CPSC Board Members: Chair: Tommie Camarillo Co-Chair: Lucas Cruz Vice-Chair: Tina Camarillo Secretary: Jessica Petrikowski Treasurer: Isabel Sanchez Sgt-at-Arms: Joe Le Blanc
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Link to Chicano Park calendar, contact CPSC to request additions/updates
¡Yolanda M. López, Presente! (November 1, 1942-September 3, 2021) “I belong to the Chicano civil rights movement as an artist,” said López." Yolanda López, artist who painted the iconic Virgen de Guadalupe series, dies at 79 The first solo retrospective of her work is on exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, Oct 16, 2021 through April 24, 2022 ‘Chicanas/Escuelas’ 1978 mural in Chicano Park by Yolanda López & Mujeres Muralistas
Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland Visits Chicano Park
Deb Haaland, the 34th Secretary of the Interior, visited Chicano Park on September 28, 2021, tweeting 'During my visit to Chicano Park in California last week, I was reminded that art, like nature, is everywhere. Murals and sculptures like these create space for community while honoring cultural heritage.' Chicano Park Steering Committee & Turning Wheel Bus at El Paso's Lincoln Park Day Members of the Chicano Park Steering Committee, the Chicano Park Museum and Cultural Center, and the Turning Wheel bus travelled to El Chuco's Lincoln Park Day commemoration, hosted by the Lincoln Park Conservation Committee on September 19, 2021. A tree was planted by the CPSC in the park, strengthening our relationship with our sister park.
Chicano Park Vive! Healing, Educating, and Leading
The Turning Wheel Project, Chicano Park Museum and Cultural Center, the Chicano Park Steering Committee, and The San Diego Foundation would like to thank the community for supporting the "Chicano Park Vive! Healing, Educating, and Leading" events, June 26-August 21, 2021.
Chicano Park Scholarship, Chicano Park Vive!
Thank you to all the Chicano Park Scholarship participants for their terrific submissions!
Award recipients include Keyonamae Tonantzin Simmons, Wendy Guadalupe Gonzalez, Raquel Guerra Tena, Perla Alcazar Pulido, Giovanna Pacheco, and Matthew Yong.
       California funding for Chicano Park mural restoration and Chicano Park Museum & Cultural Center Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, Chicano Park muralists and representatives of the Chicano Park Steering Committee announced Friday, July 16, 2021 that $7.5 million will go toward the museum at Chicano Park (CPMCC) and $2.5 million will fund Chicano Park mural restorations. Photo: Assemblywoman Gonzalez, muralist Berenice Badillo (her mural is backdrop), and CPSC members Diane, Josie, Tommie, Annie, Rocky, and Isabel.
51st Chicano Park Day (Virtual) held April 19-25 Organized by the Chicano Park Steering Committee, Stewards of Chicano Park The theme for the 51st annual Chicano Park Day was: 'Chicano Park 51: Healing our Past, Educating the Present, Leading into our Future" Congratulations to Xochitl Flores and German Corrales who created this year's winning selection, Quetzalcoatl Kiosko, for the poster image for the 51st commemoration. And huge thanks to all who submitted fantastic designs. Thanks also to Max Bojorquez for completing the graphic design. Chicano Park 'Day' 2021 was VIRTUAL ONLY--no in-person commemoration. Themes for the week:were:Monday--Kumeyaay, Tuesday--Sister Organizations,Wednesday --Lowriding, Thursday--Chicano Park and Chicano Park Museum and Cultural Center, Friday--Sister Parks, Saturday--Danza, and Sunday--Healing. Numerous online musical performances (Quetzal, Kumeyaay Bird Singers, B-Side Players, Ozomatl, Ric Sanchez & Friends) streamed in addition to screening of various documentaries and panel discussions. CPSC YouTube under playlist 'Chicano Park 51: Healing our Past, Educating the Present, Leading into our Future' CPSC Facebook page and Instagram ChicanoPark_Official Established by Chicano activists on April 22, 1970, Chicano Park has received international recognition as a major public art site. The Park was recognized as a San Diego Cultural Resource by the San Diego Historical Society in 1980. In addition, Chicano Park has been listed on the California Register of Historical Resources since 1997, on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013 and was designated a National Historic Landmark on December 23, 2016. View the 49th Chicano Park Day (April 20, 2019) Printed Program Chicano Park @ 50 Renewal & Self Determination Through Poster Art Exhibition (USD, CPMCC) Bathroom Building Murals Joining Sal Barajas's 'Amor Si Se Puede' mural on the bathroom building walls are murals by MEX (Giovanni Cerda and crew) 'Chicano Love' and Patricia Aguayo Cruz (and crew) 'Curandera Fronteriza'. Hector Villegas (Mexikota Art) just finished his mural 'Honoring Mictlantecuhtli' on the opposite side wall (jaguars). These murals were approved by CPSC majority vote in July 2017.
