King Artist Residency: Project Celebration

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Join us for the community celebration of King Artist-in-Residence Aleo Landeta's temporary King Plaza Installation, culminating their residency project focused on the lived experiences of the LGBTQAI+ community members residing and/or working in Palo Alto. 

Public programming will include key notes from the artist, drag show performances by Tori Tia and music by DJ Toonin!

Aleo Landeta (they/them) was the 2024 King Artist-in-Residence. Aleo Landeta is a trans and mixed-race visual artist and educator who centers queer joy as liberation through drawings, paintings, site-specific installations, and public programming.

For their King Residency project Aleo Landeta focused on the lived experiences of the LGBTQAI+ community members residing and/or working in Palo Alto with the goal of sparking conversations about inclusion, equity, a sense of belonging and bringing Palo Alto’s diverse communities together through better understanding and compassion.

In 2021, the City of Palo Alto Public Art Program launched the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. & Coretta Scott King artist residency program, engaging the community in conversations about equity, inclusion, and belonging in Palo Alto. In the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, for whom King Plaza is named, the Council asked the Public Art Commission to consider commissioning a permanent work signaling the City’s commitment to race, equity, and belonging. The Public Art Commission is committed to a permanent platform for ongoing conversations about equity, inclusion, and belonging in Palo Alto through the arts. As a result, the King Artist Residency Program was established.

When

  • Thursday, June 26, 2025 | 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM

Location

Palo Alto City Hall, King Plaza, 250 HAMILTON AVENUE, Palo Alto, CA, 94301, View Map

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