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Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Thursday, July 2, 2015
Hayes Valley Temple, Arts Calendar and a 'freebie" from the SFPL.
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| Burning Man Temple on Patricia's Green. watercolor by Nancy Ewart |
Burning Man temple returns to Patricia's Green in Hayes Valley:
http://www.examiner.com/article/hayes-valley-temple-returns-to-patricia-s-green-sf
July Arts Calendar from SF Art Enthusiast: http://sfartenthusiast.com/calendar/
Discover and Go: San Francisco Public Library is transitioning its beloved free museum and attractions passes program, known as Check Out San Francisco Family Pass, to a new online platform called Discover & Go. Library users will still be able to access free passes to more than a dozen San Francisco museums and attractions with the use of their library card. With Discover & Go, library users can better plan their visits to local attractions by reserving a pass online with their library card and printing their tickets at home or at the neighborhood library. In addition, while the Check Out San Francisco Family Pass was available only for families accompanied by children under 18, many Discover & Go attraction passes are available for users of any age.
To start accessing passes to a variety of Bay Area attractions with your Library card, go to: discover.sfpl.org
San Francisco’s Discover & Go program is sponsored by the Department of Children Youth & Their Families (DCYF) and San Francisco Recreation & Parks.
http://sfpl.org/mobile.xhtml.php?pg=2000812701
Highlights from past SFAQ projects: http://sfaq.us/event/highlights-from-past-sfaq-projects-2012-2015/
Ten things to do this weekend: http://www.sfstation.com/guides/10-things-to-do-this-4th-of-july-weekend/
Monday, March 10, 2014
Bay Area art picks for the week of March 10
Zachary Adams. Tiger Dance Party. Creativity Explored.
It's lions and tigers and bears (Oh my) at Creativity Explored, elephants at the Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA), paintings inspired by ancient Greece and Rome at the Italian Cultural Institute and an ongoing series of lectures and art demonstrations in honor of International Women's Week at the San Francisco Public Library. The only thing the art viewer will need is good walking shoes and an extra dose of energy.
http://www.examiner.com/article/bay-area-art-picks-for-the-week-of-march-10
Friday, May 17, 2013
Helen Suzman at Katz, Chagoya at Kala, 'Orgins' at Berkeley and poetry at the SFPL
For those who want a less intense art viewing experience than the one provided by this week's huge art fairs, there is a lovely variety to chose from - a crusader against apartheid, sculpture in Berkeley, Enrique Chagoya at Kala Art Institute and poetry by the city's youth,.
Katz Snyder Gallery: Helen Suzman was one of South Africa’s most vociferous and energetic opponents of apartheid. She takes pride of place among those liberals who devoted their lives to the fight for human rights and the rule of law in South Africa. Twice nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, her valiant stand against the injustices of the apartheid regime was acknowledged by numerous institutions. From the start of a political career that spanned four decades, she worked tirelessly, never flinching from challenging the pernicious system created by apartheid.
But while she challenged apartheid at a time of violent protests among the black majority, she advocated peaceful change. This policy led to changes, after her death, that she didn't do very much at all - charges which reflect the troublesome nature of current South African politics, rather than Ms Suzman's actions during the struggle.
She rarely faced such criticism from South Africa’s best-known black leaders. Mr. Mandela spoke with affection of her visits to the Robben Island prison in the chilly Atlantic waters off Cape Town, where he was serving a life sentence imposed in 1964 and where he remained until he was moved to a mainland prison nearly 20 years later. Using her parliamentary visiting rights, she made her first trip in 1967 and returned frequently. (NY Times, Jan 2009).
Suzman was awarded 27 honorary doctorates from universities around the world, was twice nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize and received countless other awards from religious and human rights organizations around the world. Queen Elizabeth II made her an honorary Dame Commander (Civil Division) of the Order of the British Empire in 1989.
Hours: Monday – Thursday: 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.. Friday – Sunday: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. https://www.jccsf.org/
Berkeley Art Center. "Origins: Elemental Forms in Contemporary Sculpture." Co-curated by Suzanne Tan and Ann Weber, this exhibition explores the primal and evolutionary impulses of shape, form, and figure as expressed through distinct works from an accomplished and diverse group of sculptors. On Sunday, there will be a panel discussion among artists included in this survey 4 p.m. Saturday. $10. (Exhibition runs through June 9.) Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St., Berkeley. Reservations: (510) 644-6893. www.berkeleyartcenter.org.
Their Freedom of Expression…The Recovery of Their Economy, 1984. Collection of the San Jose Museum of Art
Kala Art Institute. "Their Freedom of Expression." works by Enrique Chagoya: A survey of politically charged graphic arts by esteemed Bay Area painter Enrique Chagoya, selected by Peter Selz and Sue Kubly.
