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.
Guided Tours
The gallery offers live or recorded virtual tours of its exhibits. Contact La Casita at lacasita@syr.edu for more details.
Currently On View
Young Art Exhibit 2023
Young Art 2023 features a selection of artwork created by participants in La Casita’s community programs throughout the 2022-2023 academic year. The installation includes work produced in La Casita’s Open Studio, Explorative Arts, and STEM programs. This year, the Young Art Exhibit also celebrates the young at heart with an installation of wellness boxes and dolls created by participants in La Casita’s adult program, Arts as Mindfulness. Also on display in the gallery is a unique interactive installation created by participants in Write Out, a city-wide after school writing program. Write Out held a weekly workshop at La Casita in Spring 2023 in collaboration with La Casita’s college preparatory program, Toward College / Talleres Culturales.
Recent Exhibit
Once Upon a Time…A Toy Show
In Fall 2022, La Casita commemorated Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month with “Once Upon a Time… A Toy Show.” The show presented work by Latin American and U.S. artists inspired by dolls and toys as the gallery transformed into an interactive playground. Learn more.
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.