by Frances Phillips | Oct 4, 2013 | Traditional Arts
Syrian-American composer Fathi Aljarah collaborating with Zawaya to produce a concert celebrating war-torn Aleppo?s rich musical heritage, which is threatened by the current civil war. ?Aleppo Alive,? will present a Wasleh, a suite of songs and instrumental pieces in...
by Frances Phillips | Oct 4, 2013 | 2013, Traditional Arts
Carnatic musician Guatam Tejas Ganeshan collaborating with Tree of Life (known as Subterranean Arthouse) to create new songs that tell the ?Story of this Place? at the Arthouse in Berkeley. In the tradition of South Indian classical music, the artist is developing...
by Frances Phillips | Oct 4, 2013 | 2013, Traditional Arts
Artist Ruben Guzman collaborating with Centro Legal de la Raza on The Ahuilti Project, to produce a sculpture in the traditional art form of cartoneria (papier-mache), addressing the theme of immigration.
by Frances Phillips | Oct 4, 2013 | 2013, Traditional Arts
Patrick Makuakane and Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu collaborating with Yerba Buena Arts and Events?producers of the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival?to create a day-long traditional Native Hawaiian cultural fete. The day will feature the ritual building of a sacred kuahu?a...
by Frances Phillips | Oct 4, 2013 | 2013, Traditional Arts
Artist and master quilter Patricia Montgomery collaborating with the African American Museum and Library at Oakland to create a series of story quilts, Forgotten Heroines of the Civil Rights movement. The 20 quilts will be sewn into swing coats, each representing an...
by Frances Phillips | Oct 4, 2013 | 2013, Traditional Arts
Islamic calligrapher Zubair Simab and mosaic artist Pippa Murray collaborating with the Islamic Center of Manteca to create a calligraphed architectural mosaic installation for the Center?s new building. The artists are drawing inspiration for the work from the...
