MAPP

Mission Arts & Performance Project

 

MAPP Collage

 


Launched in 2003, the Mission Arts & Performance Project (MAPP) is a homegrown bi-monthly, multidisciplinary, intercultural happening that takes place in the Mission District of San Francisco. On the first Saturday of every even month of the year, the MAPP transforms ordinary spaces, such as private garages, gardens, living rooms, studios, street corners, and small businesses into pop-up performance and exhibition sites for a day/night of intimate-scale artistic and cultural exchange among a kaleidoscope of individuals and communities.

 

 

 

UPCOMING MAPP

 

October 3rd MAPP(Online): Building Community Resilience Through the Arts

SATURDAY,  OCTOBER 3RD 

Visual Art | The Window Exhibition at RPAH | COH Art Auction

Time Performance/Event Description Artists/ Presenter
11:00 -11:05 am  Introduction, Artist meet and greet Curator Dina Zarif will greet the artists and presenters  
11:05- 11:25 “Art Auction” by Coalition On Homelessness

|  The window exhibition at RPAH

Presentation about Coalition On Homelessness SF and the Art Auction Jennifer Friedenbach  Executive Director of Coalition On Homelessness
11:30 am-12:30 pm “Posters for Change”  Workshop by Jennifer Bloomer Create our own posters with messages of change we wish to see in our communities and out in the world Jennifer Bloomer /  Visual Artist 

Performing Art 

7:00 -7:10 pm Introduction, Artists meet and greet Curator Dina Zarif will greet the Artists and present the performance program  

7:10 – 7:50 pm
Natalie Cressman and Ian Faquini duo Music of Brazil, Impressionism, and the Great American Songbook Natalie Cressman/Trombone

Ian Faquini / guitar

7:55 – 8:30 pm Aya Safiya and Tano Brock Traditional music from Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean Aya / Vocals, violin, laouto Tano /Vocals, clarinet, laouto
8:35 – 9:15 pm Strings of the Near East with Gari & Elana  Compositions inspired by the traditional music of Greece and Turkey  Elana Brutman / Lyra with Sympathetic Strings

Gari Hagedus  / Oud, Saz 

9:20 -10:00 pm Power Rumba | Dos BandOLEros

“Struggle Makes Our Music Stronger”

Mixing Spanish covers and original compositions for a danceable fun show Alberto Gutierrez / Guitar, Vocals

Raúl Vargas / Cajón, percussion, Vocals

 

PAST MAPPs

 
Canceled: Saturday, April 4, 2020
 
February 1 MAPP: MAKE LOVE NOT WAR / Haz el amor y no la guerra
 
RPAH PROGRAM:
 

Time Performance/Event Description Artists
4:33-5:00pm “Art by Mara Hernandez” Visual Art Opening Reception Mara Hernandez
5:00-6:00pm Explore the Intersections of Visual Art and Poetry Workshop & Demonstration by Mara Hernandez Mara Hernandez
7:03-7:07pm Adrian Arias MC/Curator/Visual Poet in Movement Adrian Arias
7:07-7:37pm The Genie Looping Guitar Innovator The Genie (guitar)
7:49-8:19pm Genie Santiago Spiritual & Sensual Voice, R&B & Hip Hop from Boston Genie Santiago (vocals), Stephanie Houten (guitar, vocals), Anais Azul (cajon, vocals)
8:33-9:03pm Anais Azul Trio New Medicine Music Niko Umar-Durr (violin), Sam Marston (piano), Anaís Azul (vocals, ukulele)
9:19- 9:59pm LoCura Visual Poet in Movement Luna Fuentes–Vaccaro (drum set), Danny Cao (trumpet), Bob Sanders (guitar), Joaquín Zamudio (bass), Kata Miletich (vocals)

 
Saturday, December 7, 2019
 
RPAH PROGRAM:

Time Performance/Event Description
5:00-6:30pm In Conversation with Dance by Ella Noe Visual exhibition opening
5:30-5:45pm Painting Demonstration by Ella Noe Music by Peter Whitehead
7:30-8:10pm Classical Revolution Chamber music
8:20-9:00pm Vox Tremolo Original dance music
9:10-10:00pm Shimmering Leaves Experimental improvisation

 
October 5th MAPP
 
RPAH PROGRAM:
 

Time Performance/Event Description
5:00-6:30pm “From Where to Here” Participatory visual art workshop by Andrea Guskin
7:00-7:30pm From Bach to Debussy Conversation of harp & winds with Amelia & Asaf
7:45-8:20pm Lee Dynes World Jazz Trio A multi-cultural celebration in jazz
8:30-9:10pm East Meets West Contemporary & Persian fusion
9:20-10:00pm Camille Mai Rebirth Canal Vietnamese/Latin jazz

 
August 3rd MAPP: Free the Children (Liberando a los niños/as)
 
RPAH PROGRAM:
 

