CULTURE X COMMUNITY

In these unconventional and intimate experiences, multidisciplinary artists draw curated audiences deeper into their work and the ideas which inspired them.

SOMOS VISIBLES is a collaborative artwork by artists Ana Teresa Fernández and Arleene Correa Valencia, developed and launched as part of Art+Action’s COME TO YOUR CENSUS campaign. This ongoing project takes a political stance through the use of high visibility ready-to-wear safety gear present throughout many labor industries. The artists brought it to neighborhoods where undocumented residents were hesitant to be counted, to be seen, or to have their voices heard, offering free sweatshirts in return for Census participation.

Commissioned by LEVI’S

Following the challenges of 2020 - a year like no other for the organization - LINES Ballet re-imagined its annual Gala, creating an evening of on-line entertainment and fundraising for an audience of over 800 ‘households’ around the world. In addition to the night’s focus on the Company itself there was an opportunity to communicate the deep and uplifting impact LINES educational programs have on a diverse set of communities, all united under Alonzo King’s philosophy that “we train the human first.”

COMING CLEAN was curated by Lava Mae in collaboration with Fouladi Gallery. The multidisciplinary exhibition, which explored the many meanings of home, featured artists Amy Wilson Faville, Danielle Nelson Mourning, Ramekon O’Arwisters, Joel Daniel Philips, and others. To deepen the experience we designed a monthlong series of participatory programming featuring a range of creators and voices including Sound Made Public , filmmaker Elizabeth Lo, Stanford University’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab, San Francisco Chronicle journalist Heather Knight, and award-winning industrial designer Philip Wood.