
Join us for our annual fundraiser, Looking Forward, Giving Back. Celebrate with us at SOMArts on Thursday, May 8th & bid on artwork made by mentees, mentors & our community of artists.
Event tickets are sliding scale from $75 for general admission to $5000 for sponsorships. We also have tickets for $40 for community members. Tickets include entrance, hors d’oeuvres & premium beer & fine wines.
Your support will directly impact First Exposures’ efforts in sustaining a safe, vibrant, & transformative space for our young people.
LOOKING FORWARD,
Welcome remarks by artist Binh Danh
Silent auction featuring gallery-ready photographs by mentees, mentors,
& artists from our community
Delectable Hors d’Oeuvres
Fine wines & artisanal beer
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Photo Studio courtesy of Orange Photography
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Hosted by First Exposures & by our mentees
Thursday, May 8
6:00—9:00 pm
SOMArts Cultural Center
934 Brannan Street
San Francisco
GIVING BACK
Photograph by Corbin, age 16
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Visual artist Binh Danh will be Looking Forward Giving Back's special guest speaker! His gorgeous daguerreotype along with a beautiful community of young photography mentees, mentors, & Bay Area photographers are coming together to support First Exposures' annual art auction.
BINH DANH
SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER
Binh Danh's piece for Looking Forward Giving Back Art Auction
View from Glacier Point, Yosemite, CA
Daguerreotype, 2017
Binh Danh investigates Vietnamese heritage and collective memory of war. His technique incorporates his invention of the chlorophyll printing process, in which photographic images appear embedded in leaves through the action of photosynthesis. A recent series of daguerreotypes celebrated the United States National Park system during its anniversary year.
Binh Danh's work is in the permanent collections of the National Gallery of Art, the SFMOMA, The DeYoung Museum, & many others. He is represented by Haines Gallery, San Francisco, CA and Lisa Sette Gallery in Phoenix, AZ. He lives and works in San Jose, CA and teaches photography at San Jose State University.

Host Committee
Kimberley Arteche
Joy Caves
Vivian Chan
Diane Chung
Judy Dater
Renée Decarlo
Maggie Dethloff
Monique Deschaines
Jessica Galloway
Jim Goldberg
Mark Haffenreffer
Gene Hwang
Ann Jastrab
Cristy Johnston Limon
Delaney Kennedy
Sean McFarland
Courtney Norris, Chair
Kari Orvik
Su-Moon Paik
Daniel Plotnick
PJ Policarpio
Don Ross
Ari Salomon
Alessandra Sanguinetti
Jane Timberlake
Anne Walker
Connie Wolf
Photograph by Rebecca, age 14

Won Artwork at LFGB 2024?
Congratulations on winning artwork at Looking Forward Giving Back this year! If you were unable to pick-up your piece on the day of the event, please choose a pick-up date and time below.
Schedule Your Artwork Pick-up