by Frances Phillips | Oct 11, 2021 | 2019, News, Performing Arts
Meet Us Quickly With Your Mercy, developed through a collaboration between Jo Kreiter and the Museum of the African Diaspora, is premiering October 14-17, 2021 (Thursday though Sunday, 7PM & 8:30PM + Saturday, 5PM matinee) at CounterPulse. Admission is free, but...
by Frances Phillips | Sep 28, 2021 | 2019, News, Visual Arts
Muralist Desi Mundo has been collaborating with The Greenlining Institute and Oakland community members to create a new mural, celebrating the convergence between the practice of arts and movements for social justice in Oakland. Painting at the 90′ tall site...
by Frances Phillips | Sep 19, 2021 | 2019, News, Traditional Arts
Drawing on her Ivory Coast heritage, multidisciplinary artist Fely Tchaco has collaborated with Diamano Coura West African Dance to create The Legend of Zaouli, based on the true story of the life of a beautiful dancer and her untimely death. World premiere...
by Frances Phillips | Sep 6, 2021 | 2019, News, Traditional Arts
On Saturday, September 11, acclaimed singer Ustad Farida Mahwash will be one of 11 remarkable vocalists featured in the “Let Her Sing” concert at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. The concert is produced by Diaspora Arts Connection, which is...
by Frances Phillips | Jun 16, 2021 | 2019, News, Visual Arts
On Wednesday, June 16 at 5:30 pm, the artists and Montalvo Arts Center will celebrate the opening of Creando Espacio, a new installation on Montalvo’s grounds, This participatory art work is the creation of Bay Area artist Hector Dionicio Mendoza, who...
by Frances Phillips | Mar 16, 2021 | 2008, 2019, News, Performing Arts
On March 11, Jewlia Eisenberg — singer, composer, bassist, cantor, and educator — died of a rare auto-immune disease. Jewlia was such a force of nature that it is hard to believe that she is gone. The Creative Work Fund was fortunate to have a relationship...
