Celebration for Nicky Nodjoumi: The Personal is Political & Nahid Hagigat: Etched in Time

Public Programs

Celebration for Nicky Nodjoumi: The Personal is Political & Nahid Hagigat: Etched in Time

Presented by YBCA |

Sunday, October 6, 2024, 11 AM–5 PM

Join us at YBCA on Sunday, October 6 to celebrate the opening of Nicky Nodjoumi: The Personal is Political and Nahid Hagigat: Etched in Time.

Our galleries will be open from 11am to 5pm, with programming throughout the day.

Tickets

First Floor Galleries, YBCA
Tickets: $10*

*Free admission for Youth, Military Personnel, and Museums for All.

Employees of other museums with current valid staff ID receive free general admission for themselves and one guest. Entry ticket must be obtained onsite at YBCA’s Ticketing desk.

Schedule

A Revolution on Canvas, 12 PM

Screening Room

Screening of the documentary A Revolution on Canvas, followed by a special Q&A with the filmmakers Sara Nodjoumi and Till Schauder.

Seating in the YBCA Screening Room is limited and visitors will be accommodated first come, first served.

Meet the Artists & Curator, 2:30 PM

First Floor Galleries

Meet the curator and artists in the galleries.

Performance by LuNika, 4 PM

First Floor Galleries

Enjoy a musical performance from LuNika, the brother-sister band of Luca and Nika, grandchildren of Nicky and Nahid, who are carrying creative expression forward across generations.

Nicky Nodjoumi: The Personal is Political and Nahid Hagigat: Etched in Time are organized and curated by Amy Kisch, Founder + CEO of AKArt Advisory and independent curator, with support from the YBCA Exhibitions Team: Yoni Asega, Associate Director of Exhibition Production; O Soo Vegh, Senior Exhibition Manager and Registrar; David Tim, Head Preparator and Project Designer; and David Prigge, Senior Preparator. YBCA is grateful to our Preparator Team who made these exhibitions possible: Amy Bergstein, German Hoyle, Linden Julien-Lehr, Lauren Kenward, Christian Neill, Éamon McGivern, Maren Mouhanna, Savio Pisani, Asher Quinn, and Kelsey Westphal.

These exhibitions are supported by our Cultural Partner, Farhang Foundation and ADVOCARTSY Gallery. YBCA programs are also made possible in part by Blue Shield of California, the City and County of San Francisco, William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Office of Mayor London N. Breed, San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD), Bloomberg Philanthropies, Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, James R. Lilienthal Trust, California Arts Council, Yerba Buena Community Benefit District, Meridee Moore, Beard Family Foundation, Schwab Charitable Fund, Gaia Fund, Carla and David Crane Foundation, Andrew Skillman and Lydia Choy Charitable Fund, Amy and Hannah Eliot, Maria Kim, Tides Foundation, Wayee Chu and Ethan Beard, Amanda Minami, Klau Family Fund, Peter Rigano and Cody Hicks, Harvey and Leslie Wagner Foundation, Robert and Junko Kenmotsu, Nielsen Arts Gallery and Custom Framing, The San Francisco Foundation, and YBCA Members.

Lead image: Still from the film A Revolution on Canvas.