My Barrio

Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA is a far-reaching and ambitious exploration of Latin American and Latino art in dialogue with Los Angeles. Supported by grants from the Getty Foundation, PST: LA/LA takes place from September 2017 through January 2018 at more than 70 cultural institutions across Southern California. Pacific Standard Time is an initiative of the Getty.

The Art Collections Department at Chapman University has been selected to partner in this initiative with a multi-faceted, interdisciplinary exploration of Chicana/o art in Orange County. The springboard for Chapman’s project is a 1979 mural, El Proletariado de Aztlán, by Emigdio Vasquez. For PST: LA/LA, Chapman’s curatorial team will launch the first comprehensive investigation of Vasquez’ local murals and the communities they identify. This interdisciplinary project will comprise five distinct components, launching in Fall 2017 (see reverse for more details about each component):

An exhibition of Vasquez’ paintings at the Guggenheim Gallery

An exhibition of documentary material in the Henley Galleria, Argyros Forum

A downloadable app providing an interactive map of historic mural sites in Orange County

A symposium on Chicana/o murals

A new mural centered on Chapman University history, painted on campus by Higgy Vasquez