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Episode #122 Imara Osorno "Un Puente Sobre El Río San Juan: A Story of Borders" Join Imara at Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana (MACLA) on Friday, September 6, for the opening of her duo exhibition “ Un Puente Sobre El Río San Juan: A Story of Borders,”  Featuring work from her and San José-based artist Irene Carvajal—part of  South First Fridays ArtWalk SJ . Imara Osorno is...

Join us on Thursday, August 22, for Pick-Up Party 16.4, “Profiles,” at The School of Arts and Culture at Mexican Heritage Plaza. This magazine’s in-real-life experience celebrates the creatives featured in the issue and 2024 Content Emerging Artists Elba Raquel and Esther Young. In this conversation, Daniel Garcia and David Valdespino Jr., the Cultivator and Developer of Content Magazine, trace ba...

Featured: Issue 16.4, “Profiles,” Featured: Issue 16.4, “Profiles,” Elba Raquel - Painter and Muralist and 2024 Content Emerging Artist Awardee Each year,  SVCreates  recognizes the region’s finest early-career artists through the Content Emerging Artist Award. These artists are committed to developing their art forms and enriching the greater Santa Clara County region with exhibitions, performanc...

Tommy Aguilar founded Universal Grammar as a collective of like-minded individuals interested in producing events that could shape culture through music, art, and community curating. Tommy prefers the title of ‘producer’ rather than ‘music promoter’ to describe his work. He treats event production as an art form. He shares, “Everything that Universal Grammar has done since day one has been very in...

Featured: Issue 16.4, “Profiles,” Liminal Space Collective. Weston Mossman, Wendy Frances, and Taylor Royan At an artist lead meetup on a Santa Cruz beach in late 2020 a small group of local creatives were gathering for the first time… Weston Mossman was there and the creativity and connection within the group sparked him. “I knew this idea could be expanded on,” says Weston. A few months later Li...

Featured: Issue 16.4, “Profiles,” Featured: Issue 16.4, “Profiles,” Esther Young - Singer/Songwriter and 2024 Content Emerging Artist Awardee Each year,  SVCreates  recognizes the region’s finest early-career artists through the Content Emerging Artist Award. These artists are committed to developing their art forms and enriching the greater Santa Clara County region with exhibitions, performances...

Episode #119 - Jorge "J.Duh" Camacho - "Starting Fires" Catch J.Duh’s solo exhibition, " Starting Fires," from August 10 to September 7 at Empire Seven Studios in San Jose, Japan Town. Don’t miss the opening reception on August 10 from 6 to 9 p.m., featuring live music by Flipside Lovers and DJ nic0tine. Discover how J.Duh’s journey from the Academy at GS&P in San...

Preservation Action Council of San Jose  (PAC*SJ) - Ben Leech This feature is also available on  Spotify ,  Apple Podcast , and  YouTube . The Preservation Action Council of San Jose (PAC*SJ) is a dedicated historic preservation advocacy organization committed to celebrating the vibrancy of San Jose’s architectural and cultural heritage. As a member-based group, PAC*SJ works to ensure that histori...

Pre-order the Fall issue of @contentmag by August 1 for free shipping Born in the ’90s and a San Jose native, Theo Mendoza was naturally drawn to skateboarding, hip-hop, and graffiti. Early on, he realized his future was in art. With support from his family and teachers, he pursued graphic design and streetwear, spending five years at the Art Institute in San Francisco to earn his degree and devel...

Featured: Issue 16.4, “Profiles,” Stephanie Metz Pre-order the Fall issue of Content Magazine by August 1 for free shipping Stephanie Metz has been a sculptor most of her life, and her work has been featured all over the world… Over the years, though, Stephanie’s relationships with many things—including art, sculpting, femininity, and the color pink—has changed. Stephanie’s new show, In the Glow,...

Francisco Graciano Montalvo Art Center - “A Path Forward: Honoring Ohlone Land & Spirit” This feature is also available on Spotify , Apple Podcast , and YouTube . Francisco Graciano has been creating art in San José for as long as he can remember. His multi-disciplinary practices include sculpture, painting, music, and tattoos. In May 2024, Francisco was commissioned by Montalvo Arts Center to...

Tiye Garrett founded Kuumba LLC in 2022, emphasizing West African Dance and rhythms, community, and providing spaces for creativity to thrive. ‘Kuumba’ means creativity in the African Language of Swahili and is the sixth principle of the annual celebration of Kwanzaa. That sixth principle guides followers ‘to always do as much as we can, in the way we can, to leave our community more beautiful tha...

