Event: Nexus (MoAD) Global Groove Remix 2025
Date: October 3, 2025
Location: YBCA, San Francisco
Photos: Chloe Jackman Photography, courtesy of MoAD
Nexus SF Bay Area Black Art Week Presented Global Groove Remix: Featuring DJ Novena Carmel and Kooldrink In Partnership With MoAD, YBCA, Empire & The Svane Family Foundation
It was a one-night-only experience of art, music, and connection, honoring MoAD’s 20th Anniversary and kicking off Nexus Black Art Week across the Bay Area.
In partnership with MoAD, YBCA, Empire, and The Svane Family Foundation, the reimagined celebration built on history: the original Global Groove was MoAD’s first public opening event in 2005. Now, twenty years later, Global Groove returned —renewed for a new generation.
To electrify the night, two extraordinary DJs, DJ Novena Carmel and Kooldrink took center stage, bringing a soundtrack of movement, joy, and community; and setting the vibe for an unforgettable evening.
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• 10.6.25 | The Museum of the African Diaspora is back — and aiming for the cosmos – SF Chronicle
• 10.2.25 | MoAD Reopens With Its Imagination ‘Unbound’ – KQED
• 9.30.25 | Nexus: SF/Bay Area Black Art Week returns as MoAD marks 20th anniversary – SF Chronicle
• 9.29.25 | MoAD Announces Slate of New Fall Programs, Timed to Museum’s 20th Anniversary, Nexus Week, and Annual Afropolitan Ball – MoAD
