Plaza de la Raza remains an oasis of art and culture in our beautiful center in Lincoln Park, East Los Angeles. We are an arts venue with 50 years of dedicated service to local children and families. We believe that for every student that we serve, there is also a family, so during this challenging year, we have worked to help needy families during the crisis.

Now, more than ever we are called on to make a difference.

With the difficulties of the pandemic and the shutdown of our campus and facility, we remained active in Presenting FREE online arts instruction and creative workshops; Providing FREE cultural programming, such as our most recent Virtual Día de los Muertos celebration, and Partnering with our FamilySource partners to provide critical services to our community, ranging from food and Thanksgiving turkey distribution, to referrals for Covid testing, disseminating masks, housing assistance, food bank referrals, and assisting with much-needed services and benefits.

Consider a 50th Anniversary Donation for
Giving Tuesday on December 1st!

With a significant portion of our student base in financial need,
we ask for your support to continue to provide online programing while
Plaza de la Raza center and school remain closed in 2020.
Virtual Holiday Celebration
December 1st, 7th & 2oth!
While our center remains temporarily closed to the public, we prepare to present a series of VIRTUAL programs as part of our beloved Annual Holiday Gathering. Highlights will include NEA Folklife Fellow Ofelia Esparza, to talk about her nascimeinto installation, including very special folk art creations by Master Artist Manual Jimenez Ramirez. We will feature our resident dance companies, music and FREE online art workshops! We will also present highlights of the annual Toy Giveaway, which will take place on Friday, December 18th. It will be a chance for you to see first-hand the joy in the faces of the students who come to Plaza--socially distant of course--as they gather up a toy from Santa Claus. You won’t want to miss this, it is very special.

TUNE IN! via the Plaza de la Raza's Facebook, YouTube or Instagram @plazadelaraza
Plaza's Holiday Celebration 2020 online presentation and activities are supported in part by the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, LA County Department of Arts & Culture and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Plaza Classes & Workshops
FREE ONLINE!
Plaza de la Raza presents ongoing arts education lectures, classes and workshops for everyone! With opportunities for students of all ages, courses range from entry level to conservatory level. We are now also offering a special Holiday Folklife Series of Workshops to the public, supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation.

Sign up for FREE courses on our Teachable Site today!
Annual Toy Drive!
Donate by December 18th
Each year we host a Toy Drive and Community Holiday Celebration featuring student performances and Holiday festivities. Due to the pandemic and for the safety of our community, we are planning a Virtual Holiday Celebration and Safe Socially Distant Toy Giveaway to take place by appointment on December 18, 2020. The families in our community have been impacted greatly by Covid-19, some lost their jobs, there is lack of childcare, financial hardships and we would love to bring some joy in the midst of such chaos, especially for our little ones. 
–OR–
Give us a call at the office (323)223-2475
to make arrangements to drop off an unwrapped toy for a local student.

Consider a 50th Anniversary
Tax Deductible Donation to Plaza de la Raza!

Federal Tax ID is #23-7109631

Arts and craft supplies are also welcomed donations.
For inquires, please call (323) 223-2475