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Joy as Resistance | Self Help Graphics & Art 2025 Printmaking Summit

  • Plaza de la Raza 3540 North Mission Road Los Angeles, CA, 90031 United States (map)

Joy as Resistance: 2025 Printmaking Summit
Presented by Self Help Graphics & Art in partnership with East Side Print Fair and Plaza de la Raza
Saturday June 28, 2025 | 12 - 5 PM

Plaza de la Raza
3540 N Mission Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90031

Register here: https://joyasresistance2025.eventbrite.com

Join us as we explore how joy and printmaking have long served as tools for resistance, empowerment, and world-building. The day will feature art, workshops, demonstrations, a panel discussion, a print fair with local artists, live music, poetry, and more!

Featuring :

  • Workshops and demonstrations led by artists Pavel Acevedo, Usen Gandara, Natalie Godinez, Dewey Tafoya, and Victor Rosas.

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

  • Stay for musical performances by Quitapenas, Irene Diaz, and Heart Shaped Locket, and poetry with Iris de Anda and Amy Shimshon-Santo.

  • Support local vendors, like local artists Kalli Arte and Ernesto Vasuez, who will be selling prints at the East Side Print Fair and vendors here who will be selling food.

Celebrate the handmade and joyful possibilities of collective printmaking!

FREE and ALL AGES. (* Printmaking workshops will be available for a small fee.)

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

Graphic by Ernesto Vazquez

Register here: https://joyasresistance2025.eventbrite.com