Maria Molteni ARTalk

Date and Time for this Past Event

• Friday, Nov 5, 2021  5pm - 6pm

Location

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Details

Join us for a special artist talk with Maria Molteni, the visionary behind the in-progress monumental mural on the back of the Fremont Theater on Higuera street. Maria will share her thinking and process behind the design of the mural as well as share a bit about her creative background at large. SLOMA Chief Curator Emma Saperstein will join Maria for a moderated audience Q&A at the end of the event.

Please note: the Nybak Gallery exhibition Content(s) will be inaccessible during the ARTalk.

About the Artist
Maria Molteni is a Nashville born, Boston-based multimedia & performing artist, educator, and organizer. Molteni has attended residencies at Elsewhere (Greensboro, NC) Mildred’s Lane (Pennsylvania), PS1 MoMA Studios (LIC, NY) and the Berwick Research Institute’s Bumpkin Island Art Encampment (Boston Harbor, MA). They have participated in the collective action of Danza Organica, Occupy Boston, and the Institute for Infinitely Small Things. Having exhibited in alternative spaces such as MEME (Cambridge, MA) and Proof Gallery (Boston, MA) Molteni has also exhibited in the Museum of Fine Arts + Institute of Contemporary Art (Boston), the Harvard Museum of Natural History, Université Laval (Québec City), Otis College of Art and Design (LA, CA), the Mattress Factory (Pittsburgh, PA), and the Office of Culture and Design, (Manila, The Philippines).

The City of San Luis Obispo’s Public Art Program helps maintain San Luis Obispo’s community identity, connecting community members and visitors to San Luis Obispo’s shared history and cultural heritage. Currently, the City’s Public Art Program consists of more than 70 unique pieces of art, ranging from murals, mosaics, oil and watercolor paintings, utility box art, stained glass, sculptures, benches, bridge railings and more. The City entered into a community partnership agreement with the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art in July 2021 to coordinate various public art projects for San Luis Obispo for the next two years. Through this unique agreement the Museum is engaging regional and national artists to complete various projects as part of the program.