Muri Kim -- An Underground Photographer, sort of.

Being interested in art that brings light to things/people/events that otherwise goes unnoticed, I am intrigued by the work of Muri Kim. In the above video Muri Kim talks about how she went from wanting to go to Med School to photographing herself nude in abandoned buildings and tunnels throughout New York City.

Not only is she a remarkable photographer, but I admire and respect the amount of thought and precision she puts into her concept and work.

What does adding a nude woman do to these underground dwellings?

Art That Moves: The Power of Art in Community

Lauren and I had an amazing conversation with Amy Conger, the radio talk show host of Straw in to Gold. I think we touched on many subjects that underline Art is Movings mission as well revealed many insights about the ARTcart. Thanks Amy for this great opportunity. "Click Here" to read more about Amy's radio show.

Lisa Rasmussen and Lauren Odell Usher have taken their trade to the streets. Their Art is Moving project is using the power of art as a medium to transform neighborhoods. We'll talk to them about how their recent project in Oakland, CA is bringing people together through the process of making art. Listen in and find out what's cooking at the ARTcart!

Please click on the link below to hear our conversation on the radio. It was a forty five minute conversation that started a little slow, but I feel ended in stellar way,
Art That Moves: The Power of Art in Community

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The ARTcart thrives at Culturefest

KoreaTown-Northgate CultureFest draws thousands to district








Oakland Tribune, Sep 19, 2009 by Kristin Bender









OAKLAND -- TheSaturday scene was a lot to take in at the first KoreaTown-Northgate CultureFest.

There was hip hop music on one end of the fest, a band doing Santana cover tunes on the other and smoke from the Korean barbecue wafting through the air all along the Telegraph Avenue fair.

Mangos on a stick, shiny pork piled onto tostadas and hulking husks of corn grilling on an open fire were for sale as vendors sold colorful Oaklandish T-shirts, African jewelry, and handmade Mexican pottery.

In fact, there was so much going on that artists Laura Odell Usher and Lisa Rasmussen set up their "art cart" on the corner of 26th and Telegraph so people could recharge by making a piece of art and adding it to their growing street gallery.

"People should come over and take a break... take a art break,'' said Usher, who has overseen the two-month project that has produced about 1,000 pieces of art.

The art cart is stocked with paper, crayons, paint, pens and charcoal for people to make art by answering the question: "What does home mean to you?"

"It's free art therapy on the streets,'' said Rasmussen.

The festival was the first of its kind in the district and designed to bring the diverse neighborhood of African Americans, Koreans, Filipinos, Europeans and Middle Easterners together, said Alex Hahn, president of the KoreaTown-Northgate Community Benefit District.



Oakland is a diverse city so we have to get together to help each other,'' he said. "If you look at Chinatown they have been here a long time and are very successful. The ethnic towns are the core for Oakland.

But the festival was not supported by everyone in the district.

Gene Hazzard, a photographer with the Oakland Post, Akilah Zainabu, a district merchant, and resident Lee Cherry, signed a letter earlier this month calling for sponsors to pull out of the festival because of the "unrest in the community due to the street banners" that were hung in April by the benefit district.

The banners, which read "KoreaTown-Northgate: Oakland's got Seoul" are "discriminatory, biased, offensive and inherently racist. They do not reflect the cultural diversity of the area and have created an environment of hostility,'' the letter says.

"The signs have to come down,' said Cherry, who is black. "The mix of people in the area is too diverse to have it say KoreaTown."

Cherry said a petition with more than 1,000 signatures calls for the removal of the banners. He said he did not know if any sponsors had pulled out of the fair because of the controversy.

Many at the festival said they were happy to be there. "I think for a first-year festival, it looks good. I put a sign (outside my booth) saying I speak Spanish because I've noticed a lot of Hispanic families walking around,'' said Gabrielle Lessard, a native English speaker who runs Mangosteen, a handmade jewelry company.


Also at the festival was Trina Helmke promoting the 81-year-old Neldam's Danish Bakery on Telegraph Avenue. She said that Neldam's has moved from using almond paste to using green tea and red bean pastes to satisfyAsians and Hispanics. "The community is changing so Neldam's is changing right along with it but sitll keeps traditional values and flavors."

