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Calling Allston residents! Take action in your community through a collaborative mug-making project with Allston artist Gustavo Barceloni. Sign up for a 15-minute conversation one-on-one with the artist about your history with Allston and aspirations for its future. Then, set your intention for positive change by pushing mark-making tools into clay slabs. In his studio, Gustavo will transform your stamped clay into a ceramic mug for his exhibition, A People’s History of Allston, at the Ed Portal this summer.
Participants are invited to celebrate their contributions at the exhibition reception on June 8 and can collect and keep their mug when the exhibition ends in mid-September. No previous experience required. Open to all ages however children under 18 years old must bring an adult. Conversations will be audio recorded for the artist's use and participants will be asked to sign a media waiver.
About the project:
A People’s History of Allston is a mug-making project where neighbors share their stories, record them in clay, and pledge to take action on local issues. The collection of community-generated artwork will be exhibited in A People’s History of Allston at the Harvard Ed Portal’s Crossings Gallery, June 6–September 14, 2023.
About the artist:
Gustavo Taveres Barceloni was born in Brazil and raised in Greater Boston. He holds a BFA in ceramics from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design and a M.Ed from the University of Massachusetts, Boston. In 2022, Gustavo was a participant in the Harvard Ed Portal's inaugural artist pipeline program and an instructor at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard.
Gustavo creates illustrative tableware, installations, and community based projects that promote working class power and explores the complexities of the Brazilian diaspora. As a ceramics teacher and museum educator, he is dedicated to teaching art as rest, reflection, and resistance.