The Church has sold the building out from under Self Help, and they have to be out by December. This is a real shame, a holy shame. I can’t begin to state the importance of the work of Sister Karen and her legacy in Los Angeles. So many artists trained with her, were inspired by her, and that pebble in the water has impacted so many over the years. LA Eastside and the LA Times have the story.
There’s a press conference July 11 at 10 AM.
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Similar words: archdiocese, archenemies. Coincidence? You decide.
[...] A real loss: The building that houses East L.A.’s Self Help Graphics has been sold. The organization, which has supported countless neighborhood artists and exhibited the work of figures such as Gronk and Frank Romero since its founding in 1978, will remain at the site through December. No word on what happens after that. (Via Marshall Astor.) [...]