It’s time again for another edition of MIXED DRANKS!
Please join us on Sunday, October 7th from 3:00 - 5:00 pm for an afternoon of new connections. Lively conversation, and delicious drinks – generously hosted by Kelly Inouye at Irving Street Projects.
Feel free to share this invite with other Bay Area ladies in the arts and creative fields. We look forward to seeing you there!
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ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
Cathy Lu // Peach Garden
Join artist Cathy Lu at Irving Street Projects as she develops an installation of ceramic-based sculptures inspired by the ancient Chinese myth of the Immortal Peach Garden. According to legend, peaches from this garden ripen over generations to be eaten by deities to gain eternal life. For thousands of years the peach fruit has served as a symbol of longevity and prosperity in Chinese culture. In Western art history, the fruits are also part of a suggestive, symbolic visual language and are frequently fetishized in popular culture today. Neither edible or romanticized, Lu's Peach Garden offers an alternative perspective to traditional symbolism associated with the fruit.
For the past eight years, Lu has been creating sculptures inspired by produce she finds in different Asian neighborhood markets. Her interest lies in the ways immigrant communities import fruits from their homelands and why some of these fruits remain ‘exotic’ and some become mainstream in American markets.
Cathy Lu is a San Francisco-based contemporary artist. Her work explores the manipulation and appropriation of traditional Chinese art imagery and how ideas of cultural ‘authenticity’ and ‘tradition’ interface with contemporary trans-cultural experiences. Her work has been exhibited at Root Division, Aggregate Space, and Hashimoto Contemporary. She is a graduate of the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI MFA 2010) and Tufts University (BFA 2007). She has taught ceramics at Sonoma State University, California College of the Arts (CCA), and Ulloa Elementary
Peach Garden is supported by funding from the San Francisco Arts Commission.
ABOUT MIXED USE
Mixed Use is a nomadic curatorial collective that brings together artists, chefs, and selected guests representing diverse professions and perspectives for hybrid food and art experiences. Our events aim to foster conversation and connections across industries in support of a sustainable creative dynamic for San Francisco’s future. We are also the founders of MIXED DRANKS!, a gathering of Bay Area women in the arts and creative fields. Learn more at mixed.se.
Amanda Schneider / Co-Founder
Jessica Shaefer / Co-Founder
Francesca Sonara / Co-Founder
ABOUT IRVING STREET PROJECTS
Irving Street Projects (ISP) is a visual arts residency and exhibition space in the Outer Sunset district of San Francisco. Projects are always on view through our large storefront windows and we offer events, workshops, artist talks, and other public programming by accomplished local artists. Artists presenting work at ISP are granted use of the storefront space for a period of months to explore new directions in their practice, present new work and engage with the community. Learn more at irvingstreetprojects.org.
Kelly Inouye / Founder, Curator, Artist
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Please join us on Sunday, October 7th from 3:00 - 5:00 pm for an afternoon of new connections. Lively conversation, and delicious drinks – generously hosted by Kelly Inouye at Irving Street Projects.
Feel free to share this invite with other Bay Area ladies in the arts and creative fields. We look forward to seeing you there!
—
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
Cathy Lu // Peach Garden
Join artist Cathy Lu at Irving Street Projects as she develops an installation of ceramic-based sculptures inspired by the ancient Chinese myth of the Immortal Peach Garden. According to legend, peaches from this garden ripen over generations to be eaten by deities to gain eternal life. For thousands of years the peach fruit has served as a symbol of longevity and prosperity in Chinese culture. In Western art history, the fruits are also part of a suggestive, symbolic visual language and are frequently fetishized in popular culture today. Neither edible or romanticized, Lu's Peach Garden offers an alternative perspective to traditional symbolism associated with the fruit.
For the past eight years, Lu has been creating sculptures inspired by produce she finds in different Asian neighborhood markets. Her interest lies in the ways immigrant communities import fruits from their homelands and why some of these fruits remain ‘exotic’ and some become mainstream in American markets.
Cathy Lu is a San Francisco-based contemporary artist. Her work explores the manipulation and appropriation of traditional Chinese art imagery and how ideas of cultural ‘authenticity’ and ‘tradition’ interface with contemporary trans-cultural experiences. Her work has been exhibited at Root Division, Aggregate Space, and Hashimoto Contemporary. She is a graduate of the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI MFA 2010) and Tufts University (BFA 2007). She has taught ceramics at Sonoma State University, California College of the Arts (CCA), and Ulloa Elementary
Peach Garden is supported by funding from the San Francisco Arts Commission.
ABOUT MIXED USE
Mixed Use is a nomadic curatorial collective that brings together artists, chefs, and selected guests representing diverse professions and perspectives for hybrid food and art experiences. Our events aim to foster conversation and connections across industries in support of a sustainable creative dynamic for San Francisco’s future. We are also the founders of MIXED DRANKS!, a gathering of Bay Area women in the arts and creative fields. Learn more at mixed.se.
Amanda Schneider / Co-Founder
Jessica Shaefer / Co-Founder
Francesca Sonara / Co-Founder
ABOUT IRVING STREET PROJECTS
Irving Street Projects (ISP) is a visual arts residency and exhibition space in the Outer Sunset district of San Francisco. Projects are always on view through our large storefront windows and we offer events, workshops, artist talks, and other public programming by accomplished local artists. Artists presenting work at ISP are granted use of the storefront space for a period of months to explore new directions in their practice, present new work and engage with the community. Learn more at irvingstreetprojects.org.
Kelly Inouye / Founder, Curator, Artist
It’s time again for another edition of MIXED DRANKS!
