Sponsored by Public Space One in Iowa City, The University of Iowa Ceramics Program, and CHAIA, Evora University, Evora, Portugal

Celebrate the ceramic work created during Shifting Ground, with international food and music!

Featuring work by Alejandra Alvarez, Alexis Lopez Torres, Amaris Hurtado, Isaac Lopez Torres, Janet Marcelino, Nahid Rivera, Pamela Quintero Rodriquez, Patricia Rodriguez, Rosa Lopez Torres, Ruby Herrera, and Seso Marentes.

Shifting Ground — Outro Chão is an ongoing project by Jane Gilmor, Antonio & Paula Pinto involving immigrants, refugees and their descendants. So far, the participatory art actions have taken place in Cedar Rapids (Iowa, US, 2019) and Lisbon (Portugal, 2021–22).

When immigration policies and public opinion show growing intolerance and social injustice, we want to demonstrate that the visual arts and culture, in a broader sense, are effective means of promoting difference.
None of us can predict if or when we might face similar circumstances—forced to flee from war, famine, or natural disaster and to live in ever-changing temporary spaces without a country or a home.

Shifting Ground — Outro Chão is an ongoing project by Jane Gilmor, Antonio & Paula Pinto involving immigrants, refugees and their descendants. So far, the participatory art actions have taken place in Cedar Rapids (Iowa, US, 2019) and Lisbon (Portugal, 2021–22).