VISUAL ARTS & PERFORMANCE INFORMATION 2007
For media outlets: Please send an email to ana@galeriadelaraza.org to request press images for exhibitions and performances.

Fundraisers
--)PACHANGA 2007 - Galeria’s Annual Live Auction of Latino Art Works and a tribute to Royal Chicano Air Force artist Juan Carillo for his outstanding contributions to the Latino arts community!
Date: Saturday, November 17 @7:00 p.m.
Live Auction Begins @ 8:30 p.m.
Location: The Galeria de la Raza 2857 24th St., San Francisco, CA 94110
Admission: $20-$50 (sliding scale)
Artist List includes: Jesus Barraza, Monica Canilao, Rudy Cuellar, Einar and Jamex De La Torre, Lou Dematteis, Mario Ybarra Jr., Andy Diaz-Hope, emael, Ana T. Fernandez, Jaime Guerrero, Gabriela Hasbun, Ester Hernandez, Carmen Lomas Garza, Armando Lerma, Liz Lerma, Juan Luna-Avin, Julio Cesar Morales, Angela Muro, Mitsy Avila-Ovalles, Patrick Piazza, Silvia Poloto, Diana Sanchez, Juan Carlos Quintana, Isis Rodriguez, Rio Yañez and many more…
Download the press release. (Pachanga_2007.pdf)

Performances

--)Broken Arrow Presents A Galeria de la Raza Benefit
“A WILD BOUQUET II” BENEFIT CONCERT FEATURING MAT CALLAHAN & YVONNE MOORE WITH JACK HIRSCHMAN AND GUILLERMO GOMEZ-PENA
Date: Saturday, September 29, Reception @7:00 p.m. and Show @ 8:00 p.m.
Location: The Galeria de la Raza 2857 24th St., San Francisco, CA 94110
A Benefit for the Galeria de la Raza featuring former Looters’ front man Mat Callahan and Swiss songstress Yvonne Moore. Special guests include San Francisco Poet Laureate Jack Hirschman and performance artist Guillermo Gomez-Pena.
Download the press release. (WildBouquet_Release.pdf)

--)The World Premier of "Alarma!"
Date: Saturday, August 26 and Sunday 26, 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Location: The Galeria de la Raza 2857 24th St., San Francisco, CA 94110
Galeria de la Raza proudly presents the world premier of Alarma! A postmodern myth for the apocalyptic times we find ourselves in, Alarma! is a multidisciplinary, hybrid performance blending elements of movement, spoken word, sound and video to explore the issue of immigration in the shadow of Western consumerism.
Download the press release. (Alarma_Release.pdf)

--)6th Annual 'Pinta Tu Propio Mundo'
Date: Friday, August 10, 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Location: The Galeria de la Raza 2857 24th St., San Francisco, CA 94110
For a sixth year, organizer and poet Leticia Hernández will bring to Galería de la Raza, a phenomenal night of literary genius featuring a powerhouse line-up of award winning female poets and fearless performance artists.
Download the press release. (PINTA_RELEASE.pdf)

--) La Bomba: A Midsummer Night's Benefit for the Galeria de la Raza
Date: Saturday, July 21, 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Location: Cellspace, 2050 Bryant St., San Francisco, CA 94110
A one-night performance extravaganza with 20 performances by Bay Area's leading Latino spoken word/literary, theatre and music performers. Highlights Include:

• Legendary Chicano poets (los veteranos) that were there at Galería’s inception: Jose Montoya, Juan Felipe Herrera and Margarita Luna Robles.
• McArthur Genius and internationally renowned performance artist Guillermo Gómez-Peña.
• San Francisco poet laureate and special guest Jack Hirschman.
• The new-school spoken word powerhouses: Leticia Hernandez, Paul Flores, Meliza Bañales, Norman Zelaya, Jaime Cortez and Las Manas.
• Performance artists Praba Pilar and René Garcia.
• Direct from Mexico City, performance artist Violeta Luna.
• Theatre performances by Campo Santo, headRush and Maceo Cabrera.
• Video sketches by San Antonio’s madMedia Collective.
• Music by SF Latin fusion band Manicato and KPFA’s DJ Aztec Parrot.

Download the press release. (BOMBA_Release.pdf)

Exhibitions

--) On The Wall
Opening Reception: Thurs, August 28th @ 7:30pm.
Exhibition Dates: August 28– September 2
Download the press release (OnTheWall-PRpdf)

--) Fantality!
Opening Reception: Wed, June 18th @ 3-5pm.
Exhibition Dates: June 19– Aug 31
Workshop: August 16th @ 2-4pm.
@ Zeum 221 Fourth St. San Francisco, CA 94103
Download the press release. (Fantality PR.pdf)

--) Maria: Politics. Sex. Death. Men.
Opening Reception: Friday, June 6th @ 7:30 pm.
Exhibition Dates: June 6– July 4
Artist Talk: Wednesday, July 2nd @ 7 pm. Suggested Donation $2
Download the press release. (QueLaCo.pdf)

--) Narrating Identities, (Dis)locating Bodies
Opening Reception: Friday, July 11th @ 7:30
Exhibition Dates: June 11– August 8
Artist Talk: Saturday, June 12th @ 2pm Suggested Donation $2
Download the press release. (QueLaCo.pdf)

--) The Invisible Nation: a solo exhibition by Victor Cartagena
Opening Reception: Friday, March 7, 7:30 p.m.
Exhibition Dates: March7 - May 16
Artist Talk: Saturday, April 26 2:00 p.m.
A conversation with Victor Cartagena and Roberto Varea, Director Teatro Jornaleros, SFSU.
Download the press release. (InvisibleNationPR.pdf)

--) OAXACA: AQUÍ NO PASA NADA (OAXACA:NOTHING IS GOING ON HERE)
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 13, 7:30 p.m.
Exhibition Dates: October 13 - November 3
Artist Talk: Wednesday, October 17 @ 6:30 p.m.- moderated by José Palafox and Guillermo
Gómez-Peña
Download the press release. (OAXACA_Release.pdf)


--) no distance is more awesome - a new exhibition curated by Carolina Ponce de Leon
First Exhibition in the Picturing Immigration Series
Opening Reception: Saturday, August 4, 7:30 p.m.
Exhibition Dates: August 4 - September 29
Artist Talk: Saturday, August 4 - 2 p.m.
Download the press release. (NDIMA_Release.pdf)

--) Pistolitas de Azúcar: Cultura, Pop, and Whimsy Curated by Raquel De Anda
Opening Reception: Friday, May 11, 7:30 p.m. with DJ Chango
Exhibition Dates: May 11 - June 30
Artist Talk: Saturday, June 16 - 2 p.m.
Download the press release. (Pistolitas_press.pdf)

--) There's Going To Be Sorrow: Julio Morales Solo Exhibition
Opening Reception: Friday, March 9, 7p.m.
Exhibition Dates: March 10 - April 28
Download the press release. (Sorrow_press.pdf)

--) Galeria de la Raza launches New 35-year Digital Archive. The Digi-Archive includes over 200 exhibitions, images, research and artist info chronicling Galería de la Raza’s 35-year history, an invaluable research tool for Latino Arts & Culture in the U.S.!
(Digi_ArchiveRelease.pdf)

International Coverage

Art News from the San Francisco Bay Area by Yin-Ju Chen. Artist Magazine (Vol 359): April 2005, Taiwan.
(Magazine Cover) - 10MB || (Original Article1) - 7MB (Original Article2) - 7MB (English Translation)

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