Content Magazine

We are looking back at the annual SubZERO Festival that takes place on the first Friday and Saturday of June. South First Friday Art Walk SJ organizes SubZERO Festival. This year Content had the opportunity to spotlight this festival through the artists in attendance.Augie WK is a 3rd generation Mexican-American painter and muralist. His work draws inspiration from the religious art of the high Renaissance. He uses imagery such as stained glass to spray paint visions representing and paying homage to the Chicano experience. Augie WK and Jessica Carmen partner to form The Jams Brand, working to brighten neighborhoods through community-oriented designs and artistic freedom.We hope this artist mini-profile from SubZERO Festival 2023 can keep you inspired through July and prepare you for the return of Art Walk SJ.There is no First Friday Art Walk SJ in July. Art Walk SJ returns First Friday, August 4th, with Art Walk SJ & STREET MRKT urban arts faire that will happen each first Friday through October. Thank you to SubZERO Festival and Artwalksj for bringing together the arts community and allowing us to spotlight these artists' work. Stay tuned for the release of more SubZERO Festival artist mini-profiles over the next couple of months. 

Featured: Issue 15.3, Leslie Lewis Sigler, @leslielewissigler_artist

Featured: Issue 15.3, Onna Keller, @onna.keller

Onna Keller moved to California from Thailand after finishing her PhD in demography from Chulalongkorn University. In fall of 2020, she enrolled in landscape architecture courses at West Valley College.

Onna has taken classes in other fields also and continues to do so, since she believes that inspiring ideas are all around us. She will be graduating this spring and plans to apply for internships and a master of architecture program. 

Join us TONIGHT at West Valley College for a pick-up party 15.3 and The Cilker School of Art & Design’s annual graduation EXPO.https://bit.ly/pickupparty153 (Link in Bio)

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Featured: Issue 15.3, Iris Zimmerman, @zimmersnapsIris

Zimmerman has always been drawn to the creative and is a returning student working on her psychology and studio arts degree. She hopes to pair her portraits with her psychology background to teach people how vital it is to love themselves and how challenging it can be.

Join us May 19th, at West Valley College for pick-up party 15.3 and The Cilker School of Art & Design’s annual graduation EXPO.

The evening will feature an exposition showcasing the work of students graduating in art, architecture, design, and performing arts, including the Cilker Art & Design annual fashion show and work from other local artists featured in issue 15.3 https://bit.ly/pickupparty153

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Featured: Issue 15.3, Rubén Darío Villa / Mr. Fúchila, @mr.fuchila

Artist Rubén Darío Villa can see his hometown of Gilroy clear as day. Through his art, he speaks of his culture, his home, and the history he lives with. His art tells the story of growing up in the Bay Area as a first-generation Chicano.

Fúchila, slang for “smelly” in Spanish, takes the novelty car air freshener and instills it with a collective history, the nostalgia found in the Latinx community. Villa opened shop on Fúchila Fresheners in 2015 with six original designs: Frida Kahlo, Pancho Villa, Blue Demon, Cantinflas, Selena Quintanilla, and a sugar skull. Villa named this pool of inspiration “Chicanostalgia,” the experience of Western pop culture as lived by the Chicano community. 

Join Content & Mr. Fúchila Friday, May 19th, at West Valley College for pick-up party 15.3 and The Cilker School of Art & Design’s annual graduation EXPO. Mr. Fúchila will be popping up to sell new work along with other featured artists displaying theirs. 

The evening will feature an exposition showcasing the work of students graduating in art, architecture, design, and performing arts, including the Cilker Art & Design annual fashion show and work from other local artists featured in issue 15.3https://bit.ly/pickupparty153 (Link in Bio)

Thank you, Partners!@westvalleycollege @wvccilkersoad @filcoevents @ShakaBrewing @Bar.goodtime 

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Featured: Issue 15.3, Nyr Acuavera -Fashion Design

Nyr Acuavera, born on April 17, 2002, is a Filipino fashion student at West Valley College. Immigrating to the United States at a young age, Acuavera experienced social isolation from his peers as a result of his personal identity. To flee from the troubles of reality, he turned to escapism in the form of clothing, a theme woven into the breadth of his work.

“I’ve found catharsis in using fashion as my armor,” Nyr states, “impenetrable by judgment nor changed by others. It’s the truest form of my inner self.” His work contains a large scope of references, ranging from Ancient Roman literature to early 2010s internet culture. Still early in his career, Nyr Acuavera will be part of West Valley’s Graduating Class of 2023, aiming to transfer into a menswear design program. He hopes to open a menswear label one day, showcasing Filipino talent on the world stage.

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Featured: Issue 15.3, Dan Fenstermacher, @danfenstermacher

Featured: Issue 15.3, Davied Morales, @activepoet

Every year, @SVCREATES recognizes the region’s finest early-career artists through the Content Emerging Artist Award. These artists are committed to developing their art forms and enriching the greater Santa Clara County region with exhibitions, performances, presentations, and service.  Featured in upcoming Issue 15.3, “Perform,” rapper and actor Davied Morales, AKA Activepoet, is one of three 2023 Content Emerging Artists, receiving $5,000 to continue the development of his art form in addition to being recognized for his unique artistic vibrancy. 

