2007-2008 - Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

THE WAY THAT WE RHYME IN MOTION
Mar 29, 2008 // Galleries and Forum
Join us for a full day of events and evening performances
to accompany the exhibition The Way That We Rhyme.
Our gallery hours will be extended to 8 pm to accommodate
a marathon schedule of exhibition tours, panel
discussions, film screenings, workshops and interactive
performances by the likes of such leading ladies as
Vaginal Davis, MK Guth, Stephanie Syjuco and others,
culminating in a one-night only performance with Nao
Bustamante and Julie Atlas Muz.
ARTISTS INSIGHT: URBAN BUSH WOMEN IN
CONVERSATION
Apr 5, 2008 // Novellus Theater at YBCA
Join us for a pre-show conversation with Jawolle Willa Jo
Zollar of Urban Bush Women and YBCA Executive Director
Kenneth Foster.
ARTISTS INSIGHT: CENTRAL ASIA
Apr 13, 2008 // Silk Road House,944 University
Ave, Berkeley, CA
A new generation of artists from Central Asia are making
moves on the international art scene. Join curator
Elena Sorokina in a conversation with artists from Tracing
Roads through Central Asia as they share the recent
success of artists from the region. Delve deeper into the
emerging themes and issues around creative expression
in Central Asia with artists Gulnara Kasmalieva and
Muratbek Djoumaliev, who will share details about their
practice in Bishkek; scholar Zhanara Naunuzbayeva
will present her research on the history of “contemporary
art” in Kazakhstan.
YBCA 07_08 ANNUAL REPORT / BIG IDEA 3: IDENTITY SHIFTS / PUBLIC PROGRAMS / P. 26