Angel Island: In Sight 2021 is a visual storytelling project focused on Angel Island, a collective portrait of Angel Island drawn from a multitude of views – near and far, past and present
Del Sol Performing Arts Organization’s ANGEL ISLAND INSIGHT explores the history of the Angel Island Immigration Station by offering a suite of virtual and in-person programs that examines the musicality of the disappearing Hoisan-wa dialect by The Last Hoisan Poets and The Del Sol Quartet. public engagement with Del Sol Quartet & Huang Ruo’s Angel Island – Oratorio for Voices and Strings.
The Angel Island Insight digital gallery is established to share community insights and images, including contributions from the public, along with images by photographers who have documented Angel Island’s natural and cultural history. The exhibition features images by Lenore Chinn, Imogen Cunningham, Arnold Genthe, Christine Huhn, Eadweard Muybridge, Mark Shigenaga, and The Jade Snow Wong Family.
The exhibit was installed in the Angel Island Immigration Station barracks, in conjunction with the world premiere of Angel Island – Oratorio for Voices and Strings, from October 23-November 14, 2021.
Digital images from gallery will be shared with audiences across the United States in future performances of “Angel Island Oratorio” by Del Sol Quartet.
This project was made possible with support from California Humanities, a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Visit http://www.calhum.org
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ANGEL ISLAND: IN SIGHT 2021 at the Angel Island Immigration Station is made possible with support from North East Medical Services (NEMS). https://www.nems.org/
