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Gary ‘Ice Cold 3000’ Morgan (center) dances with Mud Water Theatre members during rehearsal for ‘Mud Water IV’ at the Bayview Opera House. Created by My-Linh Le, the dance theatre piece will premiere at Dance Mission Theater on Nov. 18. (Juliana Yamada/KQED) I had the pleasure of interviewing artist, dancer, and choreographer My-Linh Le about her latest production, Mud Water IV premiering at Dance Mission Theater. You can read the article published to KQED Art & Culture section here.
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Into the Country of Our Kitchen: An Anthology from the Interdisciplinary Writers’ Lab of 2021 From Empanadas, to Marigolds, Post-Colonial Cha and Baptisms, join us for this reading featuring emerging US-based writers from the 2021 Interdisciplinary Writers Lab (IWL), presented by Kearny Street Workshop and the Asian Art Museum. The 2021 Into the Country of Our Kitchen anthology is here. And it’s giving “recipes for wholeness”. The book and this event represent the culmination of a three-month multi-genre, border-less journey of fifteen artists who…
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About Reclaiming the Future “What is at stake for the human animal in this critical moment in our evolution? Will we survive this “technological adolescence”? How can we reclaim optimism in the face of future technology? On August 17, 2019, a group of creative thinkers and makers will assemble to consider these questions in a radical new conversation format. Unfiltered. Unmoderated. A Long Conversation is a relay of two-person dialogues for a set period of time, unified by a common…
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I’m excited to give an artist talk over at Real Time Space Studios. I’m currently working on a text-based artwork about genomic research, informed consent, and contemporary science. It’s going to be extra special considering one of my favorite people will be giving an artist talk as well – Heather Dewey-Hagborg! Please join me on Wednesday, July 24th, from 7-9 pm at 125 10th Street, Oakland, CA 94607. Heather Dewey-Hagborg is a transdisciplinary artist and educator who is interested in…
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The first season of PRNT SCRN has officially ended! It’s been such an incredible learning experience. For this episode, I speak with Bay Area-based artist Jenny Odell. Learn more below! Lastly, and most important, I want to thank the brilliant team over at Art Practical! They’ve given me an awesome home to create the content for PRNT SCRN. Special thanks to Leila Weefur (EIC for Audio/Visual), Marissa Deitz (Editor), Vivian Sming (EIC for online publication), Michele Carlson (Executive Director), Fiona…
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I have been invited to be a panelist for a discussion titled, “Making Art in the Age of #45” as a part of public programming at Kala Institute. Bay Area-based artist Christy Chan invited me and I am constantly humbled and honored for these opportunities. In 2015, I wrote a review of Christy Chan’s performance for online art publication Art Practical. She will re-enact The Long Distance Call at New Normal / Old Normal – a performance and panel discussion.…
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“Liberator by Cody Wilson, printed by James Morgan.” medium: 3d print ABS, 2013 (Photo courtesy of the artist.) Cherri Lakey for KQED writes, “Curators James Morgan and Dorothy Santos have put together an impressive exhibition of 22 artists from the U.S. and abroad to visually weigh in on the hot button topic of guns and all the territory that comes with it.” Please read the rest here.
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Call to Artists: American Gun Show Open call for artwork: Few technologies have had the impact on civilization that the gun has had. With a storied history of a millennium and having been woven into American culture, it is not surprising that it is as contentious as it is empowering. Dorothy Santos and James Morgan are bringing together a series of works across media that consider all sides of this technology. From the historic use in war to the representations in…
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When: Friday, August 7, 2015 Time: 5:00pm– 7:30pm Location: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Front Door Gallery As a culmination of the public programming associated with the current Room for Big Ideas project, Conceiving Place, Bay Area-based writer Dorothy Santos will be in conversation with Mabel Negrete on her work and ask questions that focus on social practice, defining place, current social and political climates, as well as how the project has evolved since its inception. The conversation…
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Dear Family and Friends, I devote my time to many projects. One of those special projects is serving as Hyphen magazine’s art editor. Hyphen is an all-volunteer Asian American culture and politics online and print magazine. We tell stories that don’t make it to mainstream media. We share experiences of our Asian American brothers and sisters. We spread awareness of diverse issues within our community. We do it because we love it. And we know that each story and piece of artwork benefits our entire…
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writer | artist | scholar
Dorothy R. Santos, Ph.D. 