Mercedes Gallery and Healing Room

Dive into the Mer­cedes sto­ry, inspired by Modesto ​“Flako” Jimenez’s grand­moth­er and the lega­cy of Latine indi­vid­u­als she helped migrate to the coun­try and gain their foot­ing in Brook­lyn. Inte­grat­ing inter­ac­tive aug­ment­ed real­i­ty, video, audio, pho­tog­ra­phy, and fam­i­ly heir­looms, learn about Mer­cedes’ jour­ney to the Unit­ed States and her bat­tle with demen­tia. We also invite you to par­tic­i­pate in the Mer­cedes Heal­ing Room Work­shop Series- free, 2‑hour art work­shops for com­mu­ni­ty mem­bers with demen­tia and their care­givers. Led by var­i­ous artists, join us for a relaxed atmos­phere to engage in self-care and cre­ative self-expression.

¡Oye! Group is one of the 2023 Gov­er­nors Island Arts Orga­ni­za­tions in Residence