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SUMMARY:2025 SF Open Studios Exhibition ArtLaunch
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the abundant creativity of the SF Bay Area\, connect with the ArtSpan community over light bites and drinks\, enjoy words from the ArtSpan Team\, and have the opportunity to purchase art that directly supports our nonprofit’s mission and exhibiting artists. \n\n\nThe SF Open Studios Exhibition features the work of 300+ participating SF Open Studios artists\, providing a preview to help guide your studio visits. As you browse work of diverse mediums\, begin planning your weekend studio visits. Each exhibited piece is clearly labeled to help guide your open studio visits to connect further with the artists behind the pieces that catch your eye. \nArtLaunch is a ticketed\, 21+ event\, participating SF Open Studios artists no need to RSVP; ArtSpan will have your name at check-in. Creative cocktail attire encouraged. \n\n\nPurchased work may be retrieved October 13 from 2PM to 7PM or October 14 from 11AM to 4PM.\n\n*Advanced registration is highly encouraged. A limited number of VIP & GA tickets for purchase will be available at the door based on the venue’s guest capacity. To ensure you are admitted\, please reserve your admission in advance.\n\n\n\nTicketsVIP Preview Hour 6-7PM | $100+\nVIP entry includes priority admission\, allowing you to be the first to see and purchase artworks on the spot while enjoying an open bar for the hour.\n\nArtSpan ArtLover Members and other special guests are invited to attend the VIP portion of the event. Buy a ticket now to become a member: artspan.org/artlover \n$100 – Admission for one; includes one year Individual ArtLover Membership\n$125 – Admission for two; includes one year Dual ArtLover Membership \n\n\nAlready an ArtLover member? Check your email for your invitation code. Special guests will also receive an invitational email. \n\nArtLover Curious 6-7PM | $50\n\nCurious about what being an ArtLover is all about? Check out VIP Hour at ArtLaunch for only $50. We’ll apply this amount to an ArtLover membership\, should you choose to join after participating! \n\nGeneral Admission 7-9PM | $25\n\nThe party continues until 9PM! Each attendee will receive 1 complimentary drink ticket upon entry. Party on with lively music from our DJ and donation-based bar. \n\nAll registered SF Open Studios artists are invited for entry at 7PM. Please keep an eye on your email for your invitation code.\nArtwork credit: Raymundo Valdez\, “The Tower and The Flag”; image courtesy of ArtSpan.
URL:https://somarts.org/event/artlaunch2025/
LOCATION:SOMArts Cultural Center\, 934 Brannan Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events
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SUMMARY:The Black Woman is God: Assembly of Gods Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:SOMArts is proud to present The Black Woman is God: Assembly of Gods\, a multidisciplinary exhibition with free admission from August 30–October 2\, 2018\, celebrating the Black female presence as the highest spiritual form. More than 50 intergenerational artists working in sculpture\, painting\, new media\, and photography create new myths to challenge Eurocentric notions of God. \nNow in its third year at SOMArts\, the exhibition’s theme represents the various spiritual traditions of the African diaspora that encourage members of the Black community to claim their own divinity. The exhibition uplifts and makes visible the multiplicity of Black art\, culture and spirituality. \nOpening with a free public reception on Thursday\, August 30\, 6–10pm\, The Black Woman is God presents a Crowns and Gowns procession that will reveal beauty as a site of resistance to annihilation and performances by Samba Guisse’s Cheikh Ndiguel Fall\, Sengel\, and Colette Eloi Dance group \nThe Black Woman is God: Assembly of Gods\nExhibiting Artists\nVanessa Addison-Williams\nBushmama Africa\nKaliMa Amilak\nMarissa Arterberry\nLatisha Baker\nTraci Bartlow\nJaeMe Bereal\nLorraine Bonner\nCamille Brown\nTracy Brown\nJessica Care Moore\nToshia Christal\nIjania Cortez\nR. Dafina Kuficha\nNicole Dixon\nAneesah Dryver and Alie Jones\nAlise Eastgate\nAnna W. Edwards\nRegina Evans\nLisa Evans\nElizabeth D. Foggie\nBree Grant\nMelorra and Melonie Green\nAsia Hamilton\nNaomi Hanna\nIdris Hassan\nNzinga Hatch\nJazz Hudson\nEbony Iman Dallas\nAyana Ivery\nSydney G. James\nKierra Johnson\nMarcia Jones\nVal Kai\nDana King\nAve-Ameenah Long\nMary Lovelace-O’Neal\nJeanette Madden\nAjuan Mance\nKristine Mays\nLemia Monet Bodden\nNayila Moore\nVenus Morris\nTaylor “Made” Mosley\nSabrina Nelson\nShah Noor Hussein\nChiamaka Onyemelukwe\nShylah Pacheco Hamilton\nLakiba Pittman\nKaren Seneferu\nSage Stargate\nThe Isis Effect\nNye’ Lyn Tho\nSylvia Toy St. Louis\nLava Thomas\nkarin turner\nKristina Williams\nKytana Winn\nRipley Jene Young \nImage credit: Racism is Like Rain. Either it is raining or it’s gathering somewhere. by Mary Lovelace O’Neal. Image courtesy of the artist.
URL:https://somarts.org/event/theblackwomanisgodopening2018/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events,Public Program
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SUMMARY:Dancing the Afrofuture Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Dancing the Afrofuture: Hula\, Hip-Hop\, and the Duhman Legacy. Published with the University Press of Florida\, the book is forthcoming in February 2024 and will be available for purchase at the event.  \nThe launch features a book reading by Dr. Osumare and performances by PUSH dance company.  \nDancing the Afrofuture: Hula\, Hip-Hop\, and the Dunham Legacy is the sequel to Dancing in Blackness\, A Memoir (2018). It chronicles the next stage in Halifu Osumare’s life and career from dancer-activist to scholar-academic\, beginning with her leaving dance and community activism in the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Area in early 1994 and transitioning to Hawai‘i where she earned a doctorate in American Studies from the University of Hawai‘i. In the process\, she follows her mentor Katherine Dunham’s model by studying and performing hula\, while researching the effects of hip-hop culture on\nHawaiian youth. This unlikely story by a unique dancer-academic leads to Osumare becoming a recognized scholar in the burgeoning field of global Hip-Hop Studies. \nOsumare’s scholarly career takes her to several continents—back to Africa and Europe\, and eventually to South America\, as she develops her theory of “connective marginality” explaining the internationalization of hip-hop youth culture. As Osumare climbs the academic ladder\, eventually becoming a Full Professor at the University of California\, Davis\, she illuminates the resilience of African descendant peoples through performance and the trending lens of Afrofuturism. Readers will be fascinated by Osumare’s career that “dances” across several fields\, from Black dance to global pop culture\, while ruminating on how the Black past reveals itself in the Afro-Present that is transforming\ninto the Afrofuture. \nAbout the Author \nDr. Halifu Osumare is Professor Emerita in the Department of African American and African Studies (AAS) at University of California\, Davis\, and was the Director of AAS 2011-2014. She has been a dancer\, choreographer\, arts administrator\, and scholar of black popular culture for over forty years. With a Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Hawai’i at Manoa\, and an MA in Dance Ethnology from S.F. State University\, she is also a protégé of the late renowned dancer-anthropologist Katherine Dunham and a Certified Instructor of Dunham Dance Technique. \nAs an artist-scholar\, Dr. Osumare has performed\, taught\, and conducted research not only in the U.S.