https://opieps.com/space daily 1.0 2024-12-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/a639eaf1-a414-49b3-aae2-1e7876558800/01ARK.jpg (space) - ARK Exhibition + Auction The Svane Family Foundation, Program Lead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/19677027-e27c-4fa3-8cd8-d1dd6127692d/IMG_5723.JPG (space) - Neon as Soulcraft Museum of Craft & Design + She Bends, Co-curator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/3f7a9dbf-1c2b-4df5-80ba-b23f31652522/Nov04_Midway-Luminary_1807.jpg (space) - Luminary Art + Tech Festival The Midway + Future Fires, Program Lead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/5a87870a-6c89-4544-b0d6-f1f039398542/OR_Portland_IraKellerFountain_feature_03_copyrightCharlesBirnbaum.jpg (space) - Lawrence Halprin Exhibition The Cultural Landscape Foundation, SF Rec & Park, + NPU, Program Lead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/b62b1258-b513-4e13-8eb3-378320b03d4c/DSC04393.jpg (space) - Neon Artist Residency Sentral DTLA + She Bends, Program Lead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/b0e98a66-16bf-4038-b7cd-0f57923720dd/CYC2023-79.jpg (space) - Creative Youth Celebration Bay Area Creative Foundation, Special Projects Consultant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/85e84e9d-c2c4-4fa4-83ac-5e61051eb935/Verbovski%2B-%2BMOG%2BCrystal%2BBall%2BFinals%2B-642-%28ZF-9211-47103-1-295%29.jpg (space) - Redefining Neon Legacy Museum of Glass, Tacoma + She Bends, Co-curator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/202d9fea-48ca-48aa-9d33-efe93b19749f/Screenshot+2024-12-27+at+1.55.33%E2%80%AFPM.png (space) - Culture Forward The Svane Family Foundation, Program Lead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/9672f9d5-bce8-41e8-9462-d5e9e15d1132/Screenshot+2024-12-27+at+1.58.37%E2%80%AFPM.png (space) - de Young Acquisitions Wesaam Al-Badry, works from the Al-Kouture series (2018): “Valentino #X,” “Gucci #VII,” and “Gucci #II,” archival pigment prints (images courtesy the artist and Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco and New York) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/5ac21789-4bed-4ccf-95a1-8a65f42e7c17/IMG_8650%2B2.jpg (space) - Neon Artist Residency + Exhibition Institute of Contemporary Art SF + She Bends, Co-curator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/1564801502513-1L56ZNTJBANCMP65Q6IN/FLEBEAU_2019_03_ZariaSF-211.jpg (space) - Ocean-bound Exhibition + Summit Lonely Whale + NPU, Program Lead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/1564801502387-F995CLUIOWT2L2B29O4E/IMG_2631.jpg (space) - Nightfishing Surreal Dinner Experience The Midway Artist Residency, Program Lead https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/8bc87d63-1baa-4cb4-bcb8-4faf7e6134b1/Mollie_McKinley_Sunrise_Over_Resting_Body.jpg (space) - First Light: Rituals of Glass and Neon Contemporary Jewish Museum + She Bends, Co-curator https://opieps.com/project daily 0.75 2025-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/1564634683763-IZDC7XWTMPEGB1744PRT/IMG_3990.JPG Project emma kate hart | SHE BENDS, Program Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/171e74b1-21e0-4715-8ade-a8a5fce9518b/images.jpeg Project - Make it stand out Alonzo King Lines FURY ballet | The Midway, producer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/1564636446059-8NTH45UDDLDDRR3LTY6U/midway-sf_rock-of-ages_mt_high-res_05162019_88.jpg Project death cheetah | ILLUM, Curator + Program Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/1564634768110-VCV0DPP9RIFDVSPSHWIF/Nov04_Midway-Luminary_1536.jpg Project meryl pataky | SHE BENDS, Curator + Program Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/1618616029079-1BVST81J4F0O7USP9NK6/39453362_10213635182178002_1724621474641215488_n.jpg Project dan covert | EXHIBITION in collaboration with UPRISE ART NY, Co-curator + Program Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/1618615641174-4UN26FJ10CYHAGQ7VRKI/DSC09736.jpg Project roxy rose | SHE BENDS, Program Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/1564635376153-D9ZZ42ONJ5LY93IHQPRY/Screen+Shot+2019-07-31+at+9.54.34+PM.png Project colin sebestyen | ILLUM, Curator + Program Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/a28e793a-703e-4977-a59b-6f14f5187ddc/07ARK.jpg Project - Make it stand out SF Mayor London Breed speaking at Svane Family Foundation’s Ark event, Program Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/951295b0-0ddf-47a4-b9a0-6b698da3c6dc/unnamed+copy.jpg Project - Make it stand out “Neon as Soulcraft” exhibition at Museum of Craft + Design, Signmaker and co-Curator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/eb098eea-06fa-4bff-a576-3293600371a6/01ARK.jpg Project - Make it stand out Ark program for Svane Family Foundation @ Fort Mason, Program Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/1564633907566-Y8GM4FRFEBZO6U8JT723/Nov04_Midway-Luminary_1807.jpg Project behnaz ferahi | ILLUM, Curator + Program Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/1564634628046-GH51LQ51DTS4H0GTV8WR/layout_mona_shebends_43.jpg Project Museum of Neon Art | SHE BENDS, Program Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/1618593123711-SSPOEQNNZCMTGBI1XS1S/IMG_5481.jpg Project Pinky Yun | ROCK OF AGES EXHIBITION with BAY AREA TATTOO CONVENTION, Curator + Program Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/1564636577989-VPOHA8WNI15VHO145XZ9/Nov04_Midway-Luminary_1678.jpg Project EXPERIENCE ROOMS at ILLUM, Art Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/a140b5fe-3bc7-4c57-8536-7c2cea2845fd/Kelsey+Meryl+She+Bends.jpg Project - Make it stand out She Bends activation @ the de Young Museum annual gala, Speaker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/1564635462787-LZDMG3U16RBUFL52SYS6/Screen+Shot+2019-07-31+at+9.52.40+PM.png Project camila magrane | ILLUM, Curator + Program Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/1618593320243-C498IP1RQD2OCIHSFX4V/12030479_1699120720306862_9148942245066899836_o.jpg Project gallery apprenticeship program for women in art | TM GALLERY, 2014, Program Director + Mentor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/65b86178-8864-4629-8d2e-ad9cfa825bd0/0041+ARK+at+The+Ferry+Building+9-18-2021.jpg Project - Make it stand out Exhibition @ Fort Mason, Program Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/7b0555bd-56f3-42dd-b220-48a91a9789cb/DSC04976.jpg Project - Make it stand out Artist Talk at She Bends x Sentral Artist in Residency in DTLA on women in Neon, Program Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/1618593950725-1M0MNQ3B8TBNTWN0ZEL0/IMG_0133.jpg Project speaking engagement on sustainability | ROLE MODEL MANAGEMENT, 2019. Speaker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/6cd0a3ed-a568-4c39-892a-6d86dec083ef/000449270009.jpg Project - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/1564636391603-D3QUN6OQ1REWG5CV5D62/FLEBEAU_2019_03_ZariaSF-211.jpg Project zaria foreman | OCEAN-BOUND | Curator + Program Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/1564636206902-K538FG23XLXSIFTKWQTA/IMG_5936.jpg Project inyoung seoung | SF HISTORIC MINT BUILDING, Art Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/0224bdd0-caa8-48b9-8a30-56c61c29cd31/Untitled_1.141.1.png Project - Make it stand out Film still from The Art of Neon by Gaby Scott, Artist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/88c24755-1057-4342-bf8c-b97bbf686d6f/OR_Portland_IraKellerFountain_feature_03_copyrightCharlesBirnbaum.jpg Project - Make it stand out The Landscape Architecture of Lawrence Halprin Exhibition | PALACE OF FINE ARTS, Coordinating Curator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/1564635535491-ARAW1SRFV26AI1KZ9G1D/IMG_2631.jpg Project resident Artist, isis hockenos | NIGHT FISHING, Program Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/1618593444212-J0Q7SSJH56B5RQ5Z5711/strawless-panel.jpg Project speaking engagement on plastic waste in cultural spaces | SUSTAINABLE BRANDS SUMMIT, DETROIT 2019, Speaker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/4a25ba64-738c-4e90-b2bb-16f6bf04568a/000449270007.jpg Project - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://opieps.com/opie daily 0.75 2025-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/cf10c55e-71dd-408b-a146-ebe5ed4935b9/190423_Portrait+Kelsey_1795.jpg Opie - Make it stand out Portrait