The Corita Art Center is dedicated to Corita Kent, an artist and advocate for progressive causes often referred to as the "Pop-Art nun." (David Butow / For The Times) ...

Corita Kent, also known as Sister Mary Corita, spent a lifetime creating art infused with social justice, religious meaning and a craving for peace. Eleven years after her death in 1986, the Corita ...

Corita Kent in a classroom c. 1969 (photo courtesy the Corita Art Center, Los Angeles) LOS ANGELES — Radical “Pop-Art Nun” Corita Kent is moving downtown. This Saturday, March 8, the Corita Art Center ...

Corita at a conference, c. 1967. Image courtesy of the Corita Art Center, Los Angeles, corita.org There are many art spaces in Los Angeles, but very few honor women. That’s what makes the newly opened ...

The allure of a Catholic nun creating striking graphic silkscreens that embodied the 1960s peace and love ethos was irresistible. In 1967, Corita Kent made the cover of Newsweek Magazine. Artist ...

Nellie Scott can fit a little more than 150 art kits into her Prius, maybe 200 if she wedges them Tetris-style up to the dashboard. There’s a crucial question at the core of an organization like ...

A pop artist, educator and nun who later left the Catholic Church, Kent’s colorful silkscreen prints gained attention during challenging moments in L.A.’s past, from the 1960s civil rights movement to ...

Corita Kent, also known as Sister Mary Corita, was once famous. In December 1967, the then-L.A.-based artist made the cover of Newsweek and the banner in the upper right corner read, “The Nun: Going ...