The Spirit of Chicano Park / El Espíritu del Parque Chicano A new bilingual children's book by Beatrice Zamora with illustrations by Maira Meza. Available in hardback and paperback from Tolteca Press. Proceeds will go to the Chicano Park Steering Committee and the Chicano Park Museum and Cultural Center. Interview with author Bea Zamora
La Tierra Mia: A Chicano Park Story La Tierra Mia: A Chicano Park Story is a collection of memories through photos and notes from contributors who have shared a connection to the park over the past 50 years. The book is dedicated to the 250+ individuals who fought to preserve this space, and the countless others who have made it what it is today. Bob Dominguez The second edition (122 pages, 12 new pages) of La Tierra Mia: A Chicano Park Story is available at https://latierramiabook.com Kumeyaay Creation Story, Kumeyaay Princess, and Anastasio Hernández Rojas Murals Recently threenew murals were completed in Chicano Park. The Kumeyaay Creation Story (left), a collaboration by Carmen Linares Kalo, Irene Castruita, Isaias Crow which also included manyu community members. Next (second from left,) is Kumeyaay Princess (Gone too Soon) mural by Ruben Mendez and team. The most recent mural project completed is The Anastasio Hernandez Rojas Mural Project (three photos show side facing National Ave with Anastasio Rojas image at top center, reverse side with his widow and kids at top center, followed by detail of a side panel) was led by muralist Victor Ochoa and included many local artists and was sponsored by Alliance San Diego and the American Friends Service Committee. Located in the placita near the skate lane, the mural honors the life of Rojas who was beaten and killed by border agents at the San Ysidro port of entry in May of 2010, as well as the fight for justice for all those familias who have lost loved ones at the hands of border agents. Chicano Park @ 50: A Daily Reflection on La Tierra Mia, 4/21-4/26, 2020 "Fifty Years Ago, Fed Up With The City's Neglect, a San Diego Community Rose Up to Create Chicano Park" by Eduardo Diaz, Smithsonian Magazine, April 28, 2020
Thank you to all our volunteer tour guides and all the students, teachers, community members, and numerous other visitors from far and wide who take part in learning about Chicano Park's history and monumental murals.
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced the designation of 24 new National Historic Landmarks on January 11, 2017 (December 23, 2016 officially approved). Chicano Park is among those sites. "On April 22, 1970, community residents occupied Chicano Park in San Diego, California, in an ultimately successful effort to prevent the construction of a California Highway Patrol substation on land where the City of San Diego had promised the neighborhood a community park. Representative of the Chicano Civil Rights Movement, Chicano Park has become a cultural and recreational gathering place for the Chicano community and is the location of the Chicano Park Monumental Murals, an exceptional assemblage of master mural artwork painted on the freeway bridge supports." Read complete press release here. Chicano Park has been listed on the California Register of Historical Resources since 1997 and was officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 23, 2013. Recreation Improvements Completed Ribbon-cutting held on November 5, 2015
Join the San Diego Urban Corps and the Chicano Park Steering Committee on November 5, 3pm to celebrate the improvements/additions including the children's playground, tiny tots area, new handball court, adult outdoor fitness area (and new grass planted adjacent), skate lane, Raul Jaquez metal artwork restored (and fountain tile work),and landscaping alongside the placita. Read about SD Urban Corps's work in Pablo J. Sáinz article in La Prensa from July 24, 2015.
Tommie Camarillo Day at San Diego City Council, Sept. 20, 2016 Councilman David Alvarez on behalf of the San Diego City Council proclaimed September 20, 2016 to be Tomasa 'Tommie' Camarillo Day ..."WHEREAS, Tommie Camarillo has been a faithful steward and protector, dedicated to her love for a park that serves as a cultural anchor and symbolizes the importance of struggle, sacrifice, and equality; and..." (part of the proclamation) Students Document Chicano Park Mural History In 2012, Dr. Alberto Pulido's students at USD, in consultation with the Chicano Park Steering Committee, worked to update documentation of the murals at Chicano Park.The students worked diligently to re-create/update the Chicano Park mural map and have produced a gorgeous publication. A big thank you to the students! Now a revised Chicano Park Murals Documentation Project publication (2015) is available. This revised book includes images of all the restored murals, along with information on the original artists involved in the restoration. At the front of the book is an easy-to-read map of all the murals and their location in the park. The book is available for $25 from Dr. Pulido (apulido@sandiego.edu) or at the monthly CPSC meeting and/or contact the CPSC cpscchicanopark@sbcglobal.net ********************* A group of USD students, under the guidance of Professor Alberto Pulido, volunteered to be a part of the first Chicano Park-University of San Diego Documentation Project from January to May 2011. Through the collection of oral histories, students documented the history of Chicano Park, Chicano/a history, and five unique aspects of Chicano/a cultural expression that emerged as a result of the establishment of Chicano Park. The five cultural expressions captured by this year's project are: Chicano Art as seen in the public and political biography of Victor Ochoa; Chicano Music as seen through the life of Ramon 'Chunky' Sanchez; Community Organizing (Chicano Park Steering Committee) as seen through the life of Tommie Camarillo; Danzantes (indigenous dance) as seen in the life of Rosa Olga Navarro; and Chicano Car Culture (low riders) as lived and experienced by Rigo Reyes. Go to http://www.sandiego.edu/cas/es/students/chicano_park.php to view the presentations & posters.
Congratulations to Chunky Sanchez
2013 NEA National Heritage Fellow!
http://arts.gov/honors/heritage/fellows/fellow.php?id=2013_09&type=bio The community also celebrated the dedication of the Ramon "Chunky" Sanchez auditorium and mural unveiling (artwork by Sal Barajas & Francisco Contreras) at King Chavez Neighborhood of Schools, 415 - 31st St, San Diego 92102 on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. "San Diego Musician Ramon "Chunky" Sanchez honored locally, nationally Katie Euphrat,KBPS, June 12, 2013: http://www.kpbs.org/news/2013/jun/12/san-diego-musician-ramon-chunky-sanchez-honored-lo/
NEA National Heritage Fellowships Concert was held on September 27 at Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University and the awards ceremony on September 25! For those of us not in Washington DC this week, the NEA streamed the concert live on its website: www.arts.gov
Chiicano Park Museum and Cultural Center website Slideshow from the 2006 Chicano Park Day celebration
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