\, but also in the African countries of Ghana\, Nigeria\, Malawi\, and Kenya\, and recently in Brazil. Her dancing\, teaching and writing spans the traditional African to the contemporary African American. She has been recognized as one of the foremost scholars of global hip-hop\, publishing The Africanist Aesthetic in Global Hip-Hop: Power Moves in 2007 and\, and The Hiplife in Ghana: West African Indigenization of Hip-Hop in 2012\, resulting from her 2008 Fulbright Fellowship at the University of Ghana\, Legon. She has published numerous journal articles and book chapters on hip-hop\, dance\, black choreographers\, and Katherine Dunham. \nDr. Osumare published her autobiography Dancing in Blackness\, A Memoir in 2018 that won the 2019 Selma Jeanne Cohen Prize in Dance Aesthetics and the American Book Award Dr. Osumare also won the Dance Studies Association 2020 Distinction in Dance Award for lifetime achievement in performance\, scholarship and service to dance. Forthcoming in February 2024 is her sequel memoir\, Dancing the Afrofuture: Hula\, Hip-Hop\, and the Dunham Legacy. \nAs a dancer in the 1970s\, she was a soloist with the Rod Rodgers Dance of New York City\, and is noted particularly as a Choreographer/Director of theater works by poet and playwright Ntozake Shange. After working with Ms. Shange in her pre-For Colored Girls Who’ve Considered Suicide When the Rainbow\nis Enuf tenure in the Bay Area\, she later directed Shange’s For Colored Girls\, and choreographed her From Okra to Greens—A Different Kinda Love Story\, Spell # 7\, and Boogie Woogie Landscape for university theater departments and community theater groups. She has also choreographed for San\nFrancisco’s American Conservative Theater\, including Miss Ever’s Boys in 1988\, August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone in 1989\, and Pecong in 1993 for which she won the Bay Area Drama Critics Circle Award for choreography. \nAs an arts administrator\, Dr. Osumare founded Everybody’s Creative Arts Center in Oakland in 1977\, and over the next ten years saw its transition into CitiCentre Dance Theatre (CDT)\, becoming one of the anchor tenets in Oakland’s Alice Arts Center\, now the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts. She not only became a member of CDT professional dance company\, but also helped establish California’s multicultural arts movement. She has been a panelist for the California Arts Council\, National Endowment for the Arts\, The Pew Center for the Arts\, and Haas Creative Fund. Between 1989-1995 she was the Founder and Executive Producer of her national dance initiative Black Choreographers Moving Toward the 21st Century. \nSince retiring in 2016 from UC Davis\, Dr. Osumare has returned to dance theater\, choreographing the acclaimed work\, “In The Eye of the Storm.” Subsequently\, Sacramento State University dancers came together to realize her vision of the current 21st-century social\, political\, and spiritual crisis\, evidenced in the new civil rights movement “Black Lives Matter\,” producing her 2019 choreography “Resistance/Resilience.” Like her mentor Katherine Dunham\, she has dedicated her life to the intersections of the arts and humanities for a better world. \nTo purchase Dr. Osumare’s book\, click here \nAbout PUSH Dance Company\nDescribed as “emotional and kinetic” (San Francisco Bay Guardian)\, PUSH Dance Company performs vibrant contemporary dances\, providing audiences an opportunity to examine issues of identity and intersecting cultures that surround and affect us all. Founded in 2005 by Artistic Director Raissa Simpson\, PUSH maintains a philosophy that bold movement and intellect can coexist. \n\n\n\n\n\nPUSH has presented countless interdisciplinary works vivifying the personal\, untold stories of individuals from unique and overlooked communities. The Company annually produces PUSHfest & PUSHfest Awards\, a cross-genre dance festival that brings together existing works by choreographers working within different dance disciplines and boasts a Dance Education Outreach Program that brings high-quality dance artists to teach throughout the Bay Area. \n\n\n\n\n\nTo learn more about PUSH Dance Company\, click here
URL:https://somarts.org/event/dancingtheafrofuture/
LOCATION:SOMArts Cultural Center\, 934 Brannan Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events,Public Program
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SUMMARY:In This House We Are All Buried Alive Closing Reception
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the closing reception of Paola de la Calle’s In This House We Are All Buried Alive on Thursday\, August 24\, 6:30–9:00 PM at SOMArts Cultural Center. \nThis gathering features an artist talk between Paola de la Calle and poet\, installation and adornment artist Dr. Alan Pelaez Lopez and free community portraits by photographer Lara Kaur. \n\n\nRSVP today!  \nPaola de la Calle is a Colombian-American multidisciplinary artist whose work examines home\, identity\, borders\, and nostalgia through the use of textiles\, printmaking\, and sculpture. In her practice\, De la Calle combines photographs sourced from family albums and found images which she prints on textiles\, as well as poetic texts\, paintings made with coffee instead of paint\, and found objects\, to mine the aesthetics of nostalgia and examine the socio-political relationship between the United States and Colombia.  \nShe is a graduate of the New York Foundation of the Arts Immigrant Artist Program in 2019 and the lead artist for the Caravan for the Children Campaign as part of her residency with Galeria de la Raza in 2020. She’s a KALA Fellowship Award recipient and currently Artist-in-Residence at the Textile Arts Center in Brooklyn\, NY. She’s been featured on Hyperallergic’s “A View from the Easel”\, NPR\, The Boston Art Review\, and VOGUE among others. \nPhotography courtesy of artist \nDr. Alan Pelaez Lopez is an AfroIndigenous (Zapotec) poet\, installation\, and adornment artist from Oaxaca\, México. Their work attends to the quotidian realities of undocumented migrants in the United States\, the Black condition in Latin America\, and the intimate kinship units that trans and nonbinary people build in the face of violence. You can read Alan’s writing on Teen Vogue\, Refinery29\, Poetry\, Catapult\, the Georgia Review and more. \nPhoto credit: Jess X. Snow \nLara Kaur is a Bay Area photographer who will be offering free community portraits at the closing reception. \n“I have been living and working in the Bay for the past 12 1⁄2 years. I’m grateful to call this my home and honored to be in a community with some of the most incredible people. I was raised in a family separated across continents\, so photographs have served as a critical piece of emotional connection despite the distance between us all. It is what inspired me to pick up a camera early in life\, creating and documenting images of and for my loved ones and community — as a way to find our way back to each other.”
URL:https://somarts.org/event/inthishouse-closing/
LOCATION:SOMArts Cultural Center\, 934 Brannan Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition Event,Past Events,Public Program
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SUMMARY:In This House We Are All Buried Alive Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the opening reception of Paola de la Calle’s In This House We Are All Buried Alive on Friday\, July 28\, 7:30–10:00 PM PST.  \nDrawing inspiration from Colombian poet María Mercedes Carranza’s piece “La Patria” (“The Motherland”)\, De la Calle threads together personal and collective memory to repair the ruptures of historical amnesia. \nThrough her multidisciplinary practice\, her debut solo exhibition examines the relationship between power and memory. What becomes the memory of a culture? Of a family? Who benefits when memories are forgotten? \nThe opening reception is a free\, all ages event; $10 suggested donation graciously appreciated and supports SOMArts exhibitions and programs\, no one turned away for lack of funds. \nRSVP for the opening reception!Image courtesy of the artist \nAbout Paola de la Calle\nPaola de la Calle is a Colombian-American multidisciplinary artist whose work examines home\, identity\, borders\, and nostalgia through the use of textiles\, printmaking\, and sculpture. In her practice\, De la Calle combines photographs sourced from family albums and found images which she prints on textiles\, as well as poetic texts\, paintings made with coffee instead of paint\, and found objects\, to mine the aesthetics of nostalgia and examine the socio-political relationship between the United States and Colombia.  \nShe is a graduate of the New York Foundation of the Arts Immigrant Artist Program in 2019 and the lead artist for the Caravan for the Children Campaign as part of her residency with Galeria de la Raza in 2020. She’s a KALA Fellowship Award recipient and currently Artist-in-Residence at the Textile Arts Center in Brooklyn\, NY. She’s been featured on Hyperallergic’s “A View from the Easel”\, NPR\, The Boston Art Review\, and VOGUE among others. \nAccessibility informationSOMArts is wheelchair accessible\, and in proximity to several nearby public transportation stops. SOMArts does not have automatic doors at its Main Entrance. \nTwo accessible parking spots are available on-site during regular gallery hours and most events\, except when signs are posted and the back area lot is being used for artistic programming. For more detailed information regarding accessibility at SOMArts\, contact info@somarts.org with any related requests\, questions or concerns. \nArtwork credit: Paola de la Calle\, Remnants (Lo Que Quedo)\, 2023. Image courtesy of the artist.
