Join artist-activist, Favianna Rodriguez, for a free hands-on art making workshop for children and their parents on Saturday, October 22nd at the Presidio Tunnel Tops. 

Favianna will lead with a short talk about the power of art to transform the imagination and honor the many insects and creatures from our local ecosystems. Young participants will be able to create their own set of butterfly wings to celebrate the monarch butterfly and the importance of migration. The monarch butterfly is not only an amazing pollinator, it also has a beautiful story of movement that is relevant today. 

In her art, Favianna elevates the butterfly as a symbol for the right of all living beings to move freely. “We belong to nature, and nature has no borders. Like the monarch butterfly, human beings cross borders in search of safer habitats. Migration is Beautiful celebrates the resiliency, courage, and determination of migrants who come in search of their dreams,” explains Favianna Rodriguez. 

Park staff will also be at the workshop to share information and answer your questions about the monarch butterfly and its connection to the Presidio.

Each participant will get to paint their own wearable butterfly wings.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR REGISTERING

We have space for 50 youth for this program. Each reservation has a maximum capacity of one child. If you are registering more than one child, please be sure to make a separate reservation using the same email address. 

*** For children 5-12. 

*** One guardian per child

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This workshop is part of the Ancestral Futurism project, a temporary art installation in the Presidio Tunnel Tops that honors the diversity and interconnectedness of all humans, land, flora and fauna that have lived in this ecosystem throughout the centuries. The multi-site art installation depicts a vision for an interconnected future that begins with examining the colonial and repressive history of the Presidio.