The Coachella Library is set to host a unique photo exhibition, “Working Coachella: Images of the farmworker community in the Coachella Valley”, opening on Saturday, May 18th at 10 AM. The exhibition will be held at 1500 Sixth Street, Room B-3, in Old Town Coachella.
This free exhibition showcases three decades of photographs taken by former UFW organizer David Bacon. The exhibit was originated by the Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet the artist at the opening.
The exhibition will run until August 24 with operating hours on Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday from 10 AM–6 PM; and Wednesday and Thursday from 11 AM–7 PM.
The City of Coachella presents this exhibition with generous support from several sponsors including the RAP Foundation, TODEC, Latino Network, City of Riverside, Q’Vinc and Irma Asberry, Ken and Mary Gutierrez, and Angel and Jesse Melgar.
