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Community Exhibits/Events The Women of AWE AWE at CMC Art and Music Event Please join us for an exciting art and music event on Friday December 6, 1-3pm! Artwork by Art With Elders (AWE) participants will be on display at the Community Music Center (CMC) Concert Hall and and 552 Capp St. building. Coro Solera, the CMC Solera Singers of Mission Neighborhood Center will perform a set of their favorite songs and light refreshments will be served. Come down and enjoy this special afternoon with us! Accessible, free of charge and open to the public. Featured artists come from arts workshops at the Mission Neighborhood Centers, Inc., Curry Senior Center, Community Living Campaign, Openhouse, Crescent Park, Dr. George W. Davis Senior Center, and AWE Open Studios. In addition to art on display in the Concert Hall, an exhibit of music-themed art will be exhibited Nov. 20-Jan. 31, 2025 in the newly renovated building at Community Music Center at 552 Capp St., next door neighbor to their original building at 544 Capp St. Parking Public Transit Community Music Center (CMC), founded in 1921, is a nonprofit music school and performance space with branches in the Mission and Richmond Districts. Community Music Center makes high quality music accessible to people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities, regardless of financial means. Public Exhibit – “For the Love of It” featuring artists from the AWE program at Laguna Honda Hospital 375 Laguna Honda Blvd., SF, CA 94116 – Thu. Mar. 8, 2024 – TBD, 1st Floor Lobby. Public Exhibit – AWE Artists at Imago Gallery Trinity St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
AWE Traveling Exhibit AWE Artists at Imago Gallery Trinity St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Online Exhibits Online Exhibit – Celebrating Black History and Women’s History Online Exhibit – AWE Artist Feature: Pearl Pooner Previous Exhibits and Events
AWE Exhibit at SF Disability and Aging Services
Nov. 2023 – Nov. 2024 This exhibit, hosted by Disability and Aging Services SF, features artworks created by seniors participating in the Art With Elders (AWE) program. The exhibiting artists represent a diverse cross section of older adults from the SF Bay Area and beyond.See our traveling Exhibit page to view featured art The Happiness Project at Joyce Gordon Gallery – Sep. 8-21, 2024 Art With Elders and Teaching Artist Virginia Jourdan presents The Happiness Project AWE at neuro42 – Wed. Jul. 17 – TBD, 2024 – AWE artists featured in Radical Resilience at Ruth’s Table – Public exhibit Mar. 28 – June 7, 2024 – 3160 21st St. SF, CA
– Exhibit of AWE artists at Rhoda Goldman Plaza – Public exhibit runs Apr. 7 – Jun. 20, 2024, 2180 Post St, SF, CA AWE 31st Annual Exhibit at Genentech South Bay Campus – Tue. Jul. 9 – Thu. Aug. 8, 2024 AWE at Ruth’s Table – Pride Exhibit 2024 – Art With Elders (AWE) is excited to celebrate Pride Month with Ruth’s Table. This exhibit features art created by AWE participants taking classes at Openhouse Bob Ross LGBTQ Senior Center and at Laguna Honda Hospital. The exhibit runs from Tue. 6/25-7/26.Ruth’s Table – 3160 21st Street San Francisco, CA 94110 – Gallery hours Tue.-Fri. 10a-5p.All are invited to attend the Pride Party at Ruth’s Table on Thursday June 27, 5-8pm – free of charge and accessible. Visit the Ruth’s Table Website for details: https://www.ruthstable.org/.
– Mon. Apr. 29, 2024, 11a – 3p, 555 Larkin St, SF CA – AWE at the Aging and Thriving Expo Come down and visit us! AWE will be tabling at the Aging and Thriving Expo at the new Curry Senior Center location. This resource fair focuses on building community for LGBTQ+ older adults and is organized in conjunction with the SF AIDS Foundation, TurnOut.org, and the Curry Senior Center.
