¡Presente! your VOICE your ART your COMMUNITY

¡Presente! your VOICE your ART your COMMUNITY

May 18th, 2007

3:00 - 5:00pm

Friends of artist Ninette Lewis kicked off ¡Presente! your VOICE your ART your COMMUNITY on Friday, May 18, by blessing Plaza 16, the 16 th Street BART Plaza. Performers, artists, and community members gathered to open the new art exhibit, The Orishas in the Mission, show off their own talents, and learn about some of the organizations in the Mission.
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Artist Ninette Lewis (left) with Curatorial Board Chair, Rebeka Rodriguez Download JPG (1200x1600 pixels / 239kb)

Crowds gather to watch Jambory percussionists and dancers Download JPG (1200x1600 pixels / 355kb)

Youth breakdancers from Def Ed break out some moves for the crowd Download JPG (1200x1600 pixels /3806kb)

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A girl paints a guitar design onto a t-shirt Download JPG (590x441 pixels / 46kb)

Percussionists from Good Samaritan Family Resource Center's Jambory Download JPG (589x442 pixels / 62kb)

Chantelle Tibbs performs Download JPG (1600x1200 pixels / 335kb)
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Friends of artist Ninette Lewis start of the show opening by blessing the Plaza Download JPG (1200x1600 pixels / 262kb)

The artwork and the muse Download JPG (1200x1600 pixels / 274kb)

A young girl colors with representatives from Columbia Park Boys and Girls Club Download JPG (590x441 pixels / 53kb)

 

Mission Shows its Spirit
Lori Dueck
May 21, 2007

San Francisco, CA – Friends of artist Ninette Lewis kicked off ¡Presente! your VOICE your ART your COMMUNITY on Friday, May 18, by blessing Plaza 16, the 16 th Street BART Plaza. Performers, artists, and community members gathered to open the new art exhibit, The Orishas in the Mission, show off their own talents, and learn about some of the organizations in the Mission.

Ninette Lewis’ illustrations caught the eye of many passing by the Plaza. After the official opening, crowds of onlookers met with the artist to discuss and admire her work – and even got to meet two of the women from her illustrations - while folk singer Chantelle Tibbs took to the stage with her guitar. After lightening the steps of those passing by with her sultry tunes, Tibbs painted t-shirts with her handmade, custom designed stencils for Plaza-goers, also offering a selection of stencils available from her clothing line, Wear Me Naked.

Warming up for their Carnaval performance, Jambory, the Afro-Peruvian percussion group from Good Samaritan Family Resource Center, finally got a chance to perform at the Plaza, having been rained out during their performance at Love Your Mission Day in February. Dancers in flowing white skirts moved to the drumbeats

Representing their community and their services, many neighborhood and city organizations took in the afternoon’s events, distributing water and information to those who were interested.

Finishing off the afternoon, and stopping crowds as usual, a group of youth breakdancers from CELLspace’s Def Ed program pulled out a few moves. Dancing without their usual traveling linoleum floor, we were impressed that they didn’t break anything – other than some sweet moves.