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Please take some time to visit KQED Arts today. I am honored to be included in Christian L. Frock‘s piece “Beyond the Studio: What do Artists/Writers/Curators Need?” I highly encourage reading through the thoughtful responses from members of the arts community such as Anuradha Vikram, Megan Wilson, Christine Wong Yap, Elizabeth Travelslight, Matthew Harrison Tedford, Taraneh Hemami, Matt Sussman, and Rhiannon E MacFadyen. It would be great […]
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Feeling incredibly honored to be a part of the latest edition of SFAQ. The issue is focused on arts and technology. I contributed answers to Peter Dobey’s article, “What is Arts and Technology?”. Some of the other contributors to the piece include an all star line-up of community leaders, educators, and creatives such as Ben Valentine, […]
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On Saturday, May 10th from 2-4 pm at The Wattis Institute located at 360 Kansas Street (San Francisco, CA), I will be presenting at Strategies for Survival: Discussions on Artist’s Space in the Bay Area. The event brings together local artists, arts workers, and attending audience members and welcomes a presentation of case studies on various tactics implemented […]
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Some days I feel like this. I am trying my best to survive these last two months of grad school! It’s been quite the eye opening experience. For those of you who are wondering, I pulled this from #whatshouldwecallgradschool (such a great site). GIFs and memes have been helping me with all the stress. Over […]
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January is coming to a close! How is this possible? In any case, this is long overdue, but I figured I would look back at 2013 to re-invigorate and remind myself of what is possible in 2014! January – Curated a solo exhibition for sound artist, musician, and composer David Molina at Asterisk SF Magazine […]
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SAN FRANCISCO — As fleets of shuttle buses take employees to their respective Silicon Valley campuses, resentment and tension grows in the Bay Area. Last week, protesters blocked one such Google bus in an effort to draw attention to the widening gap between the technology industry and the communities it affects; a union organizer impersonated a tech […]
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The Honeymoon’s Over: Reflecting on the Internet Utopianism and the Arts Published to The Civic Beat
A couple of weeks ago, I had the privilege of co-presenting on a panel with An Xiao Mina and Ben Valentine. Below is my excerpt of the full write up by all three of us published to The Civic Beat! Exciting!! Please feel free to share thoughts and comments. Or feel free to connect with […]
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I am THRILLED to co-present along with An Xiao Mina and Ben Valentine at the Dissident Futures Art and Ideas Festival. Please RSVP through YBCA’s site here. It will be good times and lots of great conversation. It’s been a great year thus far. Although it’s been extremely challenging to balance work, school, and freelance […]
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I can’t believe it has taken me a month to post anything! There has been so much activity to report as well. I had the opportunity to visit the Headlands Center for the Arts with my cohort. It was a great experience seeing the artists studios, meeting Satch Hoyt, and Todos Por La Praxis during […]
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ATTN: BAY AREA ARTISTS & CURATORS!! SOMArts Cultural Center is now accepting applications for the Commons Curatorial Residency program! Artists/curators selected for exhibition funding receive project grants up to $3,000, exhibition space in the SOMArts Main Gallery, installation, technical and event production support, and community engagement/public relations support valued at $23,000. Want to learn more? RSVP […]
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writer | artist | scholar
Dorothy R. Santos, Ph.D. 