URL:https://somarts.org/event/inthishouse-opening/
LOCATION:SOMArts Cultural Center\, 934 Brannan Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition Event,Past Events
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SUMMARY:Node Mulch
DESCRIPTION:Node Mulch is a free\, public exhibition of new work from London-based artist John Walter created during his tenure as inaugural QBI artist-in-residence. For this work\, Walter partnered with QBI scientist Antoine Forget\, and the exhibition is curated by Glen Helfand\, critic and chair of Graduate Curatorial Practice at California College of the Arts. Node Mulch will be open from July 26-30 at the SOMArts Cultural Center. The exhibition consists of multiple events\, so make sure to check out the full agenda on Eventbrite and register for the times/events you want to attend. \nWalter\, whose previous work has addressed HIV in sexual health and bioscience\, eschews existing notions of “Sci-Art”\, weaving scientific narratives\, imagery and ideas together within a broader cultural milieu. Starting in the fall of 2022\, he worked alongside scientists at UCSF undertaking research into viruses\, cancers and the interactions between small molecules. This is an exciting new initiative that brings together the Bay Area’s scientific and art communities. The gallery presentation\, at SOMArts Cultural Center\, showcases the vast and vibrant range of his playfully incisive work. His new body of work comprises painting\, drawing\, artist’s books\, sculpture\, costume\, and video. \nThe title Node Mulch refers on one hand to the nodes in network diagrams created by QBI scientists\, and on another hand to Walter’s analogy that art-making is analogous to farming\, involving the breeding and decomposition of images (mulching). Walter’s art mulches a diversity of artistic references from Hieronymus Bosch to Keith Haring. The work created during the residency draws inspiration from alchemical emblems – allegorical images that illustrate early science. \nSpecial Events\nPlease make sure to select tickets for the special event time slots to attend \nWalkthrough and Discussion with the Artist\nJuly 26\, 5-6:30 PM\n \nExperience Node Mulch as the artist John Walter leads you on a tour of the exhibit and through his vision. \nPublic Reception\nJuly 27\, 5-8 PM\n \nJoin us for a reception and learn more about the inspiration behind Node Mulch. \nRSVP today!This exhibition is produced through SOMArts’ Event Rental Program. Every year\, SOMArts’ Event Rental Program provides below-market rentals to over 100 events.\n \nTo learn more about hosting your next exhibition\, program\, or event at SOMArts\, please visit: https://somarts.org/eventrentals/
URL:https://somarts.org/event/node-mulch/
LOCATION:SOMArts Cultural Center\, 934 Brannan Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events,Past Rental Events,Rental Events
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SUMMARY:Muni Raised Me Closing Reception: Hyphy Ever After
DESCRIPTION:SOMArts’ Muni Raised Me closes with Hyphy Ever After on Friday\, April 7\, 6PM PST! \nHyphy Ever After features a Vogue and Tone dance workshop with SirJoQ\, musical performance by Maya Songbird\, local vendors\, and dance party with FNG DJs. This celebration embodies the queer\, trans\, and artistic legacies that have shaped this home and continue to combat capitalism with joy and love. \n\nAbout the Exhibition\nCurated by Meymey Lee\, Sasha Vu\, and Celi Tamayo-Lee and featuring a roster of San Francisco-born and raised artists and community organizers\, this multidisciplinary exhibition is a love letter to working-class San Francisco and exploration of belonging “to a land that is not ours\, that we will never own\, but that we owe”. \nGet your tickets!Photography courtesy of Rich Lomibao
URL:https://somarts.org/event/muniraisedmeclosing/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Exhibition Event,Past Events,Public Program
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SUMMARY:4Waves: 40 Performances for the Hole
DESCRIPTION:SOMArts and Justin Hoover/Collective Action Studio (CAS) are proud to co-present a new iteration of 100 Performance for the Hole: a marathon of artistic moments. In honor of the 40th anniversary of SOMArts Cultural Center\, CAS is producing an abbreviated version titled 4Waves: 40 Performances for the Hole on Wednesday\, September 11th\, 5:58–10:00pm with Rhodessa Jones as a special program presenter and Justin Hoover as the evening’s emcee. \nThe Bay has experienced three “waves” of performance art since the 1960’s and now we are in the midst of a fourth. A fast and furious space for experimentation\, 4Waves takes place in\, about\, around\, against and in relation to a 100-year-old pit in the floor of SOMArts Cultural Center.\n \nFeatured artists include pioneering performer Keith Hennessey\, Jennifer Locke who explores the constructions of power\, hierarchy\, and epistemology\, and artist\, curator\, and producer Marcus Kuiland-Nazario\, a 30-year veteran of Los Angeles arts and performance scene.\n\nEach artist has only one minute to set up\, two-minutes to perform and one-minute to clean up. There are no rehearsals. Tickets for 4Waves: 40 Performances for the Hole are available online.\n\nFEATURED ARTISTS\nAlexandrea Echo Archuleta\nAdrian Arias\nTierra Allen\nMonet Clark\nMaxe Crandall and Diana Cage\nMike Dingle\nShaghayegh Cyrous\nJordan Essoe\ndeCoy Gallerina\nGuta Galli\nTerrance Graven\nReshawn Goods / Bushmama Africa\nKeith Hennessy\nJesse Hewit / Juice Box\nDale Hoyt\nPete Ippel\nBehnaz Khaleghi\nMarcus Kuliand-Nazario\nLanda Lakes\nPeter Max Lawrence\nKrisztina Lazar\nJennifer Locke\nMargaret McCarthy\nLiz Miller-Kovacs\nMidori\nLogan Moody & Chris Sauceda\nCaro Novella\nRamekon O’Arwisters\nJohanna Poethig\nRandy Reyes\nKevin Seaman\nChris Sollars\nLauren Jade Szabo\nJanet Silk\nT_Shell\nThe Factronauts (Peter Foucault\, Bryan and Vita Hewitt\, Chris Treggiari)\nShirin Towfiq\nChaz Walker\nRachel Znerold\nRaheleh Minoosh Zomorodinia\nSpecial Guest \nCURATOR & EMCEE\nJustin Hoover \n 
URL:https://somarts.org/event/4waves/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events,Public Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200710T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200710T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172533
CREATED:20200703T000707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240404T225129Z
UID:3738-1594400400-1594411200@somarts.org
SUMMARY:King of Arms Art Ball 6
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with SOMArts\, Rashaad Newsome’s semi-annual King of Arms Art Ball (KOAAB) takes the digital stage on Friday\, July 10\, 5pm PDT/ 8pm EDT. This one of a kind event has been bringing together a global panel of ballroom legends and emerging artists since 2013\, and this year’s categories are inspired by Black artists who center legacies of resilience in their creative practice. \nKOAAB provides a platform for up-and-coming artists and performers to explore social justice issues through acts of gathering and creation. Streamed on Youtube Live\, KOAAB critically examines hegemony and its impact on our imagination. How do we decolonize our imaginations? How do we use them in the service of our own well-being or as a form of resistance? \nFollowing the ball is a virtual dance party hosted by Rashaad Newsome on Instagram Live featuring DJ sets by DJ April Hunt and DJ Mike Q.  \n\nClick here to stream the ball!\n\nRSVP to the King of Arms Art Ball 6: Facebook Event Page \nTune into the Instagram Live dance party: @rashaadnewsomestudio \nKing of Arms Art Ball 6 is a digital event to support House of GG\, the first educational and historical center solely dedicated to Transgender and gender nonconforming people in the United States. \nImage credit: King of Arms Ball at Miami Art Basel\, 2019. Image courtesy of Rashaad Newsome Studio
URL:https://somarts.org/event/koaab/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events,Public Program
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200620
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200621
DTSTAMP:20260403T172533
CREATED:20200512T224901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240404T225129Z
UID:3671-1592611200-1592697599@somarts.org
SUMMARY:Please Stand By: Virtual Summer Solstice
DESCRIPTION:SOMArts’ Please Stand By: Virtual Summer Solstice affirms that the fight for a more just and equitable future doesn’t stop when we are sheltering in place. This pandemic has revealed the systemic failures that continue to disproportionately impact communities of color. Now\, we are witnessing people across the world protest for George Floyd\, Breonna Taylor\, Tony McDade\, Nina Pop\, Ahmaud Arbery\, and countless other Black lives violently stolen by the police and white supremacy. \nIn lieu of fundraising for SOMArts\, attendees are encouraged to donate directly to the Please Stand By performers throughout the program\, and any funds donated to SOMArts during the event  will be distributed to:  Black Lives Matter and Transgender Gender-Variant & Intersex Justice Project. \nTo donate\, visit our Please Stand By Black Lives page. \nHosted by SF nightlife personalities Yves Saint Croissant and LOL McFiercen\, this virtual event features the midnight monsters of Creature\, Oakland collective MACRO WAVES\, and multidisciplinary artist Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo. DJ collective and mutual aid resource network We Are The Ones will be spinning a genre-defying set. Headlining from Los Angeles is Sister Mantos\, whose psychedelic blend of Latin beats\, funk rhythms\, and punk attitude imagines utopias free of war and oppression. \nStreamed on Twitch\, you can watch the event by clicking the button below! \n\nYes\, I want to tune in!\n \nPLEASE STAND BY: Virtual Summer Solstice\nACCESSIBILITY\nSOMArts will be providing ASL interpretation and closed captions throughout the evening program. \n\nPERFORMERS\nSister Mantos\nCreature\nMACRO WAVES\nLukaza Branfman-Verissimo \nDJ\nWe Are The Ones \nHOSTS\nLOL McFiercen\nYves Saint Croissant \nSPONSORS\nThank you to Facebook Art Department for sponsoring #PleaseStandBy Virtual Summer Solstice
URL:https://somarts.org/event/virtualsummer/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events,Public Program
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200530T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200530T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172533
CREATED:20200514T033303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240404T225129Z
UID:3653-1590843600-1590854400@somarts.org
SUMMARY:Radical Realness: Drag and Queer Revolution Youth Workshop
DESCRIPTION:From Stonewall to Rupaul\, drag has been central to queer life from the very beginning. As the art form establishes itself as a pop culture mainstay\, how do we preserve drag’s revolutionary beginnings? Join radical performance trio Toxic Waste Face for an online crash course in drag’s lesser-known herstories as we excavate the genre’s punk rock past to envision an equally transgressive future. Set your makeup and strap into some heels\, because this is what they aren’t showing on TV! \nOn Saturday\, May 30\, 1–4pm\, Radical Realness offers an inspiring counterpoint to the popular drag narratives showcased in movies and tv. Part conversation\, part radical art history lesson\, this workshop is designed to connect LGBTQI+ community members and their allies to drag’s alternative narratives while making space for this same ethos of bold experimentation to carry the genre forward. \nJoin us on a tour of the drag you didn’t know you needed!\n\nYes\, I want to tune in now!\n \nThis program is free and open to all young adults aged 13-18.\nEarly registration is encouraged as there is limited space for this workshop. 
