Puppeteer Toztli Abril de Dios recreates century-old designs
How do you create costumes for a ballet that was performed only once, nearly 100 years ago?
Puppeteer Toztli Abril de Dios met the challenge head on. For our Diego Rivera’s America exhibition, the Mexico City–based artist recreated costumes from H.P. (Horsepower), a 1932 modern dance piece featuring ensembles originally designed by Rivera. Though Rivera’s watercolor paintings are the only remaining references, Abril de Dios used her expertise and imaginative eye to breathe new life into the playful characters.
Watch Abril de Dios reproduce these whimsical designs in our new video, and see the final ensembles in person at Diego Rivera’s America, on view through Jan. 3, 2023.
Fun for the whole family!
Join us this Sunday for Second Sundays for Families, a program at the museum featuring artmaking and storytelling around a different theme each month.
Learn how to make your own book using simple folding techniques, then you’re free to write, draw, or a combination of the two. Get creative!
Dec. 11: Second Sundays for Families, 10:30 a.m.–3 p.m., at Koret Education Center, Floor 2. Mon–Tue: 10 a.m–5 p.m., Wed: closed, Thu: 1–8 p.m., Fri–Sun: 10 a.m–5 p.m. SFMOMA will be closed Dec. 24–25, 2022. SFMOMA will be open 10 a.m–5 p.m. Dec. 21 and 10 a.m–3 p.m. Dec. 31, 2022.
Mission Lotería hosts final 16th Street-focused events
San Francisco, CA – Mission Lotería, a bingo-style community game, is hosting its final event dedicated to 16th Street businesses. Participants are encouraged to shop along 16th Street to earn game pieces for game boards to be entered into raffles for a variety of prizes. Mission Lotería is also hosting a pop-up event on Dec. 10 at Creativity Explored, an art studio and gallery that partners with artists with developmental disabilities in creating powerful art, from 12-3 p.m. By playing Mission Lotería, shoppers can continue to support small businesses by playing and purchasing from those impacted by the 16th Street Improvement Project.
Final Mission Lotería event dedicated to supporting 16th Street small businesses during major construction and improvement project
Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD), Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA), Calle 24 Latino Cultural District, American Indian Cultural District (AICD) & Trending Socials Marketing Agency.
Dec. 17, 2022, 4:00-7 p.m., at 2301 Mission Street, San Francisco. For more information about both events and about Mission Lotería, visit: www.missionstreetsf.com/loteria.
