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Written by Michelle Lin, Artist Growth Program Director For the past two years, ARTogether’s Mentorship Hub program has worked with collectives of artists to build

IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE ARTS ORGANIZATION OPENS ARTIST RESIDENCY STUDIOS IN OAKLAND FOR DIASPORIC ARTISTS ARTogether invites you to the “Gather In” Open House Celebration on

Between Mission Street and Valencia Street, in the middle of a long line of beautiful murals, a woman waits for you. With her arms lifted above her head, she holds her ponytail in one hand and a pair of scissors in the other. An Iranian flag is painted behind her but she is the focus. She looks down at the earth, her expression shaped by determination as she slices the sharp blades through her hair. Above her are the words, “Women, Life, Freedom…”