The Multispecies Salon II

This art exhibit will explore the worlds of microbes, animals, and plants. Works by artists, scientists, and schoolchildren will be on display from November 10 through December 6 in the PLAySPACE Gallery of the California College of Arts. The gallery will be open to the public and entrance is free. Gallery hours are Tuesday 3-7pm, Thursday 3-7pm, and Saturday 12-2pm. The California College of Arts (CCA) is located at 1111 Carolina Street in the Patrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco. For directions to the gallery and events at CCA, call 800-447-1278. All below events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

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The 107th Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association (AAA), to be held at the San Francisco Hilton and Towers, will have two panels that are connected to our event: "The Multispecies Salon II" and "Species at Sea: Anthropologies of Nonhuman Strangers and Companions." In addition to the formal presentations at the AAA, panelists and interested audience members are invited to an informal workshop at the art exhibit site where three provocateurs will facilitate a discussion of the papers from the AAA multispecies sessions.


SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Species at Sea: Aqueous Anthropologies of Nonhuman Strangers and Companions Thursday, November 20th 2008 from 10:15 AM -12:00 PM, San Francisco Hilton
Organizer: Stefan Helmreich (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Panelists: Karen Barad (UC Santa Cruz), Stefan Helmreich (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Celia Lowe (University of Washington), Bill Maurer (UC Irvine), and Astrid Schrader (Brown University)
Discussant: Donna Haraway (UC Santa Cruz)


The Multispecies Salon II Panel at AAA
Thursday, November 20th 2008 from 1:45 PM - 03:30 PM, Hilton Golden Gate Room 1.
Organizer: S. Eben Kirksey (Santa Clara U).
Panelists: Agustin Fuentes (Notre Dame), Donna Haraway (UC Santa Cruz), Jake Kosek (U New Mexico), and Sarah Franklin (LSE)
Discussant: Geoffrey Bowker (Santa Clara U).


The Multispecies Jamboree
Friday, 21 November 2008, 6:00 PM ­ 9:00 PM
A private event for California College of Arts, UC Santa Cruz, New College of Florida, MIT, the STS Center of Santa Clara University, AAA members, and invited guests.
PLAySPACE Gallery, 1111 Carolina St.,
San Francisco, CA
Live performance by Rick Walker of Loop.pooL


Artist Presentations and Interactive Discussion
Saturday, 22 November 2008, 12:00 -2:00 PM
PLAySPACE Gallery of the California College of Arts.
We have brought together an unlikely assemblage of organisms—some in the flesh, others present in other ways. Many of our creatures can be found in "nature", while some are creations of the human imagination. In this interactive encounter, artists will offer presentations about their work.


Special Lecture: Captive Imaginations
Saturday, November 22nd, 2008, 4:00 PM
Board Room, California College of the Arts
1111 Carolina St., San Francisco, CA
Captive Imaginations: Attending to Whale Umwelts and Agency in Aquariums
Traci Warkentin, Environmental Studies, York University.


Provocateurs
Saturday, November 22nd, 2008, 4:30-6:00 PM
Board Room, California College of the Arts
1111 Carolina St., San Francisco, CA

Kimberly Tallbear (UC Berkeley), Susan Leigh Star (Santa Clara U), and
Kim Fortun (RPI) will lead an interactive discussion about the
"Multispecies Salon II" and "Species at Sea."