Latest Past Events

Brown Futurity: How to Create an Archive

MXCL BNL LAB 6545 Greenleaf Ave, Whittier

Brown Futurity: How to Create an Archive is a hands-on workshop designed to address persistent gaps in knowledge around artist-led and community-based archives. While institutions have historically shaped what is preserved and remembered, many artists and communities continue to face barriers in documenting and sustaining their own histories. This workshop responds to that gap by […]

Salon & Networking Mixer

MXCL BNL LAB 6545 Greenleaf Ave, Whittier

Please join us on Friday, March 27 from 6 – 8:00 p.m. at the MXCL BNL LAB for a salon aimed at bringing together artists, humanities experts, and community members in cross-cultural exchanges through casual conversations. This gathering invites stakeholders within the city of Whittier and surrounding areas who are interested in shaping the cultural […]

Rooted Voices

MXCL BNL LAB 6545 Greenleaf Ave, Whittier

Featuring artists from Whittier and surrounding communities, Rooted Voices centers stories shaped by place, how neighborhoods, labor, migration, ritual, and everyday encounters leave traces that linger across generations. The exhibition highlights how stories emerge through shared conditions and relationships, through proximity, care, struggle, and collaboration. Rooted Voices is a student-curated exhibition made possible by Whittier […]