Tina M. Dillman

On Monday Dec 10, 2012, I will leave the Bay Area for the longest period since I moved here in 2004. I look forward to what lies out there across The Pond. Adieu. [Below: Me and Barbara, 2012]

On Friday May 11, I will be performing (solo) at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts from 3-5pm.

As some of you know, I’ve been involved in a project at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in SF. Some fellow graduate students and I, collaborated with French artist, Nathalie Talec for her opening reception in April, and we’ve been asked to activate the space built within her exhibition everyday that the show is up. I will be doing a series of performances there till July, so please check out the dates and times and come visit. There will be some interesting things happening, since we all have different art practices, so I recommend checking the show out more than once.

On Saturday May 12, I will be embarking on my first visit to Cuba, with a class from the San Francisco Art Institute. We will be partaking in the Havana Biennial festivities and working with students from the local art school. I’ve extended my stay so that I may be able to travel around the island and see more of the culture in this once in a lifetime opportunity. In order to make this trip happen, I’ve had to pay for everything out of my pocket and now that it’s time to go I’m counting my pennies, so help support a local artist and come out next Saturday for this amazing event. There will be plenty of delicious food, great music and performances and beautiful art work for sale in a silent auction. I hope to see you there!

This Saturday, April 14, from 12-5pm, the San Francisco Art Institute Graduate Campus will be holding it’s yearly Open Studios. My studio is in Bay H #20 and Naaman can be found right next door in Bay I #5. The graduate campus is located at 2565 Third Street
 in SF, cross-street is 22nd. It’s easy to get to by the T-Rail on Muni or you can usually find lots of non-metered street parking. I hope if you live in the area, you’ll come out. There are over 200 studios to visit, all on the second floor. See you then!

Over spring break I went to Upstate NY to visit my family. On my last night in town, my Mother invited some of the family over for an impromptu birthday party. Now we all know that Mothers always act with the best intentions, and since I haven’t been home for my birthday since I was 18 years old, she saw this as an opportunity to celebrate my special day with me (even though my actual birthday isn’t until the end of the month). In the past she has sent me birthday cakes that end up in crumbs and cards with cash, so the idea was very sweet. Unfortunately, the party ended early due to the unforeseen event(s) of my nephew throwing up on everything and everyone. I guess when you have kids, you learn to expect things like this. I mean kids get sick and you have to drop everything to attend to them. No one likes to see/hear kids cry. At this point in the night most of us went outside to say our long good-byes. It wasn’t anyone’s fault that my party ended early and with no cake. I’ve learned to accept that shit happens.