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UPCOMING FUNDRAISING EVENTS
All money raised goes to the above funds as well as other Palestinian families from our full list.
SF Artists for Palestine Presents: "Sensing Palestine"
An Immersive Multi-Sensory Art Exhibit Opening February 9, 2025
GRNHS, 864 Folsom St. San Francisco
Show Runs 2/9-2/27.
Special Events:
FEB 9th 12pm-7pm: Opening Reception with The Shadowband
FEB 13th 4pm-7pm : Magic for Liberation with Maya Songbird
FEB 16th 3pm-6pm: Report Back with the International Solidarity Movement
FEB 22nd 2pm-5pm: Yoga for The Movement with Ashley Corri
San Francisco Artists for Palestine (SF4P) is proud to announce the debut of Sensing Palestine, a transformative art exhibit opening February 9, 2025, at GRNHS, located at 864 Folsom Street in San Francisco. This unique installation merges visual art, soundscapes, and interactive mediums to bring journal entries from Dottie Lux, a volunteer with the International Solidarity Movement to life, providing a deeply moving exploration of the Palestinian experience.
About the Artist and Curator
Dottie Lux, the visionary behind Sensing Palestine, is a graduate of Pratt Institute (Class of 2004) with a 20-year career spanning performance, poetry, visual, and interactive art. A Jewish artist raised in a Zionist environment, she had her Bat Mitzvah on Masada in 1995. Nearly 30 years later, she returned to Palestine with an anti-zionist perspective, working as a volunteer with the International Solidarity Movement (ISM).
Dottie spent three transformative months in the West Bank, serving as a protective presence with Palestinian families and standing in solidarity with their struggle. This experience profoundly influenced her work, merging her artistic practice with activism to challenge narratives, foster dialogue and encourage global liberation.
In her words: “Palestine is the one issue: it is healthcare, education, climate crisis, human rights, women’s rights, gay rights, the prison industrial complex, and so on.” Through her art, Dottie invites audiences to engage deeply with these intersections and explore the urgent need for justice and liberation.
About the Exhibit
For the past year, SF Artists for Palestine has been transforming art into essential funds for families in Gaza, supporting vital aid like food, shelter, and medical costs while carrying forward a powerful message of solidarity.
From June to August 2024, Dottie Lux joined the International Solidarity Movement in Palestine, working on the ground in the West Bank. Her time there was both heartbreaking and heart blooming, as she bore witness to the brutal realities of apartheid, colonization, and the world’s largest ongoing land grab since the Nakbah.
Sensing Palestine reflects these experiences through an immersive, multi-sensory installation that bridges the gap between distant events and visceral reality. This deeply interactive exhibit brings the brutal realities of occupation into visceral focus while celebrating the resilience and cultural richness of Palestinian communities.
Join the Movement! All artworks created for this project will be for sale, with all money raised supporting ongoing fundraising efforts for families in Gaza. Additionally, 10% of funds from the event will help sustain Dottie's next mission in February 2025, continuing her vital work on the ground.
By attending Sensing Palestine, you’ll not only experience a groundbreaking exhibit but also contribute to a vital cause, standing in solidarity with those resisting genocide and colonization.
An Immersive Multi-Sensory Art Exhibit Opening February 9, 2025
GRNHS, 864 Folsom St. San Francisco
Show Runs 2/9-2/27.
Special Events:
FEB 9th 12pm-7pm: Opening Reception with The Shadowband
FEB 13th 4pm-7pm : Magic for Liberation with Maya Songbird
FEB 16th 3pm-6pm: Report Back with the International Solidarity Movement
FEB 22nd 2pm-5pm: Yoga for The Movement with Ashley Corri
San Francisco Artists for Palestine (SF4P) is proud to announce the debut of Sensing Palestine, a transformative art exhibit opening February 9, 2025, at GRNHS, located at 864 Folsom Street in San Francisco. This unique installation merges visual art, soundscapes, and interactive mediums to bring journal entries from Dottie Lux, a volunteer with the International Solidarity Movement to life, providing a deeply moving exploration of the Palestinian experience.
About the Artist and Curator
Dottie Lux, the visionary behind Sensing Palestine, is a graduate of Pratt Institute (Class of 2004) with a 20-year career spanning performance, poetry, visual, and interactive art. A Jewish artist raised in a Zionist environment, she had her Bat Mitzvah on Masada in 1995. Nearly 30 years later, she returned to Palestine with an anti-zionist perspective, working as a volunteer with the International Solidarity Movement (ISM).
Dottie spent three transformative months in the West Bank, serving as a protective presence with Palestinian families and standing in solidarity with their struggle. This experience profoundly influenced her work, merging her artistic practice with activism to challenge narratives, foster dialogue and encourage global liberation.
In her words: “Palestine is the one issue: it is healthcare, education, climate crisis, human rights, women’s rights, gay rights, the prison industrial complex, and so on.” Through her art, Dottie invites audiences to engage deeply with these intersections and explore the urgent need for justice and liberation.
About the Exhibit
For the past year, SF Artists for Palestine has been transforming art into essential funds for families in Gaza, supporting vital aid like food, shelter, and medical costs while carrying forward a powerful message of solidarity.
