Events

Illustrated Lecture:
Creating Space for Creativity

Saturday, January 9, 2:00

Koret Auditorium, SF Main Library, lower level
Free

Join us for a reception immediately following the event.

Lillian Cartwright, Ph.D., will explore the role which environment (physical, social, psychological, etc.) can play in nurturing creativity. This illustrated presentation will draw on the experience of the renowned photographer, Alfred Stieglitz, and his phenomenally successful Gallery “291” in New York at the turn of the 20th century.

Dr. Cartwright’s presentation will be followed by three shorter talks, also illustrated, by Artist-Instructors who teach weekly classes in the Art With Elders program:

Mark H. Campbell, MFA, has most recently exhibited at the Amsterdam Whitney in New York, Gallery of Modern Masters in Arizona, The Peter Barlow Gallery in Chicago, and Gallery Keoki in California. His work is in the collections of Carlos Santana, Aretha Franklin, Michael Narada Walden, Lillian & Robert Bohlen, the University of Michigan, University of San Francisco, and Hampden Sydney College. He is the AWE Program Director at Laguna Honda Hospital.

Veronica Rojas, MFA has shown her work internationally and has been represented by SFMOMA Artists Gallery and Perdurabo Art Agency. A Visual Aid Grant recipient, she was nominated for The Eureka Fellowship and the Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant. Her paintings have been reviewed in Artweek, Latin Eyes and were recently included in the Visual Aid Book of Artists. Veronica is an AWE instructor at three long-term care facilities.

Rafael Vieira, BFA, began life in Brasil, was raised in Miami, and moved to the Bay Area to study at the San Francisco Art Institute. His work is characterized by his drive to examine issues faced by immigrants and social criticism. He has exhibited in Miami, Atlanta, Washington DC and San Francisco. Rafael is an AWE instructor at five senior residential sites in San Francisco.

Better with Age: Film Screenings
Followed by a discussion with the filmmakers

The Library and ELDERGIVERS, with Legacy Films and The Friends of the San Francisco Public Library, will screen three short films:

Bella, Bella, which profiles Bay Area artist Bella Feldman.

Shadow & Light, which focuses on artist Elaine Badgley Arnoux.

Smitten, the story of art collector Rene di Rosa. Find out more about his amazing collection of Northern California art at the di Rosa Preserve.

The screenings will be followed by a discussion with the filmmakers led by Sheila Malkind of the Legacy Film Series.