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SFPC Trailer (2022)

December 9, 2022


Video Editor
  • Justin Ongeri
Compiler
  • Neta Bomani
Copy Editor
  • Kate Silzer
Narrators
  • American Artist, Lara Okafor, Melanie Hoff, Neta Bomani
Videographers
  • Cy Abdelnour, Danny Garfield, Jazmin Jones
Photographers
  • Charlie G, Filip Wolak, Minu Han, Tracy Shi Qiang

Featured Classes & Programs
  • An Artist’s History of Computer Viruses and Malware with Todd Anderson and Herdimas Anggara
  • Code Movement with Cori Kresge
  • Digital Love Languages (2020) with Melanie Hoff, Max Fowler, Adina Glickstein, and Amber Officer-Narvasa
  • Experiments in Networked Performance with Tiri Kananuruk and Todd Anderson
  • The Mythology of Safety with Es Leso, Bianca Rhea, and Rae Switlick
  • Poetic Computation: Detroit - Uncovering Technology
  • Radical Pleasure Playshop with Belinda Adam
  • Scrapism (2022) with Sam Lavigne and Ilona Brand
  • SFPC Intensive (2017-2019)
  • Showcase with Lauren Gardener, April Soeterman and Galen Macdonald
  • Somatic Drawing with Karen Tian
  • Teaching & Learning as “PRIMITIVE HYPERTEXT” with Kameelah Janan Rasheed and Meghna Dholakia
  • WYFY School

Featured Community Members
  • American Artist, Antajuan Scott, Bomani Oseni McClendon, Carolyn AHearn, Celine Wong Katzman, Chen Li, Colin Wang, Diego Salinas, Erika Choe, Esther Bouquet, Felix Jordan Rucker, Francisco Rojo, Galen Macdonald, Gia Castello, Kaitlin E. Schaer, Kate Chanba, Kristen Carethers, Lia Coleman, Mark Anthony Hernandez Motaghy, Maxwell Neely-Cohen, Melanie Hoff, Nabil Hassein, Neta Bomani, Nitcha “Fame” Tothong, Nuntinee Tunsrisakul, Olivia McKayla Ross, Sally Kong, Sonia Boller, Susie Fu, Tiri Kananuruk, Todd Anderson, Ying Quan Tan, Yuguang Zhang, Zach Lieberman, Zainab Aliyu

Featured Projects

(Not pictured with their projects)

  • Kameelah Janan Rasheed, Marcus Flemming, Tim Burcham

Special Thank You To
  • BUFU (Jazmin Jones, Jiun Kwon, Katherine Tom, Suhyun Choi, and Tsige Tafesse), Che-Wei Wang, Momo Ishiguro, Tega Brain

Intensive Teachers (2017-2019)
  • Alexander Miller, Allison Parrish, American Artist, April Soetarman, Caitlin Morris, Celine Wong Katzman, Cori Kresge, Cristóbal Valenzuela, CW&T (Che-Wei Wang & Taylor Levy), Fernando Ramallo, Galen Macdonald, Gene Kogan, Ingrid Burrington, Kelli Anderson, Lauren Gardner, Matt Jacobson, Max Fowler, Melanie Hoff, Molmol Kuo, Morehshin Allahyari, Nabil Hassein, Nick Montfort, Pam Liou, Ramsey Nasser, Robby Kraft, Sam Lavigne, Sebastian Morales, Sebastian Morales, Stefania Druga, Stefan Pelikan, Taeyoon Choi, Tiri Kananuruk, Todd Anderson, Tsige Tafesse, Zach Lieberman, & more!

Participants in Featured Classes & Programs

An Artist’s History of Computer Viruses and Malware

  • Alejandra Trejo, Basak Günak, Che Applewhaite, Danishta Rivero, Guzal Latypova, Hugh Kennedy, Irene Villaseñor, jazmín calderón torres, Jessica Stringham, Leanna Humphrey, Lynne Yun, Mariana Marangoni, Matt Jacobson, Nadia Chernova, Roberto Sosa, Rush Johnstone, Terkel Nielsen, Yufeng Zhao

Digital Love Languages

  • Amy Fang, Amy Louie, Charlotte Strange, Claire Zhang, Deirdre Keough, Fereshteh Toosi, Giorgia Chiarion, Hilary Wei Wang, Jackie Donovan, Jean Cho, Jenny Lee, Julia Bell, Justine Youssef, Kaeli Streeter, Kit Hourig, Latoya Peterson, Liara Roux, Liz Naiden, M.E. Sparks, Masha Kouznetsova, Michelle Calabro, Molly Ellison, Roxanne Ravago, Sarah Holloway, Stef Lai, Teresa Snider-Stein, Vanessa Auraphin Chinnaphongse, Yatu Espinosa, Zoe Sandoval

Experiments in Networked Performance

  • Andie Flores, Andrew Calderon, Carolyn AHearn, Chante Burch, Chok Si Xuan, Erika Choe, Zhen Qi Teo, Herdimas Anggara, Hillary Gao, Kelly Dinneen, Nunnapat "Spencer" Ratanavanh, Patricia Kusumaningtyas, Sally Kong, Tami Olafunmiloye, Tyler Yin

Poetic Computation: Detroit - Uncovering Technology

  • American Artist, Andrea Cardinal, ann haeyoung, Antajuan Scott, Brooke Hawkins, Carlo Sugatan, Colin Wang, Danielle Aubert, Felix Rucker, Janice Gates, Jess Rogner, Katy Dresner, Kristen Carethers, Kristin Rose, Lauren Gardener, Melanie Hoff, Neta Bomani, Ron Watters, Sam Griffith, Stephen Song, Stephon Thompson, Taeyoon Choi, Tawana Petty, Teikaut (Chen Li & Gerald Schulze), Tyrone Clemons

