Centro de Arte Público

El Centro de Arte Público fue una organización y colectivo de artistas fundado en 1977 y cerrado en 1979 en el barrio de Highland Park, Los Ángeles. Producía obra centrada en las escenas callejeras de la ciudad. Su antiguo edificio, en el 5605½ N. Figueroa Street, fue declarado Monumento Histórico-Cultural de Los Ángeles el 24 de agosto de 2021.

William Bejarano —entonces conocido como Guillermo Bejarano— fue parte del colectivo de 1976 a 1980 y co-editó ChismeArte, la revista de arte y literatura del Concilio de Arte Popular. Lo que sigue es su archivo.

Los artistas

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Carlos Almaraz
Painter · Centro de Arte Público
Painter and a founding figure of Centro de Arte Público. Bejarano assisted him on the fifty-foot City Scape mural on Floral Drive in East Los Angeles in 1980. The archive holds four works by Almaraz and a letter he wrote to Bejarano.
William Bejarano
Painter, muralist · Centro de Arte Público
Member of Centro de Arte Público 1976–1980 and co-publisher of ChismeArte. He signed his work of this period Guillermo Bejarano, and the collective’s rosters carry that name. This archive is his.
Barbara Carrasco
Painter, muralist · Centro de Arte Público
Painter and muralist associated with Centro de Arte Público and with the United Farm Workers.
Richard Duardo
Printmaker · Centro de Arte Público
Master printer, often called the “Andy Warhol of the East Side.” Two of his prints are in the collection.
Dolores Guerrero-Cruz
Painter · Centro de Arte Público
Painter associated with Centro de Arte Público. Photographed at work in the archive.
Judithe Hernández
Painter, muralist · Centro de Arte Público
Painter and muralist, and the only woman member of the collective Los Four.
Leo Limón
Painter, printmaker · Centro de Arte Público
Painter and printmaker. Photographed alongside Bejarano in the archive; two of his works are in the collection.
John Valadez
Painter, muralist · Centro de Arte Público
Painter and muralist known for large-scale pastel works of Los Angeles street life. His poster Prosperity is in the archive.
Frank Romero
Painter · Los Four, associate of Centro de Arte Público
Painter, member of Los Four. Two works from his Crosses series are in the collection.
Roberto Gil de Montes
Painter · Centro de Arte Público
Painter associated with Centro de Arte Público.
George Yepes
Painter, muralist · Centro de Arte Público
Painter and muralist associated with Centro de Arte Público.
Victor Manuel Valle
Writer, editor · Centro de Arte Público
Writer and editor associated with Centro de Arte Público and ChismeArte.