Published: June 26, 2026; Aithor: Julia Sonrisa
Address: 404b Comfort Road, Building #404B, New York, NY 11231, United States
An interactive workshop, in which participants will explore examples of visual artwork that amplify migrant rights and immigration justice.
Image: Photo of a section of the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona
Join Marissa Gutierrez-Vicario (2022 RU alum) for this interactive workshop, in which participants will explore examples of visual artwork that amplify migrant rights and immigration justice.
Participants of all creative and artistic abilities will create a piece of artwork that explores the significance of personal objects and their use as a tool of self-reflection, as well as a generator of conversations around connectivity, narratives, and advocacy.
Please bring a few small objects that remind you of “home” that you don’t mind modifying.
No prior painting experience is necessary, and all materials are provided.
Marissa Gutierrez-Vicario is currently a Doctoral Fellow in the Art and Art Education department at Teachers College at Columbia University, researching ritualized art-making practices honoring migrant death at the U.S.- Mexico borderland. She was the founder and executive director of ARTE: a grassroots, community-based organization based out of New York City that used the visual arts to amplify the voices of young people of color in schools, jails, and community institutions, to organize for human rights change. For nearly ten years, Marissa served as an Adjunct Lecturer at the City College of New York and, in 2022, was a Voices of Multiplicity (VoM) Artist Resident. Marissa holds an M.P.A. from the Wagner School of Public Service at New York University and an M.Ed. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
If you require any accessibility accommodations, please let us know at info@residencyunlimited.org when you RSVP, and we will be happy to assist.
Time: 12:00 pm EDT
Free!
Detailed information and discussion of the event.