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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dara Katrina Del Rosario Communications & Partnerships Manager 415-863-1414 x103, [email protected] SOMArts Cultural Center presents Unbound Roots Opening reception, Thursday, March 12, 6–9pm Exhibition run, Thursday, March 12–Tuesday, April 21, 2020  February 12, 2020, San Francisco, CA–The third and final exhibition of SOMArts’ 2019–2020 Curatorial Residency Season, Unbound Roots, seeks to expand conversations on Black wellness practices as collective and personal preservation. Curated by Alie Jones and Toshia Christal, this multidisciplinary exhibition opens with [...]

Allison Leigh Holt, A Living Model of Hyperbolic Space, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDara Katrina Del RosarioCommunications & Partnerships Manager415-863-1414 x103, [email protected] SOMArts Cultural Center presents Recoding CripTechOpening reception, Thursday, January 23, 2020, 6–9pmExhibition run, Friday January 24–Tuesday, February 25, 2020 November 23, 2019, San Francisco, CA– SOMArts proudly announces the second exhibition in the 10th Curatorial Residency season, Recoding CripTech opening Thursday evening, January 23, 2020. Curated by Vanessa Chang and Lindsey D. Felt, Recoding CripTech reimagines enshrined notions of what [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dara Katrina Del RosarioCommunications & Partnerships Manager415-863-1414 x103, [email protected] SOMArts Cultural Center presents Future Relations: A Resource for Radical Teaching presents F.T.P.Opening reception, Thursday, November 15, 2019, 6–9pmExhibition run, Saturday, November 16–Saturday, December 21, 2019 October 1, 2019, San Francisco, CA– Future Relations: A Resource for Radical Teaching presents F.T.P. is the first exhibition of SOMArts 2019-20 Curatorial Residency season. With a combined 30 years of teaching experience, curators Fred Alvarado, Thomas Jones, and David [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dara Katrina Del RosarioCommunications & Partnerships Manager415-863-1414 x103, [email protected]   4Waves: 40 Performances for the HolePresented by SOMArts Cultural Center and Justin Hoover/ Collection Action Studio     August 21, 2019, San Francisco, CA–SOMArts and Justin Hoover/Collective Action Studio (CAS) are proud to co-present a new iteration of 100 Performance for the Hole: marathon of artistic moments. In honor of the 40th anniversary of SOMArts Cultural Center, CAS is producing an abbreviated version titled 4WAVES: [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dara Katrina Del RosarioCommunications & Partnerships Manager415-863-1414 x103, [email protected] SOMArts Cultural Center PresentsThe Annual Murphy and CadoganContemporary Art Awards Exhibition August 12, 2019, San Francisco, CA– The San Francisco Foundation and SOMArts Cultural Center present a focused look at the future of the Bay Area visual and media arts landscape with The Annual Murphy and Cadogan Contemporary Art Awards Exhibition from Friday, September 20–Tuesday, October 1, 2019. This exhibition showcases 17 emerging artists working across [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dara Katrina Del RosarioCommunications & Partnerships Manager415-863-1414 x103, [email protected] SOMArts Cultural Center AnnouncesThe 2019–2020 season of the SOMArts Curatorial Residency August 7, 2019, San Francisco, CA–SOMArts Cultural Center is excited to announce the ninth season of the Curatorial Residency Program. The program is a year-long incubator for curatorial research, mentorship, planning, installation, and realization. A cornerstone of SOMArts’ programming, the Curatorial Residency supports emerging and established Bay Area artists to take big risks [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dara Katrina Del RosarioCommunications & Partnerships Manager415-863-1414 x103, [email protected] Cultural Center presents REBOOTING THE FUTUREFriday, August 16–Saturday, August 17, 7:00–10:30pmDoors open at 7:00pmPerformances start at 7:30-10:30pm July 25, 2019, San Francisco, CA–Rebooting the Future: Multimedia & Performance Arts Festival, is a free, all ages two day festival presented by SOMArts Cultural Center, curated by Sian Morson and Kolmel W. Love. The festival brings together Bay Area artists who leverage technology and new media in order [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dara Katrina Del Rosario Communications & Partnerships Manager 415-863-1414 x103, [email protected] SOMArts Cultural Center is excited to announce the official 40th anniversary t shirt designed by artist extraordinaire Alyssa Aviles! Aviles’ design celebrates SOMArts as an inclusive space for Bay Area community members to gather and thrive in an ever changing San Francisco.   Aviles beautifully encompasses SOMArts rich history of nurturing emerging Bay Area artists and curators. Drawing inspiration from SOMArts garden, [...]