APAture 2025 Literary Arts Showcase featuring Nicola Andrews
General Admission Tickets go on sale 9/3/25
APAture Literary Arts Showcase, Co-presented by Litquake
APAture 2025: (UN)BECOMING | Literary Arts Showcase feat. Nicola Andrews
October 22, 2025 6:00 - 9:00 PM (PDT)(Doors at 6pm/reading starts 6:30pm)
Arc Gallery & Studios 1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA
$12/$60 All-Access Pass (entry to all ticketed events with free t-shirt, drink tickets, and more!)
Featuring Nicola Andrews
Curated by Julie Chang, Diana Fu, Jinju Kim, Leydn McEvoy, Aaron Oculto, Xixuan Liu
This year’s APAture Literary Arts Showcase features Maori poet Nicola Andrews, member of the Ngāti Paoa Māori iwi and winner of the AAALS Indigenous Writer's Prize in Poetry. Andrews currently works as the Open Education Librarian at the University of San Francisco, on Ramaytush Ohlone territory and is celebrating the publication of Overseas Experience, their debut full-length poetry collection (Āporo Press). Joining Andrews is a stellar line-up of emerging poets, storytellers, and essayists.
The theme for this year is (UN)BECOMING. Being human is to be part of a great transformational journey. By shedding outdated identities and practices that no longer serve us, we create space for personal and collective growth, allowing new ideas to emerge. Through reinvention, we reshape how we use art as a tool to heal, connect, and foster positive change. What are you (un)becoming?
Participating Literary Artists
APAture 2025 (UN)BECOMING Festival
October 18
Festival Kickoff: Performing Arts Showcase & Art Fair (PDT) 2:00-6:00PM (PDT)
feat. Coraza and Megan Lowe
with Cristina Edwards, Raychel Hatch, Renuka Garg, Zoe Mueller, Noah Ramos, Esther Young
and Art Fair Vendors Eva Agus, godz rising, Isabel Li, New Moon Massage, Slant'd, Stir Fry Stories
SOMArts
934 Brannan St. (between 8th and 9th) San Francisco, CA 94103
October 22
Literary Arts Showcase 6:00 - 9:00 PM (PDT)(Doors at 6pm/reading starts 6:30pm)
feat. Nicola Andrews
with Mahru Elahi, Sabina Khan-Ibarra, Linette Kingston, Grace Z. Li, stevie redwood, Danielle Shi, Ashley Sojin-Kim
Arc Gallery & Studios
1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA
October 24
Visual Arts Showcase Opening Reception 6:00-9:00pm (PDT) (Doors at 6pm/featured artist talk 7:30pm)
feat. Asma Ghanem
with Eva Agus, Jess Cabaug, Theresa Calpotura, Serena Chen, Diana Yi-Yi Chen, Cristina Edwards, Bushra Gill, Thad Higa, Susan Kitazawa, Cole Lata, Isabel Li, Nicole Shek, Sam Soon, Yuting Wang, Jun Yan, Luochen Zhang
Arc Gallery & Studios
1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA
November 3
Film Showcase 6:00 - 8:00 PM (PDT) (Doors at 6pm/program starts at 6:20pm)
feat. Kyle Casey Chu with Lark Chang-Yeh, GingerYifan-Chen, CheyYen, Laura Dudu, JuliaNacario
Roxie Theater
3117 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94103
November 8
Closing Reception & Visual Artists Talk 12:00-3:00pm (PDT) (Doors at 12pm/artist talks at 2pm)
Arc Gallery & Studios
1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA
