Join the Asian American Women Artists Association and Japanese American Museum of San Jose for a multimedia exhibition featuring 9 local and national artists inspired by the rich history of Japanese American agricultural crafts, legacies and present-day community placemaking.
Artwork will include paintings, sculptures, films and multimedia installations inspired by a diverse range of subjects including artists’ own family farms along the west coast, local activities such as strawberry picking, agriculture-related mythological figures such as the Goddess of Rice and kitsune (fox), the contemporary relationship of farming labor practices and eco-justice, and the agricultural connection between Japan the Americas. Agrarianaa artworks will be in dialog with the permanent collection of the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, which chronicles more than a century of Japanese American history.
The opening will feature a participatory art piece from Ginger Brooks Takahashi, along with food, refreshments and more.
Learn more about the exhibition at the Agrarianaa Exhibition page.
Admission to the museum will be free for the opening reception.
Opening Reception:
March 9th, 2019
12pm to 3pm
Japanese American Museum of San Jose
535 N. Fifth St, San Jose, CA 95112
This exhibit was made possible by a generous grant from Midori Kai.
