The Sanctuary City Project is comprised of artists Sergio De La Torre and Chris Treggiari, who utilize a combination of research and community actions to engage individual participants and institutions in creating inclusive spaces where deeper dialogues surrounding sanctuary cities and immigration policy can occur. The Sanctuary City Project employs primary and secondary research methods that include talking and working with civic institutions, nonprofits and their constituents, as well as periodicals, and think-tanks. Through this process, the project then conducts a variety of art-making and community events to share its research while continuing its collection methods with the public. These include interactive installations, public projections, billboards, banners, tote bags, mobile food distribution, and mobile printmaking workshops.
As issues surrounding immigration play a significant role in Double Trouble, SVMA invited Sanctuary City Project to create a number of public engagement opportunities—both in the Museum and out in the Sonoma community—that will take place while the exhibition is on view.