San José-born Davied Morales has worked for numerous Bay Area theater companies, appeared on television and film, and amassed a large social media following. He hopes to be an example and pillar of support for Bay Area creatives by manifesting genuine positivity through his craft. Davied also works as an improv facilitator for San Jose’s Red Ladder Theatre Company, leading workshops for men and women experiencing incarceration.“I want to inspire people who look like me and let people know that they can do it too.” -Davied Morales.

The 2023 SVCREATES Content Emerging Artist Award winners will be celebrated at the Content Magazine Pick-Up Party on Friday, May 19, in conjunction with West Valley College’s Cilker Art + Design Expo. Learn more.https://bit.ly/pickupparty153

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Featured: Issue 15.3, Keana Aguila Labra @keanalabra

Every year, @SVCREATES recognizes the region’s finest early-career artists through the Content Emerging Artist Award. These artists are committed to developing their art forms and enriching the greater Santa Clara County region with exhibitions, performances, presentations, and service.  

Featured in upcoming Issue 15.3, “Perform,” Cebuano Tagalog Pilipinx poet, editor, and writer Keana Aguila Labra is one of three 2023 Content Emerging Artists, receiving $5,000 to continue development of her art form in addition to being recognized for her unique artistic vibrancy. 

Keana’s poetry typically begins with a thought or emotion that crystallizes in a moment and is jotted down as a note for later interrogation. “I try to sit with myself in meditation, write down snippets, and continue returning to them. I think of them as my children,” she explains. “I don’t rush a piece if it is about very intimate emotions. I like to keep the original snippets to see how I refined them over time, thinking about craft, intention, negative space, and the flow of the line.” 

The 2023 SVCREATES Content Emerging Artist Award winners will be celebrated at the Content Magazine Pick-Up Party on Friday, May 19, in conjunction with West Valley College’s Cilker Art + Design Expo. Learn more.

Pre-order issue 15.3 “Perform” Summer 2023, 63rd issue. (https://bit.ly/153perform)

Thank you, Partners!

@westvalleycollege @wvccilkersoad @filcoevents @ShakaBrewing @Bar.goodtime

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#96 - Jonathan Gomez, Cofounder of Asiel Design and the Midtown Immersive Night Parties

Owners of Asiel Design, Jonathan Gomez and Linnae Asiel, have gone through many iterative seasons over the past two decades. Founded in 2003 as a floral design business, the company developed to include event design with intricately themed experiences. Their recent endeavor to renovate the James Grain Warehouse in Midtown San Jose, originally home to a mid-century grain wholesaler, provides a vessel for uplifting, connecting, and serving the community.

Initially used to store their antique event rentals, Jonathan and Linnae converted the warehouse into an event space during Covid lockdowns. Jonathan shares, “If we were going to have a warehouse just storing stuff and not serving the community, we would not be around forever. But if we could transition into a place that brought artists together and created a place for connection, I believed we could be a service to the city and the community.” That vision of serving others and fostering connection is tied deeply to the faith and spirituality that guides Asiel Design. Jonathan describes that guidance as a ‘heavenly blueprint’ that allows the business to stay nimble and ultimately leads to their upcoming event series, Midtown Immersive, from April 28th through June 16th on eight consecutive Fridays from 5-9 pm at the James Grain Warehouse.

In our conversation, Jonathan details the evolution of Asiel Design, the importance of spirituality and faith in his work, the rippling effects of Covid 19, and an invitation to Midtown Immersive.Visit James Grain Warehouse any Friday from April 28th to June 16th and experience Midtown Immersive. The series will celebrate the historic location, close the street to cars, and feature artists, vendors, food, drinks, and music.

The James Grain Warehouse for their MIDTOWN IMMERSIVE ART PARTY happening for eight consecutive weeks.

The event series brings the community together to eat, drink, dance, shop & hang out with local artists.San Jose's art scene will be on full display.

Brought to you by the James Grain Warehouse Event Productions.

Featuring:

San Jose Made

Moveable Feast

Black & Brown Vintage Clothing

Gypsy Soul

Location: 245 McEvoy St. SJ CA 95126

Time: 5-9

Dates: April 28th - June 16th every FRIDAY

Pets: Welcome

Smoking: Yes

Family Friendly

James Grain Warehouse & Asiel Design

IG: thejamesgrainwarehouse | asieldesign

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This episode's music is "408" by Jack Pavlina. Read more about Jack in Issue 14.1 Winter 2022 — release date: Dec. 9, 2021: https://bit.ly/Discover141

Follow Jack at @jackpavlinamusic (https://instagram.com/jackpavlinamusic)

Spotify: https://bit.ly/jackpavlina