URL:https://somarts.org/event/radicalrealness/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events,Public Program
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200327T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200327T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172533
CREATED:20180102T233739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240404T225149Z
UID:3517-1585335600-1585342800@somarts.org
SUMMARY:Unbound Roots presents Pleasure Digital Artist Talks
DESCRIPTION: Unbound Roots presents Pleasure is now a virtual\nartist talk and will occur at the above date and time!\n\nJoin here\n \nCurated by Alie Jones and Toshia Christal\, Unbound Roots challenges the self-care industry by expanding discussions around Black wellness practices rooted in mental\, spirituality and community care. Unbound Roots transcend through acceptance\, pleasure\, and liberation providing a safe space that encourages individual awareness\, generational healing\, and high vibratory engagements. \nUnbound Roots presents Pleasure Digital Artist Talks\nParticipating Artists\nBushmama Africa\nKaliMa Amilak\nMarnika Shelton \nModerated by\nAlie Jones\nToshia Christal \nImage credit: Kyle Malanda\, Such Brutal Fruit\, Photography\, 2020. Image courtesy of Toshia Christal.
URL:https://somarts.org/event/unboundrootspleasure/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events,Public Program
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://somarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/UnboundRoots_Pleasure.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200320T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200320T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172533
CREATED:20180103T205204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240404T225149Z
UID:3473-1584730800-1584738000@somarts.org
SUMMARY:Unbound Roots presents Acceptance Digital Panel
DESCRIPTION: Unbound Roots presents Acceptance is now a virtual\npanel discussion and will occur at the above date and time!\n\nJoin here\n \nCurated by Alie Jones and Toshia Christal\, Unbound Roots challenges the self-care industry by expanding discussions around Black wellness practices rooted in mental\, spirituality and community care. Unbound Roots transcend through acceptance\, pleasure\, and liberation providing a safe space that encourages individual awareness\, generational healing\, and high vibratory engagements. \nAcceptance Digital Panel\nPanelists\nAïma Paule\nAlie Jones\nCori Nicole Pillows\nKimani Goheen\nLamar James\nOlka Baldeh\nTajianna Okechukwu\nTiffany Conway \nModerated by\nToshia Christal \nImage credit: shah noor hussein\, ELEMENTS IV: Spiritual Family\, 35mm film\, 2020. Image courtesy of the artist.
URL:https://somarts.org/event/unboundrootsacceptance/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events,Public Program
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://somarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Jones_Christal03.jpeg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200314
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200421
DTSTAMP:20260403T172533
CREATED:20200311T213400Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240404T225130Z
UID:3495-1584144000-1587427199@somarts.org
SUMMARY:Malaya Tuyay at The Ramp Gallery
DESCRIPTION:PRACTICING MEMORY \nEverything I am today is because of the memory of someone else. I am the culmination of family and community that came before me. I want to take this moment in the Ramp Gallery to celebrate the people who got me here and thank them for all they have taught me. I want to practice my own version of memory and documenting hxstories that came before me and the hxstory I am a part of now. There is something powerful in the practice of documenting our own stories. I want to celebrate that power and encourage it within our communities\, especially queer communities of color*.  \n*As a queer person of color\, my highest priority is to center other queer folks of color. While I use the broad term “person of color”\, I also want us to acknowledge the harm this generalization does by lumping many different experiences and positionalities into one easily digestible title.  \nAbout the artist \nMalaya Tuyay is from small-town Carpinteria\, but now works and lives in the Bay Area. She is still figuring out how to feel solid in the intersections of her queer mixed Pilipinx-American identity\, and channels the legacies of print and textile mediums to open up about her relationship with mourning her mother. She wants to use her practice to offer affirmation to others within the community who haven’t been given space to talk about the pain they hold. By doing this\, she aims to create work that remembers and celebrates people who have been lost in translation or forced to be forgotten; creating tangible documentation of their existence and brilliance.  \nYou can find more of her work on her website: malayatuyay.com or Instagram: @mah.lie.yuh  \nListen to the artist  \n \nMeet the artist \nMalaya Tuyay will be at SOMArts on Thursday\, April 16\, 6:30–9pm! Visit The Ramp Gallery for a chance to meet the artist\, talk about their work and inspiration\, have a drink and enjoy their artwork! While you’re here\, stop by the Unbound Roots Presents Liberation as part of the Unbound Roots exhibition. \nImage above courtesy of the artist. 
URL:https://somarts.org/event/malayatuyay/
LOCATION:SOMArts Cultural Center\, 934 Brannan Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition Event,Past Events,Public Program
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200313
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200422
DTSTAMP:20260403T172533
CREATED:20200226T191734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240404T225130Z
UID:3457-1584057600-1587513599@somarts.org
SUMMARY:Unbound Roots: A Paradigm for Intentional Healing
DESCRIPTION:Curated by Alie Jones and Toshia Christal\, Unbound Roots challenges the self-care industry by expanding discussions around Black wellness practices rooted in mental\, spirituality and community care. Unbound Roots transcend through acceptance\, pleasure\, and liberation providing a safe space that encourages individual awareness\, generational healing\, and high vibratory engagements. \nThis multidisciplinary exhibition affirms that healing practices are grounded in ancestral lineages\, nature\, and meaningful relationships that challenge dominant narratives and commodification of “wellness”. By evoking the metaphor of the tree to explore intergenerational healing\, Unbound Roots holds space for Black community members who have been conditioned to believe that healing was not for them. \n\nRead the exhibition packet!\n \nUnbound Roots: A Paradigm for Intentional Healing\nAccessibility Information\nSOMArts Cultural Center is located on 934 Brannan Street. The main entrance can be found down the driveway\, which is wheelchair accessible\, however\, the pavement is uneven. SOMArts Cultural Center is a low scent environment\, service animals are welcome. \nExhibiting Artists\n2am\nAdrina Fanore & Davis Northern\nAïma Paule\nAlaska Jenkins\nAlie Jones\nBushmama Africa\nCandice Antique\nCori Nicole Pillows\nDamon A. Powell\nDerrick Bell\nLamar James\nJada George\nJordi Phi\nKaliMa Amilak\nKeneda Gibson\nKimani Rose\nKristine Mays\nkyle malanda\nMarnika Shelton\nOlka Baldeh\nQueens D. Light\nRha Bowden\nRoyalty\nshah noor hussein\nShani Ealey\nTajianna Okechukwu\nToshia Christal\nTiffany Banks\nTiffany Conway \nCurators\nAlie Jones\nToshia Christal \nImage credit: Adrina Fanore\, Astral\, film. image courtesy of the artist.