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ARTcart spotlights neighborhood's diversity--PRESS

Art cart spotlights neighborhood's diversity

By Kristin Bender
Oakland Tribune

Posted: 09/17/2009 01:41:51 PM PDT

OAKLAND — Twice a week for the past two months, artists Lisa Rasmussen and Lauren Odell Usher have pushed their big red art cart with its red-and-yellow umbrella to a different corner in the KoreaTown-Northgate district.

The cart is stocked with paper, crayons, pens, paint and charcoal for making art.

Thousands of people have stopped by to chat and check out the cart, and 800 to 1,000 have created art by answering the question, "What does home mean to you?"

Some write a poem and splash it with paint, while others do simple black-and-white drawings. A few used every imaginable color on their pieces. Some people have spent just two minutes on their creations, while others have stayed at the cart all day to produce their own artistic masterpiece.

Artists are young and old, black, white, Filipino, Korean and Mexican. They are from different socio-economic backgrounds and have a variety of religious beliefs.

"Our goal was to get as much diversity represented in the project as possible, and that's why we went to a different corner each week," said Usher, 28, of Berkeley.

All the art will be on display Saturday at the first KoreaTown-Northgate CultureFest.

The festival will run 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday on Telegraph Avenue, between 24th and 27th streets. It will include a variety of music on two stages, dancing, a food court and a beer garden. Barbecue chefs will square off in a competition where people can buy tickets to sample the barbecue and then vote for their favorites.

There will be a children's area, a health fair and a "going green corridor," along with a variety of vendors. The art cart will be on Telegraph at 26th.

The KoreaTown-Northgate district — the area on Telegraph Avenue between 20th and 35th streets — is a diverse neighborhood composed of people with Korean, Filipino, African-American, European, Middle Eastern and other family heritages.

At Zahara Deli and Coffee, there are huge sandwiches with international ingredients to appeal to Italian, Greek, Middle Eastern and American tastes. Owner Alex Almogas estimates that 85 percent of his customers are not from Middle Eastern backgrounds, but still he stocks baklava and other goodies for those who are.

Just down the street on Telegraph Avenue, the Oasis Market offers an international selection of groceries, produce and meat as well as large open grill, and indoor and outdoor seating for diners. The corner store is next to the Oakland Mosque.

Also in the district is Louisiana Fish & Chips, offering catfish and gumbo to customers who come from all over to eat the southern specialties. The restaurant is owned by a Korean family.

Across the street is one of many African-American-owned businesses, Sami African Imports. And then there's the Samwon Barbecue House, which still uses charcoal grills at the table and is the largest and oldest Korean barbecue eatery in Oakland.

"We have about 85 to 100 different businesses owned by Koreans, blacks, Filipinos, white people and others," said street ambassador Dermelle Davenport, who makes daily rounds to businesses to make sure things are running smoothly. "Everyone gets along very well and is very respectful of each other."

In addition, Davenport, who works and lives in the district, walks around looking for graffiti on buildings, junk on the curb and garbage on the streets. He reports problems and then tries to fix them within 72 hours, he said.

"We are trying to improve our community and make it a safer and cleaner environment, and we feel that if we can show the merchants and the residents that we are trying to improve it, they will want to continue to maintain the upkeep, too," he said.

Rasmussen and Usher say the art cart has been a big benefit to the district. Lawyers and biologists have created art alongside students, skateboarders and homeless people thanks to $5,000 worth of materials purchased by the KoreaTown-Northgate Community Benefit District, said Usher.

"It's amazing, the conversations I've had with people I would never talk to," said Usher. "After we sit at a table together and make art together, I know the names of their brothers and sisters and intimate details of their lives. The energy of the district has really changed in the last three months."

Come check out our art display and make some art THIS SATURDAY the 19th of September at 26th Street and Telegraph.

Artist Interview: Rossmary Valverde

Continuing on our theme of featuring as many artists on our blog as possible, here is another artist, Rossmary Valverde



1. What does art mean to you?

the art is the medium how I can express myself and I love when people can feel through my paint almost the same feelings I feel when I paint


2. Why are you an artist?

Because I love art


3. What type of medium do you use?

oil , acrylics , water color


4. Is there a concept behind your work? If so, please tell us about it.

Most of my work is inspired in my land Lima Peru


5. What is the role of the artist in our society? and the Bay Area?

put together beautiful creations for everybody can enjoy them

6. What do you hope to accomplish through art making?

I feel happy when I paint and very happy when I finish a paint I like to think thay people is happy too watching my work

7. What is your opinion about the Bay Area art scene?

So many talented artists and so many galleries showing awesome art but so many talented artists are anonymous too!

