Project Highlights
2020
COVID-19 Relief Grants
La Sala worked with the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture to distribute unrestricted relief funding to Latinx artists in Seattle.
“Not Your Monolith” exhibition and Panel Discussion with CoCA
La Sala proudly partnered with CoCA for Not Your Monolith, a visual arts exhibition exploring what it means to be not only an individual but also a communal member of BIPoC artistic communities and the global community.
La Tardeada: A Virtual Community Gathering
Hosted by La Sala Board Members, Vanessa Villalobos and Jake Prendez, this online gathering provided a bright spot for our artist community in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Featuring visual artists Maestro Che and Angelina Villalobos Soto/179, work-in-progress by dancer Alicia Mullikin and a musical performance by Trio Garifuna.
Virtual Dia de los Muertos
La Sala partnered with El Centro de la Raza for a virtual celebration of Dia de los Muertos, including arts, cooking and culture. Watch Here.
2019
La Cocinita: The Concentration Camp
September 2019
An interactive exhibition created by poet Juan Carlos Reyes, with collaboration by musician Camelia Jade and artist Tatiana Garmendia, hosted by Nepantla Cultural Arts Gallery, with support from Seattle University and Jack Straw. This multimedia exhibition combined words, images and sound to illuminate testimony from immigrant detention centers in the United States.
La Cocinita: Siluetas De Ebano / Silhouettes of Ebony October 4, 2019
A pop-up event at Hugo House, co-produced by Seattle-based artists Milvia Pacheco, Mirta Wymerszberg, and Leo Carmona. Through poetry, music, dance, and other forms of art, the artists will honored the experiences of the women as Afro-descendants from Latin America, as well as explored their own reflections and perspectives on identity, racism, and belonging.
2018
(Where) Do We Belong? Exhibition in partnership with Center on Contemporary Art
La Sala partnered with Seattle’s Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA) to present the group show, (Where) Do We Belong? This exhibit shared the realities and challenges surrounding immigration and includes artworks that are a response to Trump’s “Zero-Tolerance Immigration Policies”—amplifying diverse artistic voices with direct experience.
LTX Space
Throughout 2018, La Sala joined with Seattle Amistad School and the Latino Community Fund to host a series of five community gatherings envisioning an artistic space for the Latinx community.
2017
THE SUGAR PROJECT
Created by artist Michelle de la Vega, the Sugar Project is a wide ranging community-based project that explores the commodification of women and girls. With partnership by La Sala, this project included community workshops, youth empowerment and visual art exhibitions.
2016
La Cocina
La Cocina, was an exhibit and month-long Latinx Artist’s Salon in Seattle’s Pioneer Square. Opening on First Thursday, August 4, 2016, La Cocina served as a gallery, theatre, presentation space, and arts incubator for some of Puget Sound’s most dynamic Latino/a/x artists.
Luminarias
Inspired by the simple paper bag lights that adorn buildings and illuminate pathways across the Southwest, La Sala proudly gathered and celebrated our Latina/o/x community during a very challenging time.
Find more information on projects from prior to 2016 here