APAture 2025 Visual Arts Showcase featuring Asma Ghanem

General Admission Tickets go on sale 9/3/25

APAture Visual Arts Showcase, Co-presented by ARTogether

APAture 2025: (UN)BECOMING | Visual Arts Showcase feat. Asma Ghanem
October 24, 2025
6:00 - 9:00 PM (PDT)(Doors at 6pm/artist talk 7:30pm)
Arc Gallery & Studios
1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA

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

Featuring Asma Ghanem

Curated by Marian Corpus, Janette Lu, Sam Novela, Tanza Solis, Aileen Zhang

This year’s APAture Visual Arts Showcase features Palestinian artist, experimental musician, and writer Asma Ghanem, Ghanem’s work has earned her a Special Mention in The Palestin' & Out competition in Paris for her photography project “Bodies with notes” and 3rd prize in The Young Artist Award/The Hassan Al-Hourani Prize for her experimental music project "Homeland is...".  Joining Ghanem is an incredible, diverse group of emerging painters, sculptors, and multimedia arists.

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 By shedding outdated identities and practices that no longer serve us, we create space for personal and collective growth, allowing new ideas to emerge.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