Fellowship with Guadalupe Maravilla

RAIR

2019 Warhol Fellow Dave Hardy, The White House; 2020; salvaged shower doors, salvaged steel, salvaged insulation foam, carpet, wood, shipping tape, hardware, construction debris; 22" high, dimensions variable; RAIR, Philadelphia, PA. RAIR’s Fellowship with Guadalupe Maravilla hosts the titular artist in a yearlong residency to develop new site-specific works. Photo by Dave Hardy. — 2019 Warhol Fellow Dave Hardy, *The White House*; 2020; salvaged shower doors, salvaged steel, salvaged insulation foam, carpet, wood, shipping tape, hardware, construction debris; 22" high, dimensions variable; RAIR, Philadelphia, PA. RAIR’s *Fellowship with Guadalupe Maravilla* hosts the titular artist in a yearlong residency to develop new site-specific works. Photo by Dave Hardy.

Artist Guadalupe Maravilla wears a shirt embroidered with purple and gold flowers. — Guadalupe Maravilla, 2021. Photo by Steve Benisty, courtesy of Guadalupe Maravilla & PPOW Gallery.

Recipient

Grant Year 2023

Grant Amount $120,500

Status Active

Updated May 5, 2025

In a yearlong residency project with RAIR, interdisciplinary artist Guadalupe Maravilla has developed new site-specific work to activate RAIR’s remediated Superfund site, a once-contaminated parcel of land. The project explores aspects of community engagement and the creative reuse of materials in the art making process. During his time at RAIR, Maravilla has taken a deep dive into exploring the making of gongs as healing instruments, finding and fabricating dozens of gongs to be used in the form of sound bath ceremonies.

The total grant amount represents project funding plus an additional 20% in unrestricted general operating support.

Primary EventsEvents & Exhibitions

Guadalupe Maravilla's Sound Bath Ceremonies

May 25–26, 2025
10 a.m. and 5 p.m. both days
RAIR
7333 Milnor Street
Philadelphia, PA 19136

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Recipient

RAIR

RAIR (Recycled Artist in Residency) builds awareness about sustainability issues through art and design by presenting programs and exhibitions, acting as a materials supplier for artists and designers, and offering a residency program that provides artists on-site access to recovered materials and a studio space to produce work.

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