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SF Camerawork

January 8 - March 26, 2009

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Test Patterns + United in Nima
SF Camerawork ART EXHIBITIONS JANUARY-MARCH 2009 WHAT: SF Camerawork is proud to present two new exhibitions this winter that bring contemporary Africa into focus: Test Patterns: Recent Video From South Africa An exhibition featuring the work of eight contemporary South African video artists who explore ideas of citizenship and belonging in post apartheid South Africa. The artists include Churchill Madikida, Penny Siopis, Berni Searle, Simon Gush, Jo Ractliffe, Ismail Farouk, Ruth Sacks and Usha Seejarim. United in Nima: Bay Area and Ghanaian Youth Share Lives Through the Lens An exhibition featuring photographs by low-income youth from SF Camerawork's First Exposures photography mentoring program and teens living in the notoriously poor Nima slum of Accra, Ghana who spent three weeks together last summer in Africa sharing their lives, culture and art. WHEN: January 8 through March 25, 2009 Opening Reception: January 8 from 5-8 p.m. HOURS: Tuesdays-Saturdays 12-5 p.m. WHERE: SF Camerawork, 657 Mission St., Second Floor, San Francisco 94105 ADMISSION: $5.00; $2.00 for students and seniors; free to Camerawork members INFORMATION: www.sfcamerawork.org info@sfcamerawork.org 415.512.2020
Test Patterns + United in Nima