""The city said we will purchase it, we rent it to you for a dollar a year, but you are responsible for the tenant build outs and for maintaining the space," Ayala said. The center flourished under the agreement. It became the home of La Raza Graphics, which produced many of the posters and flyers that announced festivals, marches, concerts and other events happening in the Mission."
""Graphic arts was always used as a way of getting the word out. They used to screen print posters to let people know what was happening," said Ulises Ramirez, MCCLA studio coordinator. Mission Cultural Center now has a screen print archive with more than 10,000 prints. "We have basically documented the history of the Mission. The history of San Francisco," said Ayala."
"Those prints and everything else inside the center must be moved before the seismic retrofit work begins. Ayala does not want to risk a fire will destroy the priceless archive. "This is 37,000 square feet. This is a huge building and the cost of emptying out the building and then finding a location, it's going to be difficult for us to meet that goal," Ayala said."
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts faces relocation and financial crisis while approaching its 50th year. The center must raise $4 million to pay for moving and market-rate rent for a temporary location. The center currently pays $1 a year under a city agreement that required tenant build-outs and maintenance. The center housed La Raza Graphics and amassed a screen print archive of more than 10,000 prints documenting the Mission and San Francisco history. All materials must be moved before a seismic retrofit, and the 37,000-square-foot building’s emptying and relocation costs present a major challenge.
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