San Francisco Arts Education Project Schedule of Events September 2022-November 2023

San Francisco Arts Education Project
                 Schedule of Events September 2022-November 2023

October 1 – October 29, 2022 (Exhibition + Weekend Workshops, Minnesota Street Project)
Alexis Arnold: Grid Operator
Working with materials such as paper-pulp, acrylic, and metal, SFArtsED Artist Mentor Alexis Arnold
employs sculptural techniques in which unique patterns and forms emerge after being filtered
through screens. Families are invited to explore paper-pulp making—and other sculptural
processes—during weekly Saturday workshops.

October 15, 2022 (Minnesota Street Project)
Third Saturday Workshop
Free paper-making workshop with Alexis Arnold
for family members of all ages. 2-4pm

November 5 – December 3, 2022 (Exhibition +
Weekend Workshops, Minnesota Street Project)
Renée Gertler: Scintilla Glimmer
Oakland-based sculptor and SFArtsED Artist
Mentor Renée Gertler explores memories, logic,
and intuition with a solo exhibition of new
drawings and sculptural objects crafted using
papier-mâche, minerals, crystals, beadwork,
and knotting techniques learned from her
mother.

November 19, 2022 (Minnesota Street Project)
Third Saturday Workshop
Renée Gertler will lead a free drawing workshop and dancer Patricia West will respond to the
sculptural works on view in the gallery and adjacent atrium hallway.

December 10 – January 28, 2023 (Exhibition, Minnesota Street Project)
Living Things: Thematic Group Exhibition & Silent Online Auction
In this very special group show, esteemed artists (many part of the SFArtsED community) present
original works alongside meaningful objects that have helped to inspire their creative pursuits.
Proceeds will benefit both SFArtsED and the individual
artists, and the public will have an opportunity to bid on
artwork in a silent auction from Dec. 10-17.

December 14, 2022 (Minnesota Street Project)
Art Is for Life!
Opening party and silent auction celebrating the artists
and art of Living Things, with live musical performances by
members of the SFArtsED Players and alumni.

February 4 – March 25 (Exhibition, Minnesota Street Project)
Dialogues 2023
Annual exhibition featuring the work of SFArtsED Artists-in-Residence hanging beside the work of
their elementary and middle-school students, with free hands-on workshops open to the public.

March 15 (Dance Performance, Minnesota
Street Project)
SFArtsED Dance Mentors in
Performance
In conjunction with Dialogues, SFArtsED’s
dance Artist Mentors perform in a
showcase evening in the Atrium.

April 1 – April 29, 2023 (Exhibition,
Minnesota Street Project)
Collaboration with S.F. Unified School
District’s Arts Department
Two-week exhibition of visual art by
students from San Francisco’s public
schools. Opening-day reception will
feature dance, music, spoken word, and
DJ performances throughout the building.

April 15, 2023 (Event, Minnesota Street Project)
Family Day: Minnesota Street Project and S.F. Unified School District
A free, all-day public event featuring young student artists from San Francisco’s public schools as
they activate the Minnesota Street building with performances, music, spoken word, and visual arts
showcases—as well as work and free workshops offered by SFArtsED Artists-in-Residence.

April 21 – 23, 2023 (Performance, Presidio Theatre)
SFArtsED Players in Performance at the Presidio Theatre
For their 22nd season, the SFArtsED Players present five performances of a popular, family-oriented
musical at the beautifully renovated Presidio Theatre. (Past shows have included Annie, Matilda the
Musical, Seussical, and How to Succeed in
Business Without Really Trying.)

May 6 – 27 (Performance, location to be
announced)
New Works Workshop
Young performers and Artist Mentors
collaborate on the creation of a
dance/theater/musical theater piece for three
Saturdays, culminating in a public performance.

May 1, 2023 – June 30, 2023 (Artist Residency, Minnesota Street Project)
Artist in Residence: Agelio Batle
SFArtsED invites longtime Master Artist-in-Residence Agelio Batle to use the gallery as both studio
and exhibition space, with several community engagement events (such as a makers’ workshop and
artist-talk) open to the public. Made possible, in part, by a grant from the NEA.

June 24, 2023 (Event, Minnesota Street Project)
Family Day: Minnesota Street Project and the Museum of Craft and Design.
Artists from SFArtsED and the Museum of Craft and Design collaborate on site-specific art projects,
activating locations in and around Minnesota Street Project, the nearby Museum, and spaces in
between.

June 28, 2023 (Event,
Feinstein’s at the Nikko)
Producers Circle Cabaret
In Feinstein’s, the city’s premier cabaret,
SFArtsED alumni present a concert in
support of the Producers Circle—a
fundraiser for the SFArtsED’s Players
musical theater troupe and Broadway
Bound, a summer musical theater program.

July 29, 2023 (Performance, Presidio
Theatre)
Summer Musical in collaboration with the SF Bay Area Theatre Company
A fully realized concert production of a beloved musical featuring SFArtsED alumni (including several
theater professionals) and members of BATCO performing alongside campers from SFArtsED’s
Broadway Bound summer program.

August 5 – Sept 26, 2023 (Exhibition, Minnesota Street Project)
Summerscape 2023
Original exhibition featuring a curated selection of work
created by young artists in SFArtsED Summer’s visual
arts, theater design, and fashion design programs.

October 7 - November 18, 2023 (Exhibition, Minnesota
Street Project)
Ramon Abad: "Mabuhay, Friend!"
With support from the S.F. Arts Commission, SFArtsED
Artist Mentor Ramon Abad will create a site-specific
installation—creating series of puppets available for
visitor interaction and leading a hands-on puppetry
workshop.