APAture 2025 Festival Kickoff: Performing Arts Showcase & Art Fair

General Admission Tickets go on sale 9/3/25

APAture 2025 Festival Kickoff: Performing Arts Showcase & Art Fair Co-presented by Oakland Asian Cultural Center and Asian American Women Artists Association

APAture 2025: (UN)BECOMING | Festival Kick Off: Performing Arts Showcase & Art Fair
October 18, 2025 2:00 - 6:00PM PDT
SOMArts 934 Brannan St. (between 8th and 9th) San Francisco, CA 94103

$12/$60 All-Access Pass (entry to all ticketed events with free t-shirt, drink tickets, and more!)

Featuring Coraza and Megan Lowe with Cristina Edwards, Raychel Hatch, Renuka Garg, Zoe Mueller, Noah Ramos, Esther Young

Curated by Josephine Chien, Rebecca Lee, Zixuan Liu, Aaron Oculto, and Suzanne Tay Kelley

This year, APAture launches with our Performing Arts Showcase and Art Fair, featuring acclaimed dancer Megan Lowe and the electrifying sounds of Coraza, alongside an incredible lineup of emerging dancers and musicians performing throughout the day. In the main gallery, the Art Fair brings together local artisans, artists, and makers, transforming SOMArts into a vibrant hub of creativity and community.

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 By shedding outdated identities and practices that no longer serve us, we create space for personal and collective growth, allowing new ideas to emerge.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 Performing Artists

Coraza

Megan Lowe

Christina Edwards

Eve's Heaven

Noah Ramos

Zoe Mueller

Renuka

Raychel Hatch

Participating Art Fair Vendors

Eva Agus Art

For Ina Jewelry

godz rizing Visual Arts Newsletter

Isabel Li Art

Jenny Situ Art

Live Slow Collective

Liyang Global Advocacy Network

New Moon Massage

slant'd Independent Publisher

Stir Fry Stories Ceramics

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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, Liyang Global Advocacy Network, Jenny Situ Art, For Ina Jewelry, Live Slow Collective
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