The idea of a neighborhood community arts space had been in discussion starting in 1972. In 1976, the
Mission Arts Alliance was formed, led by Alejandro Gato Murguia and their first meeting was with the
San Francisco Arts Commission. They called themselves the
Pocho–Che group and they printed many political books and flyers including the Chicano zine
El Pocho-Che. By 1978, a bulletin arrived from the
Sandinista National Liberation Front calling for urgent action and support for the
Nicaraguan Revolution.
Solo Mujeres, an annual exhibition since 1987 at Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts. The
Solo Mujeres 2020 exhibit includes Latino artists working with a variety of topics but holds a connection to the curatorial theme in relation to
Gloria Anzaldua's writings. The curator for the 2020 exhibition, Martina Ayala chose to bridge connections to Gloria Anzaldua's writings pertaining to the
Coatlicue State and
Nepantlas, Coatlicue derives from the
Mexica (mexihcah) culture and Coatlicue was an important goddess in
Mexica society. Ayala uses the
Aztec (Mexica) references "Nepantleras" that described a state of in-between. Some topics include
femicide, healing, race, working class women, and disaster recovery. == Notable artists ==