| This summer, Women to Watch takes you on a journey into the hearts, minds and studios of 20 Bay Area creatives who are pushing boundaries in 2017.
KQED's multimedia series spotlights extraordinary individuals who use their passions to tell personal stories that fuse art and social justice, give us a new way to see the world around us, and bring us together. Our Women to Watch site is bursting with photo galleries, video and interviews with each of our talented women. | | |
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| | As a producer for the design and architecture podcast 99% Invisible, Avery Trufelman spends most of her time considering the intentions behind inanimate objects. She tells stories hidden in products we encounter every day — the secret Finnish history of skateboarding, the romantic ruins of Sutro Baths — and she's also the voice of SFMOMA's architecture audio tour. | |
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| | A San Francisco-based theater artist, performer, musician and educator, El Beh works in the ensemble-devised performing arts space. Whether mastering all of the roles in Hamlet, doing drag cabaret, or playing the cello in Taylor Mac's 24-hour show at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn, she is consistently thrilling to watch. | | |
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| | San Francisco-based visual artist Amy Ho builds installations that explore the psychology of space. In her ongoing series Spaces From Yesterday, Amy collaborates with incarcerated artists from San Quentin State Prison to recreate inmates' memories of specific places, blending real and imagined spaces with personal memories and abstractions. | | |
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| | Rayana Jay is the sort of talent that doesn't stay a secret for long. The Vallejo-based singer garnered nationwide buzz with her 2016 EP, Sorry About Last Night. At 23 years old, she springs from a tribe of young hip-hop and R&B artists including 1-O.A.K., Iamsu!, and P-Lo. | | |
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| | Join KQED for Bay Brilliant, a new summer event series! In August and September, we'll bring you a fast-paced, collaborative variety show filled with storytelling, music and performances by extraordinary local artists from Women to Watch 2017. Purchase $8 tickets to the events by clicking the event of your choice below. | | |
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| | Each week, you'll get updates on Bay Area artists, events, art shows and concerts plus short videos about Bay Area artists delivered right to your inbox. | |
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| Funding for KQED Arts is provided by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Kenneth Rainin Foundation, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the members of KQED. | | | | KQED 2601 Mariposa St. San Francisco, CA 94110-1426
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