About Composing the Future II

ABOUT COMPOSING THE FUTURE II

This time of transition offers unique opportunities. Artists, traditionally, have been both witnesses and the raw material for envisioning potential futures in turbulent times. In Composing the Future II, NCWCA artists were challenged to flex their artistic powers in response to the extreme events of the past two years and to project their hopes, dreams, and ideas into the future.

Composing the Future, a NCWCA member exhibition, originally premiered May-June, 2021 at the Bankhead Performing Arts Center in Livermore. Composing the Future II is a curated iteration at the Jennifer & Philip DiNapoli Gallery in San José State Unversity’s King Library. It features a selection of works from the original exhibition as well as many new ones.

Composing the Future II continues to engage on many levels – wonder, worry, hopefulness, and activism, in an inspired array of visual media. Many works consider how the events of 2020-21 confront history or provoke change. Just as many reveal inspiration in isolation, blooms in the chaos, and clarity of purpose. Artists have found beauty in the shadows, have reassessed priorities, adjusted their joy thresholds, and reset expectations.

NCWCA is pleased to continue and expand this visionary theme with Composing the Future II. The exhibition is sponsored by the Northern California Women’s Caucus for Art, a nonprofit. It runs December 3, 2021-January 14, 2022 at the Jennifer & Philip DiNapoli Gallery at San Jose State’s King Library and online.

For Composing the Future II documentation and accompanying materials, please visit www.ncwca.org.