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The Light of the Heart for the Shadow of the Soul
La Luz del Corazon para las Sombras del Alma

Closing Reception Friday, November 3rd, 6:00pm - 10:00pm
Admission: $5.00

The 9th Annual Day of the Dead Exhibit

October 14th - November 4th, 2006
Opening Reception October 14th, 6:00pm - 10:00pm

Read the Day of the Dead Artists' Blog on the Official SomArts Myspace Page

 

Come celebrate and bid farewell to this year's Day of the Dead exhibit at SomArts. This is your last chance to see this amazing gathering of over 55 artists from around the world and their creations that reflect “The Light of the Heart for the Shadow of the Soul.” Our opening reception was spectacular and this closing reception will be just as exciting.

Admission: $5.00

Featuring
-Live Music (Including a collaboration between David Molina and
Susana Aragon)
-Performance Art
-Puppet Medicine's Amazing Living Dead Giraffe

EXTRA SPECIAL
The Mexican Bus will be taking people to and from SomArts, the de
Young Museum, and Galeria Encantada. Packages for $20.00 will cover
admission to all three galleries and bus fare. For more information
and to sign up please call (415) 863-1414 ext. 104.



El Día de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead, provides a way for people to embrace the wondrousness of life and to welcome the spirits of the dead.  Intricate, traditional altars and sophisticated, complex art installations are on display in this year’s Day of the Dead exhibition at the SomArts Cultural Center in San Francisco.  The display, The Light of the Heart for the Shadow of the Soul, runs from Saturday, October 14 through Saturday, November 4 at SomArts Cultural Center, 934 Brannan Street (between 8th and 9th Streets), San Francisco.  The exhibition is curated by Rene Yañez and can be seen from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.  Special docent led tours are available for classrooms to view the more than 50 art works in the exhibit.

WHAT: The Light of the Heart for the Shadow of the Soul
             La Luz del Corazon para las Sombras del Alma
          A Day of the Dead Exhibit


WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 14 through Saturday, Nov. 4, 2006
          Opening Reception, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14
          Gallery hours are Tuesday to Saturday, 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
          Closing celebration, Friday, Nov. 3rd 


WHO:  Curators Rene Yañez, Rio Yañez, and architect Nick Gomez
          More than 40 artists. 

 


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