Events for January 12, 2023
SLO Museum of Art Presents: Home/Work
Home/Work presents the work of fourteen contemporary artists whose work together questions our collective experiences of home. The works gathered in this exhibition reflect on the unique and intimate experiences of the artists who made them — and invite us to consider how we achieve balance in our busy lives of making home and making work. Not designed to be exhaustive, this show invites the public...
New Exhibition At SLOMA: Dirty Laundry
Details The average American throws away 70 pounds of clothing every year. This constant demand for clothing has given way to the expansion of the “Fast Fashion” industry, a manufacturing model in which clothes are designed, fabricated, and sold quickly to keep up with the ever-changing trends. This industry consumes one tenth of all water used industrially and approximately 20% of the wastewater created...
SLO Museum of Art Presents: The Layered Vision of Nixson Borah
New Exhibition at the SLO Museum of Art: Critical Encounters: The Layered Vision of Nixson Borah Beginning with monoprints and photography from the 1980s, this exhibition follows the lineage of Nixson Borah’s practice towards his recent digital composites. Influenced by the tradition of shadow-puppet theater from southeast Asia, contemporary dance, printmaking, and layering processes, Borah’s digital composites are a culmination of decades of exploration, curiosity,...
State of the State
A lot of big legislative moves came of Sacramento with 2022's budget surplus. Experts are predicting a complete financial flip in 2023, with a return to budget deficits. How will that impact the legislative outlook? How does an even larger Democratic Supermajority impact pending legislation? California’s lawmaking landscape is going to be more interesting than ever this year. We have invited experts on policy, housing...
State of The State
The Fremont Theater Presents: Dirt Monkey x Jantsen
Dirt Monkey x Jantsen are on their Full Circle Tour and will be live at the Fremont Theater on Thursday, January 12th, 2023. Dirt Monkey, the alias of Patrick Megeath, embodies the identity of a forward-thinking electronic music artist in every sense. Cutting-edge sound design is the name of his game, proven by his constant releases that span a broad spectrum of genres. From dubstep,...