Corita Art Center

Join us as we tip our party hats to you dear friends! We'll share (with the help of some special guests) all we've been able to accomplish thanks to your support. Help us continue to preserve Corita’s legacy and build a stronger collective community. Reserve your spot for the Corita Day virtual celebration and receive a complimentary gift box to help you enjoy the evening. Boxes will include special Corita merchandise, party supplies, and a sweet treat. Purchase tickets and... reserve your box today! Link in bio or visit our store. #CoritaDay #CoritaDayinLA http://bit.ly/coritaday2020

A famous passage from Leonard Cohen's novel "Beautiful Losers" is featured in this pair of works in Corita's "a set of heroes and sheroes" series. The passage, "God is Alive, Magic is Afoot," was later recorded in song form by Buffy Sainte-Marie. Don't forget to check out the entire #HeroesandSheroes series, now available online at corita.org/heroes-and-sheroes ... Corita Kent, god is alive (part 1 and 2) 1969, serigraph, 11.5 x 22.5 inches 2020 The Corita Art Center, The Immaculate Heart Community, Los Angeles.

Take a quick peek at "City, Uncity," one of several books Corita illustrated during her life. This book, published in 1969, features poems by Gerald Huckaby, a professor of literature who, like Corita, taught at Immaculate Heart College. His most famous poem from the book, ""Stop the Bombing,"" was also included in an earlier artwork by Corita, sharing the same title. ... #NationalBookMonth

Thank you to our community for showing up to support the #SaveCoritasStudio campaign! We have a long road ahead of us, but we're excited to update that after yesterday's Cultural Heritage Commission meeting, our application for designation as a Historic-Cultural Monument is officially under review. This is a great step forward, but there is still much to be done. Please visit corita.org/action and sign the letter of support. ... Corita Kent, "much," 1971, 11.25 x 11.25 inches 2020 The Corita Art Center, The Immaculate Heart Community, Los Angeles.

There are some exciting developments in the campaign to save Corita's studio, and many opportunities to #GetWithTheAction this week, starting TUESDAY morning (10/13) at the LA County Board of Supervisors meeting! Tuesday morning, Supervisors Ridley-Thomas and Kuehl are bringing a motion before the Board of Supervisors in support of the historical designation of Corita's former studio. We would love for you to share your thoughts with the Board ahead of their vote. Public comment is from 9:30-10:30 am PST, but it is recommended to call in at 9am to ensure you get a spot in the queue. You can also submit a written statement. Visit corita.org/action for details on all of the upcoming actions. #SaveCoritasStudio

We still need your help to save Corita's former studio! The threat of demolition still looms large. Next week, October 15th at 10am, the Cultural Heritage Commission of the LA Department of City Planning will hold a hearing on the status of the studio. Stay tuned here and at corita.org/action for further details. In the meantime, please continue to call and write to Councilmember O'Farrell and the Los Angeles CD13 office to request that they support the nomination of Corita's... studio as a Historic-Cultural Monument. Help us spread the word! ... Daniel Berrigan was an anti-war activist, poet, author, and American Jesuit Priest. He and Corita became friends and collaborators in the 1960s, and his words appear in many of her artworks. ... #GetwiththeAction #SaveCoritasStudio

Doing and making are acts of hope. Corita Kent

Today at the Palais de Tokyo, Chloé unveiled a special collaboration with the Corita Art Center. In partnership with the Chloe Creative Director, Natacha Ramsay-Levi, we endeavor to share "A Season in Hope" as an opportunity to showcase Corita's message of love, hope, and justice. Partial proceeds from the collaboration will support our continued work in art education at the Corita Art Center. Visit our stories to view highlights from the runway. ... Corita Kent, give the gang our best 1966, serigraph, 36 x 30 inches 2020 The Corita Art Center, The Immaculate Heart Community, Los Angeles. ... #ASeasonInHope

Corita Art Center is thrilled to announce the launch of our art and civic engagement partnership with The Center in Hollywood. For the month of October, we're teaming up to provide unhoused community members with art-making kits, facilitated creative activities, and the opportunity to register to vote and/or vote by mail. The Center in Hollywood is a nonprofit that ends isolation and homelessness by connecting people to the community, healthcare, and housing in every way possible. #artivism #voterregistration #vote #getwiththeaction

Find joy in the everyday.

To everything (turn, turn, turn) there is a season (turn, turn, turn) ... Happy first day of fall! ... Corita Kent, "a man you can lean on," 1966, serigraph, 36 30 inches 2020 The Corita Art Center, The Immaculate Heart Community, Los Angeles

"Corita had been intellectually and artistically nourished by other women. These documents are telling that story." Juliette Bellocq ... From 1956-1963, Corita's mentor, Sister Magdalen Mary, intermittently published the "irregular bulletin," an experimental newsletter of the Art Department at Immaculate Heart College. The "irregular bulletin" was initially comprised of a few pages of printed paper announcing departmental news, but it quickly evolved into a longer and broade...r publication, with a distinct graphic style that in many ways presaged the formation of contemporary zines. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fU8DFDXlZk&feature=youtu.be See the comments for more info! Immaculate Heart Community, Handbuilt

We are excited to announce that the complete series of Corita's "a set of heroes and sheroes" is now available online at corita.org/heroes-and-sheroes ... Between 1968 and 1969, Corita created a series of 29 prints that she identified as a set of heroes and sheroes. This series was a key turning point in Corita's artistic output. These works explicitly reflect the social and political movements of the decade. Notable figures represented in this series include: Martin Luther... King Jr., Coretta Scott King, Robert F. Kennedy, and Cesar Chavez. ... The full series is now available for digital viewing. ... #HeroesandSheroes #CorettaScottKing #MartinLutherKingJr #CesarChavez #RobertFKennedy See more