Does it effect your art concept, aesthetic, etc?

I don't think so


8. Where do you see yourself as an artist in 5 years?

I'm not sure , if God is with me I think I will showing art in every continent in the world

9. What are your ultimate goals as an artist?

Make people happy watching my pieces!



Any thoughts about this work?

You can see more of Rossmary's work at her online gallery HERE.

To read a Rossmary's bio click HERE.

Contact the artist via email r.valverde2009[at]yahoo.com
or via telephone 415 585-5102


If you are an artist and are willing to answer these questions, send us an email at artismoving@gmail.com

Women push “Art Cart” along streets of Oakland --Press Release

ART IS MOVING

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 17, 2009

Women push “Art Cart” along streets of Oakland
in effort to build community

OAKLAND, CA: Over the last two months, two women have been pushing an “ARTcart” along Oakland’s Northgate neighborhood. The women, Lauren Odell Usher and Lisa Rasmussen are trained, professional artists. Their goal is to transform neighborhoods by bringing people together through the art-making process.

The ARTcart is an actual four-wheeled cart that contains an array of art supplies including paint brushes, paper, pencils, paints, crayons, and other graphic tools. The women wheel the cart to a neighborhood sidewalk, set up a table, and encourage people of all ages to create art. All materials are provided free of charge.

"We're getting people from every imaginable age and interest,” says Rasmussen. "Some people with no art experience are a little shy about taking part at first. But, when they see others doing it, they join in."

At the ARTcart, lawyers and biologists have created art alongside students, skateboarders, and persons who are homeless. “We have witnessed so many amazing connections that have been made though the act of creating art together,” says Rasmussen. “Through this process we have been witness to the struggles of folks who live in the Northgate neighborhood. Many young people who sit at our table and create are homeless and have witnessed grave acts of violence in the short lifetimes. Others are scared about upcoming state cuts and do not know how they are going to make ends meet.”

“The ARTcart is for everyone,” says Usher. “It is a space for freedom of expression about home, art, identity, culture and unity. We believe that art is a powerful tool for communication. Those who partake often learn something about themselves and the world around them. ARTcart promotes conversation and dialogue about what the community wants and needs.”

The ARTcart project is sponsored by the Koreantown/Northgate Community Benefit District.

Hundreds of artworks created at the ARTcart will be displayed on September 19th between 11am and 5pm at 26th and Telegraph at the Koreatown/Northgate Cultural Festival.

What/When: Oakland residents make art at the Art Cart:
Friday, September 18, 12pm – 6pm @ 23rd & Telegraph, Oakland, CA

Artworks on display + Oakland residents make art at the Art Cart at Koreatown/Northgate Cultural Festival: Saturday, September 19, 11am – 6:30pm @ 26th and Telegraph, Oakland, CA

Who: Oakland residents, Lisa Rasmussen, & Lauren Odell Usher

Contact: Lisa Rasmussen (415) 377 - 4956 artismoving@gmail.com

Artist Interview: PRETTYHIDEOUS

Below is an "email interview" we did with Silas a member of the band Pretty Hideous whose description reads: ARTIST (PAINTER, ILLUSTRATOR), MUSICIAN, ACTOR AND WRITER




What does art mean to you?

