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Selected Projects
Through collaboration and international exchange, our projects allow new forms of artistic expression to emerge in the borderzones of cultural, geographic and political boundaries. These take the form of exhibitions, performances, public and educational programs. Our programs often involve cooperative ventures – such as joining arts organizations for events, such as our curatorial role in the Bayennale, or working with other organizations on joint projects, such as our organizing role for the International Conferences on the Arts. These are just some of the ways that we work with artists and venues to create new opportunities for art making and exchange of ideas through collaborative projects. Such an approach not only holds possibilities for the creation of new art forms, but it links the creative process to social change by opening new spaces for creative expression and public reception.
As we work and look into this first decade of the 21st century, we affirm our collaborative work in a diverse range of contexts – from artistic and cultural ‘border crossings’ that involve the works of Tohono O’odham artists across the US/Mexico border, to our multi-sited conferences and symposia that bring artists, policymakers and educators together in international meeting grounds, from Europe to Latin America.
In addition to our many local explorations with community-based organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area, our trans-Pacific projects continue to gain momentum, and will find new forms as they become realized into the future.
The International Conferences on the Arts in Society
The Arts Conference creates spaces for open dialogue and exchange in all aspects of the arts, and in conjuction with art festivals and biennials, where inter-disciplinary discussions emerge in a variety of format presentations and site-specific contexts.
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“Irvine Bank Massacre,” section of painting by Jennifer Herd, courtesy of the artist. Featured in the proppaNOW Artists Collective exhibition, "Women's Art, Women's Business," Sydney College of the Arts, 2010. Exhibition held in conjunction with the 2010 International Conference on the Arts in Society and the Sydney Biennial.
From Sonora to San Francisco
From Sonora to San Francisco s a pilot project in collaboration with the San Francisco International Arts Festival, BorderZone Arts and American Indian Contemporary Arts, Inc. Project goals are to create individual artist exchanges, curatorial and presentation opportunities with Tohono O’odham communities of the US/Mexico border, and other artists working across similar media and cross-border issues.
Project Collaboration with Seeing Peace
10 visual artists from 10 member states of the United Nations were asked to imagine what peace looks like, from their unique cultural perspectives. Starting on May 26th, 2008, their visions will be displayed on full size outdoor billboards all over San Francisco. Because if we cannot first imagine peace, we may never make it so.
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