Please join us on Sunday, October 7th from 3:00 - 5:00 pm for an afternoon of new connections. Lively conversation, and delicious drinks – generously hosted by Kelly Inouye at Irving Street Projects.
Feel free to share this invite with other Bay Area ladies in the arts and creative fields. We look forward to seeing you there!
—
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
Cathy Lu // Peach Garden
Join artist Cathy Lu at Irving Street Projects as she develops an installation of ceramic-based sculptures inspired by the ancient Chinese myth of the Immortal Peach Garden. According to legend, peaches from this garden ripen over generations to be eaten by deities to gain eternal life. For thousands of years the peach fruit has served as a symbol of longevity and prosperity in Chinese culture. In Western art history, the fruits are also part of a suggestive, symbolic visual language and are frequently fetishized in popular culture today. Neither edible or romanticized, Lu's Peach Garden offers an alternative perspective to traditional symbolism associated with the fruit.
For the past eight years, Lu has been creating sculptures inspired by produce she finds in different Asian neighborhood markets. Her interest lies in the ways immigrant communities import fruits from their homelands and why some of these fruits remain ‘exotic’ and some become mainstream in American markets.
Cathy Lu is a San Francisco-based contemporary artist. Her work explores the manipulation and appropriation of traditional Chinese art imagery and how ideas of cultural ‘authenticity’ and ‘tradition’ interface with contemporary trans-cultural experiences. Her work has been exhibited at Root Division, Aggregate Space, and Hashimoto Contemporary. She is a graduate of the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI MFA 2010) and Tufts University (BFA 2007). She has taught ceramics at Sonoma State University, California College of the Arts (CCA), and Ulloa Elementary
Peach Garden is supported by funding from the San Francisco Arts Commission.
ABOUT MIXED USE
Mixed Use is a nomadic curatorial collective that brings together artists, chefs, and selected guests representing diverse professions and perspectives for hybrid food and art experiences. Our events aim to foster conversation and connections across industries in support of a sustainable creative dynamic for San Francisco’s future. We are also the founders of MIXED DRANKS!, a gathering of Bay Area women in the arts and creative fields. Learn more at mixed.se.
Amanda Schneider / Co-Founder
Jessica Shaefer / Co-Founder
Francesca Sonara / Co-Founder
ABOUT IRVING STREET PROJECTS
Irving Street Projects (ISP) is a visual arts residency and exhibition space in the Outer Sunset district of San Francisco. Projects are always on view through our large storefront windows and we offer events, workshops, artist talks, and other public programming by accomplished local artists. Artists presenting work at ISP are granted use of the storefront space for a period of months to explore new directions in their practice, present new work and engage with the community. Learn more at irvingstreetprojects.org.
Kelly Inouye / Founder, Curator, Artist
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Please join us on Sunday, October 7th from 3:00 - 5:00 pm for an afternoon of new connections. Lively conversation, and delicious drinks – generously hosted by Kelly Inouye at Irving Street Projects.
Feel free to share this invite with other Bay Area ladies in the arts and creative fields. We look forward to seeing you there!
—
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
Cathy Lu // Peach Garden
Join artist Cathy Lu at Irving Street Projects as she develops an installation of ceramic-based sculptures inspired by the ancient Chinese myth of the Immortal Peach Garden. According to legend, peaches from this garden ripen over generations to be eaten by deities to gain eternal life. For thousands of years the peach fruit has served as a symbol of longevity and prosperity in Chinese culture. In Western art history, the fruits are also part of a suggestive, symbolic visual language and are frequently fetishized in popular culture today. Neither edible or romanticized, Lu's Peach Garden offers an alternative perspective to traditional symbolism associated with the fruit.
For the past eight years, Lu has been creating sculptures inspired by produce she finds in different Asian neighborhood markets. Her interest lies in the ways immigrant communities import fruits from their homelands and why some of these fruits remain ‘exotic’ and some become mainstream in American markets.
Cathy Lu is a San Francisco-based contemporary artist. Her work explores the manipulation and appropriation of traditional Chinese art imagery and how ideas of cultural ‘authenticity’ and ‘tradition’ interface with contemporary trans-cultural experiences. Her work has been exhibited at Root Division, Aggregate Space, and Hashimoto Contemporary. She is a graduate of the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI MFA 2010) and Tufts University (BFA 2007). She has taught ceramics at Sonoma State University, California College of the Arts (CCA), and Ulloa Elementary
Peach Garden is supported by funding from the San Francisco Arts Commission.
ABOUT MIXED USE
Mixed Use is a nomadic curatorial collective that brings together artists, chefs, and selected guests representing diverse professions and perspectives for hybrid food and art experiences. Our events aim to foster conversation and connections across industries in support of a sustainable creative dynamic for San Francisco’s future. We are also the founders of MIXED DRANKS!, a gathering of Bay Area women in the arts and creative fields. Learn more at mixed.se.
Amanda Schneider / Co-Founder
Jessica Shaefer / Co-Founder
Francesca Sonara / Co-Founder
ABOUT IRVING STREET PROJECTS
Irving Street Projects (ISP) is a visual arts residency and exhibition space in the Outer Sunset district of San Francisco. Projects are always on view through our large storefront windows and we offer events, workshops, artist talks, and other public programming by accomplished local artists. Artists presenting work at ISP are granted use of the storefront space for a period of months to explore new directions in their practice, present new work and engage with the community. Learn more at irvingstreetprojects.org.
Kelly Inouye / Founder, Curator, Artist
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