Episode #118 Kimberly Snyder, Executive Director of New Museum Los Gatos Kimberly Snyder began her journey at NUMU as a curatorial intern in 2014. She has held various positions before, most recently becoming the executive director. As executive director, Snyder aims to bolster NUMU’s community presence and elevate its Bay Area profile through strategic programming. She envisions the museum as an...

Seeing through Stone" is the latest exhibition at The San José Museum of Art, curated by Lauren Schell Dickens in collaboration with The Institute of the Arts and Sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and Santa Cruz Barrios Unidos. This powerful showcase is part of the Visualizing Abolition series, which challenges perceptions of incarceration through art. Featuring works by 8...

Episode #116 Flammy Marciano – Hip Hop Artist, Rapper, & Streamer. Born in Lexington, Kentucky, and raised in San Jose, California, internet sensation DaQuane Fox, better known as Flammy Marciano , tends to be ahead of the curve when it comes to gaming, streaming, and even music. He began his music career in the late 2000s under the name Young Marvel before releasing viral songs such as ‘Jerry...

Since its founding in 2018, Chopsticks Alley Art has been a platform that elevates the perspectives and cultures of Southeast Asian Americans through a blend of cultural events, traditional art forms education, and carefully curated gallery exhibitions. The programming at Chopsticks Alley Art has provided a voice for young artists and empowered them to create positive changes within their communit...

Bree Karpavage and Ann Hazels are breathing new life into the Santa Cruz art scene.  First Friday Santa Cruz is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2024. As part of the celebration, First Friday Santa Cruz and Radius Gallery, also celebrating their 10th anniversary this year, have teamed up to host an exhibition entitled “Changing Spaces,” opening on the First Friday in June. “Changing Spaces” fea...

Zoë Latzer is the Curator and Director of Public Programs at the Institute of Contemporary Art San José (ICA San José). Latzer’s approach to curation focuses on world-building through the installation of immersive exhibitions that provide audiences with sensory experiences. Through her work, Latzer hopes to create a platform for artists whose artwork addresses underrepresented narratives through l...

Featured: Issue 16.3, “Perform,” Shraddha Karalkar, @shraddha.kar Shraddha Karalkar is one of three graduating West Valley College Cilker School of Art & Design students featured in issue 16.3, “Perform.”Join us on May 17 at The Cilker School of Art & Design 2024 Grad EXPO and celebrate the release of Content Magazine Issue 16.3 alongside the West Valley College STEAMD Fest. Shraddha was d...

Featured Artist: Taryn Curiel Born in Mexico City and currently based in Silicon Valley, Taryn Curiel’s passion for art has been with her since early childhood and has culminated in a body of work filled with sensation and enigmatic energy.  Techniques involving texture, lines, and a muted color palette help her in her signature use of the figure with abstract elements. Her medium is watercolor, b...

Featured Artist: Kim Meuli Brown Kim Meuli Brown  is an artist and graphic designer whose journey began with a Bachelor of Science in Textile Design from UC Davis. Inspired by nature, Kim's creations blend traditional textile techniques with contemporary innovation. Her canvas, often cotton, silk, or wool, becomes a testament to the beauty of local flora, adorned with natural dyes and botanica...

At West Valley College in Saratoga, Shannon Mirabelli-Lopez and Mel Vaughn have joined forces to launch the college’s first interdisciplinary graduation expo, STEAM’D Fest, where “Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math, and Design” reimagine collaboration. Guided by the collective vision of Dean of The Cilker School of Art & Design, Mirabelli-Lopez, and Dean of The School of Math and Scie...

Joel Hangai ( @jthangai) is one of three graduating West Valley College Cilker School of Art and Design @wvccilkersoad students featured in issue 16.3, “Perform.” A student and tutor in West Valley College’s Music Department, Joel Hangai hopes to one day become a music professor. No matter what, he will always find a way to keep music a part of his life. Join us on May 17 at West Valley College 20...

Featured Mini-Profile: SubZERO Festival 2023, Joey Richardson ArtWalk SJ is back this Friday, May 3, and we are counting down the days to SubZERO Festival 2024 by looking back on 2023. At SubZERO Festival 2023, Content had the opportunity to spotlight the festival through the artists in attendance. Landscape oil painter, Joey Richardson, began painting as a form of meditation and has since dedicat...

Joshua Cruz is one of three graduating West Valley College Cilker School of Art & Design students featured in issue 16.3, “Perform.” Experience Joshua’s work at the May 17 Cilker School of Art & Design 2024 Grad EXPO and celebrate the release of Content Magazine Issue 16.3 alongside the West Valley College STEAMD Fest. “As an artist, I find the need to defy the challenges that we face ever...