From June to August 2024, Dottie Lux joined the International Solidarity Movement in Palestine, working on the ground in the West Bank. Her time there was both heartbreaking and heart blooming, as she bore witness to the brutal realities of apartheid, colonization, and the world’s largest ongoing land grab since the Nakbah.
Sensing Palestine reflects these experiences through an immersive, multi-sensory installation that bridges the gap between distant events and visceral reality. This deeply interactive exhibit brings the brutal realities of occupation into visceral focus while celebrating the resilience and cultural richness of Palestinian communities.
Join the Movement! All artworks created for this project will be for sale, with all money raised supporting ongoing fundraising efforts for families in Gaza. Additionally, 10% of funds from the event will help sustain Dottie's next mission in February 2025, continuing her vital work on the ground.
By attending Sensing Palestine, you’ll not only experience a groundbreaking exhibit but also contribute to a vital cause, standing in solidarity with those resisting genocide and colonization.
SPECIAL EVENTS FOR "SENSING PALESTINE"
Note: All events are free but we will accepting donations for direct mutual aid to Palestinian familes
FEB 9th 12pm-7pm: Opening & Reception with The Shadowband Experience “Sensing Palestine”, a multi-sensory art exhibit that shares the visceral reality of life in the West Bank of Palestine. Curated by artist and activist Dottie Lux, this installation includes the work of 15 Bay Area artists that interpret her journal entries from three transformative months with the International Solidarity Movement. Through visual art, soundscapes, and interactive mediums, the exhibit offers a deeply moving exploration of the Palestinian experience under occupation, highlighting resilience, cultural richness, and the urgent need for justice. Some of the artists involved are Katie Bush, Messy Beck, Aima the Dreamer, Nida Liftiwaya and Diego Gomez and many others.
Self-Guided Tours: 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Opening Reception: 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
The reception will feature live music by The Shadow Band, a collaborative ensemble blending oud, guitar, keys, vocals, bass, and percussion.
FEB 13th 4pm-7pm Magic for Liberation with Maya Songbird
Your own personal #magic is a powerful tool for collective #freedom. Led by #MayaSongbird, an experienced spiritual guide and the creative force behind #MayasMagicShop, this #workshop is designed to help you unlock the transformative power of magic—both for yourself and Palestine and the world around you. Join Maya in creating and performing rituals that channel liberation and #justice. Come just as you are, leave with the knowledge and energy to transform both yourself and the world. Workshop is one hour long. In Maya’s words “Community gunna take care of community. We need #community not government. We need #love and #care so we can be the best. The #unity is in common”
FEB 16th 3pm-6pm: Report Back with the International Solidarity Movement
In person only. Two U.S. community members and advocates for Palestinian rights Dottie Lux and @annabellablackshaw with International Solidarity Movement report to us after months spent volunteering as protective presence in the West Bank of Palestine, where the struggle of a dangerous and deadly apartheid system and ethnic cleaning is a daily challenge.
FEB 22nd 2pm-5pm: Yoga for The Movement with Ashley Corri Calling all activists, healers, feelers, disrupters, and others dedicated to Palestinian and collective liberation. This yoga practice is offered to keep us embodied, resourced, and resilient as we stay aligned with our anti-imperial objectives. May we cultivate the energetic qualities of the postures we take, harnessing and directing our righteous fire, as we also engage the work of deconditioning and decolonizing our own minds and bodies. Bring yourself and a yoga mat, come hydrated and in comfy clothes!
Self-Guided Tours: 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Opening Reception: 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
The reception will feature live music by The Shadow Band, a collaborative ensemble blending oud, guitar, keys, vocals, bass, and percussion.
FEB 13th 4pm-7pm Magic for Liberation with Maya Songbird
Your own personal #magic is a powerful tool for collective #freedom. Led by #MayaSongbird, an experienced spiritual guide and the creative force behind #MayasMagicShop, this #workshop is designed to help you unlock the transformative power of magic—both for yourself and Palestine and the world around you. Join Maya in creating and performing rituals that channel liberation and #justice. Come just as you are, leave with the knowledge and energy to transform both yourself and the world. Workshop is one hour long. In Maya’s words “Community gunna take care of community. We need #community not government. We need #love and #care so we can be the best. The #unity is in common”
FEB 16th 3pm-6pm: Report Back with the International Solidarity Movement
In person only. Two U.S. community members and advocates for Palestinian rights Dottie Lux and @annabellablackshaw with International Solidarity Movement report to us after months spent volunteering as protective presence in the West Bank of Palestine, where the struggle of a dangerous and deadly apartheid system and ethnic cleaning is a daily challenge.
FEB 22nd 2pm-5pm: Yoga for The Movement with Ashley Corri Calling all activists, healers, feelers, disrupters, and others dedicated to Palestinian and collective liberation. This yoga practice is offered to keep us embodied, resourced, and resilient as we stay aligned with our anti-imperial objectives. May we cultivate the energetic qualities of the postures we take, harnessing and directing our righteous fire, as we also engage the work of deconditioning and decolonizing our own minds and bodies. Bring yourself and a yoga mat, come hydrated and in comfy clothes!
