Their Wall, Our Canvas/ Su Muro, Nuestro Mural

Their Wall, Our Canvas/ Su Muro, Nuestro Mural

         Wherever walls stand artists use them as a canvas:

         Berlin, Palestine, U.S.-Mexico, Chicano Park

         Colonizers build walls.

         We demolish them with art.

We are delighted to announce the upcoming closing events in order to honor our current exhibition, Their Wall, Our Canvas. We invite you to join us for two special events celebrating the conclusion of this remarkable and powerful exhibit.
 
Film Screening and Meditation
Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
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Join us for a thoughtful evening featuring a film screening of La Cosecha: The Story of the Children That Feed America, a film related to the themes of Their Wall, Our Canvas, followed by a Guided Group Meditation session with an intention to transmute grief into collective power. This event offers a unique opportunity to reflect on the exhibition’s impact and engage in a grounding practice.
 
Closing Reception
Date: Saturday, September 14, 2024
Time: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
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Honor the end of this exhibition with us at the closing reception while we enjoy live music performance by VeraCruz Blues and food by Irene Castruita. Meet the Guest Curators of this exhibit, engage in thought-provoking conversations that aim to lead to action, and take one last chance to experience the powerful stories and artwork before the exhibit concludes!
We look forward to sharing these memorable moments with you. Thank you for being a part of our comunidad.
 
Event Address: Chicano Park Museum and Cultural Center – 1960 National Ave, San Diego CA 92113
Contact us at: [email protected]
 

Their Wall, Our Canvas exhibits nearly fifty multimedia pieces by San Diego artists-activists Antonia Davis (b.1955), Bob Davis (b.1952), and natalia ventura (b.1998). Antonia is a founding member of the San Diego Puppet Insurgency, and has led art builds with dozens of local social and environmental justice groups over the last twenty years. Bob has been a lifelong supporter and photo documentarian of local struggles. natalia, an emerging artist-activist from Chula Vista, met the couple in 2023 while leading art intervention projects to save Friendship Park. Since then the three have formed a bond rooted in their shared passions for art and activism. Several of the works on view are products of their collaboration. Spanning across textile, installation, photography, performance, painting, and video, the works in this exhibition aim to deconstruct harmful narratives and replace them with stories and images that heal. These artists contribute to the Collective by helping us imagine a different reality, painting the picture of what liberation looks like, and making the revolution irresistible.

What is your role in the Collective?

Artist
Healer
Advocate
Luminary
Abolitionist
Problem Solver
Communicator
Visionary
Analyst
Negotiator
Architect
Researcher
Developer
Scientist
Engineer
Strategist
Inventor
Writer
Listener
Helper

Power to the people.