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Open Studios July 11, 2009, 10:00 PM to July 12, 2009, 6:00 PMPlace: Taller Tupac AmauLocation: Oakland, CA Come to our bi-annual, summer edition, Open Studio in Oakland. We will exhibit all the latest work of TALLER TUPAC AMARU members Jesus Barraza, Melanie Cervantes and Favianna Rodr... read more » Dignidad Rebelde-Art in Action June 20, 2009, 1:00 PM to August 15, 2009, 6:00 PMPlace: Galeria de la RazaLocation: San Francisco, CA Part 1 of Galeria de La Raza Raza's Contrabando Series Exhibition Contrabando (Smuggled Goods) is a fresh new three-part exhibition series that invites individual artists or arti... read more » Prints & Posters by the Taller Tupac Amaru June 1, 2009, 9:00 AM to July 31, 2009, 5:00 PMPlace: Asian Resource GalleryLocation: Oakland Chinatown, CA Reception & Print sale: Thursday, June 25th, 6pm Refreshments & Music Prints, Posters & tShirts for Sale For more info contact Greg Morozumi at 510.532.9692 read more » DIGNIDAD REBELDE-The Art of Protest April 1, 2009, 6:00 PM to April 26, 2009, 12:00 AMPlace: Pueblo NuevoLocation: Berkeley, CA Dignidad Rebelde is a project created by activist-artists Jesus Barraza and Melanie Cervantes. It acts as a space for collaboration and artistic skill-sharing that is grounded in ... read more » Stencilada March 28, 2009, 1:00 PM to March 28, 2009, 5:00 PMPlace: CELLSpaceLocation: San Francisco, CA Stencil Archive and CELLspace present Stencilada Join CELLspace in an unveiling of eight panels of stencil and multi-media works by local and national artists. The Metal Shop a... read more » |
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Rio Yañez recently did a short interview with Melanie, Rio posted it on his blog and i am reposting here for all to see.
From Rio's Blog:
I got a chance to hang out and interview artist Melanie Cervantes about her work, opinions on Post-Chicano art, and her upcoming exhibit Dignidad Rebelde – Art in Action at Galeria de la Raza in San Francisco. The video clip above is Melanie talking about the exhibit.
Screen printing workshop at Galeria de la Raza from Jesus Barraza on Vimeo.
This weekend Melanie and I taught a screen printing workshop at the Galeria de la Raza in the San Francisco Mission District where we have an exhibit up. We stayed in the gallery afterward to make some screen printed shirts and patches. This is an interview with a young man from the Mission who came into look at the exhibit, telling us what he liked about the t-shirt we gave him.

I ran into this article (on Intersections) about youth in Mexico DF getting into Tektonik movement that started in the immigrant suburbs of France. Learn more here.

TONIGHT! June 26th-Representando Raices de Resistencia benefit for Huaxtec and HOMEY delegates of the Indigenous Youth Delegations to Guatemala and Palestine. Come enjoy some birria and Palestinian dishes as you listen to live music. Get to buy some dope art by local artists(Dignidad Rebelde will be tabling there!). Talk to the delegates live from Guatemala City. Last but not least, get to see the premier screening of SLINGSHOT: HIP-HOP!!!
In Solidarity, In Joint Struggle!
The event is from 5-10pm at Eastside Arts Alliance located at 2277 International Blvd. Oakland, CA 94606. Email natilllas@gmail.com for questions.

Check out a art jam-installation blitz that exploded after an afternoon at the Firehouse studio.
Click through for more pictures...

Check out this new poster I've been working on...I have to say it took me a while to figure out what is going on in Iran and it seems like many places things are complicated. In the end there are many people struggling against oppression and to have their voice heard. As far away as we are from Iran we need to stand in solidarity with the people fighting for change and make sure that they have the opportunity to determine their own future.

Art Reception for TALLER TUPAC AMARU
Reception & Print Sale: Thurs., June 25th, 6 pm
Refreshments & Music
Prints, Posters & TShirts for Sale!
Asian Resource Gallery
310 eighth st. / harrison
Oakland Chinatown

I am so happy to share the 2009 San Francisco Dyke march poster design. Since I met Ani Rivera my contact for the Dyke March committee, a few years ago, I wanted to do the design.She was a pleasure tot work with and I am really happy about being able to visually interpret this year's theme: Dyke Rights = Human Rights, Human Rights = Dyke Rights. The best part of the experience was one day when I sent a version of the poster for feed back and I could hear all the women in the background jubilantly yelling "make her fat, make her old, make her a leather butch!"Never had I heard women embrace aspects of a woman that mainstream society marginalizes so happily. It was the best feedback session I ever had.
The 17th Annual San Francisco Dyke March 2009
Saturday, June 27th, 2009
Starting from Dolores Park, at 18th and Dolores
Rally and Stage Begins @ 3:00 p.m.
March Takes Off @ 7:00 p.m.
Dyke Rights = Human Rights
Human Rights = Dyke Rights
"At the San Francisco Dyke March, we gather to experience and celebrate our collected energies, to acknowledge our many communities, to learn from our incredible diversity, to respect each other, and to create new ways to share our resources. We have pride for good reason: Dykes participate in every aspect of political, social and artistic institutions, illuminating issues of social justice wherever we are. . . "

We had an opening last friday for our exhibit at Galeria de la Raza, part of the exhibit was taking over the Billboard on 24th & Bryant...check it out!

Part 1 of Galeria de La Raza Raza's Contrabando Series Exhibition
Contrabando (Smuggled Goods) is a fresh new three-part exhibition series that invites individual artists or artist collectives to "move into" the gallery space to create a dynamic studio and public meeting place. Part 1 will feature Dignidad Rebelde, a Bay Area artists/activists collective composed of Jesus Barraza and Melanie Cervantes. Based out of a print collective in Oakland, Dignidad Rebelde is committed to producing and distributing screen-printed political posters and fostering a resurgence in the screen printing medium for social change.
Exhibitions Dates: Sat, June 20th - Saturday, August 15th
2857 24th St
San Francisco, CA 94110