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Changemaker Social 2013

Date: Friday June 07, 2013 7pm 

Where: 925 Mission Street, San Francisco CA 94103

Tickets:  http://2013changemaker.eventbrite.com/

Intersection for the Arts annual fundraiser Changemaker Social is an evening celebration of movement, the city, and how you + art make change. The Changemaker Social is a unique celebration of art that is purposeful and alive. It is an exploration of art through collaboration across boundaries that moves us to make things better. It is an [...]

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Ants in the City – Solo Exhibition by Su-Chen Hung

April 10  May 25, 2013

Opening Reception: Wednesday April 10, 2013, 7–9pm, FREE

Members VIP Reception: Wednesday April 10, 2013, 6–7pm, RSVP ryan@theintersection.org

Gallery Hours: Tuesdays – Saturdays, 12–6pm, FREE

Intersection for the Arts presents Ants in the City, a solo exhibition project by San Francisco-based artist Su-Chen Hung. 18th Century British poet William Blake wrote, “To see a world from a grain of sand,” and so Hung examines our world from the perspective of ants through three related video works and installations: Ants in the [...]

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Off the Grid Every Friday: LIVE MUSIC for May 2013

When: Friday afternoons, 12 to 2pm

Where: Minna Street tunnel, btwn 5th St & Mary Alley

FREE

All performances are FREE and happen every Friday afternoon from 12 to 2pm in collaboration with Off The Grid‘s food trucks! Location: Minna Street tunnel, between 5th Street and Mary Alley, near corner of 5th and Mission Streets.  Click here for map! *************************************************************************** FRIDAY MAY 3, 2013, 12 to 2pm THE NICE GUY TRIO Darren Johnston – trumpet; Rob Reich [...]

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Jazz at Intersection: Touch and Go Sextet

When: Thursday June 13, 2013 at 8pm

Where: 925 Mission Street Suite 109

Ticketshttp://jazzintersectionjune13.eventbrite.com

TOUCH AND GO SEXTET Vijay Anderson – drums; Aaron Bennett – reeds; Darren Johnston – trumpet; Ben Goldberg – clarinet; Sheldon Brown – reeds; Lisa Mezzacappa – bass In writing music for this group, composer and drummer Vijay Anderson tried to incorporate the personalities of each individual member of the group along with innovations of past to present great American composers, including Thelonious Monk, Ornette Coleman, [...]

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Jazz at Intersection: Kasey Knudsen Sextet + Knudsen/Arkin/Coleman Trio

When: Sunday June 23, 2013 at 2pm

Where: 925 Mission Street Suite 109

Ticketshttp://jazzintersectionjune23.eventbrite.com

KASEY KNUDSEN SEXTET + KNUDSEN/ARKIN/COLEMAN TRIO Kasey Knudsen – saxophone; Henry Hung – trumpet; Rob Ewing – trombone; Michael Coleman – piano; Doug Stuart – bass; Jon Arkin – drums Kasey Knudsen is a San Francisco based saxophonist, composer, and educator. She earned her BA in Jazz Composition from Berklee College of Music in 2001. Since relocating to the San Francisco Bay Area, Knudsen has been [...]

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Off the Grid Every Friday: LIVE MUSIC for June 2013

When: Friday afternoons, 12 to 2pm

Where: Minna Street tunnel, btwn 5th St & Mary Alley

FREE

All performances are FREE and happen every Friday afternoon from 12 to 2pm in collaboration with Off The Grid‘s food trucks! Location: Minna Street tunnel, between 5th Street and Mary Alley, near corner of 5th and Mission Streets.  Click here for map! *************************************************************************** FRIDAY JUNE 7, 2013, 12 to 2pm LES GWAN JUPONS: VINTAGE CARIBBEAN PARTY MUSIC   [...]

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The World Premiere of Intersection for the Arts & Campo Santo’s The River

Date: April 11 - May 04 / *Press Opening April 15;  Thurs - Sun 8pm

Where: A.C.T Costume Shop 1117 Market Street 

Ticket info: TheRiver2013.eventbrite.com

 

 

Richard Montoya of Culture Clash collaborates with Intersection for the Arts resident theater company Campo Santo, and its co-founder Sean San José, to create The River. The play is part of Montoya’s larger series, “The Border Series”, that explores themes of identity, California and its people, and the many types of borders they encounter and cross.     THE STORY The [...]