by Rob Williamson https://opieps.com/press daily 0.75 2024-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/1568913035932-NK549OU59HDIZOLFK9UZ/Unknown.png press First initiative to eliminate single-use plastics in SF creative venues | Arts Program Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/1568912890175-CCUEOC52WLL4WGCOP4VY/Screen+Shot+2019-09-19+at+10.04.08+AM.png press Single-use plastic water bottle initiative | Program Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/1578444352128-N5INW0J88B5WTXW58J84/345-3453931_sb-logo-sustainable-brands-logo.png press Move away from single-use plastic initiative in San Francisco creative venues | Cultural Strategist Speaker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/1568913847396-4OO2JMLCSV7DAGS3D6TO/Screen+Shot+2019-09-19+at+10.23.36+AM.png press Artbeats Art Fair | Founder & Producer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/1568915081085-NXMVQNYIW8QII6PEZUBC/Eventbrite-Logo-featured-image.png press Nightfishing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/3bec8b03-517a-4765-b645-2c3c1616e604/KQED-Logo-orange-Q-1.png press - Make it stand out “Creative Projects in Downtown SF will get a $5 Million Boost” The Svane Family Foundation’s Culture Forward grant program https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/1568919124289-BTZUQ4V9IBTU24GUQTM1/KQED.jpg press Nightfishing, an immersive surreal dinner experience produced during TM Artist in Residence program | Arts Program Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/1568914229699-8Z750709JWPCLWLU2VEN/Unknown-2.png press Live Wire exhibition | Arts Program Director & Curator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/44390203-f904-474d-b0d7-befd0f9888c3/NewYorkTimes.svg.png press - Make it stand out NYT names Svane Family Foundation’s program as one of SF arts scene’s “bright spots” | Program Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/1568919201308-7097NH2VJQJL3FBHO4A5/Unknown-4.png press She Bends: women in neon. Issel initially co-produced this show in her venue and then went on to become the Program Director of this collective and traveling exhibition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/0b90113b-5e7e-4ecf-ab02-94ec227b3ce1/sf-chronicle-logo.jpg press - Make it stand out “S.F. Arts Collective She Bends is Shining Bring, Bending the Norm” She Bends’ Neon as Soulcraft exhibition @ Museum of Craft and Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/1568919268882-RPM5E8STGGBPZ4X3BK8R/JXTPZ02ST_34cd2b0c-1599-42c3-adad-d4ee8dd7dacf-1.jpeg press She Bends: women in neon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/1568913372900-92UUG9TSLXVYEZO72FE3/Screen+Shot+2019-09-19+at+10.15.22+AM.png press Ed Hardy exhibition | Arts Program Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/398851e1-056b-426a-b407-086a108f116b/Spectrum_News_1.svg.png press - Make it stand out TV interview of resident artist, Kacie Lees, as part of She Bends x Sentral’s artist in residence program | Program Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/b115c624-2b0b-4d08-9b81-da3d9f925f62/sf-chronicle-logo.jpg press - Make it stand out “New $5 Million Creative Grant Fund Coming to S.F.” The Svane Family Foundation’s Culture Forward https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/1568913987343-43SSW09B6PQUI5ANAEEG/Unknown-1.png press Fountain Art Fair | Producer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/7b113a58-0742-4463-84b4-c6789249c8a2/Unknown.png press - Make it stand out Svane Family Foundation’s Ark program named model for art philanthropy | Program Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/1568914638693-DNX6ZNI64474M4W7F9RW/hoodline.png press Hospitality House Art Auction, produced under Issel’s Art Direction https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/1568914703789-LJ4LB8OEDBPJOEQVBUWU/Unknown-3.png press Fountain Art Fair | Producer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d4269139b3a3a0001a7a161/6147ad3d-a827-4194-a30f-63c73ef23d6f/KQED-Logo-orange-Q-1.png press - Make it stand out “First Light: A Celebration of Cosmic Elements” She Bends’ First Light exhibition @ Contemporary Jewish Museum