Mission Art Crawl: Paseo Artistico
History Matters in the Mission Featuring Artist Alejandra Rubio “The Mission Is Not Dead” Presented at Artillery Ceramics & Gallery
On October 11, 2025, Artillery Ceramics & Gallery proudly joined Paseo Artístico, the Mission District’s free, bilingual community art walk celebrating the stories, struggles, and creativity that define our neighborhood. This season’s theme, “History Matters in the Mission 2010–2020,” invited artists to reflect on the last decade — from cultural resilience to collective resistance.
We were honored to feature Alejandra Rubio and her powerful multimedia installation, “The Mission Is Not Dead,” a tribute to the legacy of the Mission Market on 22nd and Mission. Through memories, dreams, and play, Rubio transforms the gallery into a living archive — a space to honor grief, love, and the endurance of community spirit in the face of displacement and gentrification.
Her work reminds us that while buildings may fall, the heart of the Mission beats on through art, memory, and collective resistance.
Learn more about the Paseo Artístico program and upcoming events at www.paseoartistico.org.
Meet our Featured Artist
is a San Francisco–based printmaker, cultural curator, and community advocate whose work explores radical imagination and the impact of societal norms on marginalized communities. As an arts educator and recipient of the YBCA Creative Corps Grant, she founded Creative Seeds of Activism, mentoring local youth in art and social justice. For the past three years, Alejandra has also served as a cultural bearer with Arte Unidos, collaborating with local businesses and uplifting emerging artists through community-based exhibitions.
DJ & audio engineer and Mission native. Alicia is a proud member of Chulita Vinyl Club, a national collective uplifting women and gender-nonconforming people in vinyl culture.
She grew up spinning her grandfather’s ’60s rock records and cruising with her father’s homemade oldies and hip-hop mixes in his Impala on Sunday mornings — early moments that shaped her love for sound and storytelling he continues to push boundaries and open doors for more women and queer people of color in the field of audio production.
