Sanctuary City

September 16, 2022 – November 19, 2022 | A Community Curator exhibition curated by Julia Csekö

Sanctuary City showcases emerging and accomplished mid-career artists and a variety of media, from installations to award-winning comic books, the works on view address themes of immigration and community building. Experiences of trauma are commonplace in the lives of immigrants, but that does not invalidate or diminish the experiences and narratives of love, found family, resilience, resistance, and friendship. We dive into this conversation with heightened awareness, open ears, and hearts, taking in the ideas presented to us in hopes to learn, offering safe spaces, and creating more welcoming and safer environments for immigrant and refugee populations.

Curator:
Julia Csekö | Follow on social media: @JuliaCseko_MakesART

Featured Artists:
A+J Art + Design
Lani Asuncion
Allison Maria Rodriguez
Joanna Tam
Raquel Fornasaro
Caron Tabb
Wen Hao Tien
Iaritza Menjivar
Kledia Spiro
Ben Spalding
Dave Ortega
Raul The Third

General Admission: $5; Museum members free.

Event Admission: $10; Museum members free.

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Programming

Opening Reception: Saturday, September 24th, 12–5pm (in-person at Museum) | $5 admission fee; free to Museum members. Tickets can be purchased online or at the Museum.

Duty-Free Paradise (Performance): Saturday, October 8th, 7–9pm (in-person at Museum) | $10 admission; free to Museum members. Reserve your ticket today!

Children’s Book Reading with Raul the Third: Saturday, October 22nd, 11–12pm (in-person at Museum) | $10 admission; free to Museum members and children 12 years of age and under. Reserve your ticket today!

Sanctuary City Portuguese Tour with Claudia Fiks: Saturday, November 5th, 11–12pm (in-person at Museum) | $10 admission; free to Museum members and children under 12 years old. Reserve your ticket today!

Curator Tour with Julia Csekö: Saturday, November 5th, 5–6pm (in-person at Museum) | $10 admission; free to Museum members. Reserve your ticket today!

Sanctuary City Spanish Tour: Saturday, November 19th, 11–12pm (in-person at Museum) | $10 admission; free to Museum members and children under 12 years old. Reserve your ticket today!

Closing Event: Saturday, November 19th at 5pm (in-person at Museum) | $10 admission; free to Museum members. Reserve your ticket today!

About the Community Curator:

Julia Csekö: Julia began her curatorial practice while pursuing her BFA at the Federal University of Rio, in Brazil.  She founded an artist collective GroupPy, and organized  five  exhibitions  between 2005 and 2008, involving  over  150 artists, from fresh out of college  to internationally acclaimed. She continued her curatorial practice in North America after graduating with an MFA from SMFA at Tufts. 

Between 2017 and 2018 Julia implemented an  exhibitions program at the Villa Victoria Center for the Arts, the largest Latin led organization in Boston,  curating eight exhibitions focused on Latinx artists. Currently, she works as an independent curator and  educator, having organized exhibitions and calls for art in local galleries, including Speak Up, held at the Piano Craft Gallery in November 2020. 

Curatorial Statement: https://www.juliacseko.com/writings

Learn more about the Community Curator program.