The Body of Freedom
February 1 - March 16, 2024
The Center for Social Justice & Civil Liberties in the Riverside Community College District was awarded a generous Creative Corps Inland SoCal Grant to produce The Body of Freedom.
The Body of Freedom is an expansive collaborative project with the Arts Magnet Program at Ramona High School, Division 9 Gallery, and the Inlandia Institute. The project supports local artists to create inclusive, community-based art workshops rooted in social justice and equity. Fourteen 4-week multidisciplinary workshops ranging from dance, yoga, and visual art to creative writing, fashion, and choir was FREE and open to the public, and community-based workshops ran between September 5 - November 14, 2023.
The art created in those Fall workshops will culminate into a community mural at Ramona High School; and a collaborative exhibition titles, The Body of Freedom, will run between February 1 - March 16, 2024, at The Center for Social Justice & Civil Liberties.
This activity is funded in part by the California Arts Council, a state agency.
“Art is for everyone. From the tip of our tongues to the heels of our feet, we find the stories of freedom. The aim of The Body of Freedom is to create community-based artworks with access to all. We all have a story to express through our voices, our hands, our arms and our moving feet. In this endeavor, we created a multi-disciplinary workspace that is accessible to all. We offer the community to explore with us the doorways, windows and intersections of freedom, as told through poetry, song, dance, mosaic, etchings, sound & movement, fashion and mural design.” -Erin MaroufkhaniMosaic Portraits created in
The Body of Freedom.
The Portrait Project
March 2023
The Center for Social Justice & Civil Liberties
With love and creativity all things are possible. A huge thanks to my friend, Cosmé Cordova, for making this dream come true. Thank you Chris Bautista and Ulises Rodriguez for all your support. Thank you to our community artists, Ramona teachers and Ramona High School Visual Artists for your vision and creativity. Please come out and support this beautiful exhibition.
The Portrait Project
Division 9 Gallery
3850 Lemon Street, Riverside, CA 92501
Opening Reception April 6th, 2023 from 6-9pm
Runs April 6-28, 2023
Featuring Portraits by Erin Maroufkhani, Cathy Maxwell, Greg Maxwell, Edith Motley, Cynthia Huerta, Adeola Davies-Aiyeloja, Maggie Tello Case, Selena Wilson, Chris Bautista, Emile Bradshaw, Chloe Dubose, Natalie Joelle Peters and Ramona High School Visual Artists.
The Portrait Project
April 6-28, 2023
Division 9 Gallery
The Portrait Project
April 2024