Category: Design

Lips Uncurled, Eyes Forward, was a first of its kind AAPI social art and cultural awareness exhibition dreamed up by Quynh-Mai Nguyen. The day long event held at the Mexican Heritage Plaza focused on creating safe spaces for the the Asian community to write their own narrative through art and performance against the narrative that media continues to write for them. Check out the conversation that sparked from this event across different generations.

SJ Creamery is a design series by San José Social Artist, Quynh-Mai Nguyen, paying homage to growing up in San José and commenting on the gentrification of the communities she grew up in.

Check out the shirt design "SJ Creamery" created for the first Screenprint Showdown by our very own Quynh-Mai, paying homage to growing up in North and East San José and a statement on the gentrification of these same communities.

The San Jose Unified School District has proposed moving the campus of Downtown College Prep -- a charter school located in West San Jose aimed at increasing college enrollment for youth of color. While administrators have debated the issue, DCP students have decided to make sure their voice was heard on the issue. Kymeira Stewart, a junior at DCP, created a student survey and conducted it with 200 students. Students also wrote commentary responses to each question. See the infographic for the results. 

An animated conversation with mother and daughter, after mom recently returned from a year long sentence in prison. This is part of a series called "Children of Re-Entry" done in partnership with New America Media.

This is 1 of 2 walls that are being painted by Sam Rodriguez for the annual Dia De Los Muertos exhibit which opens this fall.

Bring something to print on. SV De-Bug will have a booth at MITP where we will be screen printing live!

Silicon Valley De-Bug drops new "De-Bug The System" Tee & Tank, check out the concept of whats behind the shirt that's just not a shirt.

De-Bug artist and designer Adrian Avila completes mural at San Jose elementary school with 5th grade classes.

San José artist and designer Sam Rodriguez releases a print of a painting that shows the diversity and patterns that can be found in the faces in the community.