Mis Madres by Ester Hernandez

Gracias Madre...Mercado Sin Fronteras

April 28 through May 13, 2012

Reception:  Saturday, May 5, 7-9 pm

 Cinco de Mayo!

If you're coming into the Mission on Saturday night for Cinco de Mayo, be sure not to miss Gracias Madre...Mercado Sin Fronteras at BttP Latin American Gallery! 

Don't forget your Mother's Day gift this year...Gracias Madre...Mercado Sin Fronteras has something for everyone's mother, hand selected from artists throughout Mexico.

Shop Now Through Saturday. 

 Each item is unique, so shop now for the best selection!

La Familia Peña-Govea will entertain with traditional Mexican Folk Music at the Opening.  Don't miss them!

The exhibit runs through May 13, so if you miss the reception, you'll still have over a week to come see the wonderful folk-art offerings in Gracias Madre...Mercado Sin Fronteras.

Rarámuri, a signed silkscreen print by Juan R. Fuentes, is being raffled off to benefit Apoyo Tarahumara, a 501 c-3 that caravans into the mountains of Chihuahua, Mexico, and brings much needed food and supplies to the Tarahumara indigenous communities (Rarámuri in their native tongue).

Rarámuri, by Juan R. Fuentes, Silkscreen on Paper

Along with Rarámuri, other folk art gifts will be raffled to include a Oaxacan carved figurine, a beautiful olla from Mata Ortíz, a hand-woven lady's bag, and a handmade necklace.

Raffle tickets are $1.00 each, or 6 for $5.00.  All proceeds benefit Apoyo Tarahumara.  Raffle tickets will be pulled on Saturday Night, May 5, between 7-9 pm.  You need not be present to win.

Plenty to choose from at Back to the Picture's Latin American Gallery, during Gracias Madre...Mercado Sin Fronteras!

Back to the Picture Latin American Gallery

934 Valencia Street @ 20th Street

San Francisco, CA  94110

(415) 826-2321

Up Next at BttP LAG...  Maps Only:  Radical Cartography in Contemporary Art

May 26 - June 25, 2012

Opening Reception:  Saturday, May 26, 7-10 pm

Featuring the work of:  Brian Jones, Char Green, Deborah Sciales, Fernando Martí, Heather Green,

Mary Brown, Oliver Lowe, Randy Figures, The Reverend LordRifa, Richard Keltner, and Sarah Dorrance.

Maps Only is curated by Sarah Dorrance with assistance by Maxine Kraemer.

Back to the Picture LAG - 934 Valencia St. @ 20th St. - SFCA 94110 - (415) 826-2321

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At Back to the Picture/SoMa Gallery, we're featuring Thriving Resilience, through May 19 (it's been extended for two weeks past its original close date). 

Cheers, by Jerry Frost

Oil on Canvas

Thriving Resilience Frontpiece

Thriving Resilience
...Life Through Positive Eyes

Thriving Resilience features works by seven Bay Area artists living with HIV/AIDS.  Curated to include artwork by people who are thriving, despite their positive diagnosis.  Meant to be a beacon of hope to those who are newly diagnosed, those who suffer with depression regarding their status, or just anyone who wants to see a positive, uplifting exhibit, we invite you to dig deep, find your inner unabashed joy, and witness how an HIV positive life can be resilient and positive!

This is my co-worker Derek Hargrove's curatorial debut, and he's selected pieces that feature primarily jewel-tones.  Our SoMa location is a smaller, more boutique-style business, with framing on the right and gallery walls on the left, so come check out Thriving Resilience!

Back to the Picture/SoMa Gallery

83 10th Street, betw. Market & Mission Streets

San Francisco, CA  94103

(415) 558-9901

Join us!

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