Picks of the Week: Sustainable, strange, spooky suggestions for mid-October
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Wednesday’s your chance to get a guided tour of the “Strange” at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, or BAMPFA.
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Resistance art from past to future: An interview with SOMArts curators Rio Yañez and Carolina Quintanilla
Yañez and Quintanilla both discussed their hopes for the show’s impact on visiting audiences: “Ultimately, for the people that come see the show, I really want them to take away how accessible it is to really honor the dead and to create altars,” said Yañez.
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SOMArts Día de los Muertos exhibit inspires through poignant, political artwork
On Oct. 12, the SOMArts Cultural Center, a nonprofit art enclave in the heart of San Francisco, opened its 19th annual exhibition in celebration of Día de los Muertos. The exhibit, brought to life the theme “Honoring our Ancestors by Fighting for the Future.”
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‘The Black Woman is God: Assembly of Gods’ reveres the Black female artist
At SOMArts, the Black woman is not disrespected, and she is not neglected. She is revered, examined in glory and illustrated honestly and vulnerably. She is God.
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URBAN x INDIGENOUS arts festival offers space for reconnecting diaspora, underrepresented communities
URBAN x INDIGENOUS IV: Unite the Tribes, or UxI, is a two-day community festival presented by the Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center of San Francisco.
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‘Game Recognize Game’ celebrates sports as a tool for social change
“Game Recognize Game” — the SOMArts Cultural Center’s newest exhibit — explores just that: how sports have been and can be more than just a game.
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SOMArts Día de los Muertos exhibit gives life to resistance art
Although Día de los Muertos is meant to honor and celebrate those that have passed, it is a continual reminder that we owe it to those who came before us to make the world better for those who come after.
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She has risen: ‘The Black Woman is God’ transcends Western divinity
For the second year in a row, this SOMArts exhibit showcases artwork from more than 60 Black women in a traditionally male-dominated arena.
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SOMArts Cultural Center celebrates 50 years of Bay Area alternative spaces
Unrelenting energy bustled on the opening night of SOMArts Cultural Center’s newest exhibit, “Making a Scene.” Patrons jammed into the brightly lit building, their faces ranging from gleeful to inquisitive as they engaged with poetic, at-times eccentric artwork. If there were only one word to describe the entire night, it
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Picks of the week: Free for all
There’s no doubt that the Bay Area arts scene is thriving, but taking part often requires the sort of funds that aren’t so student friendly. If you can’t shell out the cash for expensive festival tickets or even a movie matinee, don’t despair! We’ve scouted out the best free events
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