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MB Hanrahan, 2021 @mbhuniverse

"The roots of Las Palmas reach back to a Mexican housewife named Rosa Ramirez in the 1920's in Ventura, CA. Working out of her home she began selling enchilada sauce made from a family recipe to friends and neighbors and eventually opened the Ramirez and Feraud Chili Company. In 1923, Las Palmas was established and began to offer a number of can Mexican foods and sauces. Ramirez and Feraud Chili Company, located at 108 N. Garden, employed many Westside Ventura workers for many years."

The Tortilla Flats Legacy Murals are an amazing public art project, spearheaded by MB Hanrahan and Moses Mora, which feature 11 different images of the lives of Tortilla Flats residents who were displaced in the 1950s when the 101 Freeway was built through the west end of Ventura. It is being painted on the 1903 building at the corner of Main and The Ave, which at one time housed a bakery, a barbershop, and numerous markets that served the Tortilla Flats residents.

It is funded entirely by private sponsors.

The original Tortilla Flats murals were created in memory of Ventura's first neighborhood, a melting pot of Chumash, Latinos and other mixed Spanish races who came here in the 1910s as they fled the Mexican Revolution; impoverished white “Okies” who escaped the Dust Bowl that choked the southern prairies in the 1930s; Asians and, later, a small but vibrant African American community. The origins and boundaries of Tortilla Flats are uncertain, in part, because it shifted with the years. The Shore Acres Trailer Park, also known as “Okies Flats,” on the old River Street was considered the western end. Main Street is the unofficial northern boundary and Seaside Park the southern fringe. The eastern flank is fuzzier; some say it was Figueroa Street, but others push it farther east to Palm Street.
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MB Hanrahan, 2021 @mbhuniverse

"The roots of Las Palmas reach back to a Mexican housewife named Rosa Ramirez in the 1920's in Ventura, CA. Working out of her home she began selling enchilada sauce made from a family recipe to friends and neighbors and eventually opened the Ramirez and Feraud Chili Company. In 1923, Las Palmas was established and began to offer a number of can Mexican foods and sauces. Ramirez and Feraud Chili Company, located at 108 N. Garden, employed many Westside Ventura workers for many years."

The Tortilla Flats Legacy Murals are an amazing public art project, spearheaded by MB Hanrahan and Moses Mora, which feature 11 different images of the lives of Tortilla Flats residents who were displaced in the 1950s when the 101 Freeway was built through the west end of Ventura. It is being painted on the 1903 building at the corner of Main and The Ave, which at one time housed a bakery, a barbershop, and numerous markets that served the Tortilla Flats residents.

It is funded entirely by private sponsors.

The original Tortilla Flats murals were created in memory of Ventura's first neighborhood, a melting pot of Chumash, Latinos and other mixed Spanish races who came here in the 1910s as they fled the Mexican Revolution; impoverished white “Okies” who escaped the Dust Bowl that choked the southern prairies in the 1930s; Asians and, later, a small but vibrant African American community. The origins and boundaries of Tortilla Flats are uncertain, in part, because it shifted with the years. The Shore Acres Trailer Park, also known as “Okies Flats,” on the old River Street was considered the western end. Main Street is the unofficial northern boundary and Seaside Park the southern fringe. The eastern flank is fuzzier; some say it was Figueroa Street, but others push it farther east to Palm Street.
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Vita Art Center has a new look.... Just in time for the Preview Opening of its new exhibit Menagerie: All Creatures Great and Small happening NOW (Sept 25 from 4p-7p) @vitaartcenter
28 W. Main Street, near the corner of Main and The Ave

Exhibit Dates: Sept. 25 - Nov. 13, 2021
Animals have a long history in the arts...in religious rituals, as mythical creatures, incarnations of gods and goddesses, symbolically in Christian art and, of course, as loving pets.

Menagerie: All Creatures Great and Small features works by contemporary artists who have created imagery of animals through sculpture, painting, and drawings.

