A tribute to René Yañez, an artist who never got old

Jul 4, 2018 | Art, Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission

It was the fall of 1972 and the two-year-old Galería de la Raza on 24th Street had booked an...

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Rene Yañez, Mission icon, dies at 75

May 29, 2018 | Art, Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Topics

Rene Yañez, an artist and co-founder of Galería De La Raza and the Mission Cultural Center for...

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Artist René Yañez engages viewers with wit and energy

Mar 8, 2018 | Art, Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission

There’s nothing in René Yañez’s playful and inventive art to suggest it’s the work of a man...

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Loss, History and a Promise for the Mission at SOMArts

Oct 7, 2016 | Art, Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Today's Mission

René Yañez is widely credited with bringing the tradition of dia de los muertos to live in San...

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SF Buys Six Buildings, Keeping Artists and Others in Place

Aug 6, 2015 | Art, Featured, Front Page, Housing, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission

Two longtime residents and artists as well as tenants in 18 other units  will be able to stay in...

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Art Wall Opens for Debate

Aug 2, 2015 | Art, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Photography, SNAPS, Today's Mission

Sunday was the ribbon cutting for the Valencia art wall’s new parklet by Bruce Tomb, the...

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In Wake of Hate Crimes, SF Gallery Reaches Out When Threatened

Jul 3, 2015 | Art, Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Today's Mission, Trouble

As security risks have mounted at the Galería de la Raza in the wake of repeated vandalism and...

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Hundreds Rally Around Defaced LGBT Mural

Jul 1, 2015 | Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Today's Mission

More than 400 supporters joined an outdoor rally this evening to support the Galería de la Raza...

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SF Galería Recognizes One Suspect in Video of Gay Mural’s Defacing

Jun 25, 2015 | Art, Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Today's Mission

The director of the Galería de la Raza said they have identified a face from the security camera...

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Holding On to Art and Hope As Time Runs Out

Jun 6, 2015 | Art, Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Today's Mission

“Give me a blessing, I need it,” artist René Yañez called out in Spanish to his friend who had...

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The Other Barrio – A Short Review From a Reader

Feb 11, 2015 | Mobile, Today's Mission

Artist Martha Rodriguez sent us in her review of The Other Barrio, which premiered Sunday at the...

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“The Other Barrio” Uses Noir to Tell a Mission Tale

Feb 5, 2015 | Art, Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Today's Mission

For those who have been following Mission news lately, Sunday’s screening of The Other Barrio at...

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Esta Noche Back, But Just for Tonight

Oct 24, 2014 | Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Today's Mission

It’s been eight months since a high-heeled shoe strutted across the stage of Esta Noche....

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Rebecca Solnit Variety Show for Modern Times

Sep 9, 2014 | Events, Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Today's Mission

Ten performers—each born in a different decade, starting with 82-year-old Barbara Stauffacher...

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Conversation with Campos

Nov 26, 2013 | Featured, Front Page, Government & Non Profits, Mobile, Today's Mission

Editor’s note: This is a regular series of conversations with District 9 Supervisor David Campos...

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Mission Eyes: ‘Our Mission: No Evictions!’

Oct 29, 2013 | Art, Featured, Front Page, Mission Eyes, Mobile, Today's Mission

On Saturday night, Mission Local attended “Our Mission: No Evictions!” — a...

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