Art of Solidarity (AoS) is an organization of trained community-centered artists committed to social justice. We collaborate with youth, organizations, schools, and businesses to create public works of art. AoS produces media documentaries, workshops, exhibitions, festivals, and murals. AoS was cofounded by Nicaraguan-American artist and educator, Maria Gabriela Aldana, and US-based filmmaker Aleks Martray in 2007. Thanks to the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), AoS began as a study abroad program in Nicaragua and in partnership with Casa de Cultura Leonel Rugama, Muralistas Leonel Rugama, Taller Marmol Oscar Enrique Casco in San Juan de Limay, VIMAU Producciones, schools, churches, and families. AoS grew into an independent organization producing over a dozen films and mural public art projects.

We organized political asylum for a beloved Nicaraguan partner and journalist in December 2023. Read more on Nicaragua's current crisis by The Dialogue. Wilfredo is one of the 640,000 people who flee the violence and threats in Nicaragua annually. Wilfredo was one of many independent journalists who documented the human rights violations from Jinotega to Masaya. Donate to support Wilfredo's lawyer fees.