Living Room
March 6 – June 5, 2027
Radius at Minnesota Street Project
ARROZidency & Makaan Arts A.I.R.s
An exhibition of work by ARROZidency and Makaan Arts residency artists that reframes home and belonging through diasporic ways of seeing
Radius at Minnesota Street Project
1275 Minnesota StreetSan Francisco, CA 94107Thursday–Saturday 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
Free
ADA Accessible. Staff are on-site to support accommodations.
Radius at Minnesota Street Project, ARROZidency (Filipino American), and Makaan Arts (Central and West Asia and North Africa) present Living Room, a group exhibition bringing together artists from both residency programs based at The Studios at Minnesota Street Project. Co-curated by ARROZidency and Makaan Arts residency founders, the exhibition reframes concepts of home and belonging through diasporic ways of seeing.
Across photography, installation, sculpture, and video, the artists reimagine salo-salo salas (Tagalog) and makaan (Arabic)—concepts meaning “spaces of gathering”—as the physical and emotional homes we construct for ourselves and our loved ones. Ancestral moons shine through Bay Area windows, illuminating how artists map their intergenerational journeys through stories.
Rituals, performances, and feasts animate works by Makaan Arts artists Ava Koohbor, Ebti, Bessma Khalaf, Tuğçe Evirgen Özmen, Helia Pouyanfar, Narges Poursadeqi, and Shirin Towfiq, alongside ARROZidency artists Cristine Blanco, champoy, England Hidalgo, Allison Hueman, Angeline Marie Michael Meitzler, and Gericault De La Rose.
Hospitality anchors the ARROZidency and Makaan Arts residency programs. Both artist-hosted programs were founded to offer space for creative placemaking: grassroots structures for sustaining art, community, and belonging in a region where migration continually redefines place.
Living Room is curated by France Viana, ARROZidency, and Taraneh Hemami, Makaan Arts.
Exhibiting Artists
Allison Hueman, Angeline Marie Michael Meitzler, Ava Koohbor, Bessma Khalaf, champoy, Cristine Blanco, Ebti, England Hidalgo, Gericault De La Rose, Helia Pouyanfar, Narges Poursadeqi, Shirin Towfiq, Tuğçe Evirgen Özmen
Ebti, Studio Window 14, 2024. Courtesy of the artist
Radius at Minnesota Street Project
Radius at Minnesota Street Project establishes partnerships to present public exhibitions, residencies, and programs underwritten by Minnesota Street Project Foundation.
Minnesota Street Project Foundation provides artists access to space, tools, and support infrastructure to create new work.
ARROZidency & Makaan Arts A.I.R.s
ARROZidency awards fully sponsored residencies to local, national, and international Filipino/a/x/ American artists, writers, and curators each year.
Makaan Arts offers a communal hub for local and visiting Central and West Asia and North Africa artists.
Things to Do Around Here
Grand Coffee is a very welcome addition to the neighborhood.
Aimee Le Duc, Executive Director, Minnesota Street Project
Piccino has a delicious range of tasty and seasonal delights. From pizza and pasta to flavorful veggies, there’s a little something for everyone’s tastebuds.
Trinity West, Studio & Technology Manager, Minnesota Street Project
Minnesota Grove is a beautiful walkway connecting 25th and 24th Streets. Take the scenic route!
Emma-Caitlin Cooper, Communications & Program Manager, Minnesota Street Project Foundation