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About CCSC Art Gallery

The Art Gallery at San Francisco State University is a student-run and student-funded program of the Cesar Chavez Student Center. The gallery is dedicated to bringing the visual and interdisciplinary arts to the multicultural student body at San Francisco State University through a diverse series of exhibitions of both student and non-student work.

Mexican Modernity: Vintage Postcards from the 1920’s

Mexican Modernity: Vintage Postcards from the 1920’s Exhibit: Monday, April 29th – Monday, May 20th Reception: Thursday, May 2nd, 5-8 pm During the 1920s, a decade that ended with a worldwide economic crash, Mexico was a country reaching for modernity, … Continue reading

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UpCycling: Transforming Old into New through Apparel and Furniture Design

UpCycling: Transforming Old into New through Apparel and Furniture Design Exhibition: Tuesday, April 2nd – Monday, April 22nd, 2013 (Earth Day) Opening Reception: Thursday, April 4th, 5 – 8 pm Upcycling is a process of converting discarded materials (‘waste’) into … Continue reading

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A to B: Art in Transit

Come check out The Art Gallery’s latest show A to B: Art From Transit, open February 25- March 14, 2013. The opening reception will be held on Thursday, February 28th from 5-8pm. For over a century and half, many San … Continue reading

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Tanka after the Tsunami

January 28th – February 14th, 2013 Opening Reception: Thursday, January 31st, 5-8pm You’re invited to the opening reception of, Voices from Japan: Tanka After the Tsunami.  The exhibition features a collection of translated Tanka poems, calligraphy, photographs, and video reflecting the … Continue reading

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Art In Transit – Call For Entries

The Art Gallery is currently accepting artwork and writings in any form that relate to or are inspired by the use of public transportation. Our upcoming exhibit “Art In Transit” is open to all artists working in any medium including: … Continue reading

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AMAH: A Celebration of California Native Dance

Amah, the native word in Rumsen Ohlone (a tribe who’s territory includes SFSU) for “the people” expresses a shared commonality among native dance traditions. Mainly occurring in the spring and summer, native spiritual dances are a means to communicate with the environment … Continue reading

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Maker’s Market

The Art Gallery in the Cesar Chavez Student Center at SF State University is having a Markers Market that will coincide with the historic Crafts Fair and Jazz Festival occurring annually downstairs on the Plaza level of our building.  We expect high traffic due to … Continue reading

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What Is Real

Be sure to come by and check out our next show at the gallery, What Is Real, which will feature work from the San Francisco based artist collective, the Merchants of Reality, from July 20th to August 15th, 2012. Merchants … Continue reading

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Maritime Artist Interview: Jessy Gaumann

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<  Jessy Gaumann  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Please give us a brief bio, where you are from and how you became involved in art making? I was born in Switzerland but grew up along the Central Coast of California. I have always been … Continue reading

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Maritime Artist Interview: Aaron Grobler

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<  Aaron Grobler   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Please give us a brief bio, where you are from and how you became involved in art making? I am from the beautiful yet uber Republican area known as The Great OC. I became involved … Continue reading

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