By Serena Maria Daniels – NextCity.org – Photo: Self-Help Graphics.
Photo: SHG Board Members, staff, legacy artists, co-directors and City of LA Councilmember Huizar take a moment in front of artist Ofelia Esparza’s Dia de los Muertos altar (built for the organization’s DOD celebration and PST LA/LA exhibition), to celebrate the news that the organization is closer to having a permanent home in Boyle Heights. (Credit: Self-Help Graphics)
When Franciscan nun Sister Karen Boccalero founded Self Help Graphics nearly half a century ago, her aim was to provide a space in Boyle Heights, then a mostly working-class Mexican-American neighborhood on the east side of Los Angeles, where artists could showcase their work and learn new skills.
