REMINDER MEETING TOMORROW! PLEASE SHARE
Please join us at Gray Area Theater at 6pm on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.
We will hear general updates.
To join a committee to save MCCLA click the link in bio.
Acompáñenos en el Gray Area Theater a las 6pm hoy el martes 12 de mayo de 2026.
Escucharemos actualizaciones generales.
Para unirse a un comité de trabajo para ayudar a salvar a MCCLA, haga clic en el enlace de la biografía.
Hello community,
The Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts (MCCLA) has been a cornerstone of the Mission District since 1977. Founded by artists and community activists, MCCLA was created with a powerful vision: to promote, preserve, and uplift Latino cultural arts that reflect the living traditions and experiences of Chicano, Mexican, Central and South American, and Caribbean communities.
For nearly five decades, MCCLA has made the arts accessible as an essential part of community development and well-being. Through low-cost arts education classes, cultural programming, exhibitions, screenprinting services, and space for creative expression, MCCLA has been a place where culture is celebrated, artists are supported, and community thrives.
Today, we are at a critical moment.
We are coming together to raise funds to ensure that MCCLA can continue its legacy and reopen as a strong, stable cultural hub for future generations. Your support will help sustain programming, stabilize operations, and preserve this vital community space.
Every contribution—big or small—makes a real impact. Even a few dollars helps move this mission forward and reach those who need it most.
If you’re unable to donate at this time, sharing this fundraiser is just as valuable.
Thank you for your kindness, generosity, and continued.
Inkza Angeles provides a powerful testimonial about how deeply impactful the programs at Mission Cultural Center for Latinx Art has been for her and the greater cultural representation in the city of San Francisco.
MCCLA has been a hub for culture bearing, reconnecting people of the diaspora with their roots in order to continue to cultural legacy and resistance against erasure.
How has MCCLA impacted you?
Drop your story in the comments or tag us in your testimonial.
Like, repost, share and help us increase the visibility or our Mission to Save MCCLA.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to everyone who has already donated — your support is powerful, and it’s moving this work forward in real ways.
If you haven’t had a chance to donate yet, we invite you to join us. No amount is too small — every single contribution is an act of belief in our community and our future.
Not able to give right now? You can still make a huge impact. Share this with at least 10 people, post it on your social media, and help us expand this circle of support.
Together, we build. Together, we rise.
La cultura vive cuando la comunidad se une #mccla #savemccla
Join us on Friday, April 17, from 5–8 PM for the second iteration of "Artists Live Here: Community Convening", an evening dedicated to collective action and resource sharing at SOMArts 🔗 Tap the link in bio to RSVP!
This drop-in event offers opportunities to discuss the state of our local arts ecosystem with community members, colleagues, and fellow creatives; create signs for the Tuesday, April 21 rally at City Hall; participate in a hands-on workshop on how to effectively deliver public comments at upcoming City Hall hearings; and more.
➡️ On Tuesday, April 21st, @artsabetterbayarea is organizing an Arts Advocacy Day rally on the City Hall steps, this is your chance to help plan the collective action and get ready to make your voice heard 📣
✨What You’ll Leave With✨
- A sign for the Tuesday, April 21 rally
- A letter sent to your supervisor
- Concrete information about what's happening at City Hall
- Key dates for upcoming meetings and actions
- Ways to stay involved in the November campaign
- Connection to other artists and organizers
Whether you’re new to civic engagement or already organizing, we invite you to take part in this convening space to learn, take action, and show up for one another 🫂 RSVP by tapping the link in bio!
🎨Graphic design by Paola de la Calle (@paoladelacalle )
Join us for our monthly community meeting — a space where community gathers, listens, and rises together.
We’ll share updates and celebrate the launch of our GoFundMe, another step toward building our collective future.
Porque al final… la cultura vive cuando la comunidad se une.
REMINDER MEETING TODAY! PLEASE SHARE
Please join us at Mission Cultural Center at 6pm on Tuesday March 3 2026.
We will hear updates from current board members and all working committees.
