ÓRALE COMMUNITY ART
The ÓRALE Community Art Project highlighted the traditions, stories, and practices passed on from one immigrant generation to another. This project explored the collective and essential contributions undocumented communities of color have in our lives while expanding on who they are as individuals. We facilitated a series of workshops, photo portrait sessions, and interviews with participants. The project culminated in an exhibition for the participants and community.
Community Workshops
We organized four printmaking workshops focusing on Identity, Memory, Culture, and Community. Participants made artwork inspired by Mexican papel picado, creating banners with symbolic designs. These banners represent each person's unique identity and, when joined together, they show how we're all connected as a community.
Oral History Project
Throughout the course of the project, we held space for participants to share their immigration story with others by conducting interviews with participants. We also encouraged community members to share these stories within their own families and community.
Photo Day
The community photo day was an opportunity to highlight individual members of our Long Beach Undocumented Community. We invited participants to our photo studio to have their portrait taken by our photographer as part of our ÓRALE Community Art Project. During the event, participants had the opportunity to share stories about the traditions they hope to pass along as part of their stories.
The Exhibition
The exhibition showcased art made by members of our Long Beach immigrant community, featuring traditions and stories passed down through generations of immigrants. It included artwork, photos of participants, and video interviews. Visitors saw and heard firsthand the stories shared by our community members.
ÓRALE ART EXHIBITION
at the Historical Society of Long beach
