In the last 16 years, Meridian has seen young men and women and become upstanding individuals who have succeeded in school, gone to college, gone to graduate school, become artists, teachers, muralists, architects, fashion designers, run their own businesses, and even become an esteemed of Meridian's Board!

This is one part art exhibition and one part reunion party, bringing together current interns, Alumni, and also Artist Instructors from over 16 years! An exhibition that really exemplifies the heart and soul of what Meridian Gallery is about.  

Special Thanks to the artists of many disciplines who have served as Artist Instructors for the 16 years history of the Meridian Interns Program:
Amy Berk, Carolyn Castaño, Milton Bowens, Megan Wilson, Tree Williams, Fred Hayes, Meagan Shapiro, Roderick Portales, Ron Heglin, Marshall Trammell, Diana Mars, Cynthia Rojas,  Marina Vendrell, Darren Lees, Marina Perez-Wong, Austen Ward, Birgit Gehrt, Erin Algeo, Thea Farhadian, Juan Fuentes,  Brenda Hutchinson, Ryan Jones,  Nathan Lynch,  Corinna Press, Isis Rodriguez, Dennis Somera, Amy Van Every, Marisa Jahn, Ellen Fullman, Maria del Carmen Carrion,  Kim Hawkins,  Michael Swaine,  Greg Mettler, Jenifer Wofford,  Rose Chang,  Chris Duncan, Adrian Card, Margot Bevington, Ben Riesman, Trish Callo, Devin Cecil-Wishing, Pepe Urquijo, Adriana Varella, Liz Hickok, Miles Marioni, Sona Avakian, Andy Gouveia, Adria Otte, Bo Han, Noritaka Minami, Andy Strain, Toyoji Tomita, Ryan Cain, Sara Fucinaro, Gary Brandau, Alexis Iammarino, Scot Sell, Nancy de Y. Elkus, Theresa Wong, Rosario Sotelo, Vita Hewitt, Brion Nuda Rosch, Rye Purvis, Victoria Shaskan, Art Hazelwood, Laura Faw, Mathew Marchand, and Bryan Hewitt.
 
Meridian Interns Program (MIP) is a paid internship for low-income teens from all over San Francisco in which Artist Instructors integrate art-making workshops with training in job-related skills.  Meridian Gallery (1989) and the Meridian Interns Program (MIP, 1996) are programs of the Society for Art Publications of the Americas (SAPA), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.  The society is grateful for the support of the Mayor’s Youth Employment and Education Program (MYEEP), Department of Children Youth and Their Families (DCYF), The OP and W.E. Edwards Foundation, Bank of the West, The GGS Foundation, Wells Fargo Foundation, private donors, and Members of the SAPA.  The SAPA is supported in part by Grants for the Arts of the San Francisco hotel Tax Fund.