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REEL ART Film Series - Featuring "The Chicano Collection"

REEL ART Film Series - Featuring "The Chicano Collection"
Brand Library & Art Center
1601 West Mountain Street
Glendale, California 91201
https://www.brandlibrary.org
Thursday, September 11, 2025 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Enjoy a screening of the 2005 documentary “The Chicano Collection / La Colección Chicana” in the Brand Library Recital Hall. A moderated discussion will follow.

The Brand Associates presents a screening of the 2005 documentary The Chicano Collection / La Colección Chicana. Following the screening, art journalist Matt Stromberg will moderate a conversation with artists Margaret Garcia and Michael Alvarez, along with art consultant Melissa Richardson Banks, exploring the film's lasting impact on the Los Angeles Chicano art scene.

The 53-minute film features interviews with Cheech Marin and several artists from the groundbreaking Chicano Visions: American Painters on the Verge exhibition, capturing their work and its cultural significance.

Free, limited parking is available in Brand Park; ride-sharing is strongly encouraged. An accessible entrance and accessible parking for cars with a disabled parking placard or license plate is located on the East side of Brand Library.

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