Flight Without Borders, Holiday Display

Vuelo Sin Fronteras / Flight Without Borders

November 12, 2022–January 8, 2023 | Taft Historic House

This year, the Taft Museum of Art invited three local artists— Gabriela Falconi-Piedra, Pedro Moreno, and Fabiola Rodríguez Ornelas—to decorate a six-foot holiday tree in the museum’s Duncanson Foyer. The artists were born in Ecuador, Bolivia, and Mexico, respectively. Their installation features a fantastic array of paper and fabric birds, butterflies, and flowers, and a paper nest to explore the concepts of migration, belonging, and diversity.

The Taft collaborated on this project with Wave Pool Art Center’s Welcome Project, which seeks to empower Cincinnati’s refugee and immigrant population while connecting, assisting, and inspiring all through art and food.

Handmade orange and black felt butterflies on a white background

People of various ages, genders, and races surround a sparse green christmas tree, one person is holding the branches as the group inspects the tree

Artistic rendering of bird made out of wire, wings outstretched

Experience the Exhibition

Enjoy special behind-the-scenes insights, programs, and more during this unique exhibition!

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Digital Series | Meet the Artists

As part of our 2022 holiday installation, Vuelo Sin Fronteras/Flight Without Borders, we collaborated with artists from our community to create a display highlighting concepts of migration, belonging, and diversity. We wanted to learn more about their art, creative processes, and more, so we asked them to tell us about it as they installed the display!

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This project is a collaboration with Wave Pool Art Center’s Welcome Project, which seeks to empower Cincinnati’s refugee and immigrant population while connecting, assisting, and inspiring all through art and food.