A new program from the Balboa Art Conservation Center and Centro Cultural de la Raza will explore representation, access and the necessary methods for preserving Chicano/a/x art.
Courtesy of Centro Cultural de la Raza and BACC
Gomez Franco said that BACC is part of a small group of nonprofit conservation organizations in the United States."I think at this point there is maybe about nine of them throughout the country," Gomez Franco said."And we're the only ones that exist in the entire western region."Issues of public accessibility and who has access to conservation have been a heightened focus for BACC as they've reconsidered their relevance over the last few years.
Each session will include a variety of voices, ranging from artists and curators to conservators, academics, community organizers and administrators. The topic recently came up at BACC when a work by Mario Terero marked with"C/S" came through the lab."Batman C/S Un Cholo" by Mario Torero is a piece that the Balboa Art Conservation Center recently worked on, paying attention to the use of the"con safos" marking on the work.