Estimada Comunidad,

Our Día de los Muertos season is underway! Join us this Saturday for the Muertos de Print opening with Kalli Arte Collective, featuring the unveiling of this year’s Commemorative Print by Gabby Claro. You can also catch us at the Archives Bazaar at Cal State LA! Read on to discover even more ways to honor memory and connect through art all season long.

See you soon,

Paulina Flores
Interim Executive Director

This year Self Help Graphics had the honor of working with artist and SHG Assistant Printer, Gabby Claro, on the production of the 52nd Annual Día de los Muertos Commemorative Print, Justice for Mandy.

Read a condensed interview with artist Gabby Claro, where she shares details about her printmaking journey (which started in Self Help Graphics as a S.O.Y. Artista student in 2015!), the process of making the print, and more!

For questions regarding print sales, please contact Ashley McClain Vega, Archive and Exhibition Coordinator, at ashley.mcclainvega@selfhelpgraphics.com.

Avenue 50 Studio
3714 N Figueroa St., Los Angeles, California 90065

On view: Saturday, October 18, 2025 - Saturday, November 15, 2025
Exhibition opening | Saturday, October 18 | 5-8 PM

The exhibition Muertos de Print, organized and by curated by Alfonso Aceves and Adriana Carranza of Kalli Arte Collective, will feature this year’s Commemorative Print by Gabby Claro, as well as other Día de los Muertos prints (many produced at Self Help Graphics’ Professional Printmaking Studio!)

Featured artists: Jimmy Salivar, Agustín Equihua-Ortiz, Karl Jacome, Erick Martinez, Edgar Martinez, Jackie “Las Chicas Peligrosas” Hernandez, Eduardo Muñoz, Rayos Magos, Irie Zepeda, Harry Diaz, Maritza Torrea, Miyo Stevens-Gandara, Viktor Rosas, José Galván Martinez, Xitlalic G.O., Josh Jimenez, Ernie Lucero, Isreal Campos, Kat Tagorda, Ernesto Vazquez, Maliahguiya Sourgose, Alfonso Aceves, Adriana Carranzam Sara Aceves, Dewey Tafoyam Nic Vasquez, Brian Nicolas-Espinoza, Grafica Nocturna (Sarah Vasquez, Cesar Garcia, Adam Aguilar, Brenda Angel, Briar Rosa, Micah Amaro, Osvaldo Heredia), Cielo y Tierra Collective (Moonhowler Press, Smittenkittentx, Marcel Flores), Gabby Claro, and more!

Featuring an altar by Martha Hernandez

Saturday October 18 | 10 am - 3 pm
Cal State LA | Golden Eagle Ballroom
5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90032

Presented by L.A. as Subject, the 20th Annual Los Angeles Archives Bazaar will be hosted by Cal State LA and the USC Libraries. This annual event, free and open to the public, gives anyone with an interest in the region a one-stop opportunity to interact with dozens of archives, from large institutions to private collectors. 

We’ll be sharing highlights from our printmaking archives, amplifying stories of resistance, joy, and cultural memory in Los Angeles! 

Come say hi, learn about our history, and check out all the exciting memory work happening in our city. 🖤🖤🖤

Vincent Price Art Museum
1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez, Monterey Park, CA 91754

On view: Saturday, October 18, 2025 - Saturday, April 18, 2026

Exhibition opening | Saturday, October 18 | 5-8 PM | More information here

Ofelia Esparza: A Retrospective celebrates the life and work of Chicana artist, altarista, and educator Ofelia Esparza, whose cultural impact on East Los Angeles and beyond spans more than seven decades. Widely recognized as one of California’s most revered folk artists, Esparza helped bring the traditions of Mexican altar-making and Día de los Muertos into the American mainstream, beginning in the 1970s, through her work with Self Help Graphics & Art in Boyle Heights. This exhibition recreates a selection of Esparza’s iconic altars, accompanied by a major survey of works spanning her career since the 1950s.

Join us as we gather in community to honor our ancestors, remember our loved ones, and celebrate the causes closest to our hearts!

Procession
Saturday, November 1, 2025 | 2 PM-3 PM
Mariachi Plaza | 1817 E 1st St, Los Angeles, CA 90033

Local cultural dance groups and poets will guide attendees on a walk from Mariachi Plaza to East LA Civic Center Park, where the main Día de los Muertos celebration will take place.

Celebration
Saturday, November 1, 2025 | 3:00 PM-8:00 PM
East LA Civic Center Park | 4801 E 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90022

Enjoy a family-friendly day featuring community altars, live entertainment, food and art vendors, an LA County resource fair, arts and crafts, face painting, SHG’s serigraph prints for sale, and more!

This year’s 52nd Annual Día de los Muertos Celebration is presented by Self Help Graphics & Art and Los Angeles Board of Supervisors Hilda Solis.

Sunday November 2, 2025 | 6:00 PM-12:00 AM 
Tonali Studios | 4539 E Cesar E Chavez Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90022

To close Self Help Graphics & Art’s 52nd Annual Día de los Muertos Season, join us for Noche de Ofrenda,  an evening where we honor our ancestors through altars, memory, and connection. Eternal Threads, a Día de los Muertos exhibition curated by Andrea Ramirez and Rosanna Esparza Ahrens, will be on view, featuring an altar by Master Altar Maker Ofelia Esparza, as well as other artists.