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Press Release: SOMArts presents Honoring our Ancestors by Fighting for the Future: Día de los Muertos 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dara Katrina Del Rosario, Communications Manager 415-863-1414 x103, [email protected] HONORING OUR ANCESTORS BY FIGHTING FOR THE FUTURE: DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS 2018 19th annual Día de los Muertos exhibition celebrates the life of the Padrino of the Mission René Yañez Exhibition and programming curated by Rio Yañez and Carolina Quintanilla October 13–November 9, 2018 San Francisco, CA, September 18, 2018 –– Now in its 19th year, SOMArts’ Día de Los Muertos exhibition is [...]

2021-02-24T13:11:14-08:00September 17, 2018|Categories: News|

Call for Artists: Día de los Muertos 2018

Now in its 19th year, SOMArts’ Día de Los Muertos exhibition is one of the most internationally diverse Day of the Dead celebrations in the United States. Over the years, this group exhibition has brought together a wide variety of perspectives to honor, remember, and celebrate the dead. This year, SOMArts lost the padrino of the Mission and beloved Día de Los Muertos co-curator, René Yañez. We honor him with this exhibition and invite proposals from [...]

2021-05-25T13:29:18-07:00July 16, 2018|Categories: News|

Press release: The San Francisco Foundation and SOMArts present The Annual Murphy & Cadogan Contemporary Art Awards Exhibition, August 16–20, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Sarah Pritchard, Director of Communications & Strategy 415-863-1414 x103, [email protected] SOMArts Cultural Center Presents The Annual Murphy and Cadogan Contemporary Art Awards Exhibition A juried selection showcases best of Bay Area MFA programs; accompanying event invites community members to experience the creative process in artist-led workshops, August 16–20, 2018 July 11, 2018, San Francisco, CA — SOMArts Cultural Center presents The Annual Murphy and Cadogan Contemporary Art Awards Exhibition, a focused look at the future of Bay [...]

2021-02-24T13:11:41-08:00July 11, 2018|Categories: News|

Press release: SOMArts presents The Black Woman is God: Assembly of Gods

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Sarah Pritchard, Director of Communications & Strategy 415-863-1414 x103, [email protected] SOMArts Cultural Center Presents The Black Woman is God: Assembly of Gods Exhibition August 30–October 2, 2018 Opening reception & performances: Thursday, August 30, 6:00–10:00 pm Group exhibition challenges Eurocentric notions of God to reveal the divinity in us all. July 3, 2018, San Francisco, CA— SOMArts Cultural Center presents The Black Woman is God: Assembly of Gods, a multidisciplinary exhibition with free admission from August 30–October 2, [...]

2021-02-24T13:11:54-08:00July 3, 2018|Categories: News|

Press release: Something (you can't see, on the other side, of a wall from this side) casts a shadow

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sarah Pritchard, Director of Communications & Strategy 415-863-1414 x103, [email protected] SOMArts Cultural Center Presents Something (you can’t see, on the other side, of the wall from this side) casts a shadow Exhibition July 14–August 14, 2018 Press Preview Saturday, July 14, 5:00–6:00 pm Group exhibition explores the relationship between human bodies and the politics of the street. June 13, 2018, San Francisco, CA— SOMArts Cultural Center presents Something (you can’t see, on the [...]

2021-04-13T16:27:28-07:00June 13, 2018|Categories: News|

Press release: SOMArts Announces the 2018–2019 Season of the SOMArts Curatorial Residency

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Sarah Pritchard, 415-863-1414 x103, [email protected] SOMArts Cultural Center Announces The 2018–2019 season of the SOMArts Curatorial Residency Two exhibitions center artists of color in the creation of decolonial contemporary art practices. San Francisco, CA, May 7, 2018— Today, SOMArts Cultural Center's Executive Director Maria Jenson announced the two newest recipients of the SOMArts Curatorial Residency. The residency, entering its ninth year, is a year-long incubator for exhibition research, planning, installation and realization. The program supports emerging and established Bay Area artists to take big risks — creating multi-faceted exhibitions [...]

2021-02-28T06:43:55-08:00May 7, 2018|Categories: News|

Press release: But Tell Me What it Feels Like: The Erotic Practice of Liberation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Sarah Pritchard, Director of Communications & Strategy 415-863-1414 x103, [email protected] SOMArts Cultural Center Presents BUT TELL ME WHAT IT FEELS LIKE: THE EROTIC PRACTICE OF LIBERATION MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL May 4–6, 2018 March 27, 2018, San Francisco, CA— SOMArts Cultural Center presents But Tell Me What it Feels Like: The Erotic Practice of Liberation curated by Sarah Toshie Cargill. The first-ever recipient of the SOMArts Curatorial Residency for Performing Arts, Cargill has benefitted from 5 months of intensive mentorship and [...]

2021-04-12T04:59:38-07:00March 27, 2018|Categories: News|

Press release: SOMArts Presents Diasporic Alchemy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Sarah Pritchard, Director of Communications & Strategy 415-863-1414 x103, [email protected] SOMArts Cultural Center Presents DIASPORIC ALCHEMY: TRANSFORMING ANCESTRAL TRADITIONS INTO RITUAL FUTURISMS Exhibition March 8–April 5, 2018 Opening reception & performances Thursday, March 8, 6–9pm Artists of the global diaspora explore ancestry, mythology and cultural heritage as the foundational elements for transformation and creative mutation. February 12, 2018, San Francisco, CA— SOMArts Cultural Center presents Diasporic Alchemy: Transforming Ancestral Traditions into Ritual Futurisms co-curated by Louis Chinn and [...]

2021-02-28T06:44:22-08:00February 12, 2018|Categories: News|

Press release: SOMArts Presents The Third Muslim: Queer and Trans* Muslim Narratives of Resistance and Resilience

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Sarah Pritchard, Director of Communications & Strategy 415-863-1414 x103, [email protected] SOMArts Cultural Center Presents THE THIRD MUSLIM: QUEER AND TRANS* MUSLIM NARRATIVES OF RESISTANCE AND RESILIENCE Exhibition January 25–February 22, 2018 Opening reception & performances Thursday, January 25, 6–9pm Group exhibition creates a platform for visibility and an archive of resistance within queer, trans* and gender non-conforming Muslim communities. December 13, 2017, San Francisco, CA— SOMArts Cultural Center presents The Third Muslim: Queer and Trans* Muslim Narratives of Resistance [...]

2021-02-28T06:44:36-08:00December 13, 2017|Categories: News|

Game Recognize Game Artist Interview: Yvan Iturriaga

Yvan Iturriaga is a director and producer. His work is on view as a part of Game Recognize Game, a deep inquiry into the power and potential of sports as a culture-building institution for social change. The first exhibition in the 2017–2018 season of the SOMArts Curatorial Residency, this group exhibition built an immersive environment for creativity and play, inviting audience members to bring play inside the gallery walls. Since you’re normally a director and producer, [...]

2018-07-31T23:57:00-07:00December 12, 2017|Categories: News|
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