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Ask a Cultural Anchor: Anna Lisa Escobedo
“Learning about neighborhood cultural nuances…”
Denise Sullivan's SF Lives: In conversation with Anna Lisa Escobedo
Bernal Heights artist Anna Lisa Escobedo thrives in a painter’s paradise
"“I didn’t grow up with art on the walls or art around me,” said artist Anna Lisa Escobedo now in her 10th year working to restore San Francisco’s reputation as a cultural beacon and destination for creative people from around the world.”
MACLA Goes ‘Beyond the Diaspora’
“The new exhibit showcases Afro-Latinx artists from a mix of cultural backgrounds, gender and sexual identities and artistic experiences.”
San Francisco inFlux: Alto Al Fuego En La Mision
“More than four years after tragedy struck in the Mission, the people of the community can now take another step in their healing process.
The Justice4Amilcar Mural, “Alto al Fuego en La Misón” located at 3250 24th Street was unveiled Sunday morning. The mural is the largest in the Latino Cultural Corridor in a decade.”
San Francisco Symphony celebrates Día de los Muertos
"SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY CELEBRATES DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS WITH CONCERT EVENT, LOBBY ART, COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES, AND SCREENINGS OF DISNEY AND PIXAR’S COCO, NOVEMBER 1 AND 2 AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL
Newest Mission mural honors lives lost to police and state violence
"Anna Lisa Escobedo was called in to tend to the floral work which needed amending when the originally projected images no longer fit the scale of the mural. “I thought it would be easy to paint in the lines, but no,” she said. “As it turned out, I repainted the roses, calla lilies and marigolds freehand. My tattoo mentor would be proud.”
Women of the Resistance: Next wave of mujeres muralistas brightens Balmy Alley
"“There’s not enough women muralists, it’s still male-dominated,” said artist Anna Lisa Escobedo, who chairs the Calle 24 Arts and Cultural Assets Committee and works at the California Historical Society.”
NALAC LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
“Through the lens of Latinx arts and culture, the NALAC Leadership Institute (NLI) uses a comprehensive curriculum that addresses strategic planning, programming, budgeting, marketing, fundraising, governance, evaluation, and advocacy.”
Paseo Artístico
“Paseo Artístico is a series of events that allows all arts that happen and could happen on Calle 24 to come together. It is a community event that allows everyone from young, older, our long time residents, and it is good for families to be able to participate.”