Robert Hernandez traces the history and assesses the impact of VIVA
Lesbian and Gay Latino Artists, a nonprofit artists' coalition
founded in 1987 in the Silverlake community of Los Angeles. Their
aim was to increase the representation of lesbian Latina and gay
Latino artists in the LA art scene. VIVA sponsored exhibitions,
theatrical performances, and educational outreach. It worked
closely with other gay and lesbian organizations in Los Angeles,
using arts-based projects to address cultural and sociopolitcal
issues that were of concern to their community and the AIDS crisis
in particuar. The first organization of its kind in Los Angeles,
VIVA offered a stage and a voice for artists who had been routinely
marginalized.
The VIVA collection of papers is housed at the UCLA Chicano
Studies Research Center. It includes administrative papers,
photographs, artwork, VIVA publications, and documents related to
the organization's exhibitions, performances, educational projects,
and other events.
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