Student-curated art exhibition on campus celebrates farmworkers, exposes their struggles
August 11, 2023
![Hannah Baldrige’s “Shining Light” is a painting of a farmworker wearing a blue hoodie and baseball cap carrying crates of strawberries on a field.](/sites/default/files/styles/sf_state_1440x564/public/images/Baldrige-Hannah_Shining-Light1200x700.png?h=93c8ae4a&itok=jwLehje2)
While essential workers were acknowledged in the COVID-19 pandemic, a new student-curated exhibition at San Francisco State University celebrates farmworkers and builds awareness of their continuing inhumane working conditions.
“Essential” opens on Saturday, Aug. 12, with a reception from noon to 4 p.m., in the Fine Arts Gallery. It is open Tuesdays – Fridays from noon to 4 p.m. through Saturday, Sept. 2. Admission is free.