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10 Unique Lattes to Try in San Francisco

November 22, 2023November 22, 2023 The Guardsman 0 Comments vibrant colors., art, fall, cafe, Coffee, latte, pretty, flavorful, unique, espresso

San Francisco is a coffee city that is ever experimenting in different tastes and trends. While certain drinks come in and out of fashion, these are the best latte drinks to get at the moment.

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City College of San Francisco Celebrates Maya Culture – Past and Present

October 5, 2023October 5, 2023 The Guardsman 1 Comment steven mayers, Oswaldo Martin, Beth Lederer, Pedro Tuyub, Kristina Hayrapet, Maya Culture, Rita E. Moran, Mam, art, Yucatec, City College of San Francisco, Maya Women Life, Rosenberg Library, Hope

The Maya Culture was on full display both on the Mission and Ocean Campus in September. At the Ocean campus a lively reception was held for the Helen Moran collection of Maya Women Life, Art, Hope. A contemporary art exhibit celebrating Maya artists. The Maya Cultural Festival took place at the Mission campus celebrating the culture of the Maya population in the Bay Area with traditional clothing, food, art therapy classes, lectures on public benefits, housing, jobs, interpreters, health, courts and Maya identity.

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Longtime City College-SFMOMA Collaboration Results in Student Mural on Frida Kahlo Way

September 17, 2023September 27, 2023 The Guardsman 0 Comments frida kahlo, student murals, collaboration, student artists, muralist, original name of Pan American Unity mural, pan american unity mural, The Marriage of the Artistic Expression of the North and of the South on This Continent, workshop, Esteban del Valle, SFMOMA, art education, art, city college, mural, Imani C. Davis, diego rivera

Painting students at the time, Barbara Bolls-Guillory, Itzli Ceja and Xiaoyu Luo painted the Frida Kahlo panel together. The three benefitted from the workshop in a multitude of ways, from the community aspect to the technical skills learned.

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City College Art Professors Exhibit Individual and Collaborative Pieces in Upcoming Show

September 4, 2023September 6, 2023 The Guardsman 0 Comments art professor, gallery, make and take, show, collaborative, exhibition, interactive, collaboration, stickers, exhibit, Imani Davis, Art department, Anna Asebedo, art, printmaking, city college, retirement, Nancy Mizuno Elliott, CCSF

Retired and current art professors, Anna Asebedo and Nancy Mizuno Elliott, respectively, are displaying their works in a new art exhibition, “Abscission,” running from August 28 to September 28, 2023, in the City College Art Gallery. The show includes their contrasting work, as well as collaborative pieces made by the two over the summer. The show’s opening reception is Wednesday September 6, 2023 from 5:30-7:30pm in the Visual Arts Building, Room v119.

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Sirron Norris is Icon in the World of Animated Sitcoms

February 22, 2023March 5, 2023 The Guardsman bay area, art, Jade Leonardo

Meet Sirron Norris, a well known illustrator and mural artist in San Francisco who uses the knowledge gained throughout his career to educate aspiring artists in the Mission District and in the general San Francisco community.

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‘Diego Rivera’s America’ at SFMOMA Displays the Artist’s Influence on San Francisco

September 28, 2022October 7, 2022 The Guardsman san francisco, American art, art, Mexican art, diego rivera, frida kahlo, pan american unity mural, SFMOMA, Karem Rodriguez, Ann Marie Galvan, Latin American art, art history

Displaying more than 150 of Rivera’s works, the exhibit maps the artist’s influence on creating Mexican and American identities.

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The Consistent Resistance

November 6, 2020November 16, 2020 The Guardsman justice, abolition, Representation, Midtown Park Apartment Tenants, CCSF Collective, Justice 4 Steven Taylor, Aaron Bogan, Hannah Asuncion, Afatsi, Melvin Wong, Amy Emerald, art, Eira Kien, Eseosa Edebiri, education, Consistent Resistance, Maria Evbuoma, artist, Art Protest Show, Ricky Rat, housing, speakers, healing, motherhood

The Consistent Resistance is an art protest show which advocates for Black Liberation through intercultural solidarity. The show took place on Oct. 23, at Fillmore St. Cafe, where different speakers talked about various topics such as housing, healing, abolition, and even defending SFPD.

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Computer Science Student Fights for Social Justice Through Dance

September 9, 2020September 16, 2020 The Guardsman Eleni Balakrishnan, Emmy Uwimana, Rwanda, art, hackathon, dance, facebook, Fort Mason, homelessness, social justice, CCSF Collective

City College student Emmy Uwimana is resilient in overcoming his personal struggles, and uses the power of dance to advocate for social justice.

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Art Display Explores Emotional Trials and Tribulations

February 19, 2020May 3, 2020 The Guardsman emotions, Resilience, art, CCSF, class cuts, culture, activism

Artist and former CCSF teacher, Lauren Van Duren, had an art exhibit called Rise to Resilience, from January 13th through February 4th at the Sunset CCSF Campus. Within this article Lauren explains her inspirations for this particular exhibit. She also explains her early start as an artist as well as her experience teaching at City College.

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City College Illustrator Combats Class Cuts Through Art

January 22, 2020May 3, 2020 The Guardsman city college, culture, Jennifer Yin, John E. Greene, art

City College’s Portfolio Club illustrator, John E. Greene, presented his artwork at an exhibition titled, “(Not) Business as Usual,” presented

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Social Justice Posters Make Their Way to Rosenberg Library Walls

October 23, 2019February 25, 2020 The Guardsman art, city college, Library, exhibit, Amal Ben Ghanem, Rachel Berning, The Classroom, Katrina Rahn, jessalyn aaland

By Rachel Berning rachelo.berning@gmail.com Students’ artwork is raising concerns on social justice through creative posters with inspirational quotes set up