What: Color My World, a solo exhibition by Richard Ceely
When: Opening Reception Friday, May 4, 7–10pm, show continues Saturday, May 5, 12–5pm
Where: 934 Brannan St. San Francisco, CA 94103
How Much: Free admission
Richard Ceely is a self taught artist living and working in San Francisco. Color My World is his first solo exhibition. Richard did a two man exhibition with Pete Howells in 2005 at Belcher Gallery. His vibrant watercolor paintings immediately evoke a sense of joy & happiness. Richard’s main goal in life is to have as much fun as humanly possible and continue to create as much joyful art as possible before his time on the planet is over. Admission is free and open to the public, and all work will be for sale on the evening of the opening and the following day.
The evening’s event is presented at SOMArts through participation in the Affordable Space Program, which provides below-market rental space, production and publicity assistance to nonprofit organizations. For more information visit our rentals page.
What: The News, an evening of queer performance
When: Tuesday May 1, 2012, 7:30–9pm, house opens at 7pm
Where: 934 Brannan St. (between 8th & 9th)
How Much: $5 admission. Advance tickets: http://thenewsperformance.eventbrite.com
The News is the new place to see fresh, queer performance by Bay Area artists. On the first Tuesday of each month The News will spotlight performance pieces, experiments, and works in progress by pre-selected solo artists, groups, or troupes. An informal session for critical feedback follows the performances.
The May edition of The News features performances by Burning Monk Collective (Peter Griggs), Chelsea Kosta, Karl Cronin, Omer Gal, PRjKT13 (bernadette and SALEX), Jai Arun Ravine and creator, curator and host Kolmel WithLove.
Artists interested in performing at The News can find more information here.
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What: The Future Is NOW: Asian America on Its Own Terms
When: May 3–25, 2012 with accompanying events
Where: 934 Brannan St. (between 8th & 9th)
How Much: Free admission during gallery hours, Tues–Fri, 12-7pm and Sat, 12–5pm
Presented by SOMArts’ tenants the Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center as part of their 15th United States of Asian America Festival, The Future is NOW explores the ways in which contemporary Asian American artists explore, engage, reflect and critique their relationship to the past, present and future. Working with a do-it-yourself directness, the artists in The Future is NOW all draw from their knowledge and experiences to reveal alternative and imaginary narratives, alive with complexity, humor and spirit. In the process, they present us with a skillful meditation on this present moment.
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What: The Robinbergs Bring You Finnegan’s Fine Art: A Benefit for a Finicky Filter
When: Sunday, April 29, 2–6pm
Where: 934 Brannan St. (between 8th & 9th)
How Much: All artwork will be available by cash or credit card on site. Donations will be accepted.
Finnegan’s Fine Art: A Benefit for a Finicky Filter is an exhibition of new work Ginger Robinson and Sara Seinberg have made while muddling through a wild and feral medical challenge. They have both toted their phones along and snapped little square bits of image documenting the strange landscape of illness, faith, uncertainty, fear and love. There have been so many waiting rooms, a patient dog, and IV tubes. The kitchen has seen Sara through nutritional adventures while Ginger sorted expensive drugs splayed on the table. Sara and Ginger write, “It is a show that reflects some days of terror, some of total peace in the knowledge we are lucky, and we have slowly walked forward.”
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Film & video curator Kelly Pendergrast spoke with I Am Crime: Art on the Edge of Law exhibiting artist Molly Hankwitz. A portion of their conversation is recorded below.
What impelled you to make Pike Loop? Was it an investment in Occupy issues, specific interest in the “pepper spray cop” Internet meme, or something else?
I wanted to make a film for the [Occupy art and media] benefit at ATA. Having been involved with “protest media” for twenty-five years on both Coasts of US and overseas in Australia, I reckoned I could predict what much of the media would look like. I wanted both to make a different type of film and one that would touch raw, unpredictable and unspoken energies in the movement. Plus, protest culture always needs humor to relieve tension, weariness, and the build up of “seriousness” from social conflict in the soul. I had been looking at short films of Bryan Boyce and Dominic Gagnon which utilize Internet media. I am also an inveterate old school hacker sort. The Internet meme was fantastic content and I barely had to do anything. Occupy issues? Sure, I’m on side. I’d taken my son to the utopian camp. People needed to speak out!
I was completely pleased by the response of people rolling laughing, but I tried to milk the insane excess of police hubris and evoke the past excessive use of force in the Kent State image. Basically, a meme is like the cultural unconscious, so I exploited that.
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What: “Awards Presentation” by STADIUM
Where: The Ramp Gallery, a community curated space at 934 Brannan St. (between 8th & 9th)
When: April 30–May 21, 2012
Presented by STADIUM, ”Awards Presentation” explores ideas within the competitive natures of accomplishment and failure. The show displays various tokens of achievements. STADIUM wants to learn how to succeed in failure and fail within success.
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What: Night Light: Multimedia Garden Party
When: April 27, exhibition 8pm–midnight, performances 8:30pm–10pm
Where: 934 Brannan St. (between 8th & 9th)
How Much: $10 in advance, $12 at the door. Advance tickets at http://nightlightparty.eventbrite.com
CLICK HERE to view photos from this event.
One night only Night Light: Multimedia Garden Party blankets SOMArts in site-specific luminous art installations, live music and performances, digital and cinematic projections and sound sculptures by more than 50 Bay Area artists.
In addition to light and sound sculptures, projections, and ambient performances, Night Light features five experimental audio-visual performances by Mauricio Ancalmo, EA&AE ElíasAguirre&ÁlvaroEsteban, Amar Chaudhary, David Molina and Surabhi Saraf from 8:30pm to 10pm. Performances will be broadcast on SF Commons, San Francisco’s public access television station.
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What: Feast of Words: A Literary Potluck *SOLD OUT*
When: Tuesday, April 17, 7PM (house opens at 6:30PM)
Where: 934 Brannan St. (Between 8th & 9th)
How Much: $10 in advance, $12 at the door, $5 with a potluck dish, cash bar.
What Else: This month’s theme is is “Leap of Faith”
*SOLD OUT TONIGHT* Feast of Words: A Literary Potluck is a monthly dinner party where writers and foodies come together to eat, write, and share. This month writer, performer and curator of the Porchlight Storytelling Series Beth Lisick presents new work on the evening’s theme “Leap of Faith,” inspired by the departure of Feast of Words co-founder and co-host Irina Zadov.
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