collective genus art projections

Collective Genus is a group of Bay Area artists working across media and subject matter but united by common goals and a commitment to the greater arts community. The group is comprised of three distinct smaller collectives: Three Point Nine Art Collective, ONE + ONE + TWO, and Borderline Art Collective. “Genus” references the taxonomic category above species, and denotes the entity’s status as both an aggregation of smaller groups and a subset of a larger category: the greater Bay Area arts community.

The three collectives of Collective Genus were first brought together through a 2019 Kadist Institute program, in which Mercer Union and Native Art Department International (NADI) generously shared the platform of their artist residency with local artist groups. That project sparked the desire for continued collaboration, and Collective Genus was formed.

Collective Genus’ first public project commences on Friday, September 4, 2020. The project is an alternative format art exhibition meant to engage communities across the city. Images and video works by the member artists will be projected onto screens visible from the street at various locations around San Francisco for four consecutive evenings. These “screenings” will happen simultaneously, offering free access to physically distanced art viewing to folks on their evening walk or driving by, no matter where they live.