Artist Workshop: Jamac

This spring, the Fowler’s Galleria transforms into a dynamic canvas for Jardim Miriam Arte Clube (JAMAC), a bold, community-based art collective from São Paulo, Brazil. From May 2025 through April 2026, JAMAC’s striking stencils will cover the walls of the Galleria. But here’s the best part: you’re invited to help make the mural! Join artist and educator Bruno O. for a hands-on workshop where you’ll use stencils from JAMAC’s archive to contribute to a collective artwork, right here at the museum.Get ready to roll up your sleeves and make your mark! No experience necessary—just come ready to get creative and a little messy for two to three hours. Comfortable clothes and shoes are recommended. RSVP required.About JAMACFounded in 2004 by artist Mônica Nador, JAMAC uses the power of art to amplify community voices, spark dialogue, and reimagine urban space through creativity and collaboration. JAMAC fosters collaboration between artists, local residents, and activists to create murals, prints, and public interventions that reflect community narratives and struggles. By integrating art, education, and activism, the collective challenges social inequality and reimagines urban space as a site of collective transformation. Their work blurs the boundaries between contemporary art and grassroots movements, engaging with themes of housing rights, environmental justice, and cultural memory. Over its long trajectory, JAMAC has gained international recognition while maintaining its commitment to local empowerment and artistic autonomy. Their participatory approach exemplifies how art can serve as a tool for social change, strengthening communal bonds and fostering new forms of political and aesthetic resistance.Mônica NadorMônica Nador is a visual artist whose earliest work dates from the 1980s. In 2004, Nador founded Jardim Miriam Arte Clube (JAMAC), a community centre that promotes lectures, workshops, activities, and exhibitions among local residents to encourage the development of both cultural and political awareness in São Paulo’s Jardim Miriam district, where Nador lives and works.Bruno O.Bruno O. is a visual artist and educator based in São Paulo. He holds a Ph.D. in visual arts and a Master’s in Latin American studies. His research background involves geopolitics, aesthetic speculation, and decolonial visuality in Latin America. He works at JAMAC (Jardim Miriam Arte Clube), a community art studio focused on visual arts and citizenship, and collaborates with Acervo Bajubá, an initiative that documents LGBT+ histories in Brazil. More Info below.