Works/San José, art and performance center

Join us with Gary Singh, Thollem, ACVilla, and more to celebrate Silicon Alleys!

Our South First Fridays window installation of the current online exhibition "For Mr. Foyd, Ms taylor..." Some glitches with a couple devices, but we'll improve it for this coming Friday and show again.

From the 2017 exhibition "Alternative Facts" Brian Singer, Audacity of Hope, book with re-assembled U.S. flag threads.

The City of San José annual survey, including questions on arts and culture, downtown services, and many other priorities, is available through October 16: https://www.sanjoseca.gov//city-/national-community-survey

This is David Combs showing his extraordinary graphite on paper work "Tupac" and "Long Live the Kane (Big Daddy Kane)" for the first time in public early in 2020 at Works. We're incredibly proud to have shown David's work among 226 pieces in "Foresight: 2020." It took SJMA 37 years to reprise what Sonya Rapoport showed at Works in 1983, and it took ICA San Jose 33 years to feature Alan Rath as he was featured at Works in 1986. We love those and many establishment organizations, but hope it's not so long for David to be recognized elsewhere. Meanwhile we'll stay here on the bleeding edge and will be backdoing things first.

From the 2019 exhibition "Indivisible" Judy Rookstool, South of the..., mixed media on canvas.

From the 2016 exhibition "Vote your Subconscience" James Bonacci, Antique Democracy Validation Device.

Fawn Powers, a longtime contributor to Works, ICA, and other arts organizations, passed away on September 5. Our hearts go out to Fawn's family and loved ones, including her son Lawrence Jensen, who has provided years of legal services for Works. Please read about Fawn's life here:

We've extended the deadline for member artists to participate in time for the launch on first friday. Get your images and links in!

Board of Directors reunion at Works

An in-depth look at the activist art of Joseph DeLappe, former Works board member, guest curator of Iraqimemorial (2011 explaining work in the exhibit in the photo here), and long time Works participant. See his fascinating epic article: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s42984-020-00017-8

new $1000 relief grants for individual artists. see details:

New work has been added to our online exhibition "For Mr. Floyd, Ms. Taylor..." The exhibit includes heartfelt visual art, music, and poetry.

Well-RED featured readers Indigo Moor and Jeanine U-C with powerful work tonight!

Ambition the Poet doesn't hold back in the open mic intro of July Well-RED, honoring the experiences of foster children.

Artist Mona Caron working on a City of San José San Jose Office of Cultural Affairs commissioned mural next to Works/San José, art and performance center.

Allison Chen, Time for Change, in the exhibition "For Mr. Floyd, Ms Taylor..." now online and being added to at https://workssanjose.org/online-exhibits/mr-floyd/