URL:https://somarts.org/event/unboundroots/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Cultural Residencies,Exhibition Event,Exhibitions,Past Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200312T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200312T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172533
CREATED:20180104T190634Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240404T225149Z
UID:3455-1584014400-1584046800@somarts.org
SUMMARY:Unbound Roots extended gallery hours
DESCRIPTION:UPDATE: Due to the growing concerns regarding COVID-19\, we have postponed the Unbound Roots opening reception. In lieu of an opening reception\, we will be extending gallery hours on Thursday\, March 12 from 12:00–9:00pm.   \nThis decision comes with a heavy heart as we recognize the immense labor and love that was poured into the exhibition. We invite you to visit SOMArts during regular gallery hours throughout the exhibition run of Unbound Roots. Entry to our exhibition space is always free and all ages. \nCurated by Alie Jones and Toshia Christal\, Unbound Roots challenges the self-care industry by expanding discussions around Black wellness practices rooted in mental\, spirituality and community care. Unbound Roots transcend through acceptance\, pleasure\, and liberation providing a safe space that encourages individual awareness\, generational healing\, and high vibratory engagements. \nUnbound Roots opening reception presents Acceptance\nAccessibility Information\nSOMArts Cultural Center is located on 934 Brannan Street. The main entrance can be found down the driveway\, which is wheelchair accessible\, however\, the pavement is uneven. SOMArts Cultural Center is a low scent environment\, service animals are welcome.  \nExhibiting Artists\n2am\nAdrina Fanore\nAïma Paule\nAlaska Jenkins\nAlie Jones\nBushmama Africa\nCandice Antique\nCori Nicole Pillows\nDamon A. Powell\nDerrick Bell\nLamar James\nJada George\nJordi Phi\nKaliMa Amilak\nKeneda Gibson\nKimani Goheen\nKyle Malanda\nKristine Mays\nMarnika Shelton\nOlka Baldeh\nQueens D. Light\nRha Bowden\nRoyalty\nshah noor hussein\nShani Ealey\nTajianna Okechukwu\nToshia Christal\nTiffany Banks\nTiffany Conway \nBlessing\nBushmama Africa \nCurators\nAlie Jones\nToshia Christial  \nImage credit: shah noor hussein\, ELEMENTS IV: Spiritual Family\, 35mm film\, 2020. Image courtesy of the artist.
URL:https://somarts.org/event/unboundrootsopening/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events,Public Program
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://somarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Jones_Christal03.jpeg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200220T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200220T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172533
CREATED:20180105T192634Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240404T225149Z
UID:3367-1582221600-1582232400@somarts.org
SUMMARY:Recoding CripTech presents Neurodivergent Media Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Curated by Vanessa Chang and Lindsey D. Felt\, Recoding CripTech reimagines enshrined notions of what a body can be or do through creative technologies\, and how it can move\, look\, or communicate. As the term “crip” reclaims the word for disability culture and recognizes disability as a cultural and political identity\, so too do artists hack technologies to dismantle barriers to access. By creating new kinds of social and sensory interactions with technology\, these artists portend a crip aesthetic for media arts that honors the diversity of human bodies. \nThrough her artistic research and practice\, artist and educator Allison Leigh Holt has learned that experimental time-based media\, such as film and video\, are uniquely positioned to reflect the experience of neurodivergent sense perception. In her long-running classes\, Holt has taught numerous students the creative tools to express their experiences of neurodivergence in experimental film and media. Neurodivergent Media\, a series of short films culminating these efforts\, are on exhibition at Recoding CripTech.  \nNeurodivergent Media Workshop on Thursday\, February 20\, 6–9pm offers experiential insight into the creative and pedagogical processes that gave birth to Neurodivergent Media. In this storytelling workshop\, participants will work with Holt to develop scripts\, learn storyboarding techniques\, and stage scenes. It is intended for all who are interested in the fundamentals of storytelling in time-based media\, and serves as an open invitation for SOMArts attendees to participate in the co-creation of new disability narratives. \nThis free\, all ages closing program is limited to 10 participants. RSVP today! \nRECODING CRIPTECH\nFacilitator\nAllison Leigh Holt \nCurators\nVanessa Chang\nLindsey D. Felt \nRecoding CripTech Partners\nThank you to Recoding CripTech community partners Leonardo/the International Society for Arts\, Sciences and Technology (Leonardo/ISAST)\, CODAME Art + Tech\, Bay Area Arts Access Collective (BAAAC)\, and Not Impossible. \nRecoding CripTech Sponsors\nRecoding CripTech is made possible with the generous support of California Humanities for All Grant\, Zellerbach Family Foundation\, Wattis Foundation\, Verizon Media\, and Fleishhacker Foundation. \n \nImage credit: USH’R KEHPRI\, 2017. Allison Leigh Holt and Neurodivergent Media.
URL:https://somarts.org/event/neurodivergentmedia/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events,Public Program
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200206T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200206T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172533
CREATED:20180106T191100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240404T225148Z
UID:3365-1581012000-1581022800@somarts.org
SUMMARY:Recoding CripTech presents Tactile Explorations
DESCRIPTION:RSVP to this free\, all ages program today! Space is limited to 12 participants  \nCurated by Vanessa Chang and Lindsey D. Felt\, Recoding CripTech reimagines enshrined notions of what a body can be or do through creative technologies\, and how it can move\, look\, or communicate. As the term “crip” reclaims the word for disability culture and recognizes disability as a cultural and political identity\, so too do artists hack technologies to dismantle barriers to access. By creating new kinds of social and sensory interactions with technology\, these artists portend a crip aesthetic for media arts that honors the diversity of human bodies. \nBerkeley professor of English and disability studies scholar Georgina Kleege will guide participants throughout the exhibition with tactile and sensory aesthetic experiences with Tactile Explorations on Thursday\, February 6\, 6–9pm. As a consultant to art institutions around the world and author of More Than Meets the Eye: What Blindness Brings to Art (2018)\, Kleege has shown numerous audiences how to engage with artworks through non-visual senses. \nThis tour is limited to 12 participants\, please RSVP for your free ticket here! \nRECODING CRIPTECH\nFacilitator\nGeorgina Kleege \nCurators\nVanessa Chang\nLindsey D. Felt \nRecoding CripTech Partners\nThank you to Recoding CripTech community partners Leonardo/the International Society for Arts\, Sciences and Technology (Leonardo/ISAST)\, CODAME Art + Tech\, Bay Area Arts Access Collective (BAAAC)\, and Not Impossible. \nRecoding CripTech Sponsors\nRecoding CripTech is made possible with the generous support of California Humanities for All Grant\, Zellerbach Family Foundation\, Wattis Foundation\, Verizon Media\, and Fleishhacker Foundation. \n \nImage credit: Ben\, Sonia Soberats\, image courtesy of the artist.
