Gender-Bending Night: Two-Spirit Poetry & Queer Rebels | de Young
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de Young Museum | 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco, CA
Event Details
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Friday Nights at the de Young | Fall 2018
One of San Francisco’s most celebrated after-hours museum events returns for a fall season of 2018.
These nine Friday Nights feature free admission to the main-level galleries highlighted by a reinterpretation of contemporary art in their permanent collection and new acquisitions called Specters of Disruption. In addition, Friday Nights will offer reduced-price tickets of $14 to the exhibition Contemporary Muslim Fashions from 6–8:30 pm.
Through social-media moments and in-person dialogue, visitors can engage and commune with the art and with one another in a warm and welcoming setting. Enjoy specialty drinks and mocktails, coffees, teas, and snacks. Bring your friends. Strike a pose at the selfie wall. Listen to music. Make art. Activities take place from 6–8:30 pm.
Friday Nights at the de Young presents Two-Spirit poetry readings and Gender-Bending performances in conjunction with Anthony Friedkin: The Gay Essay.
“Mother Maguey: The Gift of Life”, by Artist-in-Residence Viviana Paredes
Kimball Education Gallery
6:00 pm
An artist interested in the intersections of culture and environmental issues, Viviana Paredes is fascinated with the iconic maguey (agave), its mythology, and its many uses. Found throughout the Americas, the maguey has provided the staples of life necessary for human existence for thousands of years. People throughout the Americas use its many medicinal properties, granting the plant mythical powers in myths and stories told through the ages.Conversation: “The Bullycide Project”, led by CJ Grossman
Piazzoni Murals Room
6:30 pm
CJ Grossman shares community responses about suicide by teens who have been bullied. Through visual aids and conversation she educates visitors about ways to help prevent bullying.Live Performance by Queer Rebels
Wilsey Court
6:30 pm
Join us for the Queer Rebellion! Formed in late 2008 by artists KB Boyce and Celeste Chan, Queer Rebels breaks down doors for queer and trans artists of color, connects generations, and honors our histories with art for the future.
Two-Spirit Poetry Readings, Organized by Kim Shuck
Koret Auditorium
7:00 pm
Come listen to the words of some of the most dedicated and passionate Native people from our area as they share stories and poems. Featuring L. Frank, Jewell Gomez, and Phoenix AKA Jaynie. This reading is organized by poet and author Kim Shuck.Mixed-Media Art-Making Stations and Art Bar
Buchanan Court
6:00 pm
Every week, Friday Night at the de Young offers art making to encourage everyone, of all ages, to tap into their creativity.
Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.
Cost: FREE*
