RADIANT STATES
FEB. 3 - APRIL 14
Between the luminous glow of resistance and the agonizing struggle for change is solidarity, a radiating—but perhaps challenging and contradictory—light connecting neighbors across the street and allies around the globe.
MIRRORS
APRIL 12 - JUNE 1
Direct and impactful, Bayeté Ross Smith’s work explores perception and misperception, the performance of identity, and the culturally blurry line between violence which is considered recreational and that which is deplorable and criminal.
MENAEXPERIMENTAL
APRIL 12
The Arts at CIIS, in collaboration with Artists’ Television Access, presents MENA Experimental, experimental film and new media from the Middle East, North Africa, and their diasporas.
GUILLERMOGÓMEZ-PEÑA
FRIDAY, APRIL 27
The Arts at CIIS, in collaboration with the CIIS MFA program, presents renowned performance artist, philosopher and “deviant shaman”, Guillermo Gómez-Peña, for an evening of spoken word and ritual performance.
CIIS MAIN BUILDING GALLERIES
1453 Mission Street 3rd and 4th Floor Corridors Monday-Friday: 9 am-6:30 pm (Excluding Holidays) Saturday and Sunday: 9 am-3pmMinna street gallery
695 Minna Street 2nd floor Monday-Friday: 9 am-6 pm (Excluding Holidays) Closed WeekendsCURRENT EXHIBITIONS
The Arts at CIIS maintains an active program of 12 to 15 exhibitions per year, making visible a diverse array of voices grappling with today's urgent social, ecological, and aesthetic questions. We are currently focusing on the complexities, histories, and challenges of our relationship with the landscape, whether through myth, memory, or revealing natural processes.
CHROMA
Reframing Pluralism in Photographic Exhibitions and Publications
CHROMA is an exhibition and publications project of The Arts at CIIS, fostering pluralism within the field of photography and lens-based media by supporting the work of emerging artists of African, Latino, Native American, Middle Eastern, North African, Asian, and Pacific Island heritage.
EXHIBITION ARCHIVES
Exhibiting artists since January 2010 include: Pablo Cristi, Maria Adela Diaz, Pato Hebert, Jesse Houlding, Deborah Jack, Christopher Lavery, Oscar Palacio, Omar Pimienta, Karen Seneferu, Pallavi Sharma, Shizue Siegel, Masako Takahashi, Cynthia Tom, Julie Tsuchiya, Renee Prisble Una, Annie Vought, Debra Walker, Suné Woods, and Ethan Worden.
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BUILDING COMMUNITIES
Working with student organizations to foster dialogue about the intersections between art and other disciplines, and participating in local efforts to use the arts to empower individuals and communities, we strive to build community through the arts, both within the Institute and beyond.
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With 12-15 annual art exhibitions, artist lectures, and interdisciplinary conversations, The Arts at CIIS promotes dialogue across disciplines, and within and between communities, about the arts, visual culture, and social change. The Arts at CIIS relies on the generosity of its donors to fulfill its mission of celebrating creativity, community engagement, and integrative approaches to the social questions facing contemporary society through art. We thank you in advance for your generous contribution.