kalayaan: Opening Reception

Join us for the opening reception of kalayaan, part of KSW and Balay Kreative's virtual storytelling project, Pilipinx Virtual Histories!

Inspired by multigenerational interviews, kalayaan (till every grass blade is afire from every other) explores how underground spaces & cultures have influenced Pilipinx artists in San Francisco, & vice versa. Taking the form of an infoshop (a kind of underground space described by the Berkeley anarchist magazine Slingshot as “a cross between a radical bookstore & a movement archive”), the exhibition draws connections between artists, archives, & distribution networks circulating subversive cultures.

Join us at the infoshop! We invite you to participate as a DIY archivist, researcher, & producer.

1pm Short program with poetry by Anth Bongco & MC Amable

Zines, books, prints, shirts, & music for sale

Bring plastic bags to contribute to Charlene Tan’s participatory weaving installation, Research & Remembering: Community salvaged plastic bags

Please note:

Masking & social distancing will be required inside the gallery; capacity will be limited.

If you’re not feeling well or haven’t completed your vaccination cycle we kindly request that you please stay at home and join us on KSW's IG live at 1pm

Tune in on IG Live @kearnystreetworkshop

Featuring Anth Bongco, Charlene Tan, England Hidalgo, Erina Alejo, Kaitlyn Evangelista, MC Amable, Means of Exchange, Aklasan Records, Arkipelago Books, Brown Recluse Zine Distro, Prelinger Library, and 34 Trinity Arts & News