This Summer 500 Capp Street leads a series of free programs in conjunction with Mildred Howard’s Collaborating With The Muses: Part Two. This series brings together artists, local voices and culture-bearers to engage ancestral memory, civic monuments, and collective truth-telling.
| Saturday, July 12 Subverting Colonial Machinations Readings and Dialogue with artists Jonathan Cordero and Tricia Rainwater Where: 500 Capp Street Time: 5:30 – 7:30 pm TICKET |
| Sunda, July 20 Exploring Untitled Histories/Hidden Truths Fort Point Tour with Anna Lisa Escobedo and Workshop with Malik Seneferu Tour: 11 am to 1 pm at Fort Point Workshop: 1 to 3 pm at 500 Capp Street Tour and Bus TICKET WORKSHOP TICKET |
| Sunday, August 10 Shaping Legacy: Civic Monuments in Transition Fort Point tour and intimate discussion at 500 Capp Street with Anna Lisa Escobedo Tour: 11 am to 1 pm at Fort Point Workshop: 1 to 3 pm at 500 Capp Street Tour and BUS TICKET Discussion TICKET |
| Saturday, August 23 Undone and Taken Into Earth: Monument Workshop Fort Point Tour with Anna Lisa Escobedo and Workshop with Weston Teruya Tour: 11 am to 1 pm at Fort Point Workshop: 1 to 3 pm at 500 Capp Street TOUR and BUS TICKET WORKSHOP TICKET |
| Thursday, August 21 Closing Reception, Artist will be present Where: 500 Capp Street Time: 5:30 – 7:30 pm TICKET |
Tour & Transit Info
- A free charter bus will depart from 500 Capp Street at 10:30am and return from Fort Point at 12:15pm on program days.
- Each bus accommodates 20 participants.
- Refreshments provided for all post-tour workshops.
Collaborating With the Muses: Public Program Participant Bios
Mildred Howard
2025 Guggenheim Fellow Mildred Howard is an acclaimed artist known for her sculptural installations, public art, and community-based practice. Her work addresses themes of memory, monumentality, social justice, and the complexities of Black and Indigenous histories. Howard has exhibited internationally and has long been a vital voice in the Bay Area arts community.
Tricia Rainwater
Tricia Rainwater is a mixed Choctaw Indigiqueer multimedia artist based on Ramaytush Ohlone land. Her interdisciplinary practice weaves visual art, community engagement, and decolonial activism, centering Indigenous resurgence and queer futurities.
Jonathan Cordero
Jonathan Cordero, PhD, is Ramaytush Ohlone, Bay Miwok, Chumash, and Cochimi. He is Chair of the Ramaytush Tribe and a scholar, speaker, and activist working across the Ohlone and Chumash communities. Cordero is a key figure in advancing Indigenous sovereignty, cultural visibility, and the protection of sacred sites throughout the Bay Area.
Anna Lisa Escobedo
Anna Lisa Escobedo is a visual artist, artivist, event producer, and community engagement director of the New Monuments Taskforce. She has worked across the Bay Area with numerous arts nonprofits and community organizations to create inclusive, intersectional spaces for cultural production, resistance, and celebration. Her practice spans murals, poetry, public programs, and monument reimaginings.
Malik Seneferu
Malik Seneferu is a self-taught African American artist from San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood. His work has been exhibited globally and includes vibrant paintings, murals, and mask-making workshops that engage youth and communities in processes of cultural reflection and creativity.
Weston Teruya
Weston Teruya is an artist and cultural worker whose installations and participatory projects examine power, history, and place. His sculptural works often use paper, pulp, and ephemera to explore collective memory, disassembly of monuments, and shared storytelling. Based in the Bay Area, Teruya is deeply engaged in creating art that questions institutional legacies and fosters community reflection.
Photo by Henrik Kam