WELCOME TO MODEFA SF!

MODEFA (Modern Ethnic Fashion Week) is a benefit event on behalf of the African Arts Academy’s program initiatives. The goal is to provide San Francisco residents with an institution that specializes in the doctrines of arts and crafts originating in Africa and the African Diaspora, based on the spirit of cultural diversity, sustainability, innovation, and social justice.

By bridging the traditional way of ancient wisdom with new technology, we can empower our community through cultural preservation for generations to come. MODEFA SF is a global marketplace with a one-of-a-kind fashion show that draws designers from all over the world to celebrate cultural diversity. Offering an open booth, a runway fashion display, an art exhibit, exotic food, fun entertainment featuring live music, award giveaways, and more. This event draws customers and exhibitors from all walks of life. MODEFA, considered the best fashion show in San Francisco, focuses on ethnic excellence, modern ethnically influenced haute couture fashion that celebrates one’s cultural heritage with pride, as well as contemporary apparel and accessories featuring wearable technologies in the creative sectors.

Performing Arts

JUNETEENTH FORUM

ORDINARY WOMEN DOING EXTRAORDINARY THINGS THROUGH RESILIENCE. HONORING BLACK EXCELLENCE AND SUCCESS IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Business Networking and Meetup

MODEFA SF is a global marketplace with a one-ofa-kind fashion show that draws designers from all over the world to celebrate cultural diversity. Offering an open booth, a runway fashion display, an art exhibit, exotic food, fun entertainment featuring live music, award giveaways, and more. This event draws customers and exhibitors from all walks of life. MODEFA, considered the best fashion show in San Francisco, focuses on ethnic excellence, modern ethnically influenced haute couture fashion that celebrates one’s cultural heritage with pride, as well as contemporary apparel and accessories featuring wearable technologies in the creative sectors.

ModVation Diversity Ventures Panel Discussion

IS AI ADVENTAGEOUS OR DEHUMANIZING?

This year's ModVation Diversity Ventures panel discussion will center on Artificial Intelligence, bringing together major influencers in the AI technology field, including investors, entrepreneurs, artists, community leaders, celebrities, and representatives from various disciplines, on a single platform to share their insights.
There are an estimated billions of dollars in concealed wealth in the fashion and arts industries; this is a gold mine that you would like to know about. Gain an in-depth understanding of the functions and effects of AI in the creative industry, as well as the degree to which it aids or hinders artists. A startup competition will follow the panel discussion. During this occasion, artists, entrepreneurs, and new ventures will have the chance to showcase their remarkable projects and inventive business concepts to prospective investors and a live audience.

MODEFA’s audience consists of conglomerate people from various professional fields, social strata, and cultural heritages, ready to ask questions to the experts about the most important and pressing issues concerning societal challenges. The convergence of art, fashion, and technology, education, and job sectors is prevalent in both urban and rural settings. The goal of ModVation Talk is to facilitate a productive and constructive panel conversation in order to explore potential answers to the issues that the artificial intelligence industry faces in specific domains: “Is AI advantageous or dehumanizing?