2nd Annual Lowrider Art Showcase

Sunday, September 22, 2024 • 1–5pm • FREE

Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month and recognize the contributions, history, culture, and influence of our local lowrider community.

Due to popular demand, we are pleased to join the United Lowrider Council of San Jose (ULCSJ) and Local Color SJ to present our 2nd Annual Lowrider Art Showcase. Using the historic grounds of Montalvo and Santa Clara County Park trails, we are excited to bring back this fun, free, family-friendly afternoon—which will feature a fleet of stunning lowrider cars on the Great Lawn; art-making and painting demonstrations in the gardens; local artists and vendors; DJs and dancing; and delicious options from local food vendors.

Start your journey on A Path Forward: Honoring Ohlone Land & Spirit and our powerful new living monument hummingbird sculpture, explore Montalvo’s art, gardens, and grounds, and enjoy a beautiful afternoon with us!

No parking on site at Montalvo.

Free shuttle service to the event will be available from West Valley College, Parking Lot 5 (entrance on Fruitdale Avenue). Please proceed directly to West Valley to park your vehicle and take the shuttle; parking at the West Valley lot is also free.

Rideshare (Taxi/Lyft/Uber) drop-offs will be allowed, but no pick-ups. If you are using a rideshare service, please take the shuttle to West Valley when you depart and call from there.

• 1–5pm: On View: United Lowrider Council curated Lowrider Cars (Great Lawn)
• 1–5pm: On View: United Lowrider Council curated Lowrider Bikes (Villa Main Hall)
• 1–5pm: Local Color Art Market & Family Hands-On Art Activities: featuring artist demonstrations, vendors, and art activities for all ages (Charmaine’s Garden Terrace & Oval Garden)
• 1–5pm: Engage with works from the 2024 Marcus Exhibition: 1) Skywalker/Skyscraper: Forest (Cottage Gallery);
  2) see map for outdoor sculptures in Future Dreaming… A Path Forward
• 1–5pm: Dear Body of Water: A Poetic Water-Harvesting Project with Lucas Artist Fellow Gretchen E. Henderson (Oval Garden)
• 1–1:30pm: Local Color Art Technique Demo #1: Joey Castaneda/Gold Leafing (Charmaine’s Garden Terrace)
• 1–2pm: Performance: DJ4FIFTEEN (Villa Veranda)
• 1:40–2:10pm: Local Color Art Technique Demo #2: Joey Castaneda/Pin Striping (Charmaine’s Garden Terrace)
• 2–2:30pm: Remarks from Montalvo Arts Center, Local Color, and United Lowrider Council of San José (Villa Veranda)
• 2:20-2:50pm: Local Color Art Technique Demo #3: Sylas Jumper/Airbrushing (Charmaine’s Garden Terrace)
• 2:30-2:45pm: Performance: Jalisco by Xóchitl Cultural Lincoln High School Folklorico Dance Team (Villa Veranda)
• 2:45–­3pm: Performance: DJ4FIFTEEN (Villa Veranda)
• 3–3:30pm: Local Color Art Technique Demo #4: Aliks Mahn/Screen Painting (Charmaine’s Garden Terrace)
• 3–3:45pm: United Lowrider Council of San José presents Lowrider Casual Conversation (Finn Board Room in Villa)
  • Join us for a panel discussion led by moderator John Ulloa, Ed.D., Language Arts and Social Science, Dean, West Valley College, with special guests Abraham Ortega of Black Suit Tattoo/Lowrider, Rodino Bautista of RWD Artist, and Freddy Alfaro of Alfaro Design. Together, they will span the art culture of lowriding as it pertains to Tattoos, Engraving, Pinstriping, Murals, Patterns, and Paint.
• 3-4pm: Performance: Mariachi Tapatio (Roaming from base of Great Lawn to Villa)
• 3:40–4:10pm: Local Color Art Technique Demo #5: Jimmy Paints/Stencil Demo (Charmaine’s Garden Terrace)
• 3:50–­4pm: LAST CALL for alcohol sales (Villa Veranda)
• 4–4:15pm: Performance: Sonora by Xóchitl Cultural Lincoln High School Folklorico Dance Team (Villa Veranda)
• 4:15–5pm: Performance: DJ4FIFTEEN (Villa Veranda)
• 5:15pm: Last shuttle from Montalvo returning to West Valley College

Food will be available for sale from the following vendors:

• Cielito Lindo Mexican Street Kitchen
• Cali Caracas
• Chick N’ Bros, 
• El Amanecer Taqueria, 
• Taqueria Angelica’s
• Lucy’s Fruits
• El Chapin Fruit Cart

Beer, wine, and soda will also be available for purchase from our bar.

This event is made possible through the support of Applied Materials Foundation; Al Castellano; The George and Judy Marcus Family Foundation; and the County of Santa Clara, Supervisor Joe Simitian