Joy as Resistance
Self Help Graphics & Art’s Biennial Printmaking Summit
Saturday June 28, 2025 |  12 - 5 PM
Plaza de la Raza | 3540 N Mission Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90031

Register for tickets: https://joyasresistance2025.eventbrite.com

Joy As Resistance is our Biennial Printmaking Summit in partnership with the East Side Print Fair and Plaza del la Raza. Join us in exploring how joy and printmaking have long served as tools for resistance, empowerment, and world-building!

FEATURING:

☆ Workshops with Usen Gandara and Pavel Acevedo

☆ A Family Workshop with Natalie Godinez

☆ Printmaking Demonstrations with Victor Rosas and Dewey Tafoya

☆ A panel discussion moderated by curator Claudia Zapata with artists Jackie "Chicas Peligrosas" Hernandez, Dewey Tafoya (who is also our Master Printer), and representatives from the Center for Political Graphics and the Corita Kent Center

♫ Live musical performances by Irene Diaz, Quitapenas, and Heart Shaped Locket

🪞 Poetry readings by Iris de Anda and Amy Shimshon Santo 

🎨 A print fair by East Side Print Fair

There will be food vendors, a resource fair, and more! Bring Your Own Blanket to hang out in and celebrate the handmade and joyful possibilities of collective printmaking! 

FREE and ALL AGES.

Register for tickets: https://joyasresistance2025.eventbrite.com

Made possible by the support of the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and the International Fine Print Dealers Association.

S.O.Y. Artista is a free, five-week summer art program designed for youth ages 11-24 from the East Los Angeles and Boyle Heights communities as well as the greater Los Angeles area. This program offers participants access to the arts through individualized instruction and immersive, culturally relevant artistic experiences. Through fostering a deep connection to their community, S.O.Y. Artista equips students with multifaceted skills that support their pursuit of higher education and career opportunities.

No prior experience is required, and all materials are provided. Through this vital program, we cultivate a nurturing environment that encourages creativity and provides positive, alternative pathways for artistic expression and personal growth.

Applications due Friday June 13, 2025! 

Questions? Contact nini.sanchez@selfhelpgraphics.com

Apply here: bit.ly/soyartista2025

Self Help Graphics & Art is honored to be one of ten Los Angeles-based organizations awarded a 2025 Infinite Expansion Grant from the Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts. This new grant program supports ambitious artist-led projects that demonstrate a strong commitment to critical thinking, innovation, and deep community engagement.

With this grant, Self Help Graphics will present Between and Before, Angeleno and American, a printmaking residency and exhibition project curated by fourth-generation Angeleno Devon Tsuno, whose work focuses on the Japanese American experience. Taking place in our print studio in 2026, the residency will bring together up to six multicultural and multidisciplinary artists including Aaron Estrada, Dane Nakama, Mylee Etuale, and Teresa Baker to explore Los Angeles as a site of diaspora, migration, and memory.

Thank you to the Mike Kelley Foundation for championing place-based storytelling and visionary artists who expand what is possible.

Co-curators Marvella Muro and Sandra de la Loza along with the artists featured in Pachucxs Revisited posing for a picture.

We are proud to celebrate the success of Pachucxs Revisited, a groundbreaking exhibition that honored the enduring legacy of the Pachucx. Co-curated by Marvella Muro and Sandra de la Loza, this exhibition brought together ten incredible artists whose work reimagined and paid tribute to the spirit of defiance, resilience, and self-expression that the Pachucx represents.

The exhibition featured works by Janeth Aparicio, Judy Baca, Yreina Cervantez, Amina Cruz, Ester Hernandez, Jackie Hernandez “Chicas Peligrosas,” Priscilla Hernandez, Sandra de la Loza, Melba Martinez, and Jaklin Romine, whose bold perspectives address the intersections of culture, identity, and resistance.

We extend our deepest gratitude to the Pasadena Arts Alliance, the Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication, the Instructionally Related Activities Committee, and the Arts Council for CSUN for their generous support in making this exhibition possible.

To everyone who engaged—thank you for keeping the legacy of the Pachucx alive!

We’re excited to share that construction is officially underway at Self Help Graphics & Art! After the long-anticipated permit approval in early January, 2025 kicked off with strong momentum. Since then, we’ve been moving full steam ahead. We are making meaningful progress on the building’s structural foundation and systems that will support a more accessible and welcoming space for all.

As with any major renovation, we’ve encountered a few surprises along the way. But thanks to the dedication, collaboration, and creativity of our team and partners, we’ve continued to move forward with care and intention.

We can’t wait to welcome you back into a renewed space that reflects the heart of Self Help Graphics & Art. We are establishing strong roots to provide a space rooted in history, shaped by artists, and built for the future.

This year, our team is growing! Check out our current open positions:

• Junior Accountant/Bookkeeper (Full time)

• Development Director (Full time)

• Education and Public Programs Coordinator (Full time)

For more information on the positions and how to apply, visit our website: www.selfhelpgraphics.com/opportunities