About the Project 

We Here is a community-engaged art project celebrating creativity and resilience in Kensington. Led by Mural Arts, artist Roberto Lugo, and a Community Advisory Council of Kensington residents, the project aims to expand access to the arts in Kensington, focusing on youth and pottery.

During Fall 2023-Spring 2024, We Here will hold pattern-making and pottery workshops with Kensington school groups and residents. In Summer 2024, the project will culminate with the installation of three large-scale outdoor sculptures designed by Lugo, with contributions and feedback from community residents, at public sites in Kensington. A series of public programs and storytelling events will take place during June-October 2024.

Roberto Lugo reimagines traditional ceramics with a 21st-century street sensibility. He utilizes classical pottery forms in conjunction with portraiture and surface design reminiscent of his Kensington upbringing and hip-hop culture. Lugo’s vessels combine elements of urban life, graffiti, and portraits of individuals who have been historically absent from traditional luxury ceramics, such as Sojourner Truth, Dr. Cornel West, and The Notorious BIG, as well as Lugo’s family members and, very often, himself.

We Here fuses Lugo’s art-making practice with community engagement, highlighting creativity in Kensington and the importance of—and potential for—more equitable access to the arts.

To get involved / for more information, contact: weheremuralarts@gmail.com