Related Tactics is an artistic collaboration led by artists and cultural workers Michele Carlson and Weston Teruya. Formed in 2015, Related Tactics projects are made at the intersection of race, culture, and public memory. Our projects explore the connections between art, movements for social justice, and the public through trans-disciplinary exchanges, collective making, and dialog. Related Tactics is also a conceptual space and platform where we employ curatorial strategies as artistic gestures to create opportunities within our communities and construct space for collective voice. We confront systemic and institutional racism or inequities that influence our immediate socio-cultural lived experience—a practice that benefits from collective support and sharing knowledge or resources. We do this through collaboration and critical thought strategically implemented amongst and for communities of color and the diaspora.
While Related Tactics is a direct collaboration between Michele Carlson and Weston Teruya, there are many community members that make our work possible. We work loosely between the San Francisco and Washington DC areas. Our projects have been exhibited and supported by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Wexner Center for the Arts, Corning Museum of Glass, the Tacoma Museum of Glass, Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Gallery at Parsons School of Design (New York), Southern Exposure Gallery and Alternative Exposure Grants (San Francisco), Chinese Cultural Center (San Francisco). Related Tactics was recently awarded an inaugural 2023-25 Ruth Arts Future Studies grant, a Kenneth Rainin Foundation Rainin Fellowship in Public Space, and a Craft Research Fund from the Center for Craft.
Please see our CV for a more comprehensive outline of our practice.
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