Artists: Margaret Nielsen @margaretnielsen122 , Jane Callister @j.callister , Matthew Rosenquist @matthewrosenquist , Susan Petty, Joanne Julian @joannejulianstudio , Rafael Perea De La Cabada @rpcarte , Hiroko Yoshimoto @hirokoyoshimoto2848 , Jeff Mann @jeffmannstudio , Jem "Jamie" Morris @jemfinearts , Charlene Spiller @cspiller419 , Derek Boshier @derekboshier , Scott Taylor @scotaypainting , Lynn Hanson @indigopond , Chenhung Chen @chenhungchenart , Bob Privitt

$10/nonmembers, members free
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Come by and check it out today, we have a preview reception “Menagerie” from 4-7pm. link in Bio for info. #vitaartcenter #ventura #venturaart #contemporaryart #artclasses #ceramicstudio #gallery #artisanmarket #mbhanrahan #colinfrasergray

#venturastreetmural #venturaart #streetartventura #publicart #streetart #venturastreetart #catsofinstagram #buenatileandstone @buenatile #mbhanrahan

#venturastreetmural #venturaart #streetartventura #publicart #streetart #venturastreetart #buenatileandstone @buenatile #mbhanrahan

#venturastreetmural #venturaart #streetartventura #publicart #streetart #venturastreetart #catsofinstagram #buenatileandstone @buenatile #mbhanrahan

Thank you @mbhuniverse for your amazing talent, it was such a pleasure working with you!
#ventura #tile #tiledesign #tileshowroom #buenatile #mural #mbhanrahan #art #design #designinspiration #shopventura #venturaca #shoplocal #venturacounty

#venturastreetmural #venturaschoolstreetart #midtownventuraart #venturaart #streetart #streetartventura #midtownventura #venturastreetart #publicart #anacapamiddleschool #anacapamiddleschoolart #mbhanrahan

The Weed Project – “Outlaws of the Super Bloom & Crimes We Commit in the Garden," featuring13 botanical paintings with an ecological message, by Charlene Spiller.

There will be refreshments and a no-host bar. Visitors will also be encouraged to explore the new and refreshed Children's Garden featuring new murals by MB Hanrahan @mbhuniverse #mbhanrahan

Admission is free with registration at http://bit.ly/SpillerBotanical

In the macro-style paintings of The Weed Project, with its vivid lines, and vibrant palette, Charlene Spiller draws a plumb line between art and science. She creates a new category of “bloom,” challenging our expectation of what constitutes beauty, while pollinating our minds with provocative thoughts about our health, the health of our planet, and the bottom-line of a multibillion-dollar corporation, with a multibillion-dollar legal-relief reserve.

This exhibit will be on display through August 29, 2021.

📸 and description [edited]: @museumofventuracounty
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See flyer for details.

#cfrog #venturasfoodandwaterwatch
#westsidecleanaircoalition #mbhanrahan #environmentaljustice #avanuelife #westsidecommunitycouncil

But one thing is clear, we are all essential moving parts of this engine that keeps us going day to day.... we all have a part to contribute whether it be in the "front line" or "behind the scenes." We will get to the other side of this together. #venturastrong

THANK YOU from the bottom of my ❤️ ...

"You're the engine that makes all things go
And you're always in disguise, my hero
I see your light in the dark
Smile in my face when we all know it's hard
There's no way to ever pay you back
Bless your heart, know I love you for that
Honest and selfless
I don't know if this helps it but

Good Job
You're doing a good job, a good job
Don't get too down
The world needs you now
Know that you matter
Matter, matter yeah...." ~Alicia Keys
(sung by One Voice Children's Choir on last tile)
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the time in Southern California.Steve Aguilar's conceptual photography documented MB in both angelic and satanic postures of existence.⠀
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#mbhanrahan #badexhibition #bric #ventura

art/death limited sidereally,' released in 2005. Words are by kurt, and images are by Steve Aguilar. In this issue, Aguilar includes studies of muralist and performance artist MB Hanrahan as well as the late painter and spoken word performance artists, gauvin. Each issue of this zine's limited run, which is ongoing and has 19 issues to date, is handmade and hand signed. ⠀
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#brickzine #bric #briczine #steveaguilar #kurt #mbhanrahan #gauvin

Now listed on eBay and depop (Links in my bio) or DM to purchase directly. #sundrysellables #jimmybuffett #margaritaville #mbhanrahan

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Commemorating Danny's 20th Anniversary 1999-2019 Here's to many, Many more years of bringing yummy comfort foods to Ventura!
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What a BEAUTIFUL day.

