This July 20th, we were joined by poets, musicians, and visual and sound artists from across the globe as we collectively consider: How can we expand our understanding of “we” and imagine new, more inclusive ways of being together? This communal gathering on Montalvo’s grounds featured poetry, performance, sound works, installation art, and participatory engagement activities. This event was also an opportunity to experience three newly commissioned works for Montalvo's grounds by Lucas Artists Fellows, all of which prompted timely conversations around processes of othering and the politics of belonging and home.
Did you miss our 2018 Art on the Grounds festival? See clips from the various performances of the evening in the video below by videographers ShakaJamal and Sompong Viengvilai.
Did you miss our 2018 Art on the Grounds festival? See clips from the various performances of the evening in the video below by videographers ShakaJamal and Sompong Viengvilai.
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Image Gallery
Commissioned Works
Saudade (Our Flags)
Marilá Dardot |
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Participatory Activities
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Liv: A Ritual for Humanity
Jennifer Johns |
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Meet the Artists
Partners and Sponsors
We the People is made possible through the support of the following program partners, exhibition sponsors, and Friends of the LAP:
Anonymous (3) • The Ariko Family Foundation • Joan Borinstein & Gary Gartsman • California Conservation Corps • Casto Travel • John & Maureen Chowning • Philip & Jennifer DiNapoli • Margaret Dorfman • Terry & Ron Epstein • Factr’s Footprints Guild • Edward & Renee Fields • Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation • Goethe-Institut • Alexandra & Wolfgang Hausen • William and Flora Hewlett Foundation • Laura Jason & Bruce Henderson • Wanda Kownacki • Sally & Don Lucas • McKnight Foundation • George & Judy Marcus Family Foundation • Shauna Mika & Rick Callison • Ann Marie Mix • Caroline Taddei & Nicola Morini • David Nakamura, Sr. • National Endowment for the Arts • Glenn & Sherri Osaka • David and Lucile Packard Foundation • Mike & Sandi Patterson • Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation • T.M. Ravi & Francine Lejeune • Santa Clara County Parks • Sudnya Shroff & Nickhil Jakatdar • Thomas & Yuko Tiernan • Charmaine & Dan Warmenhoven • Gayla & Walt Wood • Mitchell & Kristen Yawitz
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Press Release
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PRESS RELEASE
Art on the Grounds 2018: We the People Montalvo Arts Center kicks off its annual Art on the Grounds exhibition this summer with an opening art festival titled We the People. For 2018, the Art on the Grounds installations will include three newly-commissioned works by Lucas Artists Fellows: an innovative sound walk, a communally planted peace garden, and a large-scale art installation. Read More >> |
Related Videos
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Who is We Video Series
Click here to watch videos by LAP Fellows, Guest Artists and others as they explore the question: Who is We to you? Watch More >> |
Related Press
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Montalvo’s ‘We the People’ Explores Landscapes, Immigration
By Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News Exploring the “we” in “We the People” is the goal of this year’s Art on the Grounds exhibition at Saratoga’s Montalvo Arts Center. To that end, curator Donna Conwell brought together three artists to create installations incorporating Montalvo’s landscape in thought-provoking ways. The installations will debut at a July 20 kickoff event that will also feature a range of guest performers and opportunities for attendees to explore their own creativity. Read More >> |
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Immigrant Flags Fly at Montalvo Arts Center for Latest Exhibition
By Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle Before Brazilian artist Marilá Dardot even made it through the door to Montalvo Arts Center, she knew what her installation would be. On the front lawn, which she estimated to be the size of a soccer pitch, Dardot could envision 40 flags, each one different and each carrying a written message about the topic on Dardot’s mind: immigration. Read More >> |
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Marilá Dardot Premieres her First Exhibition in the United States
By Luiz Camillo Osorio, Pipa Prize The Montalvo Art Center will present the group exhibition “Art on the Grounds: New Commissions 2018” starts on July 20th, ending on September 28th. The program features three newly-commissioned works by Lucas Artists Fellows: an innovative sonic journey of a woodland trail, a communally planted peace garden, and a large-scale art installation. The opening outdoor festival, “We the People”, which happens on July 20th, is the official debut of these three works, and will also include a showcase of poetry and performance. Read More >> |
