Self Help Graphics, East Los Angeles’ venerable institution dedicated to Chicano art, printmaking and grassroots community arts in general, was closed on June 7th, 2005. The artistic heart of Chicano LA beats no more. Amazingly enough, it was the organization’s own "Board of Directors" that closed the doors of SHG to the public, changed the locks on the building to bar staff and artists from entering, and locked-up the parking lot used by visitors and community members alike.
Weblog story:
Self Help Graphics Finished?
by Mark Vallen (Photo by www.harrygamboajr.com),
Reports:
PROTEST CLOSURE OF CHICANO ART CENTER
by SHAC,
Protest to Save Self Help Graphics
by Califaztlan
Closure of Chicano Art Center