URL:https://somarts.org/event/tactileexplorations/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events,Public Program
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200124T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200124T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172533
CREATED:20190108T190556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240404T225139Z
UID:3363-1579888800-1579899600@somarts.org
SUMMARY:Recoding CripTech Opening Reception with Artist Panel & Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Curated by Vanessa Chang and Lindsey D. Felt\, Recoding CripTech reimagines enshrined notions of what a body can be or do through creative technologies\, and how it can move\, look\, or communicate. As the term “crip” reclaims the word for disability culture and recognizes disability as a cultural and political identity\, so too do artists hack technologies to dismantle barriers to access. By creating new kinds of social and sensory interactions with technology\, these artists portend a crip aesthetic for media arts that honors the diversity of human bodies. \nOpening with a free\, all ages reception on Thursday\, January 23\, 6–9pm\, the evening program feature an artist panel discussion and Q&A\, led by disability scholar and UC Berkeley professor Karen Nakamura featuring disability activist and Disability Visibility host\, Alice Wong. \nTogether\, panelists explore how the political work of cripping technologies exposes disparities as well as offer insight into the aesthetic motivations of exhibiting artists. The discussion will be recorded and turned into an episode of Wong’s podcast. \nRECODING CRIPTECH\nAccessibility Information\nThe opening reception is located at SOMArts Cultural Center\, which is wheelchair accessible from the main driveway on 934 Brannan Street. ASL and CART interpreters will be provided for the evening\, and wheelchair seating will be reserved. Service animals are welcome. You will be prompted during ticket check out to indicate which accommodation(s) you might  need. \nAudio descriptions can be found at the following link:\nhttps://tinyurl.com/RecodingCriptechAD \nAccessible exhibition texts can be found at the following link:\nhttps://tinyurl.com/RecodingCripTechTexts \nFacilitators \nKaren Nakamura \nPanelists\nDarrin Martin\nM Eifler aka BlinkPopShift\nClaudia Alick\nAlice Wong \nExhibiting Artists\nJillian Crochet\nPete Eckert\nM Eifler aka BlinkPopShift & Steve Sedlmayr\nSara Hendren\nTodd Herman\nAllison Leigh Holt\nJennifer Justice\nDarrin Martin\nTEMPT ONE\nSonia Soberats\nChun-shan (Sandie) Yi\nAlice Sheppard\, in collaboration with Katherine Helen Fisher\, Shimmy Boyle\, Laurel Lawson\, Lisa Niedermeyer\, and Missy Mazzoli\nYevgeniya Zastavker\, and Katie Butler\, Daniel Daugherty\, Duncan Hall\, Andrew Holmes\, Erica Lee\, Scott Mackinlay\, Apurva Raman\, March Saper\, Alexander Scott\, Kimberly Winter\, Rachel Yang\, Jingyi Xu\, with support from Olin College. \nCurators\nVanessa Chang\nLindsey D. Felt \nRecoding CripTech Partners\nThank you to Recoding CripTech community partners Leonardo/the International Society for Arts\, Sciences and Technology (Leonardo/ISAST)\, CODAME Art + Tech\, Bay Area Arts Access Collective (BAAAC)\, and Not Impossible. \nRecoding CripTech Sponsors\nRecoding CripTech is made possible with the generous support of California Humanities for All Grant\, Zellerbach Family Foundation\, Wattis Foundation\, Verizon Media\, and Fleishhacker Foundation. \n \nImage credit: Revel in Your Body\, Kinetic Light\, image courtesy of the artist.
URL:https://somarts.org/event/recodingcriptechopening/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events,Public Program
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191219T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191219T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172533
CREATED:20190109T205018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240404T225138Z
UID:3311-1576778400-1576789200@somarts.org
SUMMARY:Future Relations State of Education Game Night
DESCRIPTION: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 Petrelli reimagine SOMArts’ Main Gallery into a site for collective liberation and hope for educators\, community organizers\, and youth alike. \n\nCritically engaged teachers work collaboratively with young people in confronting and subverting systemic oppression. Through an Ethnic Studies\, social justice oriented lens\, Future Relations offers alternatives to traditional models of education by presenting works that underscore the importance of experiential knowledge and community cultural wealth.  \nFuture Relations closes with a State of Education Game Night on Thursday\, December 19th\, 2019\, 6-9pm. This free\, all ages program includes a discussion on education in the Bay Area and California\, and a time traveling workshop inspired by Octavia Butler. Facilitated by Lauren Marie Taylor\, Dr. Karl Debro\, William Ochoa\, and Anna Chuon\, State of Education Game Night is an exercise in visualizing a more equitable and just future through acts of play and imagination.  \nWORKSHOP FACILITATORS\nAnna Chuon\nCristina Haley\nDr.Karl Debro\nLauren Marie Taylor\nRachel Schaffran\nWilliam Ochoa \nPERFORMERS\nGemimac\nRoberto Leni \nCURATORS\nFred Alvarado\nThomas Jones\nDavid Petrelli
URL:https://somarts.org/event/stateofeducation/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events,Public Program
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://somarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Lauren-Marie-Taylor.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191205T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191205T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172533
CREATED:20190110T204540Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240404T225138Z
UID:3308-1575568800-1575579600@somarts.org
SUMMARY:Future Relations Self Defense Night
DESCRIPTION: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 Petrelli reimagine SOMArts’ Main Gallery into a site for collective liberation and hope for educators\, community organizers\, and youth alike.  \nCritically engaged teachers work collaboratively with young people in confronting and subverting systemic oppression. Through an Ethnic Studies\, social justice oriented lens\, Future Relations offers alternatives to traditional models of education by presenting works that underscore the importance of experiential knowledge and community cultural wealth. \n \nFuture Relations will be hosting free\, all ages Self Defense speaker series at SOMArts Cultural Center on Thursday\, December 5th\, 6–9pm. These discussions are dedicated to self and collective perseverance through art\, humor\, and body movement. \n\nSPEAKERS AND FACILITATORS\nDenika Chapman\nEquipto\nGail Meadows\nSara Larsen\nTureeda Mikell\nThea Matthews\nFlavia Mora\nand more!\n\nCURATORS\nFred Alvarado\nThomas Jones\nDavid Petrelli  \n 
URL:https://somarts.org/event/selfdefensenight/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events,Public Program
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191116T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191221T000000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172533
CREATED:20190112T205329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240404T225137Z
UID:3312-1573862400-1576886400@somarts.org
SUMMARY:Future Relations: A Resource for Radical Teaching presents F.T.P.
DESCRIPTION: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 Petrelli reimagine SOMArts’ Main Gallery into a site for collective liberation and hope for educators\, community organizers\, and youth alike. \nCritically engaged teachers work collaboratively with young people in confronting and subverting systemic oppression. Through an Ethnic Studies\, social justice oriented lens\, Future Relations offers alternatives to traditional models of education by presenting works that underscore the importance of experiential knowledge and community cultural wealth. \nExhibiting artists include Brett Cook\, whose social practice extends into public speaking and teaching\, Carolina Caycedo\, whose environmentally focused works explore the impact of development projects\, and Precita Eyes’ Urban Youth Arts Program\, a class for students ages 11-19 that focuses on lettering and character design. \n\nRead the exhibition info packet!\n \nFUTURE RELATIONS: A RESOURCE FOR RADICAL TEACHING PRESENTS F.T.P.\nEXHIBITING ARTISTS\nAnn Schnake\nAle España\nChandna Agarwal and Ragni Agarwal\nCarolina Caycedo\nBrett Cook\nCaleb Duarte and Ricardo Rivera\nDavid De Rozas\nDavid Petrelli\nJackie Katz\nLauren Marie Taylor\nLos Pobres Artistas Collective\nMax Marttila\nPrecita Eyes Urban Youth Arts Program\nR.M.A\nRoland Gordon\nRafael Sanhueza\nRigo 23\nSusan Greene/Art Forces \nCURATORS\nFred Alvarado\nThomas Jones\nDavid Petrelli
URL:https://somarts.org/event/futurerelations/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Cultural Residencies,Exhibition Event,Past Events,Public Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191115T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191115T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172533
CREATED:20190111T203910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240404T225138Z
UID:3306-1573840800-1573851600@somarts.org
SUMMARY:Future Relations Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION: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 Petrelli reimagine SOMArts’ Main Gallery into a site for collective liberation and hope for educators\, community organizers\, and youth alike. \n\nCritically engaged teachers work collaboratively with young people in confronting and subverting systemic oppression. Through an Ethnic Studies\, social justice oriented lens\, Future Relations offers alternatives to traditional models of education by presenting works that underscore the importance of experiential knowledge and community cultural wealth.  \nOpening with a free\, all ages reception on Friday\, November 15th\, 6–9pm\, the evening program includes curatorial remarks\, artist activations\, and performances by Tongo Eisen-Martin\, Cio Cas\, Ricardo Rivera\, Shem Korngold\, Carver Cordes\, DJ Petrelli\, and DJ Lechuza Blanc! \nSUPPORT MARINA PEREZ\nIn support of the fundraising efforts for Marina Perez\, all food and Ramp Gallery art sales will be donated to her GoFundMe page. Learn more about Marina’s story and donate directly by clicking here! \nOPENING RECEPTION PERFORMERS\nCio Cas\nCarver Cordes\nDJ Petrelli\nDJ Lechuza Blanca\nRicardo Rivera\nShem Korngold\nTongo Eisen-Martin \nEXHIBITING ARTISTS\nAnn Schnake\nAle España\nChandna Agarwal and Ragni Agarwal\nCarolina Caycedo\nBrett Cook\nCaleb Duarte and Ricardo Rivera\nDavid De Rozas and Roland GordonDavid Petrelli\nJackie Katz\nLauren Marie Taylor\nLos Pobres Artistas Collective\nMax Marttila\nPrecita Eyes Urban Youth Arts Program\nR.M.A\nRafael Sanhueza\nRigo 23\nSusan Greene/Art Forces \nCURATORS\nFred Alvarado\nThomas Jones\nDavid Petrelli 
