by Frances Phillips | May 20, 2017 | 2016, News, Visual Arts
In collaboration with the Kala Art Institute, artist Sue Mark of marksearch is developing a permanent neighborhood memory bank at the Golden Gate Branch Library on San Pablo Avenue in Oakland. The project invites neighbors’ participation in an array of events,...
by Frances Phillips | Mar 9, 2017 | 2016, News, Performing Arts
Amara Tabor Smith of Deep Waters Dance Theater, Ellen Sebastian Chang, and Chapter 510 & the Department of Make Believe are bringing a portion of their two-year, multi-site episodic performance project, House/Full of Blackwomen , to Oakland, beginning on March 26....
by Frances Phillips | Dec 12, 2016 | 1996, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2016, Performing Arts
On Monday, December 5, five-time Creative Work Fund grantee Rhodessa Jones and her long-time artistic partner Idris Ackamoor received Theater Bay Area’s prestigious “Legacy Award” for their commitment to social justice and numerous contributions to...
by Suki O'Kane | Oct 10, 2016 | 2016, Visual Arts
E.G. (Edith) Crichton is collaborating with the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society (GLBTHS) of San Francisco to create Out/Look and the Birth of the Queer. Rooted in the content of a now historic magazine, the project includes participatory...
by Suki O'Kane | Oct 10, 2016 | 2016, Visual Arts
Westin Teruya and Kimberle Arteche are partnering with Kearny Street Workshop to create Means of Exchange, engaging with small businesses in San Francisco’s rapidly changing South of Market district to co-create art products and pop-up businesses. The artists will...
by Suki O'Kane | Oct 10, 2016 | 2016, Visual Arts
Sue Mark of marksearch is collaborating with Advaita Society (a.k.a. Kala Art Institute) and the Golden Gate Branch of the Oakland Public Library on Commons Archive – reflecting a Berkeley neighborhood in transition. The project invites community members to contribute...
