Art & Cultural
Center

Mi Centro Supports the Arts!

This Fall, Mi Centro is proud to introduce it’s Art & Cultural Center. There are several events planned for the 2022-23 year, along with the permanent installation of art pieces Mi Centro has acquired from several local artists – including Juan La Torre, Jake Prendez, and Barbara Rivera.

Whats new at Mi Centro

Come Visit Mi Centro's newest mural donated by staff and students in S.A.M.I.'s Visual Arts Class "Muralismo in Mexico".

The mural can be found on the west side of Mi Centro's building, facing the parking lot.

Mujer Empoderada

Mi Centro is honored and excited to present Yesika Salgado (@YesikaStarr) as this year’s featured guest for our second annual “Empowered Woman” event at the Tacoma Art Museum. Before the main event, Yesika will lead a writing workshop. Space is limited, so be sure to register and enjoy an intimate workshop experience with Yesika’s transcendental poetic gifts, love, and strong fire. Links for the workshop registration and to reserve your tickets to the main event can be found in the comments below.

Yesika Salgado is a Los Angeles based Salvadoran poet who writes about her family, her culture, her city, and her fat body. Salgado is a two time National Poetry Slam finalist and the recipient of the 2020 International Latino Book Award in Poetry. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Teen Vogue, Univision, CNN, NPR, and many other platforms. She is an internationally recognized body-positive advocate, writer of the column Suelta for Remezcla and contributor to refinery29’s Latine platform Somos. Yesika is the author of the best-sellers Corazón, Tesoro, and Hermosa, published with Not a Cult.

If you have any questions please contact us!

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We believe that the Latino Indigenous community experiences are empowering, resilient, unique and multi-dimensional. We hope that the Art & Cultural Center will cultivate a space and provide an opportunity for vital access to the arts honoring the rich heritage of our community.