Art Events

Low & Slow at CSUN

Saturday, June 24, 2023 - 12:00pm to 5:00pm

Things will be going “low and slow” on Saturday, June 24, at California State University, Northridge as CSUN hosts the first of what university officials hope will be an annual lowrider car show at the university.

Performances by: Ballet Folklórico Aztlán (BFA) de CSUN, Poetry by LA Poet Society, Teatro Aztlán de CSUN and music by DJ Mestizo.
Lowrider cars displayed in Parking Lot B4. Read more

The Politics of Low & Slow: Exhibition Opening Reception

Sunday, October 9, 2022 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm

Join us for our opening reception of The Politics of Low and Slow exhibit, curated by Denise Sandoval, CSUN Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies. This year's exhibit celebrates Chicano lowrider culture in Los Angeles. Explore this unique exhibition for a better understanding of lowrider culture, and the history and spirit of a cultural expression that today crosses regional, national, and international boundaries. Read more

Creative Maker Studio Launch Party

Thursday, September 8, 2022 - 3:00pm to 5:00pm

Celebrate and Discover the Newly Renamed CMS

The University Library invites you to the Creative Maker Studio Launch Party as we celebrate the department’s new name and brand new services. Read more

Days of the Dead CHS 308D/DL Guest Speaker: Margaret Sosa

Wednesday, October 20, 2021 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm

Guest Speaker for CHS 308D/DL: Days of the Dead, Chicana/o Perspectives on Death, Spirituality & Art.
Event includes Papel Picado Workshop Read more

Celebrating 50 Years of Hip-Hop: C.I.P.H.E.R. Inaugural Symposium

Friday, April 21, 2023 - 10:00am to 5:00pm

CIPHER Symposium: Celebrating 50 years of hip-hop featuring Sway Calloway

Please join the Center for the Interdisciplinary Pursuit of Hip-Hop Elevation & Research (C.I.P.H.E.R.) for its inaugural Symposium: Celebrating 50 Years of Hip-Hop with special guest Sway Calloway. Come for live Hip Hop performances and history, stay for the dancers, graf installations, and food! Get more information and RSVP for this event.

Rudy Francisco: Lifting Black Voices, A Spoken Word Journey

Thursday, February 27, 2020 - 4:00pm to 7:00pm

Please join the Department of Africana Studies for a very special Black History Month event featuring one of the most recognizable names in Spoken Word Poetry, Rudy Francisco. Get more information about this event.