La Casita’s art gallery showcases U.S. Latino and Latin American artists and civic centered exhibitions that explore the American experience and cultural richness of Hispanic communities in the U.S. Managed by Syracuse University’s Office of Cultural Engagement for the Hispanic Community, the space is also an interactive laboratory for civic engagement and museum studies research. La Casita offers interactive guided tours in both Spanish and English.
Corpórea Exhibit
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Take a virtual tour of the Corpórea Exhibition here.
Corpórea is a showcase of powerful, large-scale works in mixed media, body maps created by a collaborative of local Latino artists, community members, SU faculty and students through a series of adult workshops that integrate the principles of Art Therapy. Facilitated by Syracuse University graduate student in Creative Art Therapy, Bennie Guzmán, the workshops explored themes of healing, identity, and embodiment, and the transformative power of creativity. Rooted in our shared and individual life experiences, this exhibition presents a great opportunity for community dialogue on the intersections of art and identity. Creative expression can be not only a source of beauty but also a critical tool for empowerment and well-being. By engaging in visual storytelling, participants reclaim their agency, demonstrating that creative expression is both an act of strength and an avenue for community building. The body maps, layered with images, text, and symbols, become testaments to the ways in which individuals and communities shape their realities through imagination and artistic creation.
This program is part of the 2025-26 Syracuse Symposium on Creativity presented by the Syracuse University Humanities Center, with generous support from the Pan African Community of Central New York (PACCNY), the Program on Latin America and the Caribbean (PLACA), and the Latino-Latin American Studies Program at Syracuse University.
Admission to the gallery is free and open to the public. La Casita is on the ground floor of the Lincoln Building at 109 Otisco St. in Syracuse.