NOT TO BE TOO HEAVY ABOUT IT, BUT THERE ARE TWO VIEWS WE TAKE ON IT. AT TIMES, WE LIKEN ART TO THE THOUGHT PROCESS AND ACTIONS THAT A MOTHER IN THE WILD PROBABLY TAKES TO GIVING BIRTH. IT’S A NATURAL REFLEX. IT’S JUST SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN, RIGHT? THERE’S ALSO A DOMESTICATED VIEW WE TAKE ON IT, TOO: THAT IT’S A RESPECT THING. AS ARTISTS OURSELVES, WE’VE DEVELOPED A KEEN EYE FOR THE CARE AND ATTENTION OTHER ARTISTS PAY TO THEIR WORK OR THEIR ‘OFFSPRING’ AND AN EVEN SHARPER EYE FOR ARTIST THAT DON’T. WHEN SOMEONE DISRESPECTS ART WITH POOR CARE AND EVEN WORSE - LAZINESS - WE TAKE IT VERY PERSONALLY. IT’S ALL SUBJECTIVE, WHICH IS THE MOST FUN ASPECT OF IT. WE’VE NEVER SPENT AS MUCH TIME DEBATING ABOUT A SINGLE SUBJECT AS WE DO THE ART OF OTHERS. FILM, MUSIC, PAINTINGS. ALL OF IT.


TO US, ART IS THE WATERCOOLER AT WORK; THE COOL PLACE TO COME AND WHITTLE STICKS TOGETHER. IT’S A MEDIUM TO PASS JUDGEMENT AND THE SCALE WITH WHICH TO MEASURE HOW WELL YOU MIGHT GET ALONG TOGETHER IN THE OUTSIDE WORLD. IT’S THE ONLY TIME WE CAN THINK OF WHEN YOU CAN LOOK SOMEONE DEAD IN THE EYE, WITH ALL THE CERTAINTY IN THE WORLD AND TRY TO CONVINCE THEM THAT THEIR OWN FREELY-FORMED OPINIONS ARE WRONG. AND YOU WILL TRY UNTIL YOU’RE RED IN THE FACE.

Why are you an artist?

OH, WOE IS ME . . . CALLING ALL BLEEDING HEART ARTISTS: PREPARE FOR MY CORN SYRUP ANSWER TO THIS ONE. A QUESTION WITH A QUESTION: WHY DOES THE HUMMINGBIRD SING? WHY DO THE SEASONS CHANGE? TRUTH BE TOLD, BECAUSE WE LIKE ART. WE’RE NOT TALKING ABOUT OUR OWN. WE ARE ARTISTS BECAUSE WE VALUE THE ART OF OTHERS. NOT JUST VALUE . . . LOVE. PLACES IT CAN TAKE YOU AND WAYS IT CAN MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE NOTHING ELSE CAN.

SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE, WE GATHERED ENOUGH COURAGE UP TO STRIKE A PIANO KEY OR BREAK OUT CRAYONS AND AT SOME POINT, THE RIGHT PERSON SAID, “THAT’S REALLY GOOD”, FURTHERING OUR DRIVE TO EXPRESS OURSELVES. IN OUR OPINION, THE LEVEL AT WHICH ONE TAKES IT IS A REFLECTION OF HOW COMFORTABLE THEY WERE MADE TO FEEL DURING THAT INITIAL PROCESS. IT’S A COURAGE THING. EXPRESSING HOW YOU FEEL THROUGH ART IS QUITE A NAKED EXPERIENCE AND THAT’S HOW YOU HAVE THESE MANY SUBTLE LEVELS OF EXPRESSIVE ARTISTS. THERE ARE BEATLES COVER BANDS AND THERE ARE THE BEATLES. THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO DOODLE ON A STICKY NOTE AT WORK AND PEOPLE WHO SKETCH IMPOSSIBLY ELABORATE SCENES FROM INSIDE THEIR HEADS. THERE ARE FILM DIRECTORS WHO MAKE BRING IT ON 3: ALL OR NOTHING AND DIRECTORS WHO MAKE FILMS LIKE AMELIE.

LONG STORY LONG, WE’RE ARTISTS BECAUSE IT’S JUST FLAT-OUT FUN. FUN TRYING TO GET IT TO THE PLACE WE WANT IT TO BE. IT’S FUN BLEEDING AND LAUGHING, CRYING AND CREATING. IT’S A DANGEROUS THING TO KEEP PENT UP INSIDE AND IT’S GRUELING TO IGNORE IT. WITH ALL ITS EMOTIONAL HIGHS AND LOWS, WE’RE ARTISTS BECAUSE IT FEELS SO LOUDLY TO BE ONE. IT’S THE TENSION OF THE BOWSTRING AND THE EXPLOSIVE RELEASE. HONESTLY, IT’S EXHILARATING.

Why do you use the medium that you use?