URL:https://somarts.org/event/futurerelationsopening/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events,Public Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191108T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191108T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172533
CREATED:20190112T233349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240404T225137Z
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SUMMARY:Día de Los Muertos 2019: City of Souls Closing Reception
DESCRIPTION:Now in its 20th year\, SOMArts’ Día de Los Muertos exhibition is one of the most internationally diverse Day of the Dead celebrations in the United States. Día de Los Muertos at SOMArts merges traditional altars with contemporary installations\, continuing to be a multigenerational gathering of remembrance while asserting the role of art as a platform for collective action. \n\n\n\nCurated by Rio Yañez and Carolina Quintanilla\, this year’s exhibition features special altar structures to honor and manifest founding curator Rene Yañez’s vision for his final Día de Los Muertos exhibition\, titled City of Souls\, a reference to his 2001 exhibition City of Miracles. City of Souls invites artists who are most directly impacted by gentrification and displacement to engage audience members in dialogue on the future of San Francisco’s cultural identity. \n\n\n\nThe exhibition closing on Friday\, November 8\, 6–9pm\, $7–$10 sliding scale admission features live performances by La Gente\, Día de Los Muertos inspired artist market\, and curatorial remarks. Día de Los Muertos 2019: City of Souls is dedicated to Dr. Dawn Mabalon\, and to children who have lost their lives in ICE custody.  DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS: CITY OF SOULSEXHIBITING ARTISTSAdriana GarciaAambr Newsome (2am)Ajuan ManceAlicia CruzBeth BensonCece Carpio\, Bernardo Josue\, Claire Warren\, Juana Tello\, Kerri Ann Borja\, Mel Reyes\, Robin Castel\, Shariff Zakout\, Terycka GarciaEl ChicanoChoppy OshiroElizabeth AddisonEntropyFabiola Gamino (415 Eyes)Gustavo VasquezJohn MayneJohnny Nguyen & Giang TrinhJosue RojasJuliet Flower & Dean MacCannellKatynka Martinez & Mia GonzalezKeiko Kubo\, Jun Hamamoto\, Leslie Lambre\, & Elizabeth SummersKeith SecolaKimberley Arteche\, Terry Bautista\, & Dara Katrina Del RosarioKristian KabuayKristiana Li-Yen ChanLauren Andrei Garcia & Rizal AndanzaLia Teoldi\, John Latham\, & Alice LathamLilli Lanier\, Rachel-Anne Palacios\, & Emily Winslow-CabreraMara Hernandez\, Adrian Arias & Anais Azul Arias–AragonMara Lea BrownMague CalancheMegan LepplaMonique LopezNicole SchachPaola de la CallePatricia MontgomerySandy Lee & Steve DellicarpiniSami See & Romi Lynn Acosta-NoaSusan Mathews Susana Aragon & Anais Azul Arias–AragonTricia Rainwater-TutwilerVictor Mario Zaballa & The Enablers Calacas AtomícasVirdell HickmanXiaojie ZhengXimena SozaYtaelena Lopez & Andreina DavilaCURATORS Rio Yańez Carolina Quintanilla
URL:https://somarts.org/event/cityofsoulsclosing/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Exhibition Event,Past Events,Public Program
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191024T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191024T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172533
CREATED:20190113T233251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240404T225137Z
UID:3208-1571940000-1571940000@somarts.org
SUMMARY:Thinking of You: A Día de Los Muertos Drag Show
DESCRIPTION:Curated by Rio Yañez and Carolina Quintanilla\, Día de Los Muertos 2019: City of Souls features special altar structures to honor and manifest founding curator Rene Yañez’s vision for his final Día de Los Muertos exhibition\, titled City of Souls\, a reference to his 2001 exhibition City of Miracles. City of Souls invites artists who are most directly impacted by gentrification and displacement to engage audience members in dialogue on the future of San Francisco’s cultural identity. \n\n\n\nOn Thursday\, October 24\, 6–9pm\, Thinking of You: A Día de Los Muertos Drag Show features performances by some of the Bay Area’s most celebrated queens who explore drag as altar and remembrance. Hosted by Persia\, tickets are available for this cant-be-missed event are $12–15 sliding scale and can be purchased online.  \nTHINKING OF YOUPERFORMERSDulce de LecheFieraJota MercuryKochina RudeLa VanidadMalaPrincess PanochaHOSTPersia \n 
URL:https://somarts.org/event/cityofsoulsprogram/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events,Public Program
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191011T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191011T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172533
CREATED:20190114T232754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240404T225136Z
UID:3206-1570816800-1570827600@somarts.org
SUMMARY:Día de Los Muertos 2019: City of Souls Unveiling
DESCRIPTION:Now in its 20th year\, SOMArts’ Día de Los Muertos exhibition is one of the most internationally diverse Day of the Dead celebrations in the United States. Día de Los Muertos at SOMArts merges traditional altars with contemporary installations\, continuing to be a multigenerational gathering of remembrance while asserting the role of art as a platform for collective action. \n\n\n\nCurated by Rio Yañez and Carolina Quintanilla\, this year’s exhibition features special altar structures to honor and manifest founding curator Rene Yañez’s vision for his final Día de Los Muertos exhibition\, titled City of Souls\, a reference to his 2001 exhibition City of Miracles. City of Souls invites artists who are most directly impacted by gentrification and displacement to engage audience members in dialogue on the future of San Francisco’s cultural identity. \n\n\n\nThe exhibition unveiling\, Friday\, October 11\, 2019\, 6–9pm\, $12–$20 sliding scale admission\, features curatorial remarks\, musical performances by Anaís Azul and Petting Kazoo\, and a Dia de Los Muertos inspired artist market. Be sure to get your tickets as this event may sell out! Día de Los Muertos 2019: City of Souls is dedicated to Dr. Dawn Mabalon\, and to children who have lost their lives in ICE custody.  DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS: CITY OF SOULSEXHIBITING ARTISTSAdriana GarciaAambr Newsome (2am)Ajuan ManceAlicia CruzBeth BensonCece Carpio\, Bernardo Josue\, Claire Warren\, Juana Tello\, Kerri Ann Borja\, Mel Reyes\, Robin Castel\, Shariff Zakout\, Terycka GarciaEl ChicanoChoppy OshiroElizabeth AddisonEntropyFabiola Gamino (415 Eyes)Gustavo VasquezJohn MayneJohnny Nguyen & Giang TrinhJosue RojasJuliet Flower & Dean MacCannellKatynka Martinez & Mia GonzalezKeiko Kubo\, Jun Hamamoto\, Leslie Lambre\, & Elizabeth SummersKeith SecolaKimberley Arteche\, Terry Bautista\, & Dara Katrina Del RosarioKristian KabuayKristiana Li-Yen ChanLauren Andrei Garcia & Rizal AndanzaLia Teoldi\, John Latham\, & Alice LathamLilli Lanier\, Rachel-Anne Palacios\, & Emily Winslow-CabreraMara Hernandez\, Adrian Arias & Anais Azul Arias–AragonMara Lea BrownMague CalancheMegan LepplaMonique LopezNicole SchachPaola de la CallePatricia MontgomerySandy Lee & Steve DellicarpiniSami See & Romi Lynn Acosta-NoaSusan Mathews Susana Aragon & Anais Azul Arias–AragonTricia Rainwater-TutwilerVictor Mario Zaballa & The Enablers Calacas AtomícasVirdell HickmanXiaojie ZhengXimena SozaYtaelena Lopez & Andreina DavilaCURATORS Rio Yańez Carolina Quintanilla
URL:https://somarts.org/event/cityofsoulsopening/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events,Public Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190829T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190829T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172533
CREATED:20190802T203747Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240404T225134Z
UID:3142-1567101600-1567112400@somarts.org
SUMMARY:The Worlds of Bernice Bing Film Screening and Panel
DESCRIPTION:Building the Building is a sampling of artwork by artists who laid the foundation for SOMArts creatively and administratively\, artists whose contributions bridged multiple generations of the space\, and artists who continue to work within the organization today. Amongst the artists in the exhibition are five key former administrators of SOMArts who cover almost the entirety of the four decades of SOMArts: Bernice Bing\, Carlos Loarca\, Betsie Miller-Kusz\, Leo Valledor\, and Rene Yanez. Their work and presence exemplifies the unique relationships with artists that SOMArts has cultivated over the decades. \nIn conjunction with the exhibition\, SOMArts will be hosting a free film screening of The Worlds of Bernice Bing on Thursday\, August 29\, 6–9pm. Following the screening\, Melanie Elvena will be moderating a panel with Cultural Center Directors Pamela Peniston from the Queer Cultural Center (QCC)\, Vinay Patel from the Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center (APICC)\, and Maria Jenson of SOMArts Cultural Center.  This program is in partnership with the APICC\, QCC\, Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project (QWOCMAP)\, the Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA). \nPANELISTS\nMaria Jenson\nCreative & Executive Director\nSOMArts Cultural Center \nPamela Peniston\nArtistic Director\nQueer Cultural Center \nVinay Patel\nExecutive Director\nAsian Pacific Islander Cultural Center \nMODERATOR\nMelanie Elvena\nArtistic Director\nAsian Pacific Islander Cultural Center \nProgram Manager\nAsian American Women Artists Association \nImage credit: header photograph by Kevan Jenson\, 2019. Image courtesy of the artist.
