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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. ​
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​See clips from the various performances of the evening in the video below by videographers ShakaJamal and Sompong Viengvilai.
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Commissioned Works
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Imole Blue II. (María Magdalena ​Campos-Pons)
Saudade (Our Flags) (Marilá Dardot)
Four Bridges (Howard Hersh)
Imole Blue II. 
María Magdalena
​Campos-Pons
Saudade (Our Flags)
Marilá Dardot
​Four Bridges
Howard Hersh

Participatory Activities
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Activist Songbook (Byron Au Yong & Aaron Jafferis)
Sanctuary Printshop (Sergio De La Torre & Chris Treggiari)
Liv: A Ritual for Humanity (Jennifer Johns)
Activist Songbook
Byron Au Yong
Aaron Jafferis
Sanctuary Printshop
Sergio De La Torre
Chris Treggiari
Liv: A Ritual for Humanity
Jennifer Johns

Meet the Artists
Byron Au Yong
Julian Talamantez-Brolaski
María Magdalena ​Campos-Pons
Cathy Linh Che
Marilá Dardot
Sergio De La Torre
Howard Hersh
Aaron Jafferis
Jennifer Johns
Neil Leonard
Willie Perdomo
Sandy Perez
Cintia Santana
Hans Tammen

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
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.
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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? ​
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In the News
  • Montalvo’s ‘We the People’ Explores Landscapes, Immigration 
    By Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News
  • ​Immigrant Flags Fly at Montalvo Arts Center for Latest Exhibition
    By Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle
  • ​​Marilá Dardot Premieres her First Exhibition in the United States
    By Luiz Camillo Osorio, Pipa Prize
Who we Are
Housed within Montalvo Arts Center, a 175 acre public park in the Santa Cruz foothills, and in the heart of the Silicon Valley, the Sally and Don Lucas Artists Residency Program (LAP) is a creative incubator dedicated to supporting the creative process for artists from all creative disciplines and geographical locations. 
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