# Event Details - **Event Name**: Emerging Artist Showcase - **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 21 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sun, 21 Jun, 2026 at 09:30 pm - **Event Description**: Four multidisciplinary artists explore reflection, transformation & collective imagination through sound, movement & media.About this EventBecoming through the Looking GlassPresented by Queer Cultural CenterAs part of the National Queer Arts Festival, QCC presents an Emerging Artist Showcase grounded in this year’s theme, Magic Mirror: Everything is Everything. This evening centers artists whose work reflects the power of self-recognition, transformation, and collective imagination. Through sound, movement, performance, and visual media, the showcase explores the mirror as both a site of reflection and a portal to other, better worlds.FEATURINGXemara: A smoky, intimate cabaret set drawing from house, jazz, and cumbia. Rhythmically alive but emotionally bittersweet.Lucia: A contemporary dance piece about conflict as intimacy. Two bodies navigating rupture, reactivity, and the limits of what we've been taught, first in silence, then to sound. Uncomfortable, heartbreaking, and reaching toward something better.Alfredo: A slow-moving, atmospheric sound performance. Ambient, sensual, interior. Alfredo builds a sonic world from a small stage and invites the audience to inhabit it with him.Demse: A rock set that moves through pride, lust, ego, and collective liberation. Big energy, mirror aesthetics, sound-reactive visuals. Demse is the rockstar and the ritual all at once.Artists in Spotlight:Demse Faro (IG: @Demse.000)Demse Faro is the mirrored alias of Julien Stainback, a Black bisexual guitarist and multidisciplinary artist whose work explores the tension between ego and collective liberation. Through music and performance, Demse reflects diasporic memory and the connective power of sound. Their practice is deeply informed by years of community-based production work as an AV technician, musician, and collaborator. Their EP Pride of Madeiras emerged from cross-disciplinary collaboration in 2024, and they currently serve on the AV team at Glide Memorial Church.Lucia Brammer (IG: @ledao.studio)Lucia Brammer brings an intuitive, process-driven approach to performance and creation, engaging themes of reflection, embodiment, and transformation. Their work explores how personal narrative and collective experience intersect, offering audiences moments of quiet resonance and emotional clarity within the broader festival landscape.Alfredo Zapata De Jesús Alfredo Zapata De Jesús is a Puerto Rico–born media artist whose work engages sound, video, and performance to interrogate place, symbolism, and social structures. Rooted in the landscapes of his home island, Alfredo’s practice examines how environments hold memory and meaning. Through subtle intervention and sensory exploration, his work challenges viewers to reconsider the cultural narratives embedded in everyday spaces.XEMARA XEMARA is a queer audio-visual artist whose work bridges live sound, songwriting, and performance. Raised in the bailes of Oaxaca, their practice draws from sound system culture and lived experience to explore identity, family, grief, and self-preservation. Blending technical precision with emotional storytelling, XEMARA creates immersive sonic environments that honor connection, resilience, and transformation.Together, these artists embody the spirit of Magic Mirror: Everything is Everything—offering reflections of self and society that invite audiences to imagine new futures grounded in care, creativity, and collective power.Accessibility Info:You'll find metered parking along 24th Street. Meters are checked from 9am to 6pm, Monday through Saturday.Garage parking is available in the San Francisco General Hospital parking garage.Venue is ADA Accessible.BARTThe theater is a seven minute walk from the 24th Street BART Station. Exit the station and walk eight blocks east on 24th Street. Arrive at 2781 24th Street at York StreetMUNIBus lines 27 Bryant, 12 Folsom, 67 Bernal, and 9 San Bruno all pass within 1-2 blocks of the theater. The 48 Quintara runs right in front of the theater. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/san-francisco/emerging-artist-showcase/100001984349922034 - **Event Categories**: art, entertainment, music, dance, festivals, fine-arts, nonprofit, theatre, storytelling - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Age Limit: all_ages - door_time: 2026-06-22T01:30:00Z - Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes - Location: Brava Cabaret - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 44.52, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: San Francisco - **state**: CA - **country**: United States - **location**: Brava Cabaret - **lat**: 37.7526826 - **long**: -122.4078404 - **full address**: Brava Cabaret, 2781 24th Street, San Francisco, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Emerging Artist Showcase - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/47facfb4b5504d0345c605d5a967a19b33808a549db78e5893bb5a0c5dd60ad5-rimg-w1200-h1500-dc627462-gmir.jpg?v=1773726326 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Emerging Artist Showcase being held? - **A:** Emerging Artist Showcase takes place on Sun, 21 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Sun, 21 Jun, 2026 at 09:30 pm at Brava Cabaret, 2781 24th Street, San Francisco, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Emerging Artist Showcase? - **A:** Emerging Artist Showcase is organized by Queer Cultural Center. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Emerging Artist Showcase is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in San Francisco, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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