The Fruitvale History Project (FHP) partnered with the EastSide Arts Alliance (ESAA) to present El Espiritu de Fruitvale, a multimedia project exploring Oakland's Chicano Movement through the art of Malaquías Montoya. The project featured a two-month long exhibit of posters by Malaquías at ESAA's studio in Oakland accompanied by video clips produced by the FHP.  The exhibited posters depicted the work of organizations in the Fruitvale as well as the social struggles that took place there during the 1960's-1980's.

ESAA and FHP also presented live panels of artists and activists discussing the role of the arts in social movements and the history of community organizing in the Fruitvale District of Oakland.

In addition to moderating and participating in the panels, Fruitvale History Project members authored the essays that were included in the book that accompanied the exhibit. The exhibit, events and publication were a well-deserved tribute to Malaquías Montoya and his work.

Eastside Art Alliance