In celebration of the Center’s 50th Anniversary, we are thrilled to present a group exhibition featuring five talented artists from our community. Each artist’s work offers a unique perspective on personal identity while reflecting the Center’s core values of creativity, education, innovation, and collaboration.
Featured artists
• Silvia Lizama’s hand-painted black-and-white photographs
• Pablo Cano’s captivating marionettes
• Patricia Schnall Gutierrez’s charcoal drawings, paintings, and multimedia works
• Kandy G. Lope’s fiber paintings, prints, stained glass, and handmade books
• Carlos Solano’s graffiti influenced paintings, symbolizing the future and the next 50 years of collaboration with emerging artists.
Important Dates:
• June 14 – Opening Reception, light bites + open bar
• July 12 – Center Sessions: Katya Neptune and Carlos Solano
• July 20 – International Human Rights inspired button making
• August 9 – Pablo Cano and Galal Ramadan
Additional Art Openings scheduled for June 14
• Katya Neptune Descendants (Chronicles of Vision Series)
Katya Neptune is an interdisciplinary Filipina Diaspora (b. 1976) artist whose practice bridges spirituality, mental health, and cultural identity. Her recent body of work, Descendants, marks a powerful turning point as she reconnects with her paternal ancestry, long absent from her life until recently.
• Beyond Boundaries: Galal Ramadan
Galal Ramadan is award-winning, self-taught master colored pencil artist and art educator. Ramadan’s hyper-realistic portraits are a testament to his technical skill and his landscapes and still life images showcase his talent in design and composition. This exhibition highlights Ramadan’s artistic gifts, perseverance, and his cultural worldview.
• Portraits for Humanity: Wilma Bulkin Siegel
Wilma Bulkin Siegel’s watercolor portraits capture the spirit of the sitter. With confident, loose brushstrokes that remind one of Alice Neel’s paintings, the Center is proud to showcase 7 original portraits of featuring returning Veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan as well as the entire series of 30 portraits of the Faces for Human Rights series in digital video format.
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Special Associated Programming – Free Arts Day:
🎭 Pablo Cano’s Musical Marionettes
Sunday, June 15 | 12–4 PM (performance at 1 PM)
Tickets: https://JuneFreeArts.eventbrite.com
Celebrate the exhibition and Free Arts Day with a special live performance by Pablo Cano, featuring his hand-crafted marionettes brought to life with music and movement. Opera singer Maria Elena Vallejo accompanies the show with classic Cuban, American, and French songs.
From 12–4 PM, guests of all ages can also enjoy a free drop-in puppet-making activity led by Jim Hammond. Performance seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Join us as we honor the artists who have shaped our legacy—and those inspiring the next 50 years.