art Now! primary image

2023 Latinx Art Now!

Sat, May 20 • 6:00 PM

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MACLA's Family Art Day primary image

MACLA's Family Art Day

Sun, Apr 30 • 11:00 AM

Free

Artist Talk primary image

Artist Talk

Sat, Apr 15 • 12:00 PM

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Founded in 1989 as the result of a broad community mobilization in the City of San José and nationwide on behalf of multicultural arts, MACLA has promoted since its inception a vision of arts programming as a vehicle for civic dialogue and social equity.

A hybrid urban arts space located in downtown San José and rooted in the Chicano/Latino experience, MACLA intersects many communities, cultures, and aesthetic approaches. The participation of Latino and non-Latino audiences has been a distinctive feature of MACLA since its inception. Our patrons, audiences, and participants are 70% Latino and 30% non-Latino.

From this genesis in advocacy and activism, MACLA has evolved into a community-based arts organization identified in 2003 by Cultural Initiatives Silicon Valley as Santa Clara County’s “most practiced and mature site of cultural-citizenship-building through participatory arts.” More than 30,000 children, youth, young adults, families and community residents participate in the 50 programs MACLA produces each year in four core program tracts: visual arts; performance and literary arts; youth arts education; and community development through the arts.

MACLA is committed to emerging Latino artists and audiences. Further, MACLA has an exemplary record of collaboration with other nonprofit organizations and community partners. Many of these collaborations go beyond arts programming to promote the well-being of the Latino community as a vital force in society. The most significant example was MACLA’s participation in incubating and organizing the first charter school in San José, Downtown College Prep, which serves primarily Latino youth without a family history of college attendance. In 2010, MACLA was honored to be the only San José organization to be named by Philanthropedia as one of the 21 most effective arts and culture organizations in the greater San Francisco Bay Area.

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Figure Drawing hosted by MACLA primary image

Figure Drawing hosted by MACLA

Wed, Mar 6 • 6:30 PM

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The Black Joy Project: Author Talk primary image

The Black Joy Project: Author Talk

Fri, Feb 23 • 7:00 PM

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Huizache Magazine Release Party primary image

Huizache Magazine Release Party

Sat, Dec 9 • 1:00 PM

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Enviando Flores a mi Tierra Exhibition Preview primary image

Enviando Flores a mi Tierra Exhibition Preview

Thu, Nov 30 • 6:00 PM

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We Have Iré primary image

We Have Iré

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Ghostly Labor: Work-in-Progress primary image

Ghostly Labor: Work-in-Progress

Sat, Sep 30 • 7:00 PM

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Beyond Status- Film Showcase primary image

Beyond Status- Film Showcase

Thu, Sep 7 • 7:00 PM

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Chillonas: A Queer Latinx Dance Party primary image

Chillonas: A Queer Latinx Dance Party

Fri, Sep 1 • 7:30 PM

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Los Bastardos-  Work In Progress primary image

Los Bastardos- Work In Progress

Fri, Aug 18 • 7:30 PM

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2023  Latinx Art Now! primary image

2023 Latinx Art Now!

Sat, May 20 • 6:00 PM

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MACLA's Family Art Day primary image

MACLA's Family Art Day

Sun, Apr 30 • 11:00 AM

Free

Artist Talk primary image

Artist Talk

Sat, Apr 15 • 12:00 PM

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Figure Drawing hosted by MACLA primary image

Figure Drawing hosted by MACLA

Wed, Mar 6 • 6:30 PM

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The Black Joy Project: Author Talk primary image

The Black Joy Project: Author Talk

Fri, Feb 23 • 7:00 PM

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Huizache Magazine Release Party primary image

Huizache Magazine Release Party

Sat, Dec 9 • 1:00 PM

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Enviando Flores a mi Tierra Exhibition Preview primary image

Enviando Flores a mi Tierra Exhibition Preview

Thu, Nov 30 • 6:00 PM

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We Have Iré primary image

We Have Iré

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Ghostly Labor: Work-in-Progress primary image

Ghostly Labor: Work-in-Progress

Sat, Sep 30 • 7:00 PM

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Beyond Status- Film Showcase primary image

Beyond Status- Film Showcase

Thu, Sep 7 • 7:00 PM

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Chillonas: A Queer Latinx Dance Party primary image

Chillonas: A Queer Latinx Dance Party

Fri, Sep 1 • 7:30 PM

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Los Bastardos-  Work In Progress primary image

Los Bastardos- Work In Progress

Fri, Aug 18 • 7:30 PM

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2023  Latinx Art Now! primary image

2023 Latinx Art Now!

Sat, May 20 • 6:00 PM

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MACLA's Family Art Day primary image

MACLA's Family Art Day

Sun, Apr 30 • 11:00 AM

Free

Artist Talk primary image

Artist Talk

Sat, Apr 15 • 12:00 PM

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