The Living Past: Innovating Tradition in the Arts - OPENING October 28, 2010

Opening reception Thursday, Oct 28; 6:30-7:30PM; exhibit runs October 28 - January 9

The Living Past: Innovating Tradition in the Arts
A group exhibition co-curated with Lydia Nakashima Degarrod

Opening Reception:
Thursday, October 28; 6:30PM- 7:30PM
(preceded by a special event for alumni and donors)
CIIS Main Building, 3rd Floor

Symposium:
Borderlands: A Conversation about Immigration and the Arts
November 13, 2010 2:00pm-5:00pm at CounterPULSE, 1310 Mission Street (at 9th)

This exhibit celebrates the threads that keep us connected to our cultural traditions by presenting works of artists who use traditional elements from their cultures to address contemporary issues. The artists draw from a vast variety of cultures: San Francisco's Chinatown, the murals of East Los Angeles, Japanese American internment camps, Hawaii, the Mexico/ United States border, Guatemala, Iran, Japan, and West Africa. The traditional is used as inspiration, material and/or technique, as these artists help us break the boundaries of time and space.

This exhibition is being held in conjunction with Performing Diaspora, CounterPULSE's festival featuring dance, music, theater, media and interdisciplinary artists who are using traditional forms as a basis for experiment and innovation. Join the conversation at www.counterpulse.org.

Exhibition dates:
CIIS Main Building, 3rd Floor
October 28, 2010 - January 9, 2011

Official Website: http://www.ciis.edu/About_CIIS/The_Arts_at_CIIS/Exhibits.html