Saturday April 28
1pm: Completing the Story - The Value and Richness of Collecting African-American Art
Moderator: Ashara Ekundayo, Director, Ashara Ekundayo Gallery, Oakland
American culture would not be what it is today without its strong African American influence. With the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC, much has changed to facilitate a solid properly- valued market for several categories of Black American art. For a long time many African American artists had not been included in the history of American art, and that's changing. The story of African-American life through visual arts gives a broader sense of culture with regard to American art in American history. Panelists include: A. Kelly Paschal-Hunter, Director Paschal Hunter Gallery; Rhiannon MacFayden, Gallerist/Curator; Teresa Moore, Collector; William Rhodes, Artist/Collector; Kristine Mays, Artist/Collector
2:30pm: Speedball: Art World Highs and Lows 2017-2018
Moderator: Amy Kisch, Founder, Collect for Change
Join Amy Kisch of AKArt for a thoughtful discussion about the politics of what's transpired in the art world this year. From the #WeAreNotSurprised movement shining a light on predatory sexual behavior, Dana Schutz's painting of Emmett Till, the Obama Family portraits, and burgeoning political activist movements within the art sphere, there is much to discuss about the machinations at play and what a positive future means moving forward.
4pm: The Advantages of Being a Women Artist
Moderator: Gwenda Joyce, Artist agent, The Art Ambassador
Taking its title from the famous 1988 Guerilla Girls poster, this panel will consider and discuss the state of women in the arts, some 30 years later. What has changed for women and what are the pressing issues that can be illuminated by examining our current cultural milieu? Panelists include artist Jennie Ottinger, stARTup exhibitor Sara Zielinski, and Clark Hulings Fund Fellow, Juliana Coles, who will discuss their practices as contemporary female artists.
Sunday, April 29
1pm: Creativity Can Come From Anywhere
Moderator: Dava Guthmiller, Artist/Founder, In/Visible Talks
There are tried and true frameworks designed to engineer outcomes and guarantee results and there are also outcomes that emerge from those who choose to follow a more intuitive sometimes less structured path. Join In/Visible Talks in discussion with Creativity Explored as we examine the creative motivations that underlie outsider artists. This panel is in conjunction with art and design studio clean up where the donated materials will be used to commission Creativity Explored artists and their work will be exhibited at a later date.
2:30pm: Art and the Motorcycle
Moderator: Paul D’Orleans, Founder/Publisher, The Vintagent
Join writer/publisher, Paul D'Orleans as he discuss the history and culture of motorcycle customization, the influences from the art and pop culture worlds, and the contemporary artisan motorcycle scene with JP Defaut, I Am This Motorcycle, and San Francisco based sculptor, Matt Gil.
4pm: Affordable Housing for Artists Workshop
Speakers: Eliza Pizano, MEDA Housing Opportunities Coach and Peter Papadopoulos, MEDA Land Use Policy Analyst
With a grant to the Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA), The San Francisco Arts Commission has made one-on-one counseling services available to SF artists to help guide them through the affordable housing application process, as well as provide a number of other important financial services such as free financial coaching and free tax preparation. Those who live or work in San Francisco and are active participants in the arts and cultural scene such as artists, cultural workers, art teachers, performers, technicians, and arts administrators are welcome to take advantage of this program. When affordable housing units are available, artists may even be able to submit their first housing application at the end of the workshop with the help of a housing counselor.
Attendees of this talk should bring ONE of the following documents, in order to apply for housing on the spot:
If you live in San Francisco: Telephone bill (landline only), cable or internet bill, gas or electric bill, garbage bill, water bill, pay stub (listing home address), public benefits record or school record.
If you work in San Francisco: Paystub (showing employer address in San Francisco) or letter from employer verifying employment in San Francisco with at least 75% of working hours in the City.