{"id":78,"date":"2017-01-11T20:18:01","date_gmt":"2017-01-11T20:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accionlatina.org\/fuentesgallery\/?page_id=78"},"modified":"2019-04-08T21:41:15","modified_gmt":"2019-04-08T21:41:15","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/accionlatina.org\/fuentesgallery\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"

Opened\u00a0in December of 2015, the Juan R. Fuentes Gallery is named for renowned artist and master printmaker Juan R. Fuentes, who has been a friend to Acci\u00f3n Latina for many years. The lower exterior wall of the gallery features scaled down, exact replicas of several Maya bas-relief masterpieces sculpted by artist Mike Ruiz. The gallery is surrounded by the vibrancy of Latino culture that has made this area world-renowned and a popular tourist destination. Gallery hours are Tuesday<\/span><\/span> through Friday<\/span><\/span>,\u00a011AM – 5PM<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Funds that supported creation of our gallery were provided by the\u00a0Mayor’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development<\/a>, Invest in Neighborhoods’\u00a0SF Shines Program<\/a>; the\u00a0San Francisco Arts Commission<\/a>; the\u00a0Voluntary Arts Contribution Fund<\/a>; and individual donors. Architectural services were provided by\u00a0Vargas Greenan Architecture<\/a>. Renovation services were provided by\u00a0Little Feet Renovation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Acci\u00f3n Latina\u00a0plays an\u00a0integral\u00a0role\u00a0in supporting the\u00a0Calle 24 Latino Cultural District<\/a>, a culturally rich and vibrant commercial corridor. Through\u00a0Mayor Lee’s\u00a0investment, Acci\u00f3n Latina will continue to be a place where\u00a0important\u00a0Latino stories can be shared\u00a0to inform, educate, and inspire our communities.”<\/p>\n

\u2013\u00a0Joaquin Torres, director of the Office of Economic and Workforce Development’s\u00a0Invest In Neighborhoods initiative<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Want to exhibit your art in our gallery? Review\u00a0guidelines<\/a>\u00a0for the\u00a0gallery application process, and\u00a0apply here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more information please contact us at: gallery@accionlatina.org<\/a> or call 415-648-1045<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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