Time Performance/Event Description
3:00-5:00pm “Silhouettes,” letter writing led by Carlos Cartagena A community art project, “Silhouettes” provides an opportunity for migrants to share their experiences. Some have had the opportunity to share while others are left in silence with their blank page. Join us for this outdoor activity on the corner of Folsom & 23rd St.
6:30-10:00pm “Silhouettes: Letters to the Children” led by Carlos Cartagena Indoor installation, plus live music and spoken word performances
7:00-7:20pm Chile y Limón Music of Mexico, Central & South America
7:40-8:00pm Leticia Hernández-Linares Spoken word performance
8:20-8:40pm Liliana Herrera y Francisco Herrera Singer-songwriters/storytelling
9:00-9:20pm DíaPaSon Mexican folk music/dance
9:30-10:00pm Chelis Lopez (KPOO Radio Host) Dance for liberation

 
June 1st MAPP: The René Yañez Mission Salón & Drawing Circle
 
RPAH PROGRAM:
 

Time Performance/Event Description
6:00pm Doors open  
6:00-6:23pm Live Drawing Performance by Adrian Arias
6:00-8:30pm Mural Creation Honoring René Yañez by the San Francisco Print Collective
6:30-8:30pm Drawing Circle Led by Rio Yañez
8:30-8:50pm Film Screening:
At Home with René
On December 29, 2017, Lou Dematteis, Vicente Franco, and Ray Telles interviewed René at his Mission District home. In this short film, René shares some of his thoughts with us.
9:00-9:25pm Live Music Honoring René by Liliana Herrera
9:25-10:00pm Dance Tunes Playlist by KPOO radio host Chelis Lopez

 
April 6 MAPP: Music of the Banned (Chapter Two) – Traditional and Sacred Music of the Banned
 
RPAH PROGRAM:

Time Event Type Title
12:00pm – 1:15pm Workshop Regional & Traditional Music of Iran with Sirvan Manoobi
1:45pm – 3:00pm Workshop Intro to Syrian Music & Arabic Percussion with Faisal Zedan
6:00pm – 7:00pm Visual Calligraphy Exhibition/Demonstration by Arash Shirinbab
7:25pm – 7:40pm Music SUDAN: Azaan & Madeeh
7:50pm – 8:20pm Music SYRIA: The Diverse Land
8:30pm – 9:00pm Music IRAN: Art of Improvisation
9:15pm – 10:00pm Music KURDISTAN: Dora Rengin (All Colors in Zazaki Language)

 
February 2nd MAPP
 
RPAH PROGRAM:
 

Time Performance/Event Description Featured Artists
6:30pm – 7:30pm Crochet Jam, Ramekon O’Arwisters Public Art-Making Ramekon O’Arwisters
7:45pm – 8:15pm Emmanouela Trio Sounds of Greece Emmanouela Niniraki (vocals)
Gregory Masaki (bouzouki)
Darcy Noonan (guitar)
8:30pm – 9:15pm The Marriage of Erato and Euterpe Piano, Cello & Spoken Word Mauro ffortissimo (spoken word)
Lewis Patzner (cello)
Elektra Schmidt (piano)
9:30pm – 10:00pm IVERIA, Sounds of Georgia Polyphonic Singing Irakli Rusia (vocals)
Zaza Korinteli (vocals)
Giorgi Kikvidze (vocals)
Balder ten Cate (accordion)

 

June 6 MAPP(Online): We are Present
 
RPAH PROGRAM:
 

Time Performance/Event Description Artist
11:00-11:15 am Introduction, Artist
meet and greet
Renee Baldocchi will greet
the artist and present the
workshop program
 
11:15 am-12:15 pm The Art of Japanese
Book Making
Book Making Workshop,
A field guide for these times
Adele Shaw/ Visual Artist
7:00-7:15 pm Introduction, Artists
meet and greet
Curator Dina Zarif will
greet the Artists and
present the performance
program
 
7:15-7:50 pm Sergiu Popa A musical journey from
Moldova, Romania, through
the Balkans and beyond
Sergiu Popa / Accordion
7:55-8:30 pm Songs of Light and Movement Mexican songstress performs
a musical set on guitar,
accompanied by dancer
Stephanie Sherman on a
few pieces
Diana Gameros/ Vocal & Guitar,
Stephanie Sherman / Dance
8:35-9:10 pm Levoná Ensemble Flamenco, Arabic &
Jewish Music & Stories
Asaf Ophir / woodwinds & vocals
Faisal Zedan / percussion & vocals
Josh Mellinger / percussion
David McLean /flamenco guitar
9:15-9:50 pm Javi Jiménez &
Ross Howe
Gypsy Jazz Night Javi Jiméne/ guitar
Ross Howe/guitar

 

August 1st & 2nd MAPP (Online): Building Community Resilience Through the Arts | Performances & Workshops (ONLINE)
 
RPAH PROGRAM (ONLINE) AUGUST 1st & 2nd:
 
SATURDAY AUGUST 1ST

Time Performance/Event Description Artist
7:00 – 7:10 pm Introduction, Artist meet and greet Curator Dina Zarif will greet the Artists and
present the performance program
 
