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Year after year, Intersection for the Arts is one of a few artist organizations in the Mission District that are on the cutting edge of art, always supporting and introducing extraordinary artists with something uniquely different to say.

On Saturday, January 16th at 7:00pm Intersection for the Arts hosts an artist's talk with Taraneh Hemami who will discuss her collaborative projects with both Iranian and Iranian-American artists. There will be videos, music and presentations during the evening.
 
Accompanied with "Amber's Daymare" by Rashin Fahandej
"Amber's Daymare" is a visual poetry set in an enclosed apartment building in San Francisco. It portrays a day in a life of a woman struggling to make sense of the growing tension in present-day Iran. The visual moves the character through a series of rituals and events, weaving between the reality of the present moment and the anxieties of her imaginings. Simple daily activities in one's apartment take on symbolic meaning, reflecting the inner labor of a character caught between emotional and geographical poles.

Music Video by Kiosk, directed by Ahmad Kiarostami
Song: Eshgh-e Sorat (Love of Speed)
Music: Kiosk
Album: Amor De La Velocidad
Special Thanks to Bahman Kiarostami
Shot in Tehran, Iran - January 2007

Parisa DeFaie of PAAIA (Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans)
A short presentation of the mission and work of The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (www.paaia.org). PAAIA is a non-partisan, non-sectarian, national grassroots membership organization dedicated to bringing our community together to project an accurate and positive image of Iranian Americans that truly reflects our values and achievements, and to building a highly respected and influential voice for our community in the U.S. political process. 
Sahba Aminikia & Rashin Fahandej
www.sahbakia.com

Short Music Videos by Ahmad Kiarostami
www.ahmadkiarostami.com


Parisa DeFaie of PAAIA (Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans)
www.paaia.org

Opening reception: Friday, January 8, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.       
Exhibition runs through Saturday, January 30
Gallery hours: Wednesdays - Saturdays, 1:00 - 6:00 p.m.
FREE admission
In "Gravity Always Wins," Claire Jackel's re-creations of disasters personalize events that, in a desensitized state, we relegate to the land of statistics. Her paper models depict the familiar (airplanes, buses, trains, suburban neighborhoods and city blocks) seen through a lens of fragility. The process is a meditation on issues of control, destructive potential, memory, and social anxieties. This show combines a large-scale sculptural installation with digital prints of Jackel's models dissolving into pools of liquid.

Claire Jackel works primarily in painting and sculpture, using news media to remodel catastrophic events. Her practice meditates on issues of control and destructive potential, memory and the ephemeral in relation to social anxieties. She received her MFA in 2009 from the San Francisco Art Institute. Her work has been shown internationally, including exhibitions at Root Division, San Francisco; San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery; Clara Street Projects, San Francisco; LoBot Gallery, Oakland; Pehrspace, Los Angeles; Th’ink Tank, Denver; and Escuela Nacional de Artes Plasticas, Mexico City. She was awarded the Murphy and Cadogan Fellowship in the Fine Arts in 2008. Living and working in San Francisco, she teaches through the Good For Kids Foundation. 


The Lab is an interdisciplinary arts organization which supports the development and presentation of new visual, performing, media, sonic and literary art. We assist artists in the creation of new work and showcase work of the highest quality by emerging and underrepresented experimental artists. Of particular interest is work which crosses boundaries, encourages evolving artistic and social dialogue between artists and audiences, and develops the culture and community of the San Francisco Bay Area.

December 18 - January 29, 2010
Opening reception on Friday December 18 from 6 - 9pm

Gallery 16 is honored to present its third exhibition with the internationally acclaimed Rudy VanderLans, and its first of the work of Emigre! Rudy VanderLans' creative output over the past twenty five years is as varied as it is influential. Rudy is a world-renowned designer, a magazine and music publisher, artist and author. He and his wife Zuzana Licko founded Emigre in 1984. This exhibition celebrates the 25th Anniversary of Emigre, and will present artwork from Emigre as well as the new Gingko Press publication Emigre #70: The Look Back Issue – 25 Years in Graphic Design. The 512 page book covers the best of a quarter century of Emigre magazine – one of the most influential design publications ever.

The story of Emigre is also the story of the Bay Area. Founded in 1984, coinciding with the birth of the Macintosh, Emigre was one of the first independent type foundries to establish itself centered on personal computer technology. During the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s, graphic design was experiencing one of its most exciting and transformative periods. The Apple Macintosh computer had been introduced, design schools were exploring French linguistic theory, the vernacular had become a serious source of study and inspiration, the design and manufacture of typefaces were suddenly opened up to everyone who could use a computer, and for the first time in the United States, New York City was no longer the place to look for the latest developments in graphic design. And in Berkeley, California, across the bay from Silicon Valley, Emigre magazine, like no other, recognized the significance of the events and became both a leading participant and a keen observer of this innovative international design scene, generating a body of work and ideas that still resonate today.

For additional information, please contact Griff Williams 415 626 7495, griff@gallery16.com.

