Centro Cultural Aztlan has produced and presented the annual Segundo de Febrero exhibit since 1978 in an effort to preserve Mexican American history and culture.  This exhibit commemorates the 173rd anniversary of the signing of the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the ending of the U.S. Mexican war, and the redistribution of a border—creating a new bicultural citizenry with a new consciousness of Mexican American dual identity, history, culture, and traditions. 

The visual dialog created by the artists, Angelica Mayorga, Raul Servin, Victor Tello, Israel Rico and Robert Wilkens, take inspiration from past and present events, and not only reflect the Chicano/Latino and indigenous identity issues, but also describe the sentiment towards border issues, history, culture, current political events and the lasting effects of the broken treaty. We at Centro Cultural Aztlan believe it’s important to commemorate and highlight this important event in our history, as it established the new American Southwest and the Mexican American Identity and Community.

Please join our VIRTUAL exhibit and celebration on Saturday, February 27, at 7PM through the following links:

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/CentroCulturalAztlan/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQwMXA110JIVCskeaxtjEmg

Centro Cultural Aztlan is proud to present Cultural Expressions a series of community-based events that promote the work of Chican@/Latin@ artists. Through this series of visual art exhibitions, community discussions, literary events, and performances, Centro Cultural Aztlan empowers artists to create and exhibit their work and reach new audiences.

COVID-19 has greatly impacted the work we do here at Centro Cultural Aztlan, and we have had to adapt quickly! The Cultural Expressions series will allow us to continue engaging the artistas de Aztlan who were scheduled to participate in exhibitions that were canceled due to Covid-19.  We are taking steps to continue to bring valuable programming to the community via digital platforms through Facebook, YouTube and our website.

Since the closure of our gallery, many artists do not have the means—or place—to exhibit and sell their works. The Cultural Expressions series will help highlight their stories and their art, while making our Gallery available to our comunidad virtually.

EXHIBIT DURATION: Saturday Feb. 27, 2021 – March 26, 2021

EXHIBIT FORMAT: Virtual, Pre-recorded video to be posted on Facebook, YouTube, and our website available 24/7. Gallery Hours are BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.