Artist Residency & Community Engagement
Mono González took part in community events and art-making opportunities that invite audiences to learn more about his life, career, and artistic practice. During his residency Dublin Arts Council, Mono González and local artist Adam Hernandez hosted a panel talk, community mural at Bridge Park and took part in an educational partnership with the Dublin City Schools.
Mural Cube
Alejandro “Mono” González & Adam Hernandez
2025
This mural cube was created through a collaboration between world-renowned Chilean artist, Alejandro “Mono” González and Central Ohio-based artist, Adam Hernandez through an artist residency facilitated by the Dublin Arts Council. The mural’s vibrant color is a celebration of Riverside Crossing Park as a vital public space that connects the community to nature. Features include the blue heron, native to Scioto River, trees, the sun, and a rainbow. Together, the artists sketched the composition onto the cube and then invited the community to participate in painting the mural over the course of three days. The community-based project allowed the artists to exchange ideas and techniques in real time while inviting the public to paint alongside them. As a temporary, site-specific public art project, the mural came to life through play, exchange, and connection between people and place.
The mural cube was originally on view at Riverside Crossing Park from October 12-28, 2025. It is on temporary loan with the Columbus Metropolitan Library Dublin Branch from October 28, 2025 through April 2026.
------------------------
Cubo Mural
Alejandro “Mono” González & Adam Hernandez
2025
Este cubo mural fue creado a través de una colaboración entre el artista chileno reconocido mundialmente, Alejandro “Mono” González, y Adam Hernandez, un artista del centro de Ohio. Esta obra fue posible gracias a una residencia artística facilitada por el Dublin Arts Council. Los colores vibrantes del mural son una celebración del Parque Riverside Crossing como un espacio público vital que conecta a la comunidad con la naturaleza. Sus características incluyen una garza azul, nativa del Rio Scioto, árboles, el sol y un arcoíris. Juntos, los artistas bosquejaron la composición en el cubo y luego invitaron a la comunidad a participar en el pintado del mural durante tres días. Este proyecto basado en comunidad les permitió a los artistas intercambiar ideas y técnicas en tiempo real mientras invitaban al público a pintar a su lado. Como un proyecto de arte público que es específico del sitio, el mural cobró vida a través del juego, intercambio y conexión entre el público y el lugar.
El cubo mural fue originalmente exhibido en el Parque Riverside Crossing desde el 12 de octubre hasta el 28. Está en préstamo provisional con la Biblioteca Metropolitana de Columbus – Sucursal Dublin - desde el 28 de octubre hasta abril de 2026.
Chilean muralist Alejandro “Mono” González was honored with the 2025 National Prize for Visual Arts, the highest national recognition in this discipline.
Founder of the historic Ramona Parra Brigade, González has distinguished himself by keeping the tradition of muralism alive as a tool for expression and social transformation.
Among his most iconic works are the mural at the Parque Bustamante station of the Santiago Metro and The First Goal of the Chilean People (1971), created with Roberto Matta. The jury that awarded the prize was composed of the Minister of Culture, Arts, and Heritage, Carolina Arredondo Marzán; the Rector of the University of Chile, Rosa Devés; and Carlos González Morales, representing the Council of Rectors, among other experts.
The Ministry of Culture emphasized that "González's pictorial style has created a true school of thought, democratizing art and bringing it closer to the community, reflecting his commitment to social participation and building a more just society." They also emphasized that his work "not only beautifies public spaces, but also invites political and social reflection, consolidating itself as a living cultural heritage that engages with Chilean history and identity."
CNN Chile,
Por Juan Andrés Galaz Pinto,
08.09.2025
Alejandro “Mono” González
"I consider myself an artistic worker. I entered the creative world through drawing; from there I moved on to painting, from painting to mural—which is what I'm known for, although I also use other media, such as posters, and other techniques, such as engraving, woodcut, and silkscreen. From murals (the public), I've returned to drawings (the intimate).
I learned the characteristics of what I do on the street, in public spaces. With the first mural, during the Allende campaign in 1964, this street experience begins precisely; the collective process I continue to use to create a mural comes from that historical learning. When we talk about murals, everyone thinks of Mexico, but here there's a distinct characteristic of murals: they come from brigade art, they're made in the street, they come from the collective, from participatory, from the occupation of territorial space, from the precarious; their result is anonymous and ephemeral."
Adam Hernandez
Adam Hernandez is a professional artist, muralist, and designer with 13+ years of experience creating public art, working through commercial partnerships, and exhibiting in the gallery setting. Named Best Artist in Columbus, Ohio in 2024, 2023, and 2019, Adam has been featured in mural festivals worldwide and published in multiple works. Adam is a passionate advocate
for the Latine artist voice. For more information about Adam
and his work visit ahernandezart.com
Panel Discussion
A Panel Discussion was held a the Dublin branch of the Columbus Metropoitan Library with 40 in attendance to explore the intersection of art, community engagement and Latinx voices in public spaces with Dr. Fernanda Diaz-Basteris, Assistant professir of Latinx New Media & Ethics Studies at The Ohio State University. Carlos Roa, a multidisciplinary artist, and Dr. Paloma Martinez-Cruz, professor of Latinx and Latin Americal Cultural Studies at the Ohio State University. In attendance for the Panel Discussion was Consulate General of Chile in Chicago, Jaime Cortés-Monroy Rojas.
