Santora Community Mural homage this Saturday during the Art Walk

What the Santora Mural looked like before it was destroyed

A couple of resident Santora Artists will be paying homage to the Santora Community Mural that was whitewashed over the holidays this Saturday, January 4, 2014, at 7:30 pm, during the monthly Artists Village Art Walk.

Bring photos, flowers, new creations and our Unity to celebrate the artists of the village!

Supporters are also working on an performance art piece for Saturday around the issue of the Mural. If you would like to be involved..contact Alicia Rojas or Matt Southgate.

The Studio Del Sutano now…

The Santora mural was not the only artwork whitewashed by Jack Jakosky, the owner of the Santora Building.  He also destroyed the gallery name above the front door of Matt Southgate’s Studio del Sotano.

For approximately 5 years, Southgate had a framed wooden plaque that was painted green with the letters for “Studio del Sotano” painted in white and gold. A couple of months before the Santora ownership officially changed hands, the gallery name plaque was mysteriously knocked off the wall, damaged, and was laying on the floor in front of the front door. It was after that incident that Southgate quickly decided to paint a new version of the gallery name in dark red directly on to the wall, (not as a hanging plaque). This red version lasted about 5 or 6 months before it was recently eradicated without warning.

The fortunate and more interesting part of this scenario however is that Southgate still has the original green plaque and he has spent the last day repairing the damaged frame and lettering.  He will be re-hanging this original plaque tomorrow night at the start of the Art Walk.
Please stop by and visit the artists at Studio Del Sotano and the Santora Building for The Arts. They thank you for your friendship and support of the Downtown Santa Ana arts community.

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/building-595379-mural-santora.html

https://newsantaana.com/2013/12/28/the-new-santora-building-owner-opts-to-paint-over-a-mural-and-a-storefront/

http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/2013/12/whitewashing-the-santora-building-of-its-community-history/

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Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.
Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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  • Are you going to come down and visit us Editor? Or are you still too phobic of the Hipster Health Code Violations.?

  • "Star of David" on the T-shirts! HAAAAh HAAAh. and upside down Jesus Christ.
    It is all the same F@#%$ up bull sh$t. !!!!!

  • Mr. Harrah, next time you want to build a penile sky scraper invest in David not Jesus.
    HAAAAAAAA HAAAAAA. I kid you not.

  • Nothing Sacred all we have become is a tax I.d. brought to you by Nazi propaganda on the strings of Jew bankster now known as the n.a.s.a. this will be the year art stands disgust.

  • With all the talk of ball licking Jews, I would expect Brea resident and "supporter" of the artists, Greg Diamond to show up and lecture everybody.

    Is it true that somebody sent a Honeybaked Ham in Julio Perez name to GD at the DPOC reception that he helped move out of Downtown Santa Ana and into the colorful and vibrant East Chapman Avenue in Orange (it is nestled between a dental office and a Lumpia shop).

  • You all might not like him, but Greg Diamond has always been an ally and supporter of the artists village activists.

    • FWIW - I agree. Greg Diamond has never met a cause he would not support, unless it meant protecting children, calling out corrupt democrats or basic common sense, otherwise he is right in line with the "artists". You guys should apply for a new race:

      "The oppressed artists of Santa Ana", I bet you would qualify for food stamps, WIC (although most artists, being homosexual don't reproduce), free tuition (throw out the academic requirements, if you are illegal, poor or an artist: COME ON DOWN).

      For the record, I don't know the guy, much less hate him, I just think he is a blowhard asshole in the EXACT camp of Matt Cunningham, Adam Elmark and Jon Flieshman. A weakling blogger. (NOTE: I recognize Diamond made a half hearted attempt at State Senate).

  • I can tell you who has never given a rats a$$ though about the artists village, all though he spends all his time at Memphis Bar. "liberal O.C" Dan Chemilwhateverski.

    • Don't you mean "Joe Hill" Mateo?

      This asshair is EXACTLY like Cunningham, blogging from the comfort of his wife's job.

      I wish I was there when the guy made him cry at Memphis. What a pussy.

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