San Francisco Arts Education Project

The exhibition 'Bio Exuberance' can now be viewed by appointment and seen on Minnesota Street Project #Adjacent! https://minnesotastreetprojectadjacent.com//sfartsed-bio-/ Zoe Farmer | Bio Exuberance... What biology has to teach us, part 2 October 24, 2020 January 30, 2021 Animals, insects, and organisms offer many ways to challenge the conventional social constructions that we apply to our own species. The term biological exuberance, introduced by Dr. Bruce Bagemihl in his book of the same name, describes the surprising diversity of the animal kingdom, which encompasses a seemingly endless variety of gender and sexual fluidity. In part, this show is an exploration and celebration of wonder that fully embraces the diversity of what it is to be a biological being in an intricately interconnected network of organisms. And in part, it is a response to our confinement under the pandemic and an increased need for biophilic experiences. Biophilia, as defined by Edward O. Wilson, is the urge to affiliate with other life forms. Nature seems to be amplified now, as does our need to connect with it. Diversification equals strength. Collaboration amongst all living organisms leads to biological success and, by extension, a well-balanced, connected world. Zoe Farmer SFArtsED’s 2019-2020 Minnesota Street Project Artist-in-Residence to make an appointment, please send an email to [email protected]. Image: Zooplankton (biodiversity = strength), 2020. Sculpey polymer clay. Miraloma Elementary School Students, Grade 3. Junipero Serra Elementary School Students, Grades 1, 3, 4, 5. Artist Mentor: Zoe Farmer,

Great article on how artists and arts organizations are getting out the vote. If you haven't done so already, make sure to VOTE so that your voice counts! https://www.kqed.org//five-ways-bay-area-artists-and-arts-

Happy Halloween Everyone! Lets keep connecting and creating this Fall. There are some really great classes in our Fall and Winter Break Connect & Create sessions. Classes are designed for kids ages 6-9, 9-14 and 10-14. We're offering Film Acting/Zoom Acting, Culinary Composition, Photoshoppery, Adventures in Bookmaking and more. Visit us here to see the full schedule for these online classes. https://www.sfartsed.org/e/connect-create-classes-fall-2020... This amazing diorama was made in Stacey Ransom's summer art camp. Stacey is teaching Photoshoppery during the Winter Break session.

Turn the ordinary into the extraordinary with this Saturday Art Class! (ages 6-9 with Zoe Farmer) Saturday October 31st, November 7, 14, 21st. 10:00a.m. to 10:45a.m. on Zoom Starts this Saturday!... Super Organism! Using recycled household material, students will construct sculptures that work as individual pieces but can also form part of a larger collaborative sculptural piece. Connect & Create (weekend, fall and winter Break) Schedule and Registration: https://www.sfartsed.org/e/connect-create-classes-fall-2020

Our good friends at SCRAP-SF are hosting an exciting virtual discussion "Ruth Asawa: Through the Eyes of Her Children" Thursday, November 19, 7:00-8:00pm PST This online discussion brings together two of Asawa’s children Aiko Cuneo and Paul Lanier who will share rarely-seen images of the artist’s life in order to trace their memories of growing up with Ruth Asawa as their mother. Asawa, one of the Bay Area’s most iconic artists from the second half of the 20th century was al...so a tenacious advocate for arts education and the first Board President of SCRAP. Ruth Asawa: Through the Eyes of Her Children aims to further illuminate the impact of Asawa’s hands-on, community-based participation in San Francisco’s arts education landscape. This event is a ticketed fundraiser for SCRAP and will take place on November 19, 2020 from 7-8 PM PST. Tickets can be purchased here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ruth-asawa-through-the-eyes-of SCRAP is a creative reuse arts education nonprofit, materials depot, and workshop space founded in 1976 in San Francisco, California. SCRAP breathes new life into gently loved arts and crafts supplies, conducts programs and workshops, and reduces waste by diverting over 200 tons of materials heading to landfill every year. Since 1976, we have made affordable supplies available to teachers, artists, community organizations, and others in San Francisco and throughout the Bay Area. This includes over $75,000/yr worth of classroom supplies provided to teachers at our monthly Free Teacher’s Giveaways. SCRAP gives students of all ages the opportunity to learn and pass on the value of creative reuse. Scrap-sf.org #scrapsf #ruthasawa

