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Colorful rainbow flag with a love message hanging on a concrete wall, with shadows of an overhead metal structure and a brick building in the background daytime
A banner with the text 'REMEMBER' decorated with American flag pattern, hanging under an overpass in a park area.
An art gallery with large windows, American flags, colorful clothing displays on mannequin forms, and banners on the walls.
Three people dancing in colorful fringed costumes with a wooden bench and windows in the background.
Colorful banners hanging outside a building, with trees and a cloudy sky reflected on a glass window.
Colorful mural with words about love, angels, children, and change in bold white letters on colored background.
A fabric with a pattern of alternating black, orange, white, green, yellow, and blue stripes, resembling a flag with the Brazilian flag featuring a blue circle with stars and a green and yellow background.
A white hand touching a cracked and peeling beige wall with some paint chipping.
Four white ceramic or plaster sculpture hands with fingers pointed upwards, arranged in a desert landscape pattern on a wooden table in an art studio or workshop.
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A black and white photo of a bearded man with glasses and a woman with pulled-back hair, both in profile, with fruit on forks near their mouths during a tasting event.
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A man lying on a vintage sofa, wearing a colorful, abstract plush covering made of pink, red, orange, and black shapes, surrounded by beige pillows, in front of large windows with wooden frames.
Close-up of a gray wall with white text featuring a narrative or story, with legible phrases like 'self-conformed,' 'the holly spr,' and 'made beautiful.'
Close-up of a colorful mural with words related to social and political themes, including 'history of the United States,' 'indigenous land,' 'indigenous,' 'people,' 'democracy,' 'The Affirmation,' and others, painted in various colors and fonts.

Julia CSekö

Brazilian /American Interdisciplinary Artist

focused on Collaboration, Community engagement, and ExXperimentation

Photo by Dan Watkins

Bio

Julia Csekö is a Brazilian American interdisciplinary artist, organizer, and educator based in Somerville, MA, whose practice spans public art, monumental text paintings, wearables, and video performance. Born in the United States to Brazilian parents, she received her BFA at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and MFA at Tufts University/SMFA. Her work centers on themes of memory, belonging, and social justice. A 2026 NAS Creative Community Fellow, Our Energy Future Grantee, and Resident Artist at the Mosesian Center for the Arts, Csekö's practice is centered on community-engaged installations that invite collective dialogue and creative problem-solving.

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Colorful ribbons hanging from a yellow fence at Artist Row, in Salem, MA, during the Salem Public Artist in Residence 2024 with people walking and a sign that reads "Transcending Borders."
Public Art
Gallery with multiple colorful text-based artworks on white walls, and track lighting, in an art gallery or museum space.
Painting & 2D
Courtyard of EAV Escola de Artes Visuais Parque LAge, in Rio, Brazil, with a swimming pool, historic architecture, colorful banners reading "COLLECTIVUM DELIRIUM," in Latin, lush green trees, and a mountain in the background.
TeXtiles & 3D
Three people dressed in colorful, Welcome Dresses made of mesh and tied ribbons, at the Salem Old Town Hall, MA, moving and smiling.
Wearable
Two people with spoons in their mouths, attempting to eat blackberries on forks during the Vanitas exhibition and performance at FPAC, Boston, MA 2024
Time Based

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Featured Image: Julia Csekö, DEMOCRACY IS A VERB AND SO IS LOVE

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Opening Reception: Saturday, July 18, 5:00–7:00 PM

Artist Talk: Thursday, August 13, 6:30–7:30 PM

We're thrilled to showcase the work of one of our Artists-in-Residence, Julia Csekö, in Social Fabric. Through textiles, flags, and artwork installations, Csekö explores themes of democracy, belonging, identity, and collective responsibility. Centered around her monumental work DEMOCRACY IS A VERB AND SO IS LOVE, the exhibition invites visitors to reflect on civic engagement as an ongoing act of care and shared humanity.

Julia Csekö is a Brazilian American interdisciplinary artist, organizer, and educator based in Somerville, MA, whose practice spans public art, monumental text paintings, wearables, and video performance. Born in the United States to Brazilian parents, she received her BFA at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and MFA at Tufts University/SMFA. Her work centers on themes of memory, belonging, and social justice. A 2026 NAS Creative Community Fellow, Our Energy Future Grantee, and Resident Artist at the Mosesian Center for the Arts, Csekö's practice is centered on community-engaged installations that invite collective dialogue and creative problem-solving.

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Ideas to Postpone the End of the World Solo Show

On View: Until Monday, July 27

Location: RSM Gallery, Bentley University, 175 Forest St, Waltham, MA 02452

This solo exhibition by Julia Csekö is titled in homage to the book by renowned Brazilian Indigenous activist and leader Ailton Krenak. The exhibition presents textiles, time-based works, and six of Csekö’s socially engaged, text-based paintings from the Speaking Truth to Power series, featuring selections from writings by Women, BIPOC, Latinx, and LGBTQIA thinkers who interrogate power structures and systemic injustice.

Photo by Dan Watkins

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Mosesian Center Artist in Residence

Csekö will be in residence until the end of July 2026.

The Artist-in-Residence Program at the Mosesian Center for the Arts is a new offering dedicated to uplifting new, emerging, and local talent by providing the time and space needed to create, experiment, and grow.

Read all about it in this Boston Globe article.

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NAS Creative Community Fellowship New England

Creative Community Fellows: New England is a personalized, cohort-based learning experience that strengthens participants’ ability to lead work rooted in community. Fellows come to the program with in-progress arts and culture projects that drive social or physical change. Together, they build a strong community of practice while engaging in online gatherings and in-person retreats that support skill-building, leadership development, and collaboration. Fellows also take part in curated peer learning sessions, guided by a skilled NAS coach facilitator, to tailor the learning to their specific needs.

Artist Talk 
July 22nd from 3:30 to 4:30

Morse Institute Library lawn 14 E Central St, Natick, MA 01760
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Natick Launch Event 
June 25th from 4:30 to 7:30

Morse Institute Library lawn: 14 E Central St, Natick, MA 01760

Framingham Launch Event 
July 16th from 

Framingham Center Common: 2 Oak St, Framingham, MA 01701

A home for future generations

Boston City Hall
Reception: March 12th, 5-7 PM
Exhibition: February 16th to May 8th 
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9-5 pm 

Arts Collaborative Medford 
162 Mystic Ave #1, Medford, MA 02155
Reception: March 6th, 6-8 PM
Artist Talk: March 28th 2-4 PM
Exhibition: March 6th to April 4th

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