The PBS documentary, Pilots of Aztlán: Flight of the Royal Chicano Air Force by Steve LaRosa explores the origins and legacy of Sacramento’s iconic Royal Chicano Air Force artist collective. The film celebrates the group’s fusion of art, activism, and community. A conversation with filmmaker Steve LaRosa will follow.

FREE for members, FREE with admission for nonmembers

March 12- May 5, 2026

This exhibition centers the powerful Sacramento Poderosas mural alongside the work of its artists, grounding it in the long-standing tradition of mural making within the Chicana/o art movement. Painted by Ruby Chacon, the mural includes Royal Chicano Air Force members Sra Angelbertha Cobb and Juanita Polendo Ontiveros, whose cultural and political activism continue to inspire new generations. Anchored in community-driven art practices, the exhibition reflects the spirit of multigenerational activism and the role of cultural spaces as sites of gathering, learning, and collective action.

Collaboration between TANA and Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at UC Davis

February 22– June 28: Rebels With La Causa: Royal Chicano Air Force Art and Activism, 1970 – 1990

The exhibition explores the creative production and expansive output of the RCAF, one of the Chicano Movement’s most prolific and impactful artist collectives. It highlights the posters created for the myriad artistic and cultural activities and spiritual ceremonies organized by the larger RCAF membership of artists, community organizations, and activists during their first two decades. Curated by guest curator, Terezita Romo.

January 10 – March 22: R.C.A.F. in Mid-Flight: The Artwork and Influence of the Royal Chicano Air Force

The panel brings together the contemporary artists exhibited alongside original Royal Chicano Air Force members. Panelists will share what the RCAF means to them, personal stories of influence, collaboration, and mentorship, and reflect on the artworks they selected for the exhibition. The conversation highlights creative lineage, intergenerational exchange, and how the RCAF’s spirit continues to shape artistic voices today.

February 22– June 28: Rebels With La Causa: Royal Chicano Air Force Art and Activism, 1970 – 1990

The exhibition explores the creative production and expansive output of the RCAF, one of the ChicanoMovement’s most prolific and impactful artist collectives. It highlights the posters created for the myriad artistic and cultural activities and spiritual ceremonies organized by the larger RCAF membership of artists, community organizations, and activists during their first two decades. Curated by guest curator, Terezita Romo.

Through April 5, 2026: RCAF in Mictlán: 50th Anniversary of Dia de los Muertos

Featuring photographs, videos, ephemera, and artwork, the exhibition documents the RCAF’s Dia de los Muertos five-decade observance within Chicana/o history and its impact as the oldest in the Sacramento region. Curated by guest curator, Terezita Romo.

Janina Lopez leads a discussion of the RCAF’s Metamorphosis mural, located on the Downtown Plaza parking garage at 3rd and L Streets, Sacramento.

Co-presented by La Raza Galeria Posada

Curator, Janina López leads a tour of the Southside Park Mural located at 7th and T Streets, Sacramento.

An inclusive look into the beautiful artwork by the late Great Armando R. Cid.

April 13th – May 15th

An inclusive look into the beautiful artwork by the late Great Armando R. Cid.

February 22– June 28: Rebels With La Causa: Royal Chicano Air Force Art and Activism, 1970 – 1990

The exhibition explores the creative production and expansive output of the RCAF, one of the Chicano Movement’s most prolific and impactful artist collectives. It highlights the posters created for the myriad artistic and cultural activities and spiritual ceremonies organized by the larger RCAF membership of artists, community organizations, and activists during their first two decades. Curated by guest curator, Terezita Romo.

March 12- May 5, 2026

This exhibition centers the powerful Sacramento Poderosas mural alongside the work of its artists, grounding it in the long-standing tradition of mural making within the Chicana/o art movement. Painted by Ruby Chacon, the mural includes Royal Chicano Air Force members Sra Angelbertha Cobb and Juanita Polendo Ontiveros, whose cultural and political activism continue to inspire new generations. Anchored in community-driven art practices, the exhibition reflects the spirit of multigenerational activism and the role of cultural spaces as sites of gathering, learning, and collective action.

Collaboration between TANA and Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at UC Davis

California History Speaker Series Event with Stan Padilla (virtual)

May 9 - June 20: Lorraine García-Nakata: Knowledge We Carry

A solo exhibition of recent works and sampling of earlier pieces by Lorraine García-Nakata that opened in San Francisco in 2025 and now travels to Blue Line Arts. It includes recent paintings, signature large-scale drawings, fabric and paper pieces as well as a sampling of earlier sculpture and mixed media artworks.

May 9 - June 20: Lorraine García-Nakata: Knowledge We Carry

A solo exhibition of recent works and sampling of earlier pieces by Lorraine García-Nakata that opened in San Francisco in 2025 and now travels to Blue Line Arts. It includes recent paintings, signature large-scale drawings, fabric and paper pieces as well as a sampling of earlier sculpture and mixed media artworks.

The film explores the culture of Chicanos, and specifically the Pachucos in the 1940's in Los Angeles, largely through an interview with the RCAF’s José Montoya. It ends with a look at present day Chicanas/os who are working to recapture their past, which has been largely written out of history books. It includes footage of the opening of Montoya’s seminal exhibition, “Pachuco Art: A Historical Update” in 1977.

La Raza Galeria Posada is grateful to Special Collections at the Stanford Library for preserving, digitizing, and making Joseph Camacho’s film available for viewing onsite. We also appreciate Joseph’s brother, Jaime Camacho’s permission to screen the film at the Crocker Art Museum.

May 9 - June 20: Lorraine García-Nakata: Knowledge We Carry

A solo exhibition of recent works and sampling of earlier pieces by Lorraine García-Nakata that opened in San Francisco in 2025 and now travels to Blue Line Arts. It includes recent paintings, signature large-scale drawings, fabric and paper pieces as well as a sampling of earlier sculpture and mixed media artworks.