by Frances Phillips | Feb 19, 2014
Patrick Makuakane and Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu (Na Lei Hulu) are collaborating with Yerba Buena Arts and Events—producers of the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival (the Festival)—to create a day-long, traditional Native Hawaiian cultural fete. The day will feature the ritual...
by Frances Phillips | Feb 7, 2014
Roberto Borrell and Orquesta La Moderna Tradición collaborated with SOMArts to produce an evening-length multi-disciplinary concert, Musica Cubana, exploring the genres of Cuban music that lead up to Timba, a modern popular dance music. More than 10 ensembles (many...
by Frances Phillips | Jan 27, 2014
Artist Ruben Guzman collaborated with Centro Legal de la Raza (Centro Legal) to create Ollin, a mixed-media sculpture incorporating the traditional art form of cartonería (papier-mâché), and addressing the theme of immigration. The sculpture–named with the...
by Frances Phillips | Dec 20, 2013
Syrian-American composer Fathi Aljarah is collaborating with Zawaya to produce a concert celebrating war-torn Aleppo’s rich musical heritage, which is threatened by the current civil war. The concert, “Aleppo Alive” will present a Wasleh, a suite of songs and...
by Frances Phillips | Nov 29, 2013
Master quilter Patricia A. Montgomery is collaborating with the African American Museum & Library at Oakland to create a series of story quilts, “Forgotten Heroines of the Civil Rights Movement.” The artist and museum will work together on the historical research,...