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Experience Jazz: A Conversation with Ben Goldberg

THIS SUNDAY, MAY 28th at 8pm: Catch the Ben Goldberg Quartet perform compositions from Ben’s recent projects, including songs from his recently released and highly acclaimed records Subatomic Particle Homesick Blues and Unfold Ordinary Mind .  Tickets to the performance are available HERE Another interview brought to you from our Oberlin Conservatory intern Chase.  I will let Chase introduce this one from [...]

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Experience Jazz: A Conversation with Terrence Brewer

Interview with Terrence Brewer by Chase Kuesel, 18 year old Oberlin Conservatory intern, is part of Intersection’s Spring 2013 Jazz Program. Fet ticket to see TERRENCE BREWER & CITIZEN RHYTHM FEATURING JOE COHEN on THURSDAY, APRIL 18th at 8pm HERE .   Chase Kuesel: Talk about how you got started in music. What drew you to the guitar? Terrence Brewer: I started [...]

Experience Jazz: A conversation with jazz pianist Joe Warner

Another amazing interview! Our intern Chase spoke with jazz pianist Joe Warner about musical inspiration and education… And don’t forget to check out this week’s Terrence Brewer & Citizen Rhythm featuring Joe Cohen         Chase Kuesel: Talk about your beginnings in music. What drew you to jazz and the piano? Joe Warner: My Dad [...]

Incubator Projects: Happening this Month

Harmonious chamber music, dancing into early summer, and negotiations with time; Intersection’s collaborators are up to something wonderful this month– Be A Part of It! Below are highlights and upcoming events of our Incubator Projects, Intersection’s program of assistance and fiscal sponsorship.

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Gardening Art Mapping Environment (GAME): Youth creating green spaces

The Gardening Art Mapping Environment workshop was a collaboration between Intersection for the Arts, West Bay Pilipino Community Center, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and Holy Stitch! Through this collaboration, the youth participants from West Bay mapped green space in their SOMA/Tenderloin neighborhoods and took field trips to Crissy Field, Herons Head and the Tenderloin National Forest. These [...]

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Experience Jazz: A Conversation with Lisa Mezzacappa

Last weeks performance  Les Gwan Jupons at Sunday’s Jazz Matinee, March 17 featured bassist Lisa Mezzacappa.  She talks to Chase Kuesel, Intersection’s Oberlin Conservatory intern, and shares her love of the SF jazz scene (January 24, 2013). ___________________________________________________________________________________  Chase Kuesel: Talk about your beginnings in music. What drew you to the bass? Lisa Mezzacappa: I grew up playing a bunch [...]

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Experience Jazz: An conversation with musician Howard Wiley

“Always be soulful. Always go for the thing that touches you.” Here’s another great interview by Chase Kuesel, 18 year old Oberlin Conservatory intern.  This one is with Howard Wiley from January 23, 2013. And, dont miss the Howard Wiley Quartet: I LOVE THE 80s performance on Thursday, March 28th, 2013! ___________________________________________________________________________________ 

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World Premiere of THE RIVER, Written by Richard Montoya

For Immediate Release PRESS CONTACT: Irene Faye Duller, Communications Manager irene@theintersection.org TICKETS ON SALE NOW:  Intersection for the Arts and Campo Santo present THE RIVER The world premiere of a new play by Richard Montoya, acclaimed playwright and Culture Clash Co-founder.  Co-created and directed by Sean San José, Campo Santo Co-Founder.   April 11 through [...]

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Jazz at Intersection Spring 2013 Season

For Immediate Release: Media Contact: Kevin B. Chen, Program Director | kevin@theintersection.org or Irene Faye Duller, Communications Manager | irene@theintersection.org   Intersection for the Arts presents Jazz At Intersection Spring Series 2013   Thursday February 14, 2013 8pm Opening Show: Marcus Shelby Trio Featuring Tiffany Austin www.jazzintersectionFeb14.eventbrite.com Sunday February 24, 2013 2pm Amendola vs. Blades [...]

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5Ws WHO Sculpture Unveiling (media release)

For Immediate Release PRESS CONTACT: Rebeka Rodriguez, Program Director, rebeka@theintersection.org, (415) 626-2787 x108 Irene Faye Duller, Communications Manager, Irene@theintersection.org Intersection for the Arts Presents: 5Ws WHO SCULPTURE UNVEILED IN 5th/Mission Neighborhood A project of 5MPlaceWorks Launch of a public art sculpture, installation and community conversation piece in Mint Plaza February 27 – July 1, 2013 [...]

