Related Tactics will be traveling to Augusta University as visiting artists to the Department of Art & Design. Along with class visits, we’ll be giving a public talk on February 7th at 2:30pm at University Hall. Many thanks to Raoul Pacheco for bringing us out!
September 22-23, 2018 SFMOMA Public Spaces Related Tactics (Michele Carlson, Nate Watson, and myself) is collaborating with lead artist Stephanie Syjuco and the Prelinger Library to produce Added Value, a temporary vending project within SFMOMA’s multi-year Public Knowledge initiative, staged in partnership with The Friends of the San Francisco Public Library.
August 18, 2018 1-4 PM San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery 401 Van Ness, Ste. 126, San Francisco, CA 94102 https://www.sfartscommission.org/calendar/creating-amulets-talismans-our-communities-time-danger I’ll be holding a hands-on workshop inviting folks to create small talismanic objects or amulets that highlight the stories, processes, and gestures that imbue them with meaning. Starting with a
In early March, the Kenneth Rainin Foundation produced their second Exploring Public Art Practices symposium, a gathering of leading artists and cultural organizers creating work and building community in the public sphere. I was lucky to co-organize the lineup of presenters with the brilliant Deena Chalabi. Here is a link
In conjunction with California College of the Arts’s annual Gala–this year honoring Kay Kimpton Walker–Tanya Gayer has curated an exhibition featuring alumni artists Dalia Anani, Patricia Leal, Dionne Lee, Ann Weber, and me. Tanya chose a selection of older drawings; fittingly from the time I was at CCA to soon
When Kimberley Arteche and I started working on Means of Exchange (South of Market), we knew we had to develop a project with Kearny Street Workshop’s neighbor, the iconic Brainwash Cafe. Unfortunately, the cafe suddenly closed during the course of the project. This was a loss on multiple levels: the
April 5, 2018, 6-7:30pm at Bayanihan Community Center, 1010 Mission Street, San Francisco (6th & Mission) Join us for a panel discussion and live (un)making podcast recording hosted by Art Practical. The panel gathers district organizers to publicly discuss collective tactics, their own neighborhood contexts, and building a thriving community
Over the course of the project, the lead artists Weston Teruya & Kimberley Arteche will facilitate and create a series of community artworks to be integrated into SOMA storefront businesses that highlight the history, knowledge, and trades of community members. The artists will be collaborating with staff from each of
March 10, 1-5:30pm, James Moore Theater, Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak Street, Oakland I’m excited to be co-organizing this year’s Kenneth Rainin Foundation Exploring Public Art Practices Symposium with the brilliant Deena Chalabi. The foundation launched the symposium to expand upon their Open Spaces grant program, which supports ambitious
I’m very excited and honored to be a part of the Artadia’s 15th Anniversary exhibition curated by Gianni Jetzer at Longhouse Projects and the NYC Fire Museum in New York. The sculptures I created for the exhibition are based on conversations with members of New York’s firefighter community. More information and images