by Frances Phillips | May 28, 2013
The National Steinbeck Center collaborated with lead writer Francisco Jiménez, along with Jaime Cortez, and Wellington Lee—connecting them with one another and the Salinas community to create new works related to personal and family histories. Each writer’s story is...
by Frances Phillips | May 28, 2013
Amy Franceschini and the collective Futurefarmers collaborated with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) to create “A Variation on the Powers of Ten,” an on-site and online artwork consisting of sculpture, sound components, photographs, and video. “A...
by Frances Phillips | May 24, 2013
Composer and percussionist John Santos and choreographer Robert Moses collaborated with the Oakland Ballet to create a new work, Unión Fraternal, based on the Danzón tradition from Cuba. The 22-minute piece was set on 12 dancers, and Santos’s music was scored...
by Frances Phillips | May 24, 2013
Collaborating with scientists from The Farallon Research Station of the Point Reyes Bird Observatory, Sam Bower, Henry Corning, Dan Ustin, Glenda Griffith and Alan Leavitt–all artists of Meadowsweet Dairy–created a site-specific sculpture on Southeast...
by Frances Phillips | May 24, 2013
Filmmaker Christopher Million is creating a 90-minute documentary film on the life of Jack London–the renowned California author and adventurer–examining his work, social and cultural influence, and literary legacy. In the early 1900s, London settled in...