Rachel Major is teaching a few amazing classes! Rachel’s practice spans sculpture, painting and photography. She has exhibited nationally and internationally. Mixed Media runs on Saturdays October 31, Nov 7, 14 and 28th from 10 - 11:15am. In this class, students will make their own paints, create textured paintings, use watercolors, make optical illusions and create pictures using only words. For Fall Break (November 21,22,23,24) she is also teaching Culinary Composition f...or the entire family! Sign up and create delicious and beautiful dishes using seasonal produce. In this class, students will make a variety of vegetarian dishes as well as decadent desserts from some favorite cookbook authors. Learn how to adjust seasonings and ingredients to suit our individual tastes, talk about the science of cooking and explore new flavors. Sign up here https://www.sfartsed.org//connect-create-classes-fall-2020/ or call registrar Kathleen Moore (425) 954-2111 Image: Rachel Major Boar Cake Gouache and Ink on Paper 22"x30" artist website rachelmajor.com #cookingclass #mixedmediaclass #artclassforkids

Included in See / Change 2020 exhibition are nine assemblages by Taraneh Hemami from the series Witness. Looking at the histories of Market street through collected news clippings and found online images, Hemami reveals the street at the heart of San Francisco to be a place of parade, protest, and personal expression. Bodies are cut out, leaving just the anonymous, empty silhouettes. As a layered portrait of Market St emerges, many stories and memories collide. These assem...blages stand Witness to a place which the artist calls home. The exhibition See / Change 2020 can be seen on our website https://www.sfartsed.org/digital/see-change-2020/ and also on @minnesotastreetproject Adjacent Website. https://minnesotastreetprojectadjacent.com//sf-arts-ed-se/ This body of work was created for the Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series, funded by the San Francisco Arts Commission. Image: Photo credits: Global Climate Action Summit protests, September 13, 2018 by Marian Carrasquero/NYTimes | Global Climate Strike, September 20, 2019, by Kevin N. Hume / S.F. Examiner

Today we are looking at Lauren Elder's "R.I.P. A lament for recently extinct species", part of the See / Change 2020 virtual exhibition. The idea for this artwork came to Lauren when she visited Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, the landscape architect who also designed New York City’s Central Park and much of UC Berkeley and Stanford University. Spending time in a place meant to mark the passing of humans, Lauren was taken by the wildlife... which surrounded her, reminding her of the thousands of species of animals which have gone extinct in the Anthropocene. This work consists of six pencil drawings alongside six papier-mâché grave markers created in collaboration with Vedra Alexander. Once working in public is possible again, Lauren plans to create a series of street actions in conjunction with the activist group Extinction Rebellion, activating this work. To see the rest of this series as well as other works in the See / Change 2020 exhibition, visit our website or Minnesota Street Project Adjacent Website. Image: R.I.P. A lament for recently extinct species, monk seal, 2020. One of six pencil drawings, 18x24 https://minnesotastreetprojectadjacent.com//sf-arts-ed-se/

We're thrilled to announce the launch of our virtual exhibition "See / Change 2020". https://www.sfartsed.org/digital/see-change-2020/ See / Change 2020 invites nine Bay Area artists to create an original work and then provide a creative prompt for the viewer to respond to that work. Each is or was a part of San Francisco Arts Education as a mentor through our programs. Their thoughtful and distinct responses are a testament to the deeply personal nature of art making. This e...xhibition was planned well in advance of the very big change that we are now experiencing in our world. I find it so heartening to know that these artists, with their deeply investigated practices and clear ideas about our world, all continue to educate young people. We are talking a lot about heroes in our community, now. These artists are among mine. - Emily Keeler, SFArtsED Artistic Director This exhibition can also be viewed on Minnesota Street Project Adjacent site https://minnesotastreetprojectadjacent.com//sf-arts-ed-se/ Participating artists: Alexis Arnold, Agelio Batle, Pete Belkin, Lauren Elder, Zoe Farmer, Renée Gertler, Taraneh Hemami, Abner Nolan, Richard Olsen, Erik Parra

