Collaborative Statement

This spring, students at Latino Youth High School met weekly with Gloria Talamantes and the Lawndale Pop-Up Spot to envision a museum exhibition exploring the neighborhoods and cultures of North Lawndale and Little Village – aka South Lawndale. At the same time, teen members of the UCAN Peace Council met weekly to plan a youth peace summit connecting the two neighborhoods. These are two small parts of a much larger movement to connect the two Lawndales – a movement to overcome barriers and borders and mistrust, to bring peace and unity and camaraderie.

Andrea: I hope that throughout this journey we all learn to come together and express our similarities no matter how different we may be or grew up.

José: My favorite part of this journey was all the culture that surrounds our community that's ready to be discovered.

Kimberly: I hope people get inspired by the exhibit & I hope that they make their own movement to improve their community.

Lesley: We have been working on taking members from both communities of Lawndale and Little Village and turning their perspective into a visual piece.

Lidia: I learned that we’re separated by neighborhood and not culture.

Curation team: Abby, Ashley B., Ashley L., Brianna, Gloria, Jonathan, José, Lesley, Lidia, Kelly, Kimberly, Luis, Ricardo

 Lawndale Poetry

 Lawndale Public Art

Both Lawndales have a rich variety of murals and other public art pieces that are integral to how we experience our neighborhoods. We have photos of many of them here, with more to come (as well as additional details). If you know of a public art piece you’d like to see here, send us a photo along with the location (and artist(s) if known) and we’ll add it! Email lawndalepopupspot@gmail.com.