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SF Camerawork is ready for its annual benefit auction of vintage and contemporary photographic art. Highlights include: Berenice Abbott, Richard Barnes, Harry Benson, Ellen Carey, Keith Carter, Judy Dater, Robert Dawson, Larry Fink, Ann Hamilton, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Todd Hido, Pirkle Jones, Michael Kenna, Dinh Q. Lê, Michael Light, David Maisel, Robert Mapplethorpe, Richard Misrach, Catherine Opie, J. John Priola, Herb Ritts, Holly Roberts, Edward Steichen, Alfred Stieglitz, Paul Strand, Larry Sultan, Hank Willis Thomas, Catherine Wagner, William Wegman, Edward Weston, Marion Post Wolcott and many others.

Download the 2009 SF Camerawork Auction Catalog (PDF)

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All proceeds support SF Camerawork's exhibitions and educational programs.

Six HANG artists visualize their concept of isolation with different meanings and interpretations. While one artist evokes the feeling with a barren landscape another, Nicole Hayden, renders a superb visualization that explores emotional isolation by hiding and revealing parts of a vintage stylized model over gold leaf on canvas. This show was curated by HANG Intern, Dominique McManus.

Arts Engine celebrates ten years of Media That Matters — the premier showcase for short films with big messages.

Hundreds of thousands of people including educators, activists and nonprofits will watch and use your film. Submit your short film to make a real impact.

Short Films: The shorter the better — no longer than 12 minutes max, but 8 and under would be great!

Social Issues: Any and all issues will be considered. This year we are focusing on Media Literacy, Human Rights, LGBTQ & Sexual Identity, Youth Activism and International issues.

All Genres: Documentary, animation, public service announcement, narrative, music video, drama, comedy. Creativity is encouraged — but your film must focus on a social issue.

All ages: Youth-produced projects encouraged!

MUST be cleared for NONEXCLUSIVE home video, educational, online, broadcast and theatrical distribution.

Deadline: All submission materials must be postmarked by January 22, 2010.

Check website for more details and to apply online: www.mediathatmattersfest.org/submit.

Media that Matters Films by Issue:

· criminal justice
· economic justice
· environment
· family & society
· gay / lesbian
· gender / women
· health / health advocacy
· human rights
· immigration
· international
· media
· politics / government
· racial justice
· religious freedom
· youth

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Asian Improv aRts presents new interdisciplinary works that draw upon cultural legacies and reveal new possibilities. Including Where is Tibet, a work in progress by Genny Lim, with Tsering Dorjee Bawa. Where is Tibet focuses on the theme of cultural identity and loss, in a historic, first time collaboration between Chinese and Tibetan artists. Playwritten and Directed by Genny Lim, composer: Francis Wong. Presented in association with the Tibetan Association of Northern California and the Kearny Street Workshop.

Also, the premiere of Hebi, by Melody Takada with Sri Vishnu Tattva Das. Hebi explores the belief in the existence of spirituality in all things and the possibility of community through self-transformation. Directed by Melody Takata; Dancers/Musicians are Melody Takata, Sri Vishnu Tattva Das, and Gen Ensemble. Presented in association with Genryu Arts.

For more information contact Asian Improv Arts

Friday, December 4, 2009 / 8pm - post-performance discussion
Saturday, December 5, 2009 / 8pm - reception to follow   CounterPULSE
1310 Mission Street (at 9th Street) San Francisco, CA  94103
Admission: $15 general, $10 students
For tickets, visit http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/88449  or call (800) 838-3006

Supported by CA$H, a grants program administered by Theatre Bay Area in partnership with Dancers' Group, James Irvine Foundation, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Grants for the Arts/SF Hotel Tax Fund, San Francisco Arts Commission Cultural Equity Grants Individual Artist Commissions, Zellerbach Family Foundation.

SFMOMA will hold an institute introducing works by contemporary Bay Area artists represented in SFMOMA's collection. The morning includes a walkthrough of several museum galleries led by SFMOMA staff, followed by a workshop focused on ways to integrate Bay Area artists and the themes of their work into classroom lessons.

$40 general; $32 SFMOMA members. An education packet is included. To register, complete the Teacher Programs application (PDF) and return it with a nonrefundable check. For more information, call the School and Youth Programs office at 415.357.4067

Lithographer and photographer Leo Holub co-founded the photography department at Stanford in 1962 and built the program's studios and darkrooms himself. Since childhood, Holub began shooting photography, and since then has spent 70 years capturing stunning black and white images of life in California and San Francisco. According to the Smithsonian Archives of American Art, Holub taught objective drawing at the California School of Fine Arts (now the San Francisco Art Institute.) He did work for several City of San Francisco agencies, and was a contemporary of Ansel Adams and Imogen Cunningham. In an interview with the Smithsonian Archives, Holub talks of his work as a graphic designer, lithographer and photographer, and his involvement in the San Francisco art community for so many years. The richness of those experiences are revealed in the artistry and craft of Holub's work, both beautiful and those that have a documentary or photojournalistic quality. As a great photographer, Holub knew both how to find his images, and how to be in the right place at the right time.

At the Himmelberger Gallery in San Francisco through November 30th, 2009