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
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It’s a tremendous honor to have been selected as one of the recipients of this year’s Investing in Artists grants from the Center for Cultural Innovation (.pdf link). I know the grant is extremely competitive–with hundreds of applicants from across the state–so it’s wonderful to have the vote of confidence from CCI
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