Artist Lab: In The Studio With Gabriela Gonzalez Leal
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
12:30 p.m. | Free

Join SHG's Artist Lab: In the Studio on Wednesday, May 11th at 12:30 p.m. PST on Instagram Live!

Take a lunch break and meet the Mexican artist, Gabriela González Leal. She will speak about her art practice and the playful narratives she creates through sculptural stencils using Mexican monetary paper or molding soccer balls into masks of Ancient American deities. The concept of children as archetypal characters, symbols of the future, origin, and allegorical figures are continual themes in her work, building ties between the present and her Mexica roots.

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Artist Lab: In The Studio With Jacqueline Valenzuela
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
12:30 p.m. | Free

Join SHG's Artist Lab: In the Studio on Wednesday, April 13 at 12:30 p.m. PST on Instagram Live! Take a lunch break and meet Jacqueline Valenzuela, who will speak about her experiences as a woman within the Chicano world of lowriding, her paintings, and contributions to the lowrider culture.

Jacqueline is from East L.A., creating art from her studio in Whittier. She obtained Drawing and Painting BFA from Cal State Long Beach.

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Our Artist Lab: In the Studio takes place live on Instagram on Wednesday, March 9 at 12:30 p.m. PST! Take a lunch break and join SHG's Artist Lab with Phung Huynh. She will talk about her silkscreen prints created for her upcoming exhibition, Donut (W)hole, at SHG and the body of work that highlights the lives and stories of Cambodian refugees and their children.

Phung Huynh is a Los Angeles-based artist and educator whose practice is primarily in drawing, painting, and public art. Her work explores cultural perception and representation. Her most current drawings on pink donut boxes and cross-stitched, personalized California license plates explore the complexities of the refugee experience in Southeast Asian communities. Phung Huynh has exhibited nationally and internationally. She has also completed public art commissions for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro Orange Line, Metro Silver Line, and Metro Neighborhood Poster Series) and the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens. Phung Huynh is currently a Professor of Art at Los Angeles Valley College.

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SHG's Artist Lab: In the Studio is LIVE on IG! Take a lunch break and join as we virtually visit Boyle Heights artist Ernesto Vazquez in his studio. Ernesto utilizes printing techniques, including linoleum block printing, woodblock printing, and silkscreen, to create works with themes ranging from political to mythic. His family, upbringing in East Los Angeles, street art, social justice, community empowerment issues, and ties to Solidarity Ink are core to his process and influence.

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SHG kicks off its 2022 Artist Lab: In the Studio program with artist J. Leigh Garcia, @j.leighgarcia live Wednesday, January 18 at 12:30 p.m. PST!

J. Leigh Garcia is an artist born and raised in Dallas, TX, whose identity as a Bi-racial Latina and Texan roots informs her artistic practice. Through printmaking, paper making, and installation art, Leigh raises awareness and addresses the complexities between her Mexican and Texan cultures, i.e., historical wars, policies, the bracero program, and current immigration laws. She will be sharing examples of older and new works from her studio.

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Join our next Artist Lab: In the Studio session on Tuesday, May 18th at 4:00 pm PST featuring our Veterans Atelier artists Pedro Rios Martinez, Joe Devarra, Fanny Garcia and Peter Tovar, in discussion on our YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/shgtv! Register on Eventbrite here.

The Veterans Atelier, as part of our Professional Printmaking Program, brought together a multigenerational group of artists with a shared armed forces experience. The artists will discuss their artistic practices, how art has served as a tool for healing, and about their experience working on the project.

This Artist Lab is presented in partnership with The Veterans Art Project (VETART) with ongoing support from California's Mental Health Services Oversight & Accountability Commission (MHSOAC); with the advocacy goal of generating awareness of the critical role that the arts play in benefitting the mental wellness of veterans, family members, caregivers, community members, and active duty personnel.

This project is supported in part by the California Arts Council and The Pasadena Art Alliance.

***Please note this session is on a Tuesday, not a Wednesday this month. We will return to Artist Lab on Wednesdays in June.

P.S. Look out for new prints by the Veterans Atelier launching as part of our Annual Print Fair in June!

Print Summit Artist Lab: In the Studio with Consejo Gráfico Nacional
Wednesday, May 10
4:00 p.m. PST/7:00 p.m. EST | Free | All ages
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Join us in the afternoon of our Print Summit opening day, as we stream our monthly Artist Lab: In the Studio series on our YouTube channel. This special #PrintSummit2021 edition will be facilitated by Artist Sandra C. Fernandez, Executive Director of the Consejo, with members of the Consejo Gráfico Nacional.

The collective will join us to talk about their print studios and practice. Fernandez will discuss the group's history and vital role in the context of Latino/x printmaking and their most recent portfolio, Perro Mundo, completed in 2019. **The Perro Mundo portfolio will be a featured virtual exhibition on our website through - April 30, 2021 at www.selfhelpgraphis.com/exhibitions.

The Consejo Gráfico Nacional is an independent coalition of printmaking workshops/talleres formed to advance the capacity and legacy of Latino printmakers (inclusive of all Americas) in the United States. Through a combination of collaborative projects, exhibitions, educational outreach, and conferences, the Consejo promotes the continuity of critical and cultural activism in Contemporary Art

Artist Lab: In the Studio
with Intersections Exhibition Artists
Wednesday, January 13
7:00 p.m. | Free | All ages
Live on YouTube: www.youtube.com/shgtv
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Save the date for our first Artist Lab: In the Studio of the new year, on Wednesday, January 13 at 7:00 p.m. on our YouTube Channel! This virtual program will include #Intersections exhibit artists, William Camargo, Jonah Elijah and Álvaro D. Márquez. Join us as they discuss their artistic practices and expand on their works in the show, that were also part of their individual graduate work at Claremont Graduate University and California State University, Long Beach.

Intersections will be the featured exhibition on our website through February 6, 2021, but will remain archived on the site. View the virtual exhibition at https://www.selfhelpgraphics.com/2020/intersections.

Virtual Family Workshops ***Note this date is on 2nd Tuesday***
"Practicing Gratitude" Workshop - live on YouTube!
Tuesday, November 10
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. | Free | All ages
Watch Class: www.youtube.com/user/shgtv

47th Annual Día de los Muertos Virtual Celebration
Saturday, November 1 at 4:00 p.m.
Free | All ages | Live on YouTube
www.selfhelpgraphics.com/diadelosmuertos

Self Help Graphics & Art is proud to present its 47th Annual Dia de los Muertos season. This year’s 47th Annual Celebration will be held virtually on Sunday, November 1 at 4:00 p.m. on SHG’s YouTube channel, with live performances curated by The Paramount.

Virtual Family Workshops (1st Tuesdays)
"Celebrating Identity" Workshop - live on YouTube!
Tuesday, September 1
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. | Free | All ages
Watch Class here: www.youtube.com/user/shgtv

Wellness Wednesday: Self Compassion for Difficult Times
Wednesday, July 15
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Free | Ages 15+
Via Zoom, registration required.
Learn more here.

Join us for Wellness Wednesday, July 15 at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom, recommended for ages 15+. Psychotherapist and mindfulness teacher, Susan López, will lead an introductory workshop on self-compassion practices. You don’t need to have any experience to participate, just an open mind. Learn more on our Facebook events page here: https://www.facebook.com/events/2652129938372872/. Zoom registration is required.