AWE 31st Annual Exhibit at War Memorial Veterans Building
401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102 Wed. Apr. 3 – Mon. Apr. 22, 2024, Open to the public M-F 9a-5p 50 works from our 31st Annual Exhibit are on display in the Veterans Building/Herbst Theater Lobby – AWE with Senior Power, DAS, & CLC at the Inner Sunset Flea Market – Sun. Apr. 14, 10a-4p, Irving St. between 9th & 11th Ave. Come down and visit us! AWE is offering a free art workshop at the Flea Market (https://sunsetmercantilesf.com/isflea-com/). We are excited to share a space with Margaret Graf of Senior Power (https://sfseniorpower.com/about-us/), the Community Living Campaign (https://sfcommunityliving.org/), and SF Disability and Aging Services (https://www.sfhsa.org/departments/department-disability-and-aging-services-das). – AWE with the Lowell High School Community Awareness Club – Mon. Apr. 8, 2024, 10a-12noon, via Zoom – At this intergenerational workshop, students from Lowell CAC meet with AWE Open Studio artists to discuss the importance of art and creativity in living life to its fullest. AWE at Gallery 190 UCSF Memory and Aging Center
Show runs Fri. Jan. 5 – Tue. Apr. 9, 2024 675 Nelson Rising Lane, Suite 190, SF, CA Gallery190, sponsored by the UCSF Memory and Aging Center (MAC), is located in the Sandler Neurosciences Building on the Mission Bay Campus of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). The gallery is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. See our traveling Exhibit page to view featured art Art With Elders 31st Annual Exhibit – Online Zoom Event
Online Opening Event Sunday March 24, 2024 – 2-4p PT Please join us for an online opening event to celebrate the artists of the AWE program! All are invited to attend this free online event. Over 100 artists are featured in our 31st Annual Exhibit. AWE at SF Women Artists Gallery
Opening Event Sat., Jan. 13th, 2024 2-4p Show runs Tue. Jan. 9 – Fri. Feb. 2, 2024 647 Irving Street at 8th Avenue, SF, CA Gallery hours 10:30am to 5:30pm Tuesday – Saturday See our traveling Exhibit page to view featured art Event – 30th Street Art Show Opening
Fri. Jan. 26, 2024, 1-3p A celebration of the artists of AWE at On Lok 30th Street featuring their recent artworks 225 30th St, SF, CA 94110 Art With Elders: The Power of Creativity and Community at Art With Elders (AWE) in partnership with the San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC) Art in City Hall program are proud to present The Power of Creativity and Community, an exhibition that showcases over 90 original paintings and drawings made by seniors participating in the AWE program from forty programming sites and community partners located throughout San Francisco and the Bay Area. Tuesday Jul. 18 – Aug. 8, 2023 This exhibit, hosted by STAGES at Genentech, features artworks created by seniors participating in the Art With Elders (AWE) program. The exhibit is on display in building 35, July 18-August 8. The exhibiting artists represent a diverse cross section of older adults from around the San Francisco Bay Area. Strengthening Ties Across Generations (STAGES) Event – Art as Healthcare: AWE at Laguna Honda Hospital
Tue. Jul. 11, 12-2p, 2023 SFAC Main Gallery, 401 Van Ness Ave. Ste. 125, SF, CA 94102 ADA Accessible Art With Elders reflects on its 25-year partnership with Laguna Honda Hospital which has consistently celebrated creativity in its care of San Franciscans with skilled nursing care needs. The program will be a conversation with SF Department of Public Health staff and AWE-LHH art program participants. RSVP requested, but not required: https://www.sfartscommission.org/calendar/art-healthcare-art-elders-laguna-honda-hospital San Francisco Cares: Inclusivity and Accessibility in Senior Arts Programming Arts programming provides participants with a forum for expressing themselves while cultivating a sense of identity and belonging. Our vision is a society in which every older adult engages in the creative arts as part of their healthy and vibrant longevity. San Francisco senior service providers will discuss how creative programming impact the lives of older adults and adults with disabilities, including strategies to foster inclusive, accessible environments. Sat. Apr. 1, 2023 12-2p
The Role of the Arts in Building Social Connection: The Art With Elders Senior Bridge Project SFAC Main Gallery, 401 Van Ness Ave. Ste. 125, SF, CA 94102 Listening to our seniors and hearing their need for social connection. Art With Elders program participants discuss their experiences moving from isolation to connection by engaging in group creative practice. Fri. Jan. 6 – Wed. Mar. 1, 2023
