Dear Self Help Graphics Comunidad, 

We’ve been reflecting on a letter written by a community member who is coming to know their cultural heritage as an adult. They shared words of deep gratitude for the space Self Help Graphics & Art creates and the pride they felt attending our Día de los Muertos celebration for the first time this year. It is a powerful reminder of the many reasons our staff and board of directors have committed ourselves to working through the arts to affirm cultural identity and values, our many visual languages, and to affect change by making space for artists, youth and community members. 

We thank you on this Giving Tuesday as we launch our year end campaign, and appreciate your support today and any time before the end of year. Self Help Graphics & Art has been fortunate to weather the storm of the past two years and return to onsite programs  because of our steadfast donors. 

On behalf of the staff and board of directors, thank you for championing community-based Chicana/o/x and BIPOC artists. 

With gratitude and in solidarity, 

Endy Bernal, Board Chair
Betty Avila, Executive Director