by the El Reportero’s staff
In celebration of St. Valentine’s Day, artist Marta Ayala brings her most finest art works to Excelsior District’s Mamá Art Café in her Recuerdos, Huellas, y Amistad paintings Marta Ayala’s history with Mamá began during the first months of operation when she painted a vibrant mural depicting the landscape and cultural elements of Central America. Other murals by Ayala can be found in the infamous Balmy Alley and at the corner of Mission & Excelsior, among other locations in the Bay Area. Stone, Water, Wind, an exhibition of her paintings, was the first show to grace the walls at Mamá Art Cafe in 2004.
In her recent work, you will find textiles, feathers, buttons, and dried plants as well as her own handprints, adding a tactile and three dimensional aspect to her canvases.
Ayala says of her own work “My vision is called primitive because the vivid colors and naive representations call forth ancient emotions. They are a vibrant and powerful affirmation of life.” t 4754 Mission St., S.F. Currently on view through February 28.
22nd Solo Mujeres Annual Exhibition
Enjoy “Future Landscapes Designed by Women.” It expresses how women envision our times yet to come, what landscapes are women designing and how women see themselves in these times of change. The exhibition will feature: installations, paintings, sculpture, mixed media, fi ber art and video.
The Solo Mujeres Exhibition at MCCLA has been serving Latina women artists for the last 22 years.
On February 20 – March 27, 2009. Reception: February 20, 7-10 p.m. $5. At MC-CLA Galleries 2868 Mission Street, San Francisco CA 94110 (415) 821-1155. Located 1/2 a block from the 24th St. BART Station / Muni: 14, 14L, 48, 49 & 67. MCCLA is wheelchair accessible.
Also at MCCLA, a special events related to Solo Mujeres.
Cineastas de Granada, are a series of films by Nicaraguan women. The program will include short films by the students of Cineastas de Granada followed by the award winning documentary De Niña a Madre, by Florence Jaugey. On March 5, 2009 7 p.m. $5-10 MCCLA Theater.
Leonardo da Vinci highlights Chabot’s Spring Community Education Program
(Hayward, CA) – After being gone nearly 500 years, Leonardo da Vinci will return to join Chabot College’s Community Education Program on Friday, February 20, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. to regal visitors with his scientific and artistic genius. Well, not the real Leonardo but a pretty close match. In full costume and character, instructor Jim Wiltens, a self-described “human-profi ler,” will lead an interactive and entertaining part-theater, part-lecture evening, highlighting the program’s spring semester.
Though Leonardo is a hard act to follow, the program spring line-up continues offering more exciting non-credit courses throughout the spring with nearly 100 classes for adults, teens and children.
To find more details on all classes and to register, go to www.chabotcollege.edu come or call Judy at (510) 723-6665.