When Paradise Arrived, 1988. Courtesy of the di Rosa collection
Through July 6. Noon-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, noon-4:30 p.m. Saturday. Kala Gallery/Kala Art Institute, 2990 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley. (510) 841-7000. www.kala.org.
Poetry at the San Francisco Public Library: The main staircase inside the library is decked out until the end of the month with colorful poems about pop culture from youth in the WritersCorps program. WritersCorps is a national program put on in San Francisco by the Arts Commission and library that has paired professional writers with more than 18,000 students since 1994.
The youth will perform works from their “Step to Poetry” display in the library at a free event on May 17 at 6 p.m. http://sfpl.org/
http://www.examiner.com/list/helen-suzman-at-katz-origins-chagoya-at-kala-poets-at-the-sfpl
Helen Suzman with Nelson Mandela. AP wire Services
Katz Snyder Gallery: Helen Suzman was one of South Africa’s most vociferous and energetic opponents of apartheid. She takes pride of place among those liberals who devoted their lives to the fight for human rights and the rule of law in South Africa. Twice nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, her valiant stand against the injustices of the apartheid regime was acknowledged by numerous institutions. From the start of a political career that spanned four decades, she worked tirelessly, never flinching from challenging the pernicious system created by apartheid.
But while she challenged apartheid at a time of violent protests among the black majority, she advocated peaceful change. This policy led to changes, after her death, that she didn't do very much at all - charges which reflect the troublesome nature of current South African politics, rather than Ms Suzman's actions during the struggle.
She rarely faced such criticism from South Africa’s best-known black leaders. Mr. Mandela spoke with affection of her visits to the Robben Island prison in the chilly Atlantic waters off Cape Town, where he was serving a life sentence imposed in 1964 and where he remained until he was moved to a mainland prison nearly 20 years later. Using her parliamentary visiting rights, she made her first trip in 1967 and returned frequently. (NY Times, Jan 2009).
Suzman was awarded 27 honorary doctorates from universities around the world, was twice nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize and received countless other awards from religious and human rights organizations around the world. Queen Elizabeth II made her an honorary Dame Commander (Civil Division) of the Order of the British Empire in 1989.
Hours: Monday – Thursday: 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.. Friday – Sunday: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. https://www.jccsf.org/
Berkeley Art Center. "Origins: Elemental Forms in Contemporary Sculpture." Co-curated by Suzanne Tan and Ann Weber, this exhibition explores the primal and evolutionary impulses of shape, form, and figure as expressed through distinct works from an accomplished and diverse group of sculptors. On Sunday, there will be a panel discussion among artists included in this survey 4 p.m. Saturday. $10. (Exhibition runs through June 9.) Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St., Berkeley. Reservations: (510) 644-6893. www.berkeleyartcenter.org.
Kala Art Institute. "Their Freedom of Expression." works by Enrique Chagoya: A survey of politically charged graphic arts by esteemed Bay Area painter Enrique Chagoya, selected by Peter Selz and Sue Kubly.
Time Out, 2009
Chagoya's work incorporates historic and political subject matter to cast new interpretations of Mexico's history and current political events. It follows in the grand tradition of the great 20th Century Mexican muralists; But it is most indebted to the legendary exponents of art of social satire: José Guadalupe Posada and Francisco Goya.
Through July 6. Noon-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, noon-4:30 p.m. Saturday. Kala Gallery/Kala Art Institute, 2990 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley. (510) 841-7000. www.kala.org.
Poetry at the San Francisco Public Library: The main staircase inside the library is decked out until the end of the month with colorful poems about pop culture from youth in the WritersCorps program. WritersCorps is a national program put on in San Francisco by the Arts Commission and library that has paired professional writers with more than 18,000 students since 1994.
http://www.examiner.com/list/helen-suzman-at-katz-origins-chagoya-at-kala-poets-at-the-sfpl
Sunday, November 25, 2012
God is in the mountain by Ezra Jack Keats
I was so impressed by Keat's work at the show at the Contemporary Jewish Museum that I am now trying to collect some of it. I do collect some illustrated children's books because I think that's some of the best art work that you can see -- and afford.
Unfortunately a lot of Keat's work is of print and very expensive. One edition of "God is in the mountain" is on sale at Amazon.com for $495.08! I assume that it's a first edition or signed by the author because that is an unbelievably high price for an author who is almost contemporary. The seller isn't giving any information as to the reason for the high price so I am only guessing.
I
have been trying to buy Ezra Jack Keat's book "God is on the Mountain"
all day from Allibris which has the most reasonable prices.
However, they keep saying that they are "having
difficulties." I just hope that when they stop having "difficulties,"
that the books haven't been sold out!!!!!
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