Pete Belkin is teaching Chef's Reel on Sundays November 1st to the 21st at lunch (1 - 2:15pm)! This class is for kids ages 10-14. Interested in making short movies? Would you like to share your favorite recipe with others? Students will have the opportunity to create a dynamic cooking-show video in the comfort of their own kitchens. Together we will go over filmmaking basics from storyboarding to staging as well as lighting and filming a scene. Students will be able to choos...e from a set of recipes or pick one to feature in their show. To sign up for Chef's Reel or any of our other Connect & Create Fall classes, visit https://www.sfartsed.org/e/connect-create-classes-fall-2020. We're offering classes in everything from Circus Skills and Dance to Patchwork Pastiche. Classes are designed for kids ages 6-9, 9-14 and 10-14. Sign up today! For Chef's Reel, students will use their own devices (computers, phones, other cameras) to film. Students will be responsible for sourcing all ingredients in their recipes ahead of time.

Japanese Boro is the practice of patching, mending, stitching, assembling and repairing worn textiles. These textiles were typically dyed with indigo, a cheap and easy to grow dye. Learn more about Boro, Gee's Bend Quilts, '70's crazy quilts and much more in Tiersa Nureyev 's Patchwork Pastiche class! This class is for ages 10-14 and runs on Saturdays October 31st to November 21st 10-11:15am. Through our Connect & Create Fall series, we're offering a range of classes from Dan...ce to Culinary Compositions and Film Acting / Zoom Acting. Classes are offered for kids ages 6-14. See the full schedule of classes and sign up on our website. https://www.sfartsed.org//connect-create-classes-fall-2020/ image: Boro Kimono, Japan, late 19th-early 20th century; indigo-dyed cotton, pieced, sewn, and darned; 121.9 x 97.8 cm (48 x 38 1/2 in.); Courtesy of Sri Threads

Tiersa Nureyev is teaching "Patchwork Pastiche" in our Connect & Create classes October 31st - November 21st 10-11:15am (ages 10-14). Students will Learn about, emulate, or riff off of a variety of quilting styles from log cabin to Japanese Boro technique to Gee’s Bend to ‘70s crazy quilts, all the while adding your distinct style and flair to create a small-scale tapestry. Students can use textiles found around their home and will be provided with a little kit of scraps, thr...ead, and needle. Follow this link below to see the full schedule of classes and register! A variety of classes are offered for ages 6-14. https://www.sfartsed.org/e/connect-create-classes-fall-2020 Image: Gee's Bend quilt by Amelia Bennett, 1965 The unique Gee's Bend quilts are made by a lineage of African American women in the community of Gee's Bend Alabama. With their intricate geometry, these quilts are considered to be one of the most significant contributions to the history of African American Art. From mid 19th century, these quilts were made from fabric scraps and were re-configured into dynamic compositions while keeping their maker's families warm in harsh conditions. Today, many Gee's Bend quilts can be found in the Smithsonian collection and are truly incredible.

Sign up for Series II Connect and Create classes! Samantha Stone will be teaching Dance on Saturdays October 31, Nov. 7, 14, & 21st from 10:00 - 10:45 am (Ages 6-9). This weekly creative dance class will start at our screens but will end with jumping, crawling, rolling and exploding with movement throughout the house. There will be opportunity for expression, play, problem-solving, physical exercies, musicality and sharing. Come join the fun! Connect and Create classes are... offered for age groups of 6-9, 9-14 or 10-14, and several of the holiday sessions are for all ages and the entire family. You can register for Samantha's class as well as Mixed Media, Rhythms & Fun and much more. Full schedule and registration are on our website. Sign up today! https://www.sfartsed.org/e/connect-create-classes-fall-2020

There's still time to register for our Fall Connect & Create Classes Sessions II and III! https://www.sfartsed.org//connect-create-classes-fall-20/. Zoe Farmer will be teaching "Taking the Ordinary and Making it Extraordinary" in Session II starting October 31st. There is such an incredible selection of classes offered in everything from Patchwork Pastiche to Culinary Composition. Lets stay connected and lets make art this Fall!