Special Invitation: Celebrate with us on International Migrants Day!

This is your special invitation to a virtual celebration of our current public art project Ustedes (Them) by artist Krzysztof Wodiczko. 

Event Details:

Ustedes (Them): Immigration & Power

Thursday, December 17, 6:00-7:15pm

Upon registration, you will receive an email with the Zoom link for the event

Honoring International Migrants Day, the event will feature a screening of a short video of footage from the performance on Governors Island, a behind the scenes look at how it was made, statements from the participants in the project, a visit with the artist, and a timely conversation about immigrant rights including a Q&A.

In the live conversation, we will highlight how public art projects like Ustedes (Them) help amplify the work of organizations fighting on the ground. The guests, Commissioner Bitta Mostofi from New York City’s Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs and Angeles Solis from Make the Road New York, will talk about their current initiatives in support of immigrant rights, how the pandemic has magnified existing inequities towards immigrant communities, what can be done to minimize the effect in the months ahead, and what changes, if any, to expect due to the new administration.

Participants: 

Candystore, MC Extraordinaire

Emma Drew, Moderator, Editorial Assistant, More Art

Carolina Lora Pineda, Project Participant

Micaela Martegani, Founder & Director, More Art

Commissioner Bitta Mostofi, Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs

Amador Rivas, Project Participant

Angeles Solis, Lead Organizer, Workplace Justice Team, Make The Road New York

Krzysztof Wodiczko, Artist

Join us to celebrate how public art, and organizations like More Art, can help shed light on endemic issues to create sustainable change. Plus, we will announce our 2021 projects and Engaging Artist Fellows!

Image: Ustedes (Them) by Krzysztof Wodiczko, Governors Island, New York, 2020, Photo by Julienne Schaer.