SFPC Intensive (+ Code Movement & Showcase)

  • Allison Chan, Amit Runchal, ann haeyoung, April Soetarman, Colin Wang, Danny Garfield, Diego Salinas, Edgardo Milla Gallardo, Eli Muro, Elizabeth Lin, Esther Bouquet, Fernando Ramallo, Francisco Rojo, Galen Macdonald, Gia Castello, Guillermo Montecinos-Peña, Heather Moore, Hyojin Yoo, Iain Nash, Ilona Brand, Kaitlin E Schaer, Kate Chanba, Katherine Diemert, Lia Coleman, Lynne Yun, Marcus Brittain Fleming, Mark Anthony Hernandez, Mathilde Mouw-Rao, Matthew Ortega, Matt Jacobson, Max Bittker, Maxwell Neely-Cohen, Meghna Dholakia, Natalie Rothfels, Neta Bomani, Niklas May, Olivia McKayla Ross, Patrick Steppan, Qiao Lin, Sonia Boller, Stacy Kellner, Susie Fu, Thor B. Jakobsen, Tim Burcham, Tomoya Matsuura, Wei He, Ying Quan Tan, Yumi Nishida, Yuzhu Chai, Zainab Aliyu

Scrapism

  • Andre Neely, Brent Bailey, Christina Cuneo, Cristina Brambila, Dasha Tan, David Simpson, Esther Bouquet, Gladys Regalado, Jacob Rivkin, Jane Seidel, Kadin Herring, Kellyn Dassler, Maya Williams, Nathan Schager, Shalin Shah, Thanh-Mai Phan, Wenjing Liu, Xingshan He

SFPC Sex Ed (Radical Pleasure Playshop, Somatic Drawing, & The Mythology of Safety)

Organized by Melanie Hoff, Neta Bomani and Zainab Aliyu

  • Alyse Mazyck, Andy Rolfes, Banyi Huang, Calil Singla, Carly Terreson, Eli Feasley, Emma Smith, Estrellx Supernova, Fee Christoph, Isa Nimmo, Janeé King, Kaeyli Mesquita, Kaiuna Odogba, Karen Tian, Meena Ardebili, Meghna Dholakia, Paulina Olivares, Simone Robert, Sophie Auger, Taylor Murray

Teaching & Learning as “PRIMITIVE HYPERTEXT”

  • Amina Ross, Bailie Vensel, Charis Poon, Cintia Quesada, Dri Chiu Tattersfield, Elizabeth Pérez, Gabrielle Octavia Rucker, Galen Macdonald, Holly Adams, Imani Leonard, Irene Hsu, James Salanga, Jeffrey Hawkins, Jonathan Lee, Jordan Saldaña, Khyam Allami, Lara Fielding, Lili Huston-Herterich, Lining Wang, Lisa Maione, Lizz Thabet, Lynne Yun, Mae Eskenazi, Nabil Kazerouni, Naima Green, Ris Wong, Safiyah Cheatam, Selam Yihew, Shiraz Gallab, Sihle Motsa, Stephanie Espinoza, Sumin Hwang, Tega Brain, Wenshu Li, William Beaudoin, Zoe Bachman

WYFY School

  • Alex Moon, Anayvelyse Allen-Mossman, Andrea Granera, Anjali N, Bea Anderson, Dre Granera, Elle Mckenzie, Em Ilstrup, Ginny Huo, Grace Naw, Heena Sharma, Ife Olujobi, Jazmin Jones, Jessica Zhou, Jonah Isaac, Kat Tom, "Khokhoi" Mary Alinney Villacastin, Kia Thomas, Lee Jimenez, Luisa Marinho, Luz Cruz, Luz Emma Cañas Madrigal, Mario Smith, Matilda Wysocki, Melanie Ojwang, Michelle Ling, Mickala McFarlane, Nana Chinara, Neema Githere, Olivia McKayla Ross, Parissah Lin, Rahel Neirene, Rigoberto Lara, Sajo Jefferson, Shaira Chaer, Sonia Choi, Tach Gomez, Tasnia Islam, Xiaowei Wang, Yeelen Cohen, Yellow Jackets Collective, Yohana Zecarias, Zainab Aliyu

Unfortunately, we don’t have a comprehensive list of all student participants due to the drop-in nature of this program. Sending gratitude to all who showed up!


Founders
  • Amit Pitaru, Jen Lowe, Taeyoon Choi, Zach Lieberman
Former Administrators/Leadership (2015-2020)
  • Lauren Gardener
  • Taeyoon Choi
  • Zach Lieberman
Co-Directors (2020-present)
  • American Artist, Celine Wong Katzman, Galen Macdonald, Melanie Hoff, Neta Bomani, Todd Anderson, Zainab Aliyu
Accountability Stewards
  • Emma Rae Bruml, Luke Demarest, Nabil Hassein
Additional Leadership Transition Members
  • CW&T (Che-Wei Wang & Taylor Levy), MORAKANA (Sebastian Morales Prado & Tiri Kananuruk)
All Former Administrators
  • Brian Solon, Casey Gollan, Lauren Gardener, Taeyoon Choi, Zach Lieberman
Former Steering Committee
  • Amit Pitaru, Brian Solon, Ida Benedetto, Robby Kraft, Tega Brain

A Big Thank You To…

Our community — past, present, and future, for our supporters, for those with curiosity who take a leap into this space, for the teachers, participants, and everyone in between.