Mexicali Biennial
This communal dinner event - imagined by multi-media artist Isidro Perez Garcia - invites guests to dine on traditional foods and drinks from the Americas including tostadas, tlacoyos or tamales de chipilin, and nieve de tuna, pulque, chicha morada, and agua fresca. This dinner series invites artists/creatives/chefs to craft food and drinks that translocate between […]
FREE Art Workshop led by Whittier - based Artist / Educator Luis Vega. Self-Portraits, Poems and Possibility is a pop-in workshop where participants can explore self-identity through image and text. This workshop is geared toward participants ages 12 & up but can be adapted for all ages.
Join us for a dialogue between artist María José Crespo and curator Rosela del Bosque in regards to Screen Memories currently on view at MXCL BNL LAB. This free program invites the attendees to explore the exhibition through topics related to the border region, including surveillance assets and the otherworldly data centers that hold them. […]
This event is at capacity. If you RSVP'd but have not received directions/information, please email info@mexicalibiennial.org. Thank you. The PARA/normal Borders Supper Club continues by bringing a traditional Mexicali-style asada with an extra-terrestrial twist as imagined by Colectivo Bajaghost and Bibiana Padilla Maltos. Asada/Transborder Aesthetics - Part II will be held at a private residence […]
Join us for the opening reception of ANGER IS AN ENERGY: The Punk Alchemy of Miyo & Usen Print Editions Live screenprinting event during opening night led by Dewey Tafoya, lead printer & Assistant Director of the Professional Printmaking Program at Self Help Graphics. Bring your own t-shirt and a $5 donation. All funds donated […]
Please join us on Friday, October 3rd from 6 - 9:00 p.m. at the MXCL BNL LAB - Whittier for the second in a series of salons aimed at engaging artists, humanities experts, and community members in cross-cultural exchanges through casual conversations. This event invites stakeholders within the city of Whittier and surrounding areas who […]
Join us for an artist talk by printmakers Miyo Stevens-Gandara and Usen Gandara followed by a punk patch workshop. All ages welcome. Learn about Miyo and Usen's processes in making works for Anger is an Energy, showing at MXCL BNL LAB through October 18. Discussion followed by workshop where participants will be able to create […]