Sofia Quintero Art & Cultural Center

The Sofia Quintero Art and Cultural Center Inc. strives to be a premier, regional Latino-based cultural organization that advances the important roles that art and education play in everyday lives.

The Sofia Quintero Art & Cultural Center (SQACC) is a 501 ( c ) 3 non-profit Latino art organization founded in 1996 by members of the Mexican American community to support the artistic expressions of the local Latino Community. The Center was named after Sofia Quintero, a daughter of migrant farm workers who settled in the Toledo area. In her short life, Sofia was the first Latina to be voted into the Toledo Board of Education where she was than elected President of the Board. Her life was cut short by illness but her joy of her culture and her determination continues through the efforts of the Sofia Quintero Art & Cultural Center, its board members and active community members.