AS MEMBERS OF A MULTIMEDIA PROJECT USING MUSIC, FILM AND PAINT, THAT’S HARD TO ANSWER. MAYBE BECAUSE, AT OUR VERY CORE WE’RE STORYTELLERS AND THERE ARE SOOOOOO MANY WAYS TO TELL A STORY. THE FOCUS IS THE MUSIC; THE INSTRUMENTS AND THE LYRICS, SO IT’S A MATTER OF CREATING AS REAL OF A WORLD AROUND THAT AS WE CAN. LIKE SO MANY OTHER THINGS IN LIFE: FOOD, SEX, VIOLENCE - IT’S A FEAST FOR THE SENSES.



Is there a concept behind your work? If so, please tell us about it.

WE COULD SAY YES AND ELABORATE FOR DAYS ON HOW THE CONCEPT TIES INTO LIFE, WAR, LOVE AND SEX, BUT WE’RE GOING TO LEAVE THE WHERE AND WHY OPEN FOR INTERPRETATION. IT’S ALWAYS BETTER TO LEAVE THE BEAUTY IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER.

What is the role of the artist in our society? and the Bay Area?

IN GENERAL, A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN BE SUCH LEMMINGS. THE AFOREMENTIONED ‘FREELY FORMED OPINIONS’ ARE A JOKE, REALLY. WE CAN LOVE A PIECE OF ART WITH ALL OUR HEARTS AND STILL CAST A QUESTIONABLE EYE TO IT WHEN SOMEONE WE LOVE OR SOMEONE WHO’S OPINIONS WE RESPECT DOESN’T LIKE IT OR DOUBTS ITS AUTHENTICITY.

THE ROLE OF ARTISTS IN OUR SOCIETY IS TO SAY, “MY VIEW IS THIS. I ACT AND DRESS LIKE THAT.” OR, “THIS IS COOL AND THAT ISN’T.” BECAUSE IF YOU VALUE THAT ARTISTS OPINION, IT MATTERS ON DIFFERENT LEVELS TO YOU. IT SKEWS YOUR VIEW A BIT. MAYBE A LOT. SOMETIMES MORESO THAN THAT OF A FAMILY MEMBER OR LOVED ONE. THE PERSON THAT TAKES A RAPPER’S CLOTHING TO HEART, HOW THEY WALK AND TALK, VALUES THINGS A BIT DIFFERENTLY THAN SAY, THE PERSON WHO LOOKS AT THEIR FAVORITE FOLK ARTIST AND JUST DOESN’T CARE ABOUT LEAVING THE STICKERS AND TAGS ON THEIR HATS OR WHETHER THEIR BEARD IS CLEAN AND NEATLY SHORN.

THAT’S MY ANSWER FOR MUSICIANS AND ACTORS. IN OUR SOCIETY, MIND YOU. AS FAR AS PAINTINGS, SCULPTURE AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE ARE CONCERNED, THEIR ROLE IS A TRICKY ONE GIVEN HOW CLOSE TO THE CHEST THEY KEEP IT AT TIMES AND HOW FACELESS THEY CAN BE. THE ART HAS TO REPRESENT THEM. AND FOR SOME OF US, THAT SPEAKS EVEN LOUDER THAN ACTUAL WORDS. IT’S A MORE INTERPRETIVE, LESS LITERAL MEDIUM. THERE AREN’T NEARLY AS MANY PROMINENT FIGURES IN THIS WORLD. NO STARS AND NO EGOS TO BATTLE WITH.
What do you hope to accomplish through art making?

WE HOPE TO CREATE OUR OWN WORLD. ONE WHERE WE DON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT PEOPLE ANYMORE. PEOPLE SCARE US SOMETIMES AND IT’S NICE TO ESCAPE. IT’S REALLY HEAVY OUT THERE. DON’T YOU FEEL THAT WEIGHT SOMETIMES? THE ONLY TIMES WE FEEL AT ABSOLUTE PEACE IS WHEN WE AND OTHERS LIKE US CAN ALL GET TOGETHER ON THE SAME PAGE FOR SOMETHING WE LOVE.

DEAR SIXTIES,

I GET IT.

Where do you see yourself as an artist in 5 years?

DOING A 5TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY REVIEW OF THESE QUESTIONS.