#mbhanrahan #publicart #peraphotogallery #streetphotos #venturaart #venturastreetart #streetartventura #skate #urbanphotography #photography #thankful #venturacounty #art #graffitiart #iphone #skatelife #camarillo #graffiti #skateboard #skateboards #life #streetphotography #longboard #california #ojai #streetart #ventura #visitventura

Beautiful art and good vibes all around. Community opening this Friday, March 6 from 6-9pm #vitaartcenter #focusonthemasters #ventura #womensupportingwomen #artopening #art #cabadagray #mbhanrahan

Artists: MB Hanrahan and Moses Mora, 2019 #tortillaflatsmurals

The Tortilla Flats Legacy Murals are an amazing public art project, spearheaded by MB Hanrahan and Moses Mora, which feature 11 different images of the lives of Tortilla Flats residents who were displaced in the 1950s when the 101 Freeway was built through the west end of Ventura. It is being painted on the 1903 building at the corner of Main and The Ave, which at one time housed a bakery, a barbershop, and numerous markets that served the Tortilla Flats residents.

It is funded entirely by private sponsors. For more info on tax deductible opportunities to give to this project, go to http://bit.ly/tortillaflatslegacydonate.

The original Tortilla Flats murals were created in memory of Ventura's first neighborhood, a melting pot of Chumash, Latinos and other mixed Spanish races who came here in the 1910s as they fled the Mexican Revolution; impoverished white “Okies” who escaped the Dust Bowl that choked the southern prairies in the 1930s; Asians and, later, a small but vibrant African American community. The origins and boundaries of Tortilla Flats are uncertain, in part, because it shifted with the years. The Shore Acres Trailer Park, also known as “Okies Flats,” on the old River Street was considered the western end. Main Street is the unofficial northern boundary and Seaside Park the southern fringe. The eastern flank is fuzzier; some say it was Figueroa Street, but others push it farther east to Palm Street.
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#venturastreetmural #downtownventuraart #venturaart #venturastreetart #mosesmoraart #mbhanrahan @mbhuniverse

#vitaartcenter #ventura #supportwomenartists #womenshistorymonth #cabadagray #focusonthemasters #womenontherise #mbhanrahan #stephaniedotson #dinapielaet #amyjones #kimschoenstadt #loricozengeller #wendyvanhorne #margaretgarcia

Katie Van Horne
Preview Champagne Opening: Feb 29 from 4-7pm
$10. ( Vita and FOTM members free)
In celebration of Women's History Month, March 2020, the Vita Art Center in collaboration with Focus on the Masters will exhibit the artwork of 4 women artists that will be interviewed and documented by Focus on the Masters in 2020. This is the fourth annual all Women's art exhibit co-curated by Vita Art Center and Focus on the Masters.

Vita - Pop Up Gallery
MB HANRAHAN
DINA PIELAET
AMY JONES

CabadaGray Gallery
STEPHANIE DOTSON

Vita-Mini Gallery
MICHELLE WILSON-PETTIT
#vitaartcenter #ventura #arts #artistsoninstagram #artists #mbhanrahan #dinapielaet #stephaniedotson #loricozengeller #margaretgarciaart #focusonthemasters #donnagranata #kimschoenstadt

and Ventura Ave.
#mbhanrahan #mosesmora #tortillaflats #tortillaflatsneighborhood #venturacounty #mural #legacymural #historyeverywhere #venturacalifornia www.artsventura.org/tortillaflats