apature 2005

September 13 - 26, 2005
SomArts Cultural Center, 934 Brannan Street, San Francisco

APAture is a unique event showcasing emerging Bay Area Asian Pacific American (APA) talent, the only festival of its kind in the nation and the second largest APA arts event in Northern California. APAture features over 100 artists with a gallery opening, an evening of films, a night of integrated performances and a 12-hour finale of visual, performing, musical and literary arts.

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APAture 2005 Featured Artists

 

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Event Schedule

All events at SomArts Cultural Center 934 Brannan Street, between 8th and 9th Streets San Francisco

APAture Opening Night and Gallery Reception
With feature artist in visual Rebecca Szeto
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
6:00 - 9:00pm
$2 - 5.00 sliding scale

Gallery Exhibition
Wednesday, September 14 - Friday, September 23, 2005
12:00pm - 5:00pm
free of charge
**in addition to gallery hours, exhibition will also be open during festival events

Standup Comedy Night
Featuring Kevin Camia, Brent Weinbach, Edwin Li, Ali Wong, Jeffrey Lei, and Nico Santos
Friday, September 16, 2005
8:00pm - 10:00pm (doors open at 7:30pm)
$7.00 per person

Film & Video Night
With feature artist in film James T. Hong
Thursday, September 22, 2005
8:00pm - 10:00pm (doors open at 7:30pm)
$7.00 per person

Literary & Performance Night
With feature artist in literary Claire Light
Friday, September 23, 2005
8:00pm - 10:00pm (doors open at 7:30pm)
$7.00 per person

APAture Main Event
With feature artist in movement Erin Mei-Ling Stuart
feature zine artists Jing Lee Bentley & Mark Miyake of PunkPunk
feature artist in theater Sean San Jose
feature artist in music Native Guns
Saturday, September 24, 2005
12:30pm - 1:00pm FREE LUNCH FOR EVERYONE!
1:00pm - 1:00am SHOWTIME | WORKSHOPS
$10.00 before 7:30pm | $15.00 after 7:30pm

Thanks to our sponsors and funders!

APAture is made possible through support from the Grants for the Arts/Hotel Tax Fund, The San Francisco Foundation, Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, The Walter and Elise Haas Fund, and individual donors.

KSW's APAture 2005 media sponsors include Expo for the Artist & Musician, The San Francisco Bay Guardian, Hyphen Magazine, and Manja.org.