How can Hayes Valley Art Works support the endeavors of artists who want to participate in this Community Creation Space?

An opportunity for interested artists to experience the space, to discuss project ideas, to imagine collaborations, and to explore how their creations could relate to one another.

• 1:00 Welcome, Introduction, and Tour of Hayes Valley Art Works

• 1:30 Artist Introductions and opportunity for artists to discuss their work

• 2:00 Facilitated Q&A Session with Hayes Valley Art Works leadership

• 2:30 Refreshments and Conversation

This event is open to the public - members of the broader community, as well as practicing artists, are encouraged to participate!

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:

senseofplace LAB emerges in the interdisciplinary space of art, architecture and social engagement. It was founded as an artistic laboratory by Laura Halsey Brown in San Francisco in 2008, based on research/art in NYC and the Netherlands since 2000. senseofplace LAB develops interactive collaborative experiments that investigate the concept 'sense of place' and foster being 'present in place'.

Sonja Hinrichsen examines urban and natural environments through exploration and research. Her work manifests in immersive video installations and interventions in nature. Her participatory project “Snow Drawings” engages communities worldwide. "In my artwork I examine environments – urban, industrial as well as natural environments. I am interested in the intersection between place – city or nature – and human perception and utilization thereof, throughout history."

Emma Spertus is an artist, teacher, arts facilitator, and founding director of Real Time & Space, a collective studio and residency program in Oakland. She holds an MFA from Hunter College in New York. She has taught and lectured at Kala Art Institute, Mills College, CCA, UC Davis, and SF State. Her work has been included in shows at White Columns (NY), The Lab (SF), Romer Young Gallery (SF), Important Projects (Oakland), Stairwell's (SF), and Dorsky Gallery (NY). As well as starting the Real Time & Space residency program, she has attended residencies at the Headlands Center for the Arts, Oxbow, and Contemporary Artist Center. She was a founding member of Rock Paper Scissors Collective in Oakland.