Past Exhibitions

Galería de la Raza and Zeum presents: Fantality!

September - October 2008

Fantality! is part of Galería de la Raza's Youth Media Project, a mentorship program striving to help develop and document the marginalized voices of our youth. The program trains youth in a variety of digital media, while using contemporary artistic strategies to strengthen the relationship between creative activity, social awareness, and community building.

This exhibit is the outcome of a ten-week multimedia class conducted by Jerome Reyes and Ariel Roman that examines urban studies through issues of immigration and cultural borders, both official and imagined.

Using artwork influenced by comic book superheroes (or even anti-heroes), the young artists, Max Martilla, Najee El, Amber Frampton, David Chan, and Amarante Rodriguez investigate the complex psychological and socio-historical composition of the their possible alter-egos. These fictionalized versions of themselves have navigated an onslaught of barriers, laws, and urban customs. To portray these stories, the students used video production, public performance/ reenactments in costume, graphic design, and various drawing methods.

Fantality! will showcase the final project as process material, and also cameo previous YMP projects.

ABOUT GALERÍA YOUTH MEDIA PROJECT
Galería Youth Media Project (YMP) is an experiential youth arts education and mentorship program conceived by artist/educator Julio Cesar Morales. The YMP offers after school and summer workshops to low-income, primarily Latino youth, ages 13-19 that provide training in digital media arts utilizing contemporary art practices to help youth further their analytical skills, critical thinking, and community engagement.

Galería Youth Media Project is funded by the Walter & Elise Haas Foundation, the California Arts Council, the Bernard Osher Foundation, the Miranda Lux Foundation, the van L–ben Sels/RembeRock Foundation, the San Francisco Foundation, and the Adobe Foundation.

World Savvy Presents: The 2007-2008 Global Youth Media & Arts Festival

Wednesday, 12/5 - Sunday, 2/3

The Global Youth Media and Arts Festival celebrates a six-month collaboration between World Savvy and 22 of the Bay Area's premiere media and arts organizations. In 2007, World Savvy partnered with 300 youth and 45 teachers to explore "Power in a Global Society" in their local communities and forge global connections.

Click here for more information about the show and a list of participating arts & media organizations. Youth attended World Savvy workshops on topics such as social revolutions, gender, censorship, ecological footprints, ableism, citizenship and self power. They took related fieldtrips to art galleries, film screenings, and met and worked with artists who are directly addressing issues of power. Through discussion, experience and creative expression, youth formed and voiced personal perspectives through new works of art and media.

Participating Arts & Media organizations: 826 Valencia, AcroSports, Artseed, Bayview Hunter's Point Center for Arts and Technology (BAYCAT), Bayview Safe Haven, Burton High School, DJ Project, Horizons Unlimited of San Francisco, Imagine Bus Project, Independence High School, Inspiring Youth Emerging Leaders (IYEL), JustThink, Larkin Street Youth, Marsh Youth Theater, Mayor's Youth Employment and Education Program (MYEEP), Mural Music and Art Project (MMAP), Opera Piccola-IGO!, Out of Site, Percita Eyes Urban Youth Arts, YO! Youth Outlook, Youth Works, ZeumMasters

Filipino American Development Foundation Presents:
The Beacon of Working Together Creatively in the Community

Wednesday, November 7 - Sunday, December 2, 2007

Celebrate Pasko, the Filipino Christmas, and explore the parol, the illuminated star, a symbol of community, which illustrates the creative energy, rich heritage, and the collaborative spirit of Filipinos in San Francisco. The parol lanterns made by the local youths light up Zeum's Spiral Gallery with photographs, music and stories. Learn about how this tradition from the Philippines continues to thrive in the community and contributes to the multi-cultural fabric of America.

This exhibit is made possible by the youth and community members participating in the 5th Annual Parol Lantern Festival and Parade:

Bayanihan Community Center
Bindlestiff Studio
SF Filipino Cultural Center
Manilatown
Veterans Equity Center
Filipino Education Center /Galing Bata
Filipino Community Center

Zeum Presents: What Will You Create?

Wednesday, October 3 - Wednesday, October 31

Zeum is proud to present, in partnership with Spotlight on Youth Art, our annual showcase of visitor created artwork.

Zeum is a place where young people from all backgrounds can make their voices heard. We are committed to fostering creative self-expression among youth.

This show is a selection of work created in our exhibits and special programs over the last year.

We invite you to be inspired and ask yourself, "What Will You Create?"

Children of Jerusalem: Painting Pain, Dreaming Peace
Presented in Partnership with Consulate General of Israel to the Pacific Northwest

Wed, April 11 - Sunday, Sep 30, 2007

Zeum is proud to present in partnership with the Consulate General of Israel, the first U.S. presentation of this exhibition featuring artwork by Israeli and Palestinian youth.

The paintings in this exhibit were created by Palestinian and Israeli children, from East and West Jerusalem, divided by religion and beliefs, by conflict and war, but drawn together by their fear of violence and their longing for a peaceful future together.

Over a two-year period, two groups of children participated in workshops led by Israeli and Palestinian art teachers, supported by a program developed by Kitty Cohen, Founding Chair of Institute for the Study of Religions and Communities in Israel, and implemented in cooperation with Mohammad Abu Kaf, Director of the East Jerusalem Department of the Social Affairs Branch of the Municipality of Jerusalem. The Paintings they produced show how art can build a bridge between people and nations, across a cultural, religious and political divide.

We invite you to look at the images carefully and then think, write, and talk with each other about what you see and how you feel about it.

Origami Creativity & Innovation

July 25, 2006 - September 24, 2006

v Zeum presents Origami & Innovation in partnership with local origami artists Viky Mihara Avery, Robert J. Lang, Linda Tomoko Mihara, and OrigamiUSA. With displays and interactive origami activities throughout Zeum's first floor, visitors will learn the history and the techniques of this ancient art form and see how it has been incorporated in new forms of art and media, like a 2006 Mitsubishi commercial entirely made of origami and 3D computer graphics and a life-size origami installation based upon an ancient woodblock carving. Visitors can touch and fold their way through the exhibit, seeing professional artists and outstanding origami models by children from around the world, participating in OrigamiUSA's Origami by Children Exhibition.