Activism
Central Coast Coalition for Undocumented Student Success
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The Central Coast Coalition for Undocumented Student Success (CCC-USS) was co-founded by Central Coast educators and dedicated to creating and sustaining a system to support undocumented students in our region so that they can achieve their personal and professional goals.
As an all-volunteer organization, we developed a Family Safety Guide to support immigrants in case of detainment or deportation and host clinics to complete the guides, we provide foundational knowledge ally trainings, we collaborate to host legal clinics, and we provide support for DACA renewal fees and aid for undocumented students. https://www.ccc-uss.org |
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Artistic Motions
Monkey Flower Press
Hidden ART SLO
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#HiddenArtSLO places art into the hands of the community.
For free. You just need to find it. Read about it here.
For free. You just need to find it. Read about it here.
taco field guide
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A CULTURAL AND CULINARY HISTORY
Taco Field Guide is an exploration of culture and identity as viewed through the lens of the culinary practices of Latin American immigrants living on California’s Central Coast. The project explores the complexities of the cultural evolution of the taco through the documentation of regional nuances, recipes, and geography.
Do you have a favorite or special taqueria located on California's Central Coast? Taco Field Guide is seeking recommendations to feature on our website and forthcoming book. Find out more here.
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Watercolor by Charmaine Martinez
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What is the definition of a Life Well Lived? We asked forty people aged 75-100 with a collective life experience of 3000 years who shared with us their secrets, wit, and wisdom. Forty voices, one shared history of lives well lived.
The Lives Well Lived documentary film captures the images, ideas and ideals of those who are proving that aging is something to cherish, not dread. That retirement doesn’t mean you retire from life. And that growing older doesn’t mean growing silent. Role: Wrangler & associate producer 
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Cultural Coast
Series: artbound
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ABOUT
Travel along the coastal route of the El Camino Real with writer Pedro Arroyo and curator Catherine Trujillo as they explore the rich and diverse cultural and artistic identity of San Luis Obispo County incorporating personal narratives, photography, art, infographics, and sound. |
A small sampling of episodes
Episode 1: All Roads Lead to SLO
By Pedro Inzunza Arroyo and Catherine J. Trujillo (May 16, 2012) San Luis Obispo County is a landmark destination with a cultural heritage paved by the historic El Camino Real. Today the region is a stronghold of cultural entrepreneurialism with urban transplants and long-time residents working together to enhance the cultural identity and history of the county. Photos & video: Catherine Trujillo |
Diana Domenighini | Season 1 Artbound!
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Photo by Enrique Perez
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Episode 2: Star Wars X-wing Builder and Watercolor Superstar Lay Low in San Luis Obispo By Pedro Inzunza Arroyo and Catherine J. Trujillo (May 30, 2012 ) Pedro Arroyo and Catherine Trujillo continue their travels along the coastal route of the El Camino Real, discovering the rich and diverse cultural and artistic identity of San Luis Obispo County. For this installment, we meet sculptor David Settino Scott, painter Mark Bryan, and water colorist Tracy Taylor. Photos & video: Catherine Trujillo and Enrique Perez |
CONTRIBUTORS:
Catherine J. Trujillo
Curator Catherine Trujillo has worked with designers, artists, architects, and photographers to create long-standing contributions to the cultural life of the Central Coast. Originally from East Los Angeles, and heavily influenced by the El Sereno artisans in her neighborhood and the artistic teachings of her grandmother, she moved to the Central Coast with a commitment to work in the arts with a focus on the preservation and dissemination of multicultural history and art.
Mark Velasquez
Mark Velasquez received his BFA from Cornish College in Seattle in 2000. A native of Santa Maria, CA, he has traveled with his camera through Costa Rica, Panama, Mexico, and most of North America spreading his unique sense of humor and creative energy. Today he can be found anywhere on the West Coast, camera in hand, mind reeling.
Catherine J. Trujillo
Curator Catherine Trujillo has worked with designers, artists, architects, and photographers to create long-standing contributions to the cultural life of the Central Coast. Originally from East Los Angeles, and heavily influenced by the El Sereno artisans in her neighborhood and the artistic teachings of her grandmother, she moved to the Central Coast with a commitment to work in the arts with a focus on the preservation and dissemination of multicultural history and art.
Mark Velasquez
Mark Velasquez received his BFA from Cornish College in Seattle in 2000. A native of Santa Maria, CA, he has traveled with his camera through Costa Rica, Panama, Mexico, and most of North America spreading his unique sense of humor and creative energy. Today he can be found anywhere on the West Coast, camera in hand, mind reeling.
Experiments
reading in public
Photo and design by Mignon Khargie
Reading In Public (RIP!) was founded in 2009 by Mignon Khargie & Catherine Trujillo to celebrate the written word by way of community performance in public spaces. The project began as a response to the shifting landscape in publishing, and the realization that more and more of us are writing in public, as bloggers and tweeters, for instance. Similarly, we sought to broadcast words in public, through the simple act of reading on a noisy street corner, or as performance, with readers directly engaging onlookers.
"Lucy"
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san louie magazine
Hatched at the Sanitarium’s kitchen table in San Luis Obispo, CA, San Louie was inspired by a passion for words, provocative images, and humor. Its founders, Art Directors Catherine Trujillo and Mignon Khargie, Ashley Schwellenbach and photographer Jennifer Manuele, are San Luis Obispo residents committed to exploring the vast cultural and artistic potential of their small town, and to telling the stories of their fellow Central Coast residents. Four issues of San Louie were released. Back issues can be found here: sanlouie.magcloud.com 
"Lucky Jack" by Catherine Trujillo | Photo by Jen Manuele
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