We are excited to announce that POW! WOW! San Jose will be collaborating with the Guadalupe River Park Conservancy to bring more public art into one of San Jose’s most unique natural assets. Now, more than ever, we understand how critical natural spaces and public art are to improving the quality of life in our community.

Join us this Wednesday, October 21 at 5:30pm pst for a free Native Plant Watercolor Session with Roan Victor.

Sign up HERE and have your watercolors ready! If you’re local and need to purchase materials, visit The Arsenal to pick up your supplies.

As our team reflected on the best way to bring you PWSJ in a COVID-19 world, we realized that our standard week-long format, with large public gatherings, was no longer the best fit. Our options were to either postpone or evolve. We chose the latter.

Starting this October and continuing through summer of 2021, we will be featuring Artist In Residencies (AIR) as each artist creates new public art in and around the Guadalupe River Park Conservancy.

Announcing our first AIR artist Roan Victor. Lush foliage, textiles, patterns and figures in passive poses are common subject matters in Roan’s paintings. Her recent works, in gouache and watercolors exude calmness and contemplation as figures are enveloped in comforting settings. This also reflects in her murals, the same elements painted larger than life.

Roan owns The Arsenal with her husband Sean Boyles, an art store, gallery and studio located in San Jose’s Japantown. Having The Arsenal gives Roan and Sean a place to share their knowledge in art to both youth and adults and lets them provide the same opportunities to fellow artists in our community.

Stay tuned for more details. Look forward to seeing you and let’s have fun in 2020!

PWSJ team,

Carlos, Stacey and Jennifer