Join us for an all-day event celebrating Oceanic arts and culture! Participate in hands-on art-making activities and enjoy performances led by Samoan cultural groups and community partners. Don’t forget to check out our afternoon film program and two special collections of Samoan heritage on view for one day only.

Schedule

• 10:30–11:15 am: Welcome and opening ceremony, Koret Auditorium

• 11 am–3 pm: Family Art Making, with Ruta Aiono and Nina Futipaono, Piazzoni Murals Room

• 11 am–3 pm: Siapo (tapa cloth) and ‘ie tōga (fine mats) study collection tables

  • Samoan Solutions collection of measina siapo (heritage tapa cloth) from Sarah Wright Hughes, Wilsey Court (near glass windows)

  • The de Young collection of siapo (tapa cloth) and ‘ie tōga (fine mats) from Captain Thomas Leroy Kirkpatrick, chaplain aboard the Arizona, who died during the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack, Gallery 30 (Oceanic arts gallery)

• 11:30 am–1 pm: Performances by San Francisco Tongans Rise Up, Mixed Persuasion, and Kelera Vuiyale, accompanied by DJ Joe King, Wilsey Court

• 1:30–2:30 pm: Film screening of Vakaraitaka, directed by Fenton Lutunatuba, and Snack, written and directed by Lauren To’omalatai, Koret Auditorium

The cultural care and offerings of this event are made possible through the collaborative efforts of local Pacific Islander organizations and leaders.

• Pasifika By Design

• Utopia San Francisco

• Tongans Rise Up

• Pacific Islander Cultural District 

• Fa’a Samoa Initiative of San Francisco Unified School District 

• Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Mātua Advisory Council of San Francisco Unified School District

About the organization

Samoan Solutions is a nonprofit organization based in San Mateo County. Samoan Solutions helps enhance the lives of the Pacific Islander community in the Bay Area through a series of programs, services, collaborative efforts, and the Le Maota community space. Join in the fun as a participant, volunteer, or member, and learn more on the Samoan Solutions website.