To join a committee to save MCCLA click the link in bio.
Acompáñenos en el Centro Cultural de la Misión a las 6pm hoy el martes 3 de marzo de 2026.
Recibiremos actualizaciones de los miembros de la junta directiva y de todos los comités de trabajo.
Para unirse a un comité de trabajo para ayudar a salvar a MCCLA, haga clic en el enlace de la biografía.
Please join us at Mission Cultural Center at 6pm on Tuesday March 3 2026.
We will hear updates from current board members and all working committees.
To join a committee to save MCCLA click the link in bio.
✨ A Season of Gratitude, Impact & Legacy ✨
As we close out the year, we reflect with deep gratitude on a powerful season at Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts ❤️🔥🐆
Over the past six months, MCCLA proudly hosted 40+ public programs, exhibitions, performances, and educational experiences—celebrating Latine heritage, honoring Día de los Muertos, uplifting artists, and preserving cultural memory for generations to come.
From community altars and healing spaces to international performances, artist residencies, weekly classes, and the protection of one of the most important Latine printmaking archives in the country—this work is rooted in culture, resistance, healing, and joy.
None of this would be possible without our artists, donors, supporters, partners, staff, volunteers, and community. Because of you, MCCLA remains a living, breathing cultural home ✨
❄️ MCCLA Winter Fundraising Campaign ❄️
🎯 Goal: $300,000
As the year comes to a close, we invite you to make a tax-deductible, year-end gift to help:
• Protect irreplaceable cultural archives
• Preserve community-rooted cultural space
• Ensure MCCLA’s mission thrives for generations
👉 missionculturalcenter.org/DONATE
Thank you for believing in culture as legacy, resistance, healing, and joy. With gratitude and solidarity—always ❤️🔥🐆
#MissionCulturalCenterForLatinoArts #SeasonOfGratitude #WinterFundraiser
📢 Public Notice – Winter Break Closure ❄️✨
The Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts will be closed for our scheduled winter break from December 13 through January 13.
We wish our community, artists, and friends a peaceful, joyful, and restorative holiday season. 🤍✨
Thank you for your continued support. Updates and announcements will be posted on our website after January 13, 2026.
Warm holiday wishes from all of us at MCCLA. 🎁💫
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📢 Aviso Público – Receso de Invierno ❄️✨
El Centro Cultural de la Misión para las Artes Latinas (MCCLA) estará cerrado por nuestro receso de invierno programado del 13 de diciembre al 13 de enero.
Deseamos a nuestra comunidad, artistas y amistades una temporada festiva llena de paz, alegría y descanso. 🤍✨
Gracias por su continuo apoyo. Las actualizaciones y anuncios se publicarán en nuestro sitio web después del 13 de enero de 2026.
Con cálidos deseos de temporada de parte de todo el equipo de MCCLA. 🎁💫
#MCCLA #MissionDistrict #CorazónDelBarrio
🎨 Mission Gráfica: The Public’s Voice ✊🏽
Now on view at KALW Events Space
📍 220 Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA 94104
Celebrate nearly 50 years of Bay Area creative resistance through powerful social justice poster art, presented by KALW & Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts.
Since 1977, the Mission Gráfica print studio and archive has amplified public art as a tool for movement-building, documenting struggles for civil rights, tenant protections, police accountability, and cultural resilience — all while honoring a bold, joyful creative spirit.
✨ The Opening Party took place this past Tuesday, marking a beautiful beginning to this living timeline of art, justice, and community.
🎙️ Special Feature:
MCCLA Executive Director Dr. Martina Ayala was interviewed by KALW, sharing deeper insight into the exhibition and its cultural significance.
👉 Listen to the podcast here:
/2025-12-09/mission-grafica-the-publics-voice
🗓️ Exhibition on view through January 30, 2026
at KALW’s Live Event Studio in downtown San Francisco.
❤️🔥 Come witness how artists have aligned beauty with justice — and helped keep the Corazón del Barrio beating strong.
#MCCLA #MissionGráfica #PublicArt
