OUR SHARED LIVING ROOM FOR ART & COMMUNITY

The Red Poppy Art House is a room on a corner in the Mission District of San Francisco, nestled between a myriad of communities. It is a place for slowness and the nuanced intermingling of ideas and activities generally termed “art.” In this little room, we present a vigorous performance program spanning multiple disciplines and embracing both traditional and contemporary forms. We also host artist residencies, a socially engaged professional development track, and assist in curating space for the neighborhood-wide bimonthly MAPP happening (Mission Arts & Performance Project). Behind the scenes, we relish in the role of matchmaker, seeding new relationships wherever we can, among friends and strangers, artists, community members, people without communities, people from near and far, and just about anyone who comes through the door. Our desire is to serve as a space of multiplicity, not defined by a singular culture or aesthetic, but as a well-spring of socially engaged art and discourse that invites growth and transformation. If we had to name our dominant aesthetic, we would call it… “slow.”

UP NEXT @ RED POPPY 

JUNE 2026

MAPP (Mission Art Performance Project) 2026 

• February 7: Standing with the People of Iran: Echoes of Stolen Lives
• April 4 MAPP
• June 6 MAPP
• August 1
• October 3
• December 5

ALL EVENTS CALENDAR | 2026 

PAST SHOWS

Standing with the People of Iran: Echoes of Stolen Lives

Saturday, February 7, 2026
Time: 6:45 pm doors, 7:00 pm – 10 pm

On December 28, 2025, millions of Iranians took to the streets, calling for dignity, freedom, and an end to decades of repression. In response, the Islamic Republic of Iran unleashed one of the deadliest crackdowns in its history. Tens of thousands were killed, many shot at close range, including children, women, and young people, and thousands more were blinded, injured, or arrested, all under a nationwide internet blackout to this day that plunged the country into digital darkness, crippling communication, erasing evidence, and preventing people from seeking help.

Families grieve. Communities endure. And yet, their courage echoes.

To honor those lives stolen and to stand in solidarity with the people of Iran, MAPP brings together eight artists from Iranian, Kurdish, Armenian, and Arab backgrounds. Through music, reflection, and shared witness, we mourn, remember, and lift the voices that authoritarian regimes try to erase.

Join us for an evening of remembrance, resistance, and hope. 

Read the full statement on the ongoing struggle and the call for global accountability [here].

MAPP (Mission Art Performance Project)

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