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YBCA’s Third and Mission Courtyard

Over the course of the last twelve months Yerba Buena Center for the Arts has closely supported 10 local artists as they designed creative prototypes that impact community health and well-being by addressing racial justice and climate equity. Now, a year later the long-awaited work of the YBCA 10 will be presented at dreamseeds, a day-long celebration and creative jubilee.

dreamseeds will be a maze of creative installations to explore: Cast or learn a new spell in Mahiwagang Libros, a participatory project presented by Filipina American artist and writer, Dorothy R. Santos; share a family immigration story at Oakland photographer Hasain Rasheed’s Too Experienced to be Taken for a Stroll; generate music from your movement on the interactive dance floor, Anima, constructed by director, choreographer, and dancer, My-Linh Le; and consider gaze and stewardship at The Watchtower, a multidimensional megaverse created by artist Ayodele Nzinga.

Pictured: Plant Library, by Darryl Ratcliff & Nikiko Masumoto
A gathering of plants that can be “checked out” by anyone. Each plant was selected with intention, embracing many BIPOC epistemologies of plants. Visitors contribute their experiences with their chosen plant to the Plant Library so each plant’s story is carried on to the next person.