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INTERSECTION IN RECENT NEWS

March 2013   5Ws WHO Sculpture Project: Public Art Invades SoMa (PHOTOS) by Hannah Bricker. “Intersection for the Arts unveiled the first in its series of five public installations Wednesday night in Mint Plaza. The sculpture is part of the 5Ws project: an effort to install question words throughout SoMa.” Read full article w/ pictures HERE.   February [...]

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Intersection for the Arts Partners to Activate Public Spaces at San Francisco Trolley Dances and the SF Urban Prototyping Festival (Press Release)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 10, 2012 Media Contact: Deborah Cullinan 415.626.2787 x 105 press@theintersection.org   Intersection for the Arts Partners to Activate Public Spaces at San Francisco Trolley Dances and the SF Urban Prototyping Festival  Art, technology, civic, and design communities come together for free public events at 5M on October 20th and 21st SAN FRANCISCO, [...]

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The 5Ws Project, A New Destination Point Along the Trailblazing Route (Press Release)

Intersection Opens The 5Ws Project, A New Destination Point Along the Trailblazing Route   September 12, 2012 Mary Street at Mission (between 5th and 6th) San Francisco, CA 94103 1:30PM | Free | http://5ws.eventbrite.com/   San Francisco, CA – August 20, 2012 – Intersection for the Arts through its 5MPlaceWorks initiative is proud to announce [...]

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TRIANGLE LAB PROJECTS

Projects Spunk (2012) A series of Triangle Lab experiments surrounded the production of Spunk, exploring how other voices could connect to and enrich our understanding of the play, and how Bruns audiences could participate in a way that let them access their creative selves. Youth residencies in Oakland and San Francisco explored the theme of home (a [...]

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Keep On Moving, Don’t Stop: New Measures Encourage New Audiences

Here’s an article from Mercury News’ correspondent Lou Fancher on the program horizon for The Triangle Lab’s current and upcoming projects:  The launch of the Artist-Investigator experiments and border-crossing explorations with Califas. Read complete article HERE.

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APPLY NOW: The Artist-Investigator Project

The Triangle Lab Announces a Call for Proposals   What’s the Triangle Lab?A joint program of Intersection for the Arts and California Shakespeare Theater, the Triangle Lab is investigating how more people can participate in theater-making in more and different ways. We’re a lab because we’re experimenting, and a triangle because we’re interested in the [...]

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INTERSECTION FOR THE ARTS AND CALIFORNIA SHAKESPEARE THEATER ANNOUNCE JOINT VENTURE, “THE TRIANGLE LAB”

Berkeley, CA – The East Bay’s California Shakespeare Theater and San Francisco’s Intersection for the Arts announce The Triangle Lab and the program’s new online home, www.thetrianglelab.org. Seeded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the two companies have formed the lab as a framework for collaborative experiments in theater-making, seeking to expand [...]

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Mobile Media Project: Youth Forging Community Solutions with Digital Tools

What makes our days truly vivid and meaningful here at Intersection for the Arts, are dynamo programs like this one: Mobile Media Workshop. A powerful collaboration between Intersection, The Triangle Lab, TILT, and City Crossroads – the drive was to offer a free mobile media production workshop for 12 San Francisco and 12 Oakland youth [...]

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April 19 Arts In Dialogue presents: Jonathan Moscone in Conversation

When: Thursday, April 19th

Location: 925 Mission Street, #109

Tickets: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3244493367

Arts In Dialogue presents: Jonathan Moscone in Conversation On Thursday, April 19th, the YBCBD is proud to announce their second Arts In Dialogue event featuring Jonathan Moscone, presently in his 12th season as the Artistic Director of the California Shakespeare Theater. Most recently he directed the world premiere of Ghost Light, which he co-created and [...]

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The Triangle Lab: What’s in a Name?

Rebecca Novick, Triangle Lab Director, discusses the naming of the innovative collaboration between Cal Shakes and Intersection for the Arts. Blog entry: Originally posted on the Cal Shakes Blog on January 30, 2012   The Triangle Lab: What’s in a Name? By Rebecca Novick Last August, I was invited by Jonathan Moscone and Deborah Cullinan [...]

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Intersection for the Arts is a leading-edge arts and community development organization that connects people and communities across physical, social, cultural, and economic boundaries to instigate change.