Aquí nos quedamos

Community Mural @Río Piedras, P.R.
Coming Soon on 2026!

Mural detail currently exhibiting as part of “Vaivén: 21st-Century Art of Puerto Rico and Its Diaspora” at Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis campus.

The mural Aquí nos quedamos (Here, We Will Remain) is a community project that aims to highlight and reaffirm the right of communities to remain in Puerto Rico. It is a collaborative project between Junta Comunitaria de Río Piedras (Río Piedras Community Board) and Fideicomiso de Río Piedras (Río Piedras Trust), CAUCE, with the participation of the community members of Río Piedras, Puerto Rico.

This project is part of the exhibition “Vaivén: 21st-Century Art of Puerto Rico and Its Diaspora,” currently open to the public, at Nash Gallery in the University of Minnesota, which intentionally connects with Puerto Rico and its diaspora. Creating a link between Minnesota and Puerto Rico, we are collaborating with Puerto Rican artist Olivia Levin-Holdens, a resident of Minnesota, in the creation of two modular murals from P.R. and M.N., reflecting on displacement, migration, and the struggle to remain.

The Puerto Rico based community mural will be approximately 86 feet high by 40 feet wide. It will be the tallest and largest mural we have ever created as a collective. Currently, we are seeking funding for the final phase of the project in 2026.

Collaborators

Junta Comunitaria de Río Piedras
Fideicomiso de Río Piedras
CAUCE
University of Minnesota
Puerto Rican, Minnesota based, artist Olivia Levins-Holden

Objectives

Articulation of visual narratives

of resistance through the identification of symbols and elements to address our communities' right to remain Connection with the Puerto Rican diaspora in MN and collaboration between artists

Contribution to the collective imaginary

Contributing to our narratives of resistance and imagining a future for our community.

Our largest mural yet will have huge impact at the heart of Río Piedras!

Connection between communities and efforts:

Connection with the Puerto Rican diaspora in MN and collaboration between artists

Collective Healing

Facilitation of workshops and community murals that offer the therapeutic and meditative benefits of art.

2025 Activities

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Community Workshops

Community Brainstorming Workshops were held to come up with the mural design. In these workshops community members further developed the ideas and themes behind the mural. They also suggested elements to incorporate and critiqued the final design.

Community Paint parties were held to incorporate community members into the painting process. The complete underpainting is completed thorugh these parties. People get to appreciate the scale of the project and participate in the creative process.

Community Painting Sessions

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Colectivo Moriviví paints the details on the mural in their studio. This mural is being created using the polytab technique, where the mural is painted over 5ft by 5ft pieces of polytab fabric to then be installed permanently on the wall.

The wall to be imacted is located on Madrid Street in the Santa Rita neighborhood of Río Piedras, Puerto Rico. It measures approximately 86 feet high by 40 feet wide. It also provides visibility to Gándara Avenue, which has heavy vehicle and pedestrian traffic.

These activities will take place during the first half of 2026:

Finish painting over polytab
Cleaning and Preparation of the Wall
Installation
Touch-ups
Sealing

How can you support this project?

Contact us through colectivomorivivi@gmail.com to make a donation
- We are seeking financial contributions
- We are seeking in-kind donations of primer, paint, and services to aid in cleaning and prepping the wall
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