Saturday July 4, 2026 | 12:00 – 2:00pm
Location: RU House at Colonels Row, Building #404B on Governors Island (map)
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Free Workshop
Limited to 12 participants. RSVP required.
Join Marissa Gutierrez (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.
About
Marissa Gutierrez was the founder and executive director of ARTE, which supported youth in amplifying their voices and organizing for human rights change through the visual arts. 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. Marissa 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.
If you require any accessibility accommodations, please let us know at info@residencyunlimited.org when you RSVP and we will be happy to assist.
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. In-kind support is provided by Materials for the Arts.
RU is grateful for the partnership with Governors Island Arts.