7:10 – 7:45 pm Balkan and beyond on bellows and mallets Songs from Eastern Europe and beyond Balder ten Cate – Cimbalom
Diana Strong – Accordion
7:50 – 8:10 pm Live from Argentina: Claudio Santomé Italian and Argentinian arias and
songs by Claudio Santomé
Claudio Santomé / Opera Singer /
Tenor
 
8:15 – 8:45 pm “Luminance” Sounds from the Outside Harp and Trumpet Explorations Amelia Romano – Lever Harp
Matt Ebisuzaki – Trumpet
 
8:50 – 9:25 pm “Accordion + Circus = Rollercoaster of
Music and Magic”
A silly, magical circus experience from longtime
Circus Bella collaborators Calvin Kai Ku
and Rob Reich
Rob Reich – Accordion
Calvin Kai Ku – Magician
 
9:30 – 10:00 pm Bianca Rodriguez and Gopal Slavonic Flamenco dancer accompanied by
Gopal Slavonic on guitar
Bianca Rodriguez – Flamenco dancer
Gopal Slavonic – Guitar

 
SUNDAY AUGUST 2ND

Time Performance/Event Description Artist
11:00 – 11:15 am Introduction, Artist meet and greet Guest presenter Renee Baldocchi will greet
the artist and present the workshop program
 
11:15 am – 12:15 pm Workshop: Kitchen Printing with Ali Blum Monoprinting and Stamping, Styrofoam Prints Ali Blum / Visual Artist
1:00 – 1:10 pm Introduction, Artists meet and greet Guest presenter Puja Kapur will greet the artist and
present the workshop program
 
1:10 – 1:50 pm Workshop: Possibilities,
the Art of Resilience
Create your own shadow box transforming
a challenge into an exciting possibility
through the power of resilience
Elena Mencarelli / Visual Artist

 

MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM

 
While the MAPP was originally conceived, and incubated, at the Red Poppy Art House (then known as Porfilio Is) and included collaborating partners from the beginning, it grew to become its own autonomous festival/happening. Today, the MAPP is organized among homes in the Mission, not coordinated nor supervised by any formal organization. This was the intention from the outset, to see the MAPP take root within our local neighborhood and be adopted by its community of artists and residents. From our tiny performance space we once wondered, how might this intimate kind of cultural experience be expanded to something larger without losing its intimacy? The answer is found in the MAPP. Attend one of the happenings, and you’ll discover that while there are hundreds of people in attendance, the feeling of intimacy is everywhere. The MAPP takes the impersonal nature of urban living and transforms and humanizes it onto a space of relationships and friendly exchange.

It’s important to understand the original impulse out of which the MAPP grew from a group of artists, which was that we wanted to create an event for each other – to share and enjoy each other’s work in an informal and organic manner. But then, also, we wanted to open the door to the public to come and be a part of it – to invite friends and grow a community. And this is the difference – to not present a performance as ‘entertainment’ for the public. Rather, to craft a context and experience of sharing, where the line between ‘artist’ and ‘public’ blurs. This is why, as artists, we did it for no pay (something we’re normally not fond of), because we did it for each other – to create the kind of world in which we wanted to live, if only for one night every two months.

As the MAPP grew in participation, from artists of different aesthetics, different communities, and more locations, the spaces took on distinct characteristics, evolving the MAPP into a rich intersection of aesthetics and communities. From this intersectionality, we discovered that new relationships never ceased to emerge.

Organizationally, across the years, the MAPP decisively resisted formalization, choosing to remain as a volunteer-run, non-hierarchical experiment of community-engaged art happenings. Today, the MAPP has produced over 75 neighborhood-level arts festivals, involving many hundreds of artists and many thousands of attendees. It poignantly demonstrates how an array of individuals, from different cultural communities and artistic disciplines, can catalyze a multi-dimensional arts festival that does not rely on formal institutions, funding support, or commercial marketing. Most significantly, what makes it different from the art walks that are now so popular across the nation, is its activation of the private home (living rooms, garages, yards, studios) within a residential community, such that transform the private sphere into a networked quasi-public cultural commons for creative expression and discourse. It is our way of redeeming ourselves from the over-privatization and commodification of our lives and communities that so often leaves many of us feeling isolated or disconnected and returning a felt sense of community and collective sharing to the neighborhood and city of which we are a part.

We invite you into the charm of the MAPP, which is that you never know quite what’s going to happen until you get there. This innovative platform allows serendipitous connections to emerge organically across visual artists, musicians, poets, dancers, choreographers, filmmakers, playwrights, community organizers, and local residents. We often don’t advertise what is going to happen in far advance, because we often don’t know until just a week before. With luck, however, you might find a printable program available online a couple of days before the event.


To get involved as a host venue, artist, or street-level curator (and curate a space of your own!), come out to the next MAPP meeting. For more information, visit mappsf.com, contact info@redpoppyarthouse.org, or find us on Facebook.