URL:https://somarts.org/event/buildingthebuildingprogram/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events,Public Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190816T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190817T000000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172533
CREATED:20190802T214040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240404T225132Z
UID:3063-1565913600-1566000000@somarts.org
SUMMARY:Rebooting the Future: Multimedia & Performance Arts Festival
DESCRIPTION:Doors open at 7:00pm\nPerformances start at 7:30-10:30pm \nRebooting the Future: Multimedia & Performance Arts Festival\, is a free\, all ages two day festival curated by Sian Morson and Kolmel W. Love.  As part of SOMArt’s 40th-anniversary program\, the festival brings together Bay Area artists who leverage technology and new media in order to access the imagination\, Futurity\, and the Divine. \nRebooting the Future kicks off with a total space activation and visual arts opening reception on Friday\, August 16 with performances by Imani Sims\, Stephanie Hewett with Ainsley Tharp\, Tina Kashiwagi and Jeffrey Yip\, R.L. Muas as 4orplay\,  and Sharmi Basu and Titania Kumeh. The Bay Gallery features interactive works by Anum Awan and Robin Birdd\, Camila Magrane\, James Proctor\, Kristina Williams\, and Gel Pen Collective. \nBeloved queen Per Sia will host an evening of queer performance with ASTROSAGAS\, Eddie and the Heartbeats\, J.A.D.E. Kevin Seaman\, OLOKUN\, and Tobias Butler on Saturday\, August 17. \nThrough interactive media works and performance\, audience members will be placed in direct dialogue with curators\, artists\, and the creative community at large. As Love affirms\, “I hope both robots and luddites walk away with a sense of curiosity\, encouraged to imagine what the future might hold and what technological tools we might use\, discard or redesign to get there.”\n \nREBOOTING THE FUTURE\nEXHIBITING ARTISTS\nAnum Awan and Robin BirddCamila MagraneGel Pen CollectiveJames ProctorKristina Ashley WilliamsSharmi Basu and Titania Kumeh \nEXHIBITING & PERFORMING ARTISTS\, FRIDAY\nImani Sims\nStephanie Hewett and Ainsley Tharp\nR.L. Muas as 4orplay\n\nPERFORMING ARTISTS\, SATURDAY\nASTROSAGAS\nEddie and the Heartbeats \nJ.A.D.E. \nKevin Seaman\nOLOKUN  \nPer Sia\nTobias Butler\n\nCURATORSKolmel W. LoveSian Morson \n\nImage credit: Per Sia\, image courtesy of the artist
URL:https://somarts.org/event/rebootingthefuture/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events,Public Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190714T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190714T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T172533
CREATED:20180410T135710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240404T225148Z
UID:906-1563127200-1563138000@somarts.org
SUMMARY:Something (you can't see\, on the other side\, of a wall from this side) casts a shadow\, Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:SOMArts is proud to present Something (you can’t see\, on the other side\, of a wall from this side) casts a shadow\, a multi-disciplinary exhibition curated by Juana Berrío exploring the politics of space in the urban landscape. \nOpening with a free public reception on Saturday\, July 14\, 6:00–9:00 pm\, the exhibition includes a selection of sculptures\, videos\, photographs\, graphic scores\, and paintings by a multi-generational group of artists from around the world. The opening reception will feature a newly commissioned map score\, inspired by San Francisco’s public spaces\, performed by experimental composer Phillip Greenlief. \nThe title of the exhibition is borrowed from a writing exercise that poet Ed Roberson gave to his students while he was a Visiting Professor at UC Berkeley in 2014. The assignment appears in Dodie Bellamy’s essay “In the Shadow of the Twitter Towers\,” published in her collection When the Sick Rule the World (Semiotext(e)\, 2015)\, which forms the basis for a reading room that is also part of the exhibition.
URL:https://somarts.org/event/somethingopening/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events,Public Program
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190617
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190618
DTSTAMP:20260403T172533
CREATED:20190110T184843Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240404T225138Z
UID:2929-1560729600-1560815999@somarts.org
SUMMARY:EXTENDED Call for Proposals: Día de Los Muertos 2019
DESCRIPTION:Now in its 20th 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 decades\, this group exhibition has brought together a wide variety of perspectives to honor\, remember\, and celebrate the dead. \nThis year’s exhibition will feature special altar structures to honor and manifest founding curator’s Rene Yañez’ vision for his final Día de Los Muertos exhibition titled “City of Souls”\, a reference to his 2001 exhibition “City of Miracles”. Curated by Rio Yañez and Carolina Quintanilla\, the exhibit realizes the late founder’s dream of a living city of lights that honors the dead. We invite proposals from artists to engage audience members in a creative conversation on the cultural legacies that haunt San Francisco. Who are the ancestors we need to call in to help fight for the soul of the City? What are the people\, places\, and institutions lost to time that have shaped us? What kind of future can we collectively envision for San Francisco? In addition to the aforementioned themes we welcome proposals of works honoring people\, places\, movements\, locations and abstract ideas that have perished. \n  \nHoused in a translucent city this exhibit will include altars\, installations\, digital art\, video\, signage\, and light based and projected media. Building-like structures will be made of translucent scrim and framing. We seek proposals that activate luminous city sites like storefronts\, museums\, homes\, a library etc. and that respond to the structural materials used evoking a play with light\, shadow and illusion. City of Souls: Día de Los Muertos 2019 is a great opportunity to explore the strengths of tradition and to honor the dead with contemporary and traditional altars. SOMArts’ exhibition space is designed and laid out by architect Nick Gomez. As the exhibition takes shape\, please be aware that spaces allotted to artists can change and shift. \nProposals must be received no later than 11:59pm PST on Monday\, June 17\, 2019 in order to be considered. Click here to submit your proposal online. If you need technical assistance\, please email Carolina Quintanilla at carolina@somarts.org with any questions. \nKEY DATE & INFORMATION \n\nMonday\, June 17\, 11:59pm PST : Deadline for Submissions\nWeek of July 22nd : Artist notified of their application status\nTuesday\, September 3\, 6–8pm : Mandatory Artist Meeting\nFriday\, October 4–Thursday\, October 10 : Artist Install\nFriday\, October 11\, 6–9pm : Opening Reception\nFriday\, November 8\, 6–9pm : Closing Reception\nSaturday\, November 9 : Deinstallation\n\nSelected artists will be expected to install and maintain their installations and artworks. Please plan to make regular visits to SOMArts to make sure your installation is well maintained and functioning. All involved with this exhibition take pride in the large attendance and community engagement at special events and during gallery hours. We ask that artists help in ways big and small to assist with outreach and publicity. Please help spread the word about the exhibition so that our audience continues to grow and diversify. There are opportunities to get involved by volunteering at related events\, assisting with educational programming related to the show\, and distributing print materials. \nSlideshow images from City of Miracles: Dia de los Muertos 2001\, structure used will have similar materials
URL:https://somarts.org/event/extendeddiadelosmuertos2019/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events,Public Program
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