Plaza de la Raza Cultural Center for the Arts & Education is a multidisciplinary community arts venue dedicated to serving the Eastside neighborhoods of Los Angeles and beyond. Founded in 1970 by prominent labor, business and civic leaders as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Plaza de la Raza offers affordable after-school, intergenerational arts education programs for children, teens and adults. Through its School of Performing & Visual Arts, Plaza offers ongoing classes (beginning to advanced) that are taught quarterly by local teaching artists and performers in theater, dance, music and the visual arts. In addition, the center attracts more than 45,000 visitors each year with its free and low-cost cultural programs. Plaza de la Raza's mission is to foster enrichment of all cultures bridging the geographic, social, artistic, and cultural boundaries of Los Angeles and beyond.
