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Check this out. I dont think the focus will be graffiti art, but looks like an interesting Art Walk led by and showcasing local artists.
August 28 · 12:00pm – 6:00pm

Please join us for a walking tour of artwork curated and created by current and previous participants of Intersection’s Leadership Training Program. We will meet at Intersection for the Arts at 12pm and walk to participating locations. The Regeneration Art Walk will include paintings, photographs, installations, sculpture, video and dance. This multi-location exhibition set in the windows of local businesses explores regeneration as an integral aspect of growth in our personal lives and the lives of our communities. The storefronts and city streets remind us that sharing our art in public spaces helps to enliven communities.

Artists explore the theme of regeneration through the lens of personal fashion, image, and identity. It is woven into sexual histories; experienced within the renewal of spirit and one’s kinesthetic relationship with nature; taken to cosmic realms where Mother Nature and technology collide; and used to question what happens to the human body and one’s perception of it when it is revamped and reconstituted into virtual form.

The guided art walk on Aug 28th will allow the community an opportunity to hear about each artist’s creative process and response to the theme of regeneration. Much of the work will stay in the storefronts in the weeks preceding and following the art walk, allowing a larger number of people to see the show. As emerging leaders in the arts, current and previous interns are uniquely situated to explore how art can be used to facilitate regeneration in their personal lives, the lives of their communities, and within their continuing work as arts advocates.

Participating artists and locations include:
Daria Kaufman, Intersection for the Arts (446 Valencia)
Saluzdina Banderas, Borderland Books (866 Valencia)
Megan R. Orr, Ellsworth William Scott Architect (871 Valencia)
Ana Bedolla, Paxton Gate (824 Valencia)
Bianca Ana Chavez, Modern Times Books (888 Valencia)
Rhonda Pagnozzi, Dog Eared Books (900 Valencia)
Angela Dix, Five and Diamond (510 Valencia)

thought, it’s not clear if JoseNoz can lead the class any longer, but I’d be down to work with someone to build a list of spots to hit on a walking tours. I bet we can “crowd source” the teaching if you know what I mean.

drop me a line if anyone is interested in making this happen:

rsarabi @ gmail.com

This would have to be a walking tour, it’s not enough to just look at pictures. You have to experience and get to know the environment in which it was created. The setting is part of the art.

This sounds pretty fun. Jose, are you going to teach this class in a sitting “class” or are you thinking something more “street” driven. I ask as I’ve been wanting to take my camera on a walking tour of the mission and check out street art for a while. Not sure if “walking tour” was what you have in mind. Regardless…looking forward to putting all my Juxtapose readings to the test :-)