TONIGHT: “No On H8” – Condemning & Protesting Mexico’s Drug War
Friday, August 12
Join us for the opening reception for "Losing Count – Cuentas Perdidas” tonight in our corner venue, Studio 24.
Curated by Luis Pinedo, the collection of works on paper from the collective Artistas En Lucha Por La Paz condemn and
protest the current wave of drug-related violence, corruption, and impunity prevailing in Mexico. Post-San Francisco,
the exhibition will travel to Mexico for the International Art Show for Peace, and will include work from various printmaking ateliers
from Guadalajara, Zacatecas, Mexico, D.F., Aguascalientes, Oaxaca and Veracruz.
Opening reception: Friday August 12 at Studio 24
2851 24th St @ Bryant
6:30pm-9pm
Exhibition runs through August 19
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THIS WEEKEND: Lunada in full force
Saturday, August 13
After a summer hiatus, Lunada returns for the fall season armed with a lineup for the memory books.
Saturday’s Lunada season opener includes featured performer Roberto Ariel Vargas, whose writing reflects his life in places
like el barrio de La Misión in San Francisco, where he found love and death; the hip hoppin,’ Go-Go beats and streets of
Washington, D.C.; and the urban tropics of revolutionary Nicaragua. On the decks is DJ Rumorosa, aka Rosa M. Hernández.
Born in Tijuana, Mexico and raised in Chula Vista, Califas, DJ Rumorosa’s beats echo a variety of musical genres from the Mexico/U.S. border with a touch of SF world beat to expand the range.
Saturday, August 13
Sign-ups @ 7:15pm
$5 admission; free with Galeria membership, or food dish to share
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GINAA: Grantees announced!
2012 recipients confirmed
We are proud to announce the recipients of Galería’s third annual GINAA grant awards:
Mercedes Dorame, Luna Maia, Jean Melesaine, and Rye Purvis and the Indigenous Arts Coalition. Felicidades!
Galería’s GINAA (Grantwriting for Indigenous and Native American Artists) program provides professional development
and cash grants to Native American and indigenous artists. After attending a free 2-day intensive grantwriting workshop
and submitting a proposal to our small grants program, the 2011 GINAA awardees will receive financial support and technical assistance to carry out their artistic projects. We are very excited to work with these artists as they develop their projects for 2012. Stay tuned!
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UPCOMING: Events
Galeria closed August 21-September 5
Galeria and Studio 24 will be closed at the end of August for summer break.
We will return to normal operating hours on Tuesday, September 6!
“Home After Dark” Closing Party
Friday, September 9 @ 7:30pm
Join us for a final hurrah to celebrate the closing of summer exhibition “Home After Dark,” curated by John Jota Leaños
and Carolina Ponce de León. Artists Natalia Anciso, Marylene Camacho, Eduardo Gomez, Roberto Gomez, Crystal Gonzalez,
Alex Hernandez, Monique Lopez, Bruna Massadas, Senalka McDonald, Neil Rivas, Abel Rodriguez, and Maria Guadalupe Torres
will join together for an artist talk, followed by a reception.
Next Exhibition:
“Crude Reflections/Cruda Realidad,” featuring photography by Lou Dematteis
Opening reception Saturday, October 1 @ 7:30pm
Artist
Lou Dematteis’s stunning documentary photography illustrates both the devastation and uplifting campaign for justice
in the Ecuadorian Amazon, where oil drilling has impacted rainforest communities and indigenous nations. Says Rainforest Action Network founder Randy Hayes, “Crude Reflections is a story of beauty, grace, and terror, powerfully documented.”
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COMMUNITY
Southern Exposure presents: Alternative Exposure
As featured in the SF Weekly, the Alternative Exposures program at SoEx, with help from the Andy Warhol Foundation
for the Visual Arts, exists to award funds to"Bay Area-based unincorporated groups, burgeoning art and gathering spaces, publications, websites, collectives, events, and projects that fall outside the traditional frameworks of support." Courtney Fink
and Jeanne Gerrity of Southern Exposure will provide more detailed information on the application process at upcoming workshops
and will questions of eligibility, appropriate uses of the grant funds, and to answer any other inquiries.
San Francisco workshop: Wednesday, Sept 7 @ Southern Exposure
East Bay workshop: Wednesday, August 24 @ Royal Nonesuch Gallery
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