What is your opinion about the Bay Area art scene?

ONE OF US IS FROM GERMANY AND THE OTHER IS FROM MICHIGAN. LET US TELL YOU – ALL AROUND THE GLOBE, YOU HAVE THESE POCKETS OF TIE-DYED SHIRT WEARING, POT-SMOKING, HACKETY SACK-KICKING BOB MARLEY FANS THAT FLIP THROUGH POSTERS AT THEIR LOCAL RECORD SHOP TO FIND THE ONE OF HIM SMOKING A BLUNT. PROUDLY, THEY DISPLAY IT AND WAVE THEIR HEMP FLAG IN THE AIR DELARING, “I’M A HIPPIE. PEACE, LOVE, DOPE, MAN. RIGHT ON, MY BROTHER.” AND A WHOLE GANG OF OTHER SECULAR TERMS THEY PULLED OUT OF THEIR DAD’S CLOSET. THE ARTS ARE CERTAINLY ALIVE AND VIBRANT HERE, TOO OFTEN GOVERNED BY AN ODD CAST OF HIPSTERS AND TRUST-FUND SILICON KIDS, IT SEEMS.

THE ERA OF MAKE LOVE, NOT WAR IS DEAD. BUT IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A WALK THROUGH A CEMETARY AND REMINISCE ABOUT A SIMPLER TIME, WHEN POWER TO THE PEOPLE MEANT MORE THAN DISCOVERING ALTERNATIVES TO FOSSIL FUEL, THEN ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTE: THE BAY AREA IS THE ONLY PLACE LEFT ON EARTH WHERE YOU CAN CATCH THE LAST FIBER OF AUTHENTICITY THAT THAT TIME AND PLACE HAS TO OFFER. WALK THE STREETS SOMETIME - AS THIN AS IT’S BEEN TRAMPLED, IT’S NOT GONE. YET. OH, WAIT . . . WHAT TIME IS IT?

Does it effect your art concept, aesthetic, etc?

YEAH . . . IT GIVES US PLENTY OF WARM BODIES TO FIT IN OUR CROSSHAIRS INSTEAD OF HAY TARGETS. KING OF THE HILL HAS NEVER BEEN SO GLAMOROUS.

What are your ultimate goals as an artist?

TO BE CONVINCING ENOUGH TO ACQUIRE THE RESOURCES WE NEED TO LEAVE BEHIND A BODY OF WORK OUR GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN CAN BE PROUD OF.

THERE, WE SAID IT. NOW WE CAN GO OFF AND DIE TRAGICALLY YOUNG AND HORRIBLY MISUNDERSTOOD

Bay Area Artists! Sean Henry of Oakland

So, as you may already know, Lisa and I have added a new branch to the Art is Moving Tree! We are currently interviewing Bay Area Artists via video, email, blogging, etc.

I have just completed a video of our interview with Sean Henry of Oakland. Inspired by the lack of diversity and proper imagery in a Vampire Erotica book he was reading, Sean took to the streets of Oakland and began recording it with his camera. He hasn't stopped since.

Check out the video and let us know what you think!



If you are a bay area artist (or know someone who is) and want to be interviewed, send us an email and we'll set something up! We would love to get connected with as many artists as possible. artismoving@gmail.com

Creativity Explored: Where art changes lives.

Creativity explored is an amazing S.F art space. I personally am searching for different models.


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About Creativity Explored

Creativity Explored is a nonprofit visual arts center where artists with developmental disabilities create, exhibit, and sell art. We are committed to supporting people with developmental disabilities to become working artists, and to promoting their work as an emerging and increasingly important contribution to the professional art world. Creativity Explored provides workspace and materials in ongoing studio sessions facilitated by a team of professional artists who support and assist studio artists. Creativity Explored’s professional exhibitions program promotes studio artists’ work through a wide array of local, regional, national, and international exhibition venues including commercial galleries, and corporate and public spaces.

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S.F. Cell Space

A very creative venue in San Francisco. A hub......

Cell Space's mission is to provide a safe and supportive public environment for the exploration of art, education, performance and community building. Through cooperative relationships and multidisciplinary programs, CELLspace encourages the celebration of intergenerational, cross-cultural collaborations and the promotion of social justice.