The AWE 30th Annual Exhibit at the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center (Veterans Building Herbst Theater Lobby) 401 Van Ness Avenue, SF, CA 94102 Tue. Jan. 10 – Fri. Feb. 3, 2023
Opening Reception: Sat., Jan. 21, 2:00- 4:00 pm The Women of AWE at the SF Women Artists Gallery 647 Irving St. at 8th Ave., San Francisco, CA 94122 Sun. Oct. 23, 2022, 2-4 pm PT Oct 17, 2022 – May 17, 2023 Sun. Sep. 25, 2022, 10-5pm Thu. Aug. 18, 1-4pm Sun. Aug. 7, 2022, 1:30-3p PT Mon. Jul. 11 – Aug. 31, 2022 Thu. May 19 – Sun. July 31, 2022 Wed. Feb. 23, 2022 – Fri. Dec. 31, 2022 Tues. Jan. 11 – Fri. Mar. 4, 2022 – AWE at San Francisco Women Artists Tue. Jan. 4 – Mon. Jan. 31, 2022 – “A Visual Story Through Self” Sat. Dec. 11, 2021 – 11am – 6pm – Art Sale at La Cocina Holiday Market Thursday Dec, 2, 2021, 5:00 – 7:00pm Thurs. Nov. 4, 2021 – Thu. Jan. 6, 2022 – “Community is a Process” – An Art With Elders Exhibit at the Tenderloin Museum – 398 Eddy St. SF CA. 94102 Sun. Oct. 24 – Dec. 31, 2021 – 29th Annual Exhibit – An online exhibit of over 100 recent works by AWE artists, juried by Sophie Appel and Cole Solinger of Delaplane Gallery. Opening event online, Oct. 24, 2-4pm PT Sept 13 – Oct 30, 2021 – AWE at the Sequoias – A selection of AWE artist works on location at The Sequoias 1400 Geary Blvd. SF CA 94109 May 15 – July 15, 2021 – Always Beginning – AWE 3D Online Gallery – https://www.artwithelders.org/online-exhibits/ May 15, 2021 – 12-5pm Tenderloin Arts Fair – Larkin St. between Eddy and Ellis https://www.facebook.com/events/213215423590930 May 7, 2-21 – Better World Day – Vallejo Charter School celebrates AWE senior artists April 15 – June 15, 2021 – Art Share with Open Studios – AWE 3D Online Gallery – https://www.artwithelders.org/online-exhibits/ February 14 – April 14, 2021 – Heartworks: From AWE with Love – Online Holiday Exhibit – AWE 3D Online Gallery Jan. 15 – Mar. 15, 2021 – We Dream, We Paint – “I dream my painting and I paint my dream.” – Vincent Van Gogh – AWE 3D Online Gallery Nov. 15, 2020 – Jan 15, 2021 – The Connected Earth and Other Works by AWE Artists – AWE 3D Online Gallery Th. Nov. 5, 12, and 18, 2020 – Online live events with Covia Well Connected Sun. Oct. 25, 2020 – 28th Annual Show Online live event and video Sept. 15 – Nov. 15, 2020 – Online Partner Feature – The Reutlinger Community – AWE Online Gallery Sept. 15 – Nov. 15, 2020 – Every Canvas is a Journey All its Own – AWE Online Gallery July 15, 2020 – Ongoing – Pandemic Response Art – AWE Online Gallery July 15 – Sept. 15, 2020 – Resilient! – AWE Online Gallery 2020 28th Annual Show and Celebration – October is the time when we traditionally hold our big Annual Show and Celebration. Our 2021 29th Annual Exhibit Opening Celebration will be held via Zoom from 2-4pm on Oct. 24, 2021. The Annual Exhibit works will be viewable in our online 3D gallery this year. AWE Presentations on Well-Connected On Thursdays Nov. 5, 12, and 18 we will gave three different presentations on Covia’s “Well-Connected” program which offers services to seniors online and by phone: 11/5 Art With Elders: Annual Exhibit Highlights – Highlights from the 30-year history of the AWE program and it’s Annual Exhibit. Presented by Art with Elders Executive Director Mark Campbell and Exhibits Manager Darcie O’Brien 11/12 Creative Environments – Teaching Artists and Artist-Participants discuss building and nurturing deep relationships in a creative environment. 11/19 Student-Directed Creative Learning – Teaching Artists and Artist-Participants discuss the benefits of student-directed creative learning experiences. |
CANCELLED UCSF Memory and Aging Center Mar 23 – Apr 20, 2020 Opening Reception Gallery 190 Thu. March 26 1500 Owens St. SF, CA 94158
USF Koret Center Mar 1 – Apr 26, 2020 2130 Fulton St. SF, CA 94117
Cushion Works Art With Elders Holiday Show and Sale Guest Curators Jordan Stein and Vincent Fecteau Dec 15, 2019 12 noon to 6p 3320 18th St. SF, CA 94110
Chanukah and Holiday Fair Dec 8, 2019 10a-2p 625 Brotherhood Way SF, CA 94132 Congregation Beth Israel Judea
Ongoing Exhibits
Laguna Honda Hospital Admin Blg Lobby, 1st Floor Art Classroom Hallway, and N4 https://lagunahonda.org/node/51
Dept. of Aging and Adult Services https://www.sfhsa.org/about/departments/department-aging-and-adult-services-daas