SUR O NO SUR 2026
SUR O NO SUR
Sur o No Sur is an invitation into collective learning—an ongoing experiment in sharing, questioning, and reimagining knowledge through guided practices, conversations, and exploratory work. Structured as a residency-learning program, it brings together a rotating group of visiting artists who serve as guides, facilitators, and thought partners throughout the process.
OPEN CALL / EDITION 3
Emerging from ten years of residency programs that have welcomed participants from six continents and more than fifty countries, Sur o No Sur is shaped by the diverse histories, disciplines, and lived experiences of those who have passed through. Building on this vision of what knowledge can look like, over the past three years we have been co-developing an experimental “school” that invites others to learn, reflect, and practice alongside these thoughtful and generous artists—and alongside each other.
SUMMER 2026
Sur o No Sur offers a structured yet intuitive environment for artistic exchange outside the demands of daily practices and the frameworks of traditional institutions. The program centers and honors both traditional and non-traditional forms of knowledge that arise from our communities, histories, and territories, questioning and engage with the form in which we and/or our work can exist and evolve.
ABOUT EDITION 3
(FRAMING SPACE)
JUNE 10-27, 2026
The 2026 edition of Sur o No Sur explores architecture as an interdisciplinary platform for examining cultural, social and political possibilities of artistic practice within public space and civic intervention.
Through theoretical sessions and experimental exercises, participants engage with current debates on the social role of architecture, the politics of space, and creative action as a form of care and resistance.
The workshop combines critical reflection with direct action through a temporary public intervention that embodies ideas of collectivity, play, and spatial justice within the city of Oaxaca.
LED BY VISITING ARTIST
Andrea Bauzá
(architect, artist & organizer, Puerto Rico)
WITH THE COLLABORATION OF
Saúl López Velarde
(artist, cultural director & activist, Oaxaca)
+ CAMPO AC, ISLA URBANO, LOCAL ALUMNI & PARTNERS
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SUR O NO SUR 2025
2025 Session 1
Unravel, Repair, Respond: Possbilities for Care & Collectivity
Led by
Meii Soh
Sam Bennett
Tania Bohórquez
Residents
Adriana Serrano
Ani Simon-Kennedy
Eliana Sanchez Aldana
Jeanette Torres Molina
Katherine Langlands
Fernando Morales Ramirez
María García
Rey Carlson
Rochelle Morris
Valentina Espana
Veronica McLean
Yasmeen Khayr
2025 Session 2
Frameworks for Reimagination & The Joys of Failure
Led by
Adriana Gallardo
Frewuhn
Matt Nelson
Residents
Allison Rufrano-Ruffner
Bianca Goyette
Cressida Collins
Helga Fassonaki
Jacqueline Saulés
Kate Rogers
Lisette Flores
MaggZ Zhu
Phillip Shung
Rana San
Zahira Chaudhry
Zakkiyyah Najeebah Dumas O'neal
Zarzokimi Moss
SUR O NO SUR 2024
2025 Session 1
A Story is Never Just a Story
Led by
Megan Paulin
E. Medina
Gabriela Ortega
Residents
Adriana Gallardo
Aleyi Sánchez
Angela Saenz
Camila Carrera
Chris Salas
Fre Wuhn
jo valdes
Marina Santiago
Matthew Nelson
Meii Soh
Nanaki Singh
Story Wiggins
Vera Amaya
Vic Liu
Vico Valle
2025 Session 2
Exploring a Collective Narrative, Constructing a Collective Future
Residents
Claudia Lopez
Ellen Rutt
Emilia Yang
Gabriela Jarquín
Gabriella Garcia
Johnny Costello
jonah wu
Laura Middlehurst
Lhotse Collins
Marco Velasco Martinez
Owandi Michel González
Prithika Mohan
Sonia Desai Rayka
Suzanna Missenberger
Vickie Vertiz
Led by
Sheetal Prajapati
Rennie Jones
Noam Keim