The Altura Podcast

A podcast from Altura, Los Angeles art gallery and studio space.

About the show

Altura is an art gallery and studio space located in one of the oldest neighborhoods in Los Angeles: Lincoln Heights. As an interdisciplinary collaboration between visual arts, music, and fashion, Altura will house a variety of exhibitions and events in an effort to bring together local artists and the community.

The amplification of voices with no outlet is necessary for exposing problems and highlighting achievements. As a branch of that effort, The Altura Podcast will be that opportunity for a deeper enlightenment and understanding through discussion and interviews hosted by a changing combination of its founders.

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Episodes

  • Episode 12: Por la Sombrita/Quietly into the Shade - Andrea B. Aragon and Javier H. Ruiz

    April 26th, 2024  |  40 mins 32 secs
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    Por la Sombrita / Quietly into the Shade invites participants to experience the intimate worlds of
    ten artists through diverse mediums at Lincoln Heights' Altura gallery.

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    Episode 11: New Altura LA Member: Nalani Hernandez-Melo

    May 2nd, 2023  |  35 mins 10 secs
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    Nalani Hernandez-Melo is joining Altura LA and we talk with the addition of the multihyphenated visual storyteller, artist and mom.

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    Episode 10: Seen

    April 10th, 2023  |  1 hr 8 mins
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    Curator of "Seen," Nalani Hernandez-Melo, sits down with fellow artists from the all-women show at Altura LA.

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    Episode 9: ¡Sumo Presente!

    January 23rd, 2023  |  1 hr 47 mins
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    Family and close friends sitdown to talk about the amazing human and artist, Nectali "Sumohair" Diaz on The Altura Podcast

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    Episode 8: Altura 365 Days Later

    January 11th, 2023  |  48 mins 28 secs

    The Altura LA boys reflect on their first year running an art gallery.

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    Episode 7: El Oms

    November 3rd, 2022  |  1 hr 1 min
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    Painter, animator, director and friend El Oms sits in on The Altura Podcast

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    Episode 6: Pavel Acevedo y Viktor Rosas

    September 20th, 2022  |  1 hr 4 mins
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    The Altura Podcast welcomes printmakers Pavel Acevedo and Viktor Rosas

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    Episode 5: Summer Bernal & SEK

    September 13th, 2022  |  48 mins 59 secs
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    "Beauty and Fear" is an exhibit at Altura LA curated by Summer Bernal and features 3 artists, one being the other guest on The Altura Podcast, Sek.

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    Episode 4: Mastica

    July 29th, 2022  |  1 hr 49 mins

    Mastica creator and owner Ivan Trejo and Nicolas Ortiz visit the Altura LA Podcast

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    Episode 3: Melissa Dueñas and Valerie J. Bower

    April 7th, 2022  |  1 hr 18 mins
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    With the zine release of "From Phoenix to San Antonio" at Altura LA, Melissa and Valerie drop into The Altura Podcast to give insight into the process of documenting and producing their 4th zine together.

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    Episode 2: EP. 2 - Altura, Pt. 2

    March 18th, 2022  |  33 mins 43 secs
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    Altura Los Angeles wraps up it's first interview with the founders Adrian Huerta, John Acevedo, Diego Guerrero, and Eduardo Gomez

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    Ep. 1 - Altura, Pt. 1

    February 25th, 2022  |  32 mins 13 secs
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    Welcome to the first episode of the Altura Podcast.