This workshop was offered and sponsored by Ciudad Museo, in their new and renovated space, to two groups of students of the Fine Arts School Program of Añasco as a part of the events related to the Puerto Rican Week. Each of the girls painted their own little flag, giving them not only the materials but also the freedom of adding whatever they wanted to personalize them. Taking a final picture with their pieces, which would be exhibited in the same Program.

This virtual series consisted of online workshops and interviews, sponsored by Project Refuge and “El Fondo Flamboyán para las Artes”. Which were held through live events on Ciudad Museo’s social media platforms, specifically on Facebook and Instagram, during the months of June and July 2020. Found under the hashtags #artistVScovid #VeranoEnVIVO #CiudadMuseoPR #ProjectRefuge and #FondoFlamboyan. These online events were held as an attempt to continue reaching out, through educational and artistic content, to the community and everyone who supports and follows Ciudad Museo. Exposing whoever logged in to various art techniques, as well as a net of various local artists, who kindly accepted the group’s invitation to be featured and interviewed on their own artwork for the virtual series. Between these artists were Antonio Sierra, Idalizz Velázquez, David Zayas, Jenny Cruz, Raysa Raquel from Colectivo Moriviví, Samuel González from Pintalto, Alexis Díaz and finally Arte Raíces. This series was entirely dedicated to continue connecting with the audience while also social distancing during an unexpected worldwide pandemic.

As an effect of the high seismic activity and a series of quakes during the end of 2019 and throughout the beginning of 2020, the municipalities located on the South of Puerto Rico were the ones mainly affected by the natural events. Finding themselves in desperate need of external aid and basic necessities, due to the high rate of houses and other structures lost to the abruptly unexpected movements. Causing many families to live in tents, settling in different camps and surviving on emergency donations. Therefore during the month of January 2020 Ciudad Museo accompanied the Municipality of Añasco, to offer a few of these communities basic aid as well as providing a bit of healthy and creative entertainment. Providing the materials for children or whoever wished to take part of the painting, expressing themselves with the assistance of Ciudad Museo.

This workshop was held in collaboration with a small group of young girls from Bronx P.S. 392 and the Girl Scout Troop 1392 in New York, U.S.A., during the month of June 2019; as a part of a trip sponsored by Project Refuge PR to be able to participate of the Puerto Rican Day Parade held in the city during the summer every year. The concept of this workshop was inspired on the act of planting seeds to watch them bloom as a reference of these kids, the education they receive and how they will transform the future of this world little by little. Which is why each one of them was giving the task to individually paint a different stage of a growing plant, which when all put together would show the development of one common organism, making every piece an essential part of the process.

This muralism workshop was realized in collaboration with a group called “Huerteritos” part of Club-4H, who focuses on creating environmental awareness impacting specifically young kids through educational workshops related to the community. Forming part of the Bustops Series (2018-2019) done by Ciudad Museo, as they painted Bustop #9, located in front of Escuela de la Comunidad in Barrio Espino in Añasco, Puerto Rico. Allowing them to be messy and hand paint freely with the help of Ciudad Museo’s artists, as well as adding their signature four leaf clovers, which identifies Club-4H anywhere they go. 

Where Cristopher Pellot, the main leader of the muralist collective, was cordially invited to offer students at the Interamerican University of San Germán in Puerto Rico a seminar during the month of November 2019; accompanied by other members of the artist collective. Introducing Ciudad Museo and it’s artistic work, presenting images of how various public spaces in the West of Puerto Rico have been positively impacted by the organization, demonstrating the socio-cultural effect that muralism can have on everyday public spaces.

This muralism workshop was realized in collaboration of the young kids that formed part of the Summer Camp Program held in the Academia de Bellas Artes in Añasco, Puerto Rico, during the month of July 2019. Meant to educate children about the composition of Añasco’s municipality flag. Exposing many of them to the same for the first time, allowing them to have fun while actively being part of the process. Completing the rest of the mural by handpainting it and setting their marks in place for time to come.

This workshop was held as a family activity during the Thanksgiving season as a fundraiser for Ciudad Museo. Providing all the necessary materials, plus a picnic for the children and their families present.

This muralism workshop titled “hands of the future”, was realized in Escuela Rafael Martínez Nadal (a public elementary school) in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, during the month of February 2018. Meant to educate children about the history, meaning and importance behind Puerto Rico’s national flag. A common symbol of pride and patriotism. Allowing them to be creative and have fun while directly participating in the process, hand painting themselves on the mural.

This muralism workshop was realized in collaboration of the young kids that formed part of the Summer Camp Program held in the Academia de Bellas Artes in Añasco, Puerto Rico, during the month of June 2018. This same place, formerly known as Escuela Sergio Ramírez de Arellano-Hostos, was the school were Ciudad Museo settled in and from where idea of calling the artpiece “Genesis” came from. This activity was meant to briefly expose these boys and girls to native Caribbean flora and fauna, found on the island they call home. While painting the mural there was also an emphasis on the importance of teamwork which has shown to slowly but effectively transform communities; giving people a higher sense of belonging as the take action by their own terms.