Aquí Seguimos:
A Legacy of Love and a History of Resistance
September 3-October 4, 2026
Making Space Bmore
Baltimore, MD
Curated by Alana Guzman & Marah Abdel Jaber
presented by La Sonora
Aquí Seguimos: A Legacy of Love and a History of Resistance is a collaborative group exhibition and fundraiser honoring the connection between Mexican and Palestinian communities. Rooted in contemporary art, this show aims to honor the radical act of imagining liberation while living with the weight of the histories we inherit and the reality we endure.
Cansados, casi muertos, desesperados, Aquí Seguimos.
Tired, nearly dead, desperate, jaded, and battered, we remain.
As our communities face escalating violence, deportation, erasure, and dehumanization, Aquí Seguimos is a refusal to let our oppressors win — a call to persist. Featuring works by Mexican and Palestinian artists across mediums, Aquí Seguimos reminds us that radical imagination and the preservation of culture is resistance against those who seek to erase us. As a fundraiser, the event will direct proceeds toward the Gaza Mutual Aid Collective and Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid Network, while also serving as a meaningful cultural offering to the broader community.
Opening September 3, 2026 at Making Space BMore, Aquí Seguimos is set against the Sabra and Shatila Massacre (1982) and Mexican Independence (1810-1821). The exhibition reflects a liminality that continues to haunt our communities: the suspension between grief and joy, tragedy and liberation, suffering and sovereignty.
Aquí Seguimos: Un Legado de Amor y una Historia de Resistencia es una exposición colectiva que honra los valores, la belleza y la resistencia entre la cultura mexicana y la cultura palestina. Con raíces en el arte contemporáneo, esta exposición busca honrar las historias que heredamos, la realidad que soportamos y el acto de seguir adelante.
Cansados, casi muertos, aquí seguimos.
Mientras nuestras comunidades enfrentan la violencia, la deportación, y la deshumanización constantes, aquí seguimos es una protesta en contra de nuestros opresores. Un recordatorio que seguimos vivos e invencibles. Con obras de artistas mexicanos y palestinos de diversos medios, Aquí seguimos nos recuerda que la alegría radical y la preservación de la cultura son una forma de resistencia contra aquellos que buscan borrar nuestra identidad.
في مواجهة تصاعد العنف والترحيل والمحو والتجريد من الإنسانية الذي تتعرض له مجتمعاتنا، يُمثّل معرض "هنا باقون" رفضًا للإستسلام لمُضطهدينا، ودعوةً للصمود. يضمّ المعرض أعمالًا لفنانين لاتينيين وفلسطينيين من مختلف الوسائط، ويُذكّرنا بأنّ الخيال الجذري والحفاظ على الثقافة هما شكل من أشكال المقاومة في وجه من يسعون إلى طمس هويتنا. وباعتبارها فعالية لجمع التبرعات، سوف يتم التبرع في عائدات هذه الفعالية لمجموعة غزة للمساعدة المتبادلة وشبكة التضامن مع المهاجرين، لكونها أيضاً بمثابة عرض ثقافي ذي مغزى للمجتمع الأوسع.
يُفتتح معرض "هنا باقون" في ٣ سبتمبر/أيلول ٢٠٢٦ في ماكينج سبايس بيمور، ويتناول بالتوازي أحداث مجزرة صبرا وشاتيلا (١٩٨٢) ومسار استقلال المكسيك (١٨١٠-١٨٢١). يعكس المعرض حالة انتقالية لا تزال تُلقي بظلالها على مجتمعاتنا: التذبذب بين الحزن والفرح، والمأساة والتحرر، والمعاناة والسيادة. ندعو المشاركين إلى التأمل في هذا الموضوع، والتفكير مليًا في معنى الثبات في أزمنة الإبادة الجماعية والتهجير والتشرذم.
ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT DROPPING SOON
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Upcoming Events
Bromo Art Walk
September 10
5-9pm
Making Space Bmore
Baltimore, MD
Curator Talk:
Honoring the Sabra & Shatila Massacre and Mexican Independence Day
September 16
7-9pm
Making Space Bmore
Baltimore, MD
Tickets Dropping Soon
Guided Curator Tours & Matcha Tastings
September 20
10am-12pm / 1pm-3pm
Making Space Bmore
Baltimore, MD
Tickets Dropping Soon
Workshop:
Tatreez Jersey Design
September 23
6-8pm
Making Space Bmore
Baltimore, MD
Tickets Dropping Soon
Aquí Seguimos
Popup Market
September 26
12-5pm
Making Space Bmore
Baltimore, MD
Tickets Dropping Soon
Artist Talk
supported by the Institute for Palestine Studies
October 1
6-8pm
Making Space Bmore
Baltimore, MD
Tickets Dropping Soon
Community Night
October 3
6-9pm
Making Space Bmore
Baltimore, MD
Tickets Dropping Soon
Closing
October 4
Making Space Bmore
Baltimore, MD
About the Curators
Alana Guzman
Alana Guzmán is a Mexican oil painter, born and raised in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, and now based in Washington, DC. Drawing from her cultural roots and immigrant experience, her work delves into the emotional tension between beauty and brutality, survival and surrender. Through vivid color and dynamic movement, she creates paintings that hold space for the contradictions and complexities of being alive.
Marah Abdel Jaber
Marah Abdel Jaber is a Palestinian writer, researcher, and creative. Her work focuses on constructions of the Palestinian nation, literature, agriculture, and imaginative movements. She holds an M.A. in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Chicago and is a Fellow of the Institute for Palestine Studies.
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Partner With Us
We’re building this project through community. If you’re an organization, educator, collective, cultural worker, or sponsor interested in advancing this work, we’d love to collaborate.
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Apply to be a Market Vendor
We're opening up space for makers, artists, and small businesses to be part of our one-day market in solidarity with Mexican and Palestinian communities on September 26. A percentage of vendor sales goes directly to the Gaza Mutual Aid Collective and Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid Network.
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Dig Deeper
We've crafted a syllabus as a starting point for understanding the threads connecting the Mexican and Palestinian struggles for liberation. Discover love, resistance, and the inspiration behind Aquí Seguimos.
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Read our Essay in DAZED: MENA
Curators Marah Abdel Jaber and Alana Guzman reflect on the purpose of creating art under annihilation between Palestine and Mexico in their essay “Renew or Die” for DAZED: MENA.
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Listen to our playlist
We’ve curated a playlist to inspire you as you explore the themes of Aquí Seguimos. Listen to some of the songs that move us.
FAQs
What is Aquí Seguimos?
A collaborative group exhibition honoring the connection between Mexican and Palestinian communities, rooted in contemporary art. Set against the Sabra and Shatila Massacre (1982) and Mexican Independence (1810–1821), it asks artists to reflect on what it means to remain steadfast in times of genocide, expulsion, and fragmentation — moving between grief and joy, suffering and sovereignty.
What Mutual Aid Organizations is this show benefiting?
100% of net proceeds from Aquí Seguimos will be donated equally between Gaza Mutual Aid Collective and Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid Network. These initiatives provide direct support to communities facing displacement, violence, and systemic neglect, prioritizing mutual aid, resource distribution, and community care.
When and where will the exhibition take place?
Aquí Seguimos opens September 3, 2026, at Making Space BMore. This will be the first activation as part of a year-long nomadic exhibition traveling across the DMV. Subsequent openings and activations in D.C. and Virginia are to be announced.
How much does it cost?
Aquí Seguimos is a fundraiser with several events that are open to the public at different pricepoints to ensure the artwork is both accessible to the community and meaningfully benefiting mutual aid efforts. Suggested donations and fixed fees vary by event.
Who can I contact with questions?
Submit your questions to the curatorial team here.
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About
Making Space Bmore
Making Space Bmore is an Art Gallery, Print Studio, and Collaborative Hub in the heart of Baltimore. We provide a collaborative hub for artists and organizations to create, exhibit, and organize. We support projects that challenge oppression, amplify marginalized voices, and use art as a tool for personal and social transformation. We aim to inspire and engage everyone in the work of community change.
About
La Sonora
LA SONORA is a latinx music club and culture hub connecting the diaspora through sound and movement. The goal of LA SONORA is to create vibrant and dynamic spaces for latinx culture to flourish. Our vision is to be a global platform and network by and for Latinx culture bearers and culture seekers by developing, presenting and cultivating intergenerational artists while reconnecting people across the diaspora to their ancestral roots. We are a pro-Black, pro-Indigenous, pro-LGBTQ+, pro-mujer space that values culture, community, joy, and collaboration.