Vincent Price Art Museum

05/28/2026

Don't miss your chance to see "Always Running: Photography by Luis J. Rodriguez" before it closes at VPAM on June 13! This exhibition marks the 30th anniversary of Luis Javier Rodriguez's first memoir, "Always Running: La Vida Loca, Gang Days in LA."

Rare and unpublished, the photographs on view document the people and historic neighborhoods that touched and influenced Rodriguez’s early life from the 1960s through the 1980s.

Make plans to visit at vpam.org!

05/21/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the opening of “New Voices: The 2026 ELAC Juried Student Art Exhibition" earlier this month! And congrats to all of our incredible artists! “New Voices” is on view at VPAM through June 13, 2026.

LEARN MORE: https://vpam.org/exhibitions/new-voices-the-2026-elac-juried-student-art-exhibition/

05/21/2026

05/14/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the closing celebration for "Ofelia Esparza: A Retrospective" this past weekend! You still have a few days left to check out the exhibition, which closes May 16. 🌼

Learn more: https://vpam.org/exhibitions/ofelia-esparza-a-retrospective/

05/14/2026

On Saturday, June 6, join us for a special artist-led walkthrough with acclaimed Chicano poet, author, and photographer Luis Javier Rodriguez in celebration of the exhibition, "Always Running: Photography by Luis J. Rodriguez."

Rodriguez will guide visitors through the exhibition, sharing personal stories, historical context, and reflections on his photographs and murals documenting Chicana/o youth, gang culture, and life in the San Gabriel Valley from the 1960s through the 1980s.

Guests are invited to engage directly with the artist and gain deeper insight into the images and experiences that shaped his work and literary legacy.

The event will also feature a mini book fair presented by Tia Chucha's Centro Cultural & Bookstore.

RSVP now: https://vpam.org/event/luis-j-rodriguez-artist-walkthrough/

05/07/2026

We can’t wait to welcome you to the Ofelia Esparza Closing Celebration this Saturday! This free, public program brings together community members, artists, and longtime supporters of Esparza’s work for an afternoon honoring women as artists, educators, and culture bearers.

Event Schedule:
1:00–2:00 PM Panel Discussion: Cultural Bearers and Builders: Women Shaping Art and Community

2:00–3:00 PM Live Poster Printing with Self Help Graphics & Art

2:00–3:00 PM Flower Tissue Making Stations

3:00–4:00 PM Acoustic performance by La Marisoul y Son California

** Please note: Seating for the panel discussion, flower-making, and musical performance is limited and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.

This event is free and open to the public. We kindly request your RSVP: https://vpam.org/event/ofelia-esparza-closing-program-celebration/

05/05/2026

Photographs from Luis J. Rodriguez's youth are on view at the Vincent Price Art Museum at East Los Angeles College through June.

05/05/2026

"The photos at VPAM were the early expressions of a budding revolutionary thinker, writer and organizer. Bienvenidos impacted this scruffy cholo youth in ways that became life-saving." -- Luis Javier Rodriguez

Thank you, Boyle Heights Beat, for shining a light on "Always Running: Photography by Luis J. Rodriguez," on view through June 13, 2026! 📷

Photographs from Luis J. Rodriguez's youth are on view at the Vincent Price Art Museum at East Los Angeles College through June.

04/30/2026

On Saturday, May 9, join us for a special Ofelia Esparza Closing Celebration! 🌼 This free, public program brings together community members, artists, and longtime supporters of Esparza’s work for an afternoon honoring women as artists, educators, and culture bearers. ✨

The afternoon will feature a panel conversation with Ofelia Esparza, Yreina Cervántez, and Betty Marín, moderated by art historian and exhibition co-curator Sybil Venegas. The intergenerational dialogue will explore how these women have built and sustained spaces for Chicana/Latina art and culture. (Please note: Seating for the panel discussion is limited and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.)

Following the panel, visitors are invited to engage in live poster printing with Self Help Graphics & Art, participate in hands-on flower tissue-making activities, and enjoy an in-gallery acoustic performance by La Marisoul y Son California. 🎶

As this celebration will take place during Mother’s Day weekend, we invite you to bring your mothers, chosen family, and loved ones to celebrate creativity, care, and community together. 🧡

Free and open to the public. RSVP to join us!
https://vpam.org/event/ofelia-esparza-closing-program-celebration/