Name: Art eXodus: From North to South, The Coast | Panel Discussion
Start: 2026-10-01T16:00:00-0700
End: 2026-10-01T18:00:00-0700

Join us for our annual San Francisco/ Bay Area Black Art week from Wednesday September 30th - Sunday October 4th, 2026!

Art eXodus: From North to South, The Coast | Panel Discussion

Thursday October 1, 2026 4:00pm - 6:00pm PDT

Four One Nine @ 419 10th St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA

10 Artists - 3 Performing Artists - 1 Coast
Artist Panel Discussion featuring Essence Harden, Dr. Joy Simmons, Lyndon Barrois, Monetta White
Free to attend with RSVP

The California coastline is known for its beauty — a state defined by strikingly varied ecosystems, where city centers create a multicultural landscape of people, sound, and language, meshing into a culture that is unique and nuanced. The West Coast dares to pioneer, to experiment and explore. Its systems of artistry are complex, varied in output, shaped by the grand topography of this stretch of coastline.

There is a freedom here to create, a boldness to speak — for the mother of nature, for social concern, nurtured from a 'laid-back' way of life that quietly shapes amazing artists and amazing artistry.

The output from the West Coast, to this point, is significant. What matters now is to unify without homogenizing — to hold the voice of our culture and legacy with care. Artists are the visual griots of this moment.

Art eXodus represents the dialogue of these voices — a conversation between the Bay Area and Los Angeles, north and south, each carrying the ecosystems that shape their practice. The exhibition maps a coastline that is less about geography and more about lineage, memory, and the forces — cultural and natural — that shape Black artistic practice across the West.

Featuring the work of Shinique Smith, David Huffman, Mario Joyce, Micaiah Carter, Adrian Burrell, Angela Hennessy, Kenturah Davis, Edgar Arceneaux, Nya Serano, and Brandon Ruffin, with performance artists Darréll Dunn and Monique Jonath, and Poet Laureate Dr. Nzinga — each offering their own artistic discourse within this larger coastal conversation.
Art eXodus opens as part of NeXus Black Art Week, presented at Four One Nine, a creative ecosystem, studio, and agency where community and culture thrive, with scheduled programming throughout the run of the exhibition.
Brought to you by JacForbes Contemporary, in collaboration with NeXus and MoAD, as part of an ongoing initiative to bring the arts together across the West Coast — from North to South, the coastal connection is unbroken.

Art eXodus: From North to South, The Coast
October 1–4
Curatorial by Jac Forbes
Production by Xavier Reynard Cunningham

Arts & Culture Leaders

Jac Forbes

Gallerist, Jac Forbes Gallery

Jacqueline ‘Jac’ Forbes has operated the only Black and woman owned art gallery in Malibu, showcasing over 50 artists, ranging from established figures to emerging talents. Forbes is dedicated to fostering a gallery space that embraces a wide spectrum of cross-cultural voices, including Latinx, artists... Read More →

Monetta White

CEO & Executive Director, Museum of the African Diaspora

Monetta White, a San Francisco native, has dedicated her career to preserving African American culture and advocating for the community. With over 20 years of experience in civic engagement, and entrepreneurship, she has collaborated with numerous non-profits, donors, and corpora... Read More →

Thursday October 1, 2026 4:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
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