Opening (Walk Through #1) is a responsive public artwork enhancing community interactions with the architecture and open space in one of downtown Sheboygan’s alleyways.

The construction of the piece will bridge the public space with the community that inhabits it. This, in turn, should mirror how the relationship between people, art, and environment can empower the city as a whole.

Through various drawing and installation bilingual (Spanish and English), workshops, Gabriel worked with the community and found out about the importance of the colors in her piece. She understood the importance of using colors that recall the open sky that the alleyway highlights, as well as the nearby lake Michigan.

As a Colombian immigrant, Gabriel finds it important to involve the community, especially the Latinx community, in this process as a way to integrate them and thus enrich the fabric of the Sheboygan community.

Location: 501 N 8th St.
Alleyway next to the Korthals Enterprises building