EATING CULTURES
SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco | May 2014
ALICE RADIO
by Liz Saint John
May 3, 2014
“Asian American Women Artists Association and Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center present Eating Cultures, a new multimedia art exhibit that runs through the end of May at SOMArts Cultural Center in San Francisco. The show features more than 50 art, film, and literary works by emerging and established artists. It will also feature a Community Recipe Wall and…”
ANGRY ASIAN MAN BLOG
by Phil Yu
April 28, 2014
“San Francisco! Eat up. The multidisciplinary art exhibition, Eating Cultures, is coming your way all of May. Featuring over thirty APA artists, this exhibition explores Asian American food and foodways to talk about migration, adaptation, and the central importance of food in Asian communities around the world. It’s all going down at the SOMArts Cultural Center…”
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ASIAN WEEK
by AsianWeek Staff
March 24, 2014
“SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Asian American Women Artist Association (AAWAA) and Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center (APICC) join forces to present the multidisciplinary art exhibition Eating Cultures, for the United States of Asian America Festival opening on May 1, 2014 through May 30, 2014 at SOMArts Cultural Center, 934 Brannan Street, San Francisco. Featuring over thirty emerging…”
BACKSTAGE PASS WITH LIA CHANG
by Lia Chang
May 1, 2014
“Three short plays by Christine Toy Johnson, Do These Genes Make Me Look Fat, Ever See a Fat Chinese and Halo Halo Birthday, along with ‘Hawaii is the Place for You and Me’, a song she wrote with David A. Shenton, will be featured in a multidisciplinary art exhibition Eating Cultures at SOMArts Cultural Center, 934 Brannan Street in San Francisco, May 1, 2014…”
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BAY AREA REPORTER
by Jim Provenzano
May 1, 2014
“Group exhibit of the Asian American Women Artists Association features 30 artists’ works, including three lesbians (Kay Cuajunco, Sigi Arneho, Genevieve Erin O’Brien), who focus on food as a cultural lens. Opening reception 6pm-9pm. Special events thru the run. Thru May 30. 934 Brannan St…”
FUNCHEAP SF
by FunCheap SF Staff
“Featuring over thirty emerging and established Asian Pacific American artists from around the country, Eating Cultures is a deliciously provocative multi-disciplinary arts exhibition of artworks inspired by Asian American food and foodways. Using food as a lens, artist share stories of global migration, adaptation, entrepreneurship, and the central importance of food in Asian…”
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KPFA RADIO
by Kate Raphael
April 28, 2014
“Women’s Magazine: Art is Global. Canadian Chinese gossip maven Elaine Lui discusses her new memoir, LISTEN TO THE SQUAWKING CHICKEN. Then we speak with Sigi Arnejo, Genevieve Erin O’Brien and Kay Cuajunco, LGBT artists featured in EATING CULTURES, an Asian American multimedia art exhibition exploring food, identity and migration; and we preview…”
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KRON 4 NEWS
by Anny Hong
April 27, 2014
“New Exhibition Showcases Asian American Culture Through Food.”
MARIN INDEPENDENT JOURNAL
by Vicki Larson
May 6, 2014
“Cynthia Tom is aware that most people don’t know much about Asians beyond the obvious, food. ‘Asian food is very visible. Everybody knows a little bit of what that might be, but they know nothing else about Asian America,’ sighs Tom, a third-generation Chinese American. It’s why she was eager to be a part of the Asian American Women Artist Association, for which…”
NOE VALLEY VOICE
by Jeff Kaliss
May 1, 2014
“Art and food nurtured Michelle Lee as she was growing up in the Outer Richmond District, the daughter of caring Chinese-American parents. Now 32 and living at 23rd and Dolores streets, Lee has creatively combined these two influences in “Eating Cultures,” an art exhibition she is curating and presenting all this month at SOMArts Cultural Center. As a child, Lee…”
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PORTRERO VIEW
by Jim Van Buskirk
May 1, 2014
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SAN MATEO DAILY JOURNAL
by San Mateo Daily Journal Staff
April 11, 2014
“Redwood City artist Karen Chew will be featured at the Eating Cultures art exhibit at the SOMArts Cultural Center in San Francisco for the month of May. The multidisciplinary art exhibit is part of the United States of Asian American Festival…”
SF EXAMINER
by SF Examiner Staff
May 1, 2014
“Art reception. ‘Eating Cultures,’ presented by Asian American Women Artists Association, opens with a reception. The exhibit contains art inspired by Asian-American food. [6 to 9 p.m. SOMArts Cultural Center, 934 Brannan S.F.]”
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SF EXAMINER
by Janos Gereben
May 9, 2014
” ‘Eating Cultures,’ a small art exhibit at SOMArts Cultural Center, is an amazingly rich and varied collection reflecting moving human experiences. Sponsored by the Asian American Women Artists Association and Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center, the juried show of interdisciplinary works by 36 artists focuses on Asian foods in America and their impact on how Asian…”
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SF GATE
by Julian Guthrie
April 30, 2014
“Visual arts: ‘Eating Cultures’. This exhibition, presented by the Asian American Women Artists Association and Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center, features more than 30 Asian Pacific American artists whose works are inspired by Asian American food and foodways. Reception 6-9 p.m. Thursday; panel discussion 2-4 p.m. May 10. Through May 30. SOMArts Cultural…”
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SF WEEKLY
by Laura Jaye Cramer
“Nobody can accuse San Francisco of being indifferent to food. With what feels like about a billion artisan restaurants, cafes, and markets to pick our way through — come on. We’re food obsessed. So it’s no surprise that SOMArts, one of S.F.’s favorite art venues, has built a comprehensive exhibit dedicated to our prized infatuation. The Asian American Wome Artists Association…”
10 PERCENT
by David Perry
April 29, 2014
“Comcast ON DEMAND. Episode #223. Monday — Friday, April 28 — May 2, 11:30am & 10:30pm. Saturday & Sunday, May 3 – 4, 10:30pm. David Perry speaks with artist Sigi Arnejo about her work with the Eating Cultures exhibit.”