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Accession into Permanent APP Collection - De Colores Southside Park
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FileID
File ID: 2026-01424
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Location
Location: District 4
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Pass a Motion recommending the Convention and Cultural Services (CCS) Department approve the accession of the De Colores Southside Park mural by the Royal Chicano Air Force (RCAF) into the Art in Public Places (APP) permanent collection.
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Contact
Contact: Donald Gensler, Arts Administrator, (916) 808-8493, dgensler@cityofsacramento.org, Convention and Cultural Services Department
Presenter
Presenter: Donald Gensler, Arts Administrator, (916) 808-8493, dgensler@cityofsacramento.org, Convention and Cultural Services Department; Stan Padilla, artist and RCAF member, stan@stanpadilla.art.
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Accession of RCAF Mural
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: Commissioned by the City of Sacramento originally in 1977, the same year of the creation of the APP program, De Colores Southside Park, is an historic and cultural icon painted by Chicano artist collective the RCAF. But, the mural was not done through the APP program and has not been part of the APP collection. With the recognition of the RCAF's profound impact on the Sacramento region and the Chicano art movement, the City of Sacramento wishes to formally accession this artwork into its APP collection as a sign of recognition to the artists and communities they uplift through their art. Already a city owned asset purchased with city funds in 1977, the mural's formal accession into the APP collection allows the program to properly care for the mural, including long necessary repairs and restoration that will include both community teaching opportunities and a re-dedication event on site at the mural.
In order to complete the restoration work, an original member of the RCAF, Stan Padilla (De Colores LLC), will lead a cohort of artists and volunteers...
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