In October 2021, the Moody Center for the Arts launched a series, Moody Project Wall, that brings together local artists and the community to create a collaborative work of art. Guests were invited to an opening reception for the first work in this series on October 15, 5-7 p.m. 

The first installation, ¡Displaced Mundo!,  featured Venezuelan-born, Houston-based artist Gerardo Rosales. Rosales developed a visual program that investigates how popular mythologies and spiritual traditions in South American culture are fueled by sociopolitical factors. Timed to coincide with National Hispanic Heritage Month, Rosales worked together with students affiliated with the Hispanic Association for Cultural Enrichment at Rice (HACER) and members of the Houston community to create the wall painting. Participants included Rice students Emily DeAnn Peña ’25; Athenea Perez ’24; Alejandra Jimenez ’25; Javier Parada ’24; Jennifer Penaloza ’22; and Laurel Chen ’22.

In honor of Latinx culture and history, the first work in the Project Wall series was celebrated at the Moody on October 15, the last day of Hispanic Heritage Month, from 5- 7 p.m. with drinks, Moon Rooster tacos, live Venezuelan music from Inés María Bravo, under direction of the Latin Grammy winner William Sigismondi, on piano, and Miguel Silva, on cuatro.

The work remained on view through January 21, 2022.

Registration was encouraged | Free and open to the public