"At the corner of First and William in downtown San Jose, one sees an old roll-up garage door on the side of a former '60s car dealership now housing MACLA, a contemporary Latino and Chicano art space. Inside, at an undisclosed back-office location, one will find the headquarters of Art Builds Community (ABC), a women-led, nationally operating public art planning, consulting and curatorial firm. There is no sign anywhere."
"Beginning this weekend, when SF Opera unleashes the world premiere of The Monkey King, the production will include a curated art gallery inside the opera house as well as an outdoor public market during the final two performances, November 28 and 30. The gallery features artists reimagining the classic Monkey King story through their own creative lenses, while the market includes cultural demonstrations from Bay Area creators."
"It was an opportunity for emerging curators, people who are interested in curating their own show but are too shy to go about it, or don't know how to go about it, or curators who curate in shops or boba shops," said Quynh-Mai Nguyen, ABC's co-founder. Such experience is important, Nguyen continued, not just for the artists, but for people that may want to partner with ABC in the future."
San Francisco Opera partnered with Art Builds Community (ABC) to incorporate visual arts and a public market into The Monkey King world premiere. The production includes a curated gallery inside the opera house and an outdoor public market for the final performances on November 28 and 30. The gallery showcases artists reimagining the Monkey King story, and the market offers cultural demonstrations by Bay Area creators. ABC curated the gallery and public-market entertainment and used the opportunity to hire a paid co-curator to give emerging curators hands-on experience producing and exhibiting work in a nontraditional space.
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