Here After @ Dream Farm Commons

Here After is a group show examining the Bay Area’s changing arts ecosystem, through the eyes of emerging artists. As art schools, institutions, and communities face an uncertain and rapidly shifting landscape, Here After asks: What does it mean to make art here and now - and what might come next? 

These emerging voices see the future not only in institutions but in “the artists who continue to create, gather, and imagine new ways forward.” The collection asserts that fragmentation is “a condition that allows for new forms of connection and resilience” while recognizing “the emotional fatigue that accompanies an unstable arts community.” 

Bringing together a range of practices and perspectives, the exhibition considers the relationships between art, education, community, and the systems that support creative work.

Curated by Zoe Grey

Featuring artworks by:

Anna-Isabelle Bruey-Sedano
Asenath Lizárraga
Collin Sample
Dzigbodi “LE BohemianMuse” Djugba
Eleni Berg
eva birhanu
grace jin
Isaac Armendariz
Isai Soto
Jennifer Boyuan Han
Julio Rodriguez
Kristiana Chan 莊礼恩
Lev Keatts
Megan March
Mel Blue
Melissa Wang
Rebeca Abidaíl Flores
Samantha Maria Xóchitl Espinoza
Sierra Faust
tara k daly
Zoe Grey

"Above all, we have collectively experienced the ways in which we as artists make our mark as a form of remembrance, joy, anger, as evidence that we exist in all of this mess."