With WEAD – Bring your Broom!
When: April 19, 2025 1 – 4 pm
Where: 500 Capp St.
Join Minoosh Zomorodinia and WEAD Women Eco Artists Dialog for an afternoon of collective action, reflection, and dialogue, inspired by the intersection of art, ecology, and community. This event pays homage to Jo Hanson, a feminist pioneer and WEAD co founder who turned sweeping her San Francisco sidewalk into a public art practice, and David Ireland, whose conceptual engagement with the broom as a sculptural object is immortalized in his piece at SFMOMA.
Bring your broom and participate in a community street sweeping, honoring Jo Hanson’s activist art and David Ireland’s meditation on everyday labor as art. Afterward, enjoy a tea ceremony, sharing tea and conversation in a space created for reflection and connection. The event also invites story sharing, where participants can engage in discussions about the trash they’ve found during the street cleanup, fostering meaningful conversations around social engagement and environmental consciousness.
While Jo Hanson used the broom as a tool for civic engagement and environmental activism, David Ireland elevated it as an artistic artifact, seen in his celebrated broom piece at SFMOMA. This event brings their legacies together—merging action with contemplation, labor with art, and public space with personal gesture.
All are welcome—bring your broom and be part of this inspiring closing event!