As participating artist and Project Director for Wonderland (curated by Lance Fung), it is my pleasure to inform you of our approaching opening date. Wonderland opens to the San Francisco public on October 17th, from 11am - 5pm at Boeddeker Park in the Tenderloin. If you are in the area please stop by! If you can't make it please check us out online at www.wonderlandshow.org
For those of you who know, myself and a large number of artists, approximately 60 and growing, have been working on Wonderland for over a year now. The show consists of 16 collaborative projects that are each rich with content and community collaboration.
Thank you for your continued support!
yours,
John K Melvin
www.wonderlandshow.org
www.johnkmelvin.com
http://johnkmelvin.blogspot.com/
http://raw-rootdivisionsf.blogspot.com/
An excerpt from the press release is below:
"
Out of Volunteerism, 16 public
works of art emerge from the
San Francisco’s Tenderloin
neighborhood.
San Francisco - The art exhibition
Wonderland takes place in the
Tenderloin neighborhood of San
Francisco from October 17-November 15
2009. The exhibition encompasses 16
site-inspired projects set throughout the
Tenderloin created by 53 artists from
San Francisco and beyond.
New York based curator Lance Fung
created Wonderland to continue his
exploration of collaboration, community
and social exchange through the process
of making contemporary art. Artists in
Wonderland worked over the year with
the Tenderloin community including
nonprofits, religious organizations,
schools, local arts associations and the
public to develop their works of art. The
themes in the artwork embody the full
diversity that the Tenderloin offers and include giving a voice to children
shuttered by the environment, human
trafficking, theater, homelessness, immigrant communities, local history and embracing
the beauty of historic architecture.
"
thank you
