Make Things New: San Francisco Mission District Mural Series Unveiling
media contact:
Christina Tetreault / (480) 748 – 0528/ ctetreault@medasf.com
WHAT:
Make Things New: San Francisco Mission District Mural Series Unveiling
WHEN:
Wednesday, October 23
11am – 1pm
WHERE:
Casa Adelante
2828 16th Street,
San Francisco, California
Casa Adelante at 2828 16th Street is excited to host and announce the unveiling of a new San Francisco public mural commission entitled, Make Things New by renowned Royal Chicano Air Force (RCAF) artist Lorraine García-Nakata. The unveiling will occur on Wednesday, October 23 (11am / 1pm) at Casa Adelante, 2828 16th Street, San Francisco, CA.
SPEAKERS:
- Program Opening: Michelle Antone, Indigenous Elder, Native American Health Center
- Casa Adelante and MEDA/TNDC Representatives
- Office of the Mayor
- Artist: Lorraine García-Nakata, Royal Chicano Air Force (RCAF)
Located within a designated Indigenous cultural corridor, this 4,000 square foot mural series was designed specifically for its residents and also acknowledges Indigenous wisdom. García-Nakata states, “As a muralist, my intention was to create an overall place of rest, dignity, and ‘medicine’ for all those who daily walk through this open space. The Make Things New mural series affirm the necessity and power of envisioning in areas such as claiming joy, bond between parent and child, Indigenous precious wisdom, transformation, youth presence, and male contemplation.”
About the Artist:
Lorraine García-Nakata is a founding member of the Royal Chicano Air Force (RCAF artist collective). Ms. Garcia-Nakata has exhibited on local, regional, national, and international levels and is highly recognized as an artist, cultural specialist, community activist, and cultural bearer. Her creative work navigates between disciplines including visual art, music, and writing. Adept in a range of visual arts mediums, she is noted for her large-scale drawings and paintings as well as her command in mixed media, printmaking, installation work, ceramics, sculpture, and photography. In 2003, the California Arts Council awarded Lorraine a Visual Arts Fellowship. 2008, she was a mayoral appointee as Arts Commissioner to the San Francisco Arts Commission, 2009, appointed by US Congress as Commissioner exploring creation of a National Museum of the American Latino, since 2012, is a founding member of the San Francisco Latino Historical Society, 2023, invited to Artist Advisory Council with the Art Space Land Trust. 2015, Stanford University Library Special Collections acquired the “Lorraine García-Nakata Papers,” and in the same year, her book “Chola Enterprises” was published by Copilot Press. 2018, her book “Children’s Stories for Adults,” was published by BRC Publishing. Lorraine has been recognized in multiple scholarly publications, by the U.S. Congress, California State Legislature, included in Women of Conscience, publication by Victoria Alvarado, and in the seminal publication Flying Under the Radar with the Royal Chicano Air Force, by Dr. Ella Maria Díaz, to name a few. Lorraine continues to live and work in San Francisco.
Mural Commission Project Partners:
Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA)
Rooted in San Francisco’s Mission District, MEDA is advancing a national equity movement by building Latino prosperity, community ownership and civic power.
Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation (TNDC)
TNDC provides affordable housing and services for over 4,100 low-income residents in six San Francisco neighborhoods, building community and promoting equitable access to opportunity and resources.
Galería de la Raza
Galería de la Raza is a non-profit promoting Xicanx/Latinx art and culture and dedicated to social inclusion and justice through community arts.
