MACLA / Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana

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There's still an opportunity to bid on some pieces, buy Southwest raffle tickets, and donate! We are extending the time until Sunday, October 18th at 11:59pm. Remember that this year 50% of the proceeds goes back to the artists. Thank you so much for supporting. Please visit the link below to check those items out. https://one.bidpal.net/lan2020/browse/all

Thank you SO much for joining us tonight for our 22nd Annual Latinx Art Now! Auction. Pieces that didn't have any bids by the end of our show will go on until 11:59 pm TONIGHT! So get back out there, support our artists, and bid, bid, bid! Here is a link to those pieces: https://one.bidpal.net/LAN2020/browse/noBids Also, our Southwest Raffle is open til midnight! Enter for a chance to win 2 round-trip tickets anywhere Southwest Airlines flies! For more details visit: https://one.bidpal.net/.../fixedPrice(details:item/57)

In this video, MACLA invites you to celebrate and support Latinx artists. This show features interviews with local artists, spoken word performances and is a testimony to the power of "Arte y Cultura". Watch now to support LatinX artists and MACLA, an inclusive, contemporary Latinx arts space in San Jose, California. LIVE Auction bidding is open Thursday, October 15 from 5:15-5:59 PM: www.bidpal.net/lan2020.

Join us Today on YouTube.com/sjarte @5pm for MACLA’s 22nd Annual Latinx Art Now! Auction and Exhibition. We have over 50 incredible pieces by Latinx Artists, who this year are able to keep 50% of what their piece sells for due to the financial impact COVID-19 has had on our communities. Check out the artwork in the Link in our Bio! George Rivera, Limones de la Vida Oil on Canvas... 9 x 12 in 2020 Retail Price: $400 Starting Bid: $300 The Lemon series of oil paintings on panel and on canvas are a reflexion on duality in life; the lemons are full of color and life yet the leaves are decaying and eaten by insects, only lasting briefly. There are no promises but the warm light in the paintings represent hope. As an artist, Rivera has been included in over 150 exhibitions locally, nationally and internationally. Since 1974 his drawings, mixed media and paintings have been presented at art centers, galleries and museums. His work have been represented by art galleries including the Group 21 Gallery, Los Gatos; Freeman Gallery, Palo Alto; Branner-Spangenberg Gallery, Palo Alto; Sperling Gallery, San Jose; the Pope Gallery, Santa Cruz; Ebert Gallery, San Francisco; Michael Himovitz Gallery, Sacramento; d.p. Fong Galleries, San Jose; Washington Square/Togonon Gallery, San Francisco, and most recently with the Sandra Lee Art Gallery, San Francisco.

Delighted to have Edgar Sanchez’s piece featured at MACLA’s 22nd Annual Latinx Art Now! Auction and Exhibition. Make sure to stop by our LIVE Auction today at 5pm! Edgar Sanchez, Mujer Wood block print 20 x 26 in... 2020 Retail Price: $500 Starting Bid: $300 Edgar Sanchez is a Oaxacan Artist/Designer from San Jose, California. His artwork is heavily influenced by the Latin American struggle, Mexican folk art and pre-Hispanic art. He fuses this cultural imagery along with modern motifs in order to create works that revisit the Latin American experience through modern eyes and current social context. Sanchez works in a number of mediums including: painting, printmaking, drawing and ceramics.

Excited and can’t wait for today’s LIVE Auction? Well, Visit our Bio or website for LINK to direct Bidding Site! Tour our exhibition and place bids on our featured artists for MACLA’s 22nd Annual Latinx Art Now! Auction and Exhibition. Fernando Reyes, Delight V + VI (Diptych) Paper Cutout + Oil on Wood 14 x 14 in... 2018 Retail Price: $950 Stating Bid: $400 See more

Enter our raffle for a chance to win TWO Southwest Airlines round-trip tickets. Two drawings the day of the auction. Ticket holders need not be present to win. Drawing will be held and winners will be contacted through email OCT. 19. All proceeds benefit MACLA and its programs. Visit bidpal.net/lan2020 to purchase your $25 raffle ticket or contact MACLA Staff for more info. Santiago Gervasi, Nichor de Pachacalmac... Mixed Media on Canvas 24 x 24 in 2009 Retail Price: $1000 Starting Bid: $650 See more

Watch our Latinx Art Now! Auction this Thursday at 5pm! LIVE on youtube.com/sjarte. We have over 50 incredible pieces by Latinx Artists, who this year are able to keep 50% of what their pice sells for due to the financial impact COVID-19 has had on our communities. Make sure to Click the Link in our Bio to place bids on collection pieces such as one by, Sergio Vasquez. Sergio Vasquez, Amor Acaba... Acrylic on Masonite 8 x 9.5 in 2010 Retail Price: $500 Starting Bid: $300 See more

We'll screen several artist profile videos as part of the 22nd Annual Latinx Art Now! Auction and Exhibition Thursday evening at 5 PM. Tune in to bid and to be inspired by these talented artists! In this excerpt, artist Arleene Correa Valencia speaks about her family and how their story is central to her practice as an artist. "My art practice is both a celebration and acknowledgement that validates my community’s collective strength and undying resilience through imagery that allows the viewer to contextualize their existence beyond their political restrictions. #latinxartnow, #cultura, #arte, #DtSj, #macla