December’s Winds of Change

December’s Winds of Change

STCG Closing Night Reception 12/10

December 10, 2022 from 5-8pm

Celebrate closing night of “SALT to CATCH GHOSTS” and the end of the year with Ashara Ekundayo and Erica Deeman!

The evening includes martini pours and small bites from Azalina’s, an artist panel with SALT to CATCH GHOSTS artists and Black [Space] Residency alumni, the release of the very limited edition of the SALT to CATCH GHOSTS exhibition catalogue designed by Tuğçe Evirgen Özmen featuring a commissioned essay by ruth gebreyesus and interview with Chef Sarah Kirnon and more

1150 25th St, Building B, San Francisco 94107

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East Oakland Black Cultural Zone Oakland Holiday Mixer!

Friday, December 16|6-7:30pm

AAFR is a proud organizational member of the East Oakland Black Cultural Zone. This year we hosted a series of events during Juneteenth (watch the video here!) and served as part of the arts and cultural advisory committee to design programs that center black art and culture in Oakland.

Please join us for the holiday mixer in downtown Oakland at Uptown Station!

1955 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612

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AAFR Goes to Miami Art Week!

Giana De Dier, Where They’ve Been., 2021

In addition to exhibition viewings and studio visits, on December 1st AAFR Founder Ashara Ekundayo co-hosted a private Art + Design Lunch at Nobu/Eden Roc Hotel for women in Art & Design in collaboration with Auttrianna Projects and Koi Design Studio.

Be sure to follow us on Instagram to see some of our time there!

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The Future of Art, Black Art and Collecting #AAFRMiami

December 2, 2022, 4 - 7pm

Join AAFR with BAAR Art as we discuss the state of the art market, black art, innovative programs, and business models which have been put in place to support underrepresented artists, and talk go various collectors about what they have been collecting and artists about what they have been up to.

937 NW 3rd Ave, Miami, FL 33136

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The Indigo Project Opens December 9!

Friday, December 9, 2022 | 6-9pm

The Indigo Project is an exhibition curated by Black [Space] Resiency alumni Bushmama Africa and AAFR Curatorial Assistant Isha Rosemond for the 2022 Curatorial Residency at SOMArts.

The Indigo Project is a temporal journey that weaves the threads of Indigo, Cotton and Denim to connect stories from across the African Diaspora.

The show features work from interdisciplinary artists living across the United States including Abayomi Anli, Nikesha Breeze, Ashara Ekundayo, Stephen Hamilton, Courtney Desiree Morris, Rachel Parrish and Bryan Keith Thomas.

934 Brannan Street San Francisco, CA 94103

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Special Thanks to Our Newest Funders!

The Anti Police-Terror Project included AAFR amongst 26 Black-Led Organizations and 35 Families Impacted by State Violence in California to receive investment through their Radical Redistribution Fund!

The Kenneth Ranin Foundation awarded AAFR a 2023 Response Grant for the Artist-In-Residence Program to support our ongoing studio practice and climate justice initiatives!

Read About the Radical Redistribution Fund Here

Black Artists + Designers Guild Award Open, Apply Now!

Apply to The Creative Visionary Grant today!

This grant is designed for advanced practitioners with 10 to 25 years of active studio practice in art, architecture, design and material culture the grant awards who individuals are focused on telling the real and untold story of the Black Diasporic community.

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AAFR Solstice Rest & Reset

It’s been a wild and beautiful 2022 and we’re going to rest and return in February 2023 with fantastic news about our first international chapter, a new community project space, and upcoming exhibitions!

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