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Even though each La Raza member has gone their own way in life, and each continues to produce art, each still adheres to the principles of artmaking they originally believed in. Conformity, art programs, and museology have reduced the terrain of independent art collectives like La Raza Group. They were open-minded, exhibited wherever they could, even in pool halls, and internationally. They had no agent or exclusive dealer. They were free to organize activities independently, always with a public mind.
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by John K. Grande
 Over 10 years ago, soon after I initiated the visual arts column for the Montreal Mirror when their offices were situated across from the Spectrum on St. Catherine St. in Montreal , La Raza group were something of a permanent fixture on the local scene. Comprising artist members Frank Caprani, Gerald Pedros and Scott MacLeod, the La Raza group had a unique and interesting place in the Canadian arts scene in the 1980s. Not only was this artists group self generated but it was also entirely self supporting. Without grants, without any governmental or corporate support, La Raza was born out of a desire to transform the public attitude to art. Art was not something kept in galleries or museums. It was in the streets, out in the open where people lived and breathed.
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Below is a chronological timeline exhibiting La Raza Artists' Group's history.
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