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US Childhood Arrivals Mural Project
Lizbeth De La Cruz Santana
November 8th, 2025 — November 8th, 2035
K&A Brothers Corner Store
87 Central Ave, Brooklyn, NY
A contribution to the 2025-2026 Shared Dialogue, Shared Space (SDSS) program: a series of community-based artistic interventions in public space
The artist collaborated on creating large-scale participatory murals to amplify the stories of migrants who entered the United States as minors, also known as ‘U.S. Childhood Arrivals.’ She invited Dreamers and DACA beneficiaries to participate in her mural-making process during the events. The murals aim to foster a conversation connecting U.S.-Mexico border issues with those affecting immigrants on the East Coast. They address critical challenges, such as limited legal options, deportability, and the lived experiences of this generation of immigrants. They highlight that the border is not just a distant Southern reality, but also a present one here in NYC.
Installation at K&A Brothers Corner Store
About Korea Art Forum (KAF)
Founded in New York City in 2013, KAF is led by artists, scholars, and peacemakers committed to bridging the world through art. The organization supports artists' social engagement and enhances people’s quality of life and well-being. It produces commissions, presentations, forums, publications, and art workshops to bring people together to share dialogues, build an interconnected world, and support inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility.
Thank You!
This project is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Additional funding is provided by the Panta Rhea Foundation, Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Arts Engagement administered by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, and the Coalition for Asian American Children and Families. NYC Parks has been showing public art in city parks since 1967. For information on our temporary public art program please call (212) 360-8163. For general information, call 311 or visit nyc.gov/parks. Follow @nycparks on X, Facebook, and Instagram.
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