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Free Admission and Halloween Activities at Santa Rosa’s Schulz Museum
Since 1966, each fall, families have been cozying up on the couch to watch It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, the classic animated television special with a heartwarming story of hope for a spooky...
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Hunters Point Shipyard Artists Cry SOS: ‘Save Our Studios!’
Nearly two dozen artists showed up at the San Francisco Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday in matching shirts and sailor hats, determined to make a splash to save their creative home at Hunters Point...
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Marlon Mullen, Longtime NIAD Artist, Lands a MoMA Solo Show
Richmond artist Marlon Mullen’s colorful, stylized paintings have caught the eye of New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), which recently announced it will host his first solo museum show. Projects:...
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With a New Space, MarinMOCA Brings North Bay Art Front and Center
For many San Franciscans, myself included, Marin is a mysterious, majestic place with hidden pockets of culture and community, all nestled in the shadow of Mount Tamalpais. But there’s a rich history...
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Crass Artist’s Subversive Zine Work Flips Off San Francisco Center for the Book
There are only a handful of punk logos that have stood the test of time, and they’re almost universally recognized: Black Flag’s bars, Misfits’ Crimson Ghost and Crass’ anti-authority cross. The last...
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The Deceptive Minimalism of Léonie Guyer at House of Seiko
Every morning, when Léonie Guyer enters her studio, she tries to trick herself. “Before I cross the threshold,” she says excitedly, her face animated by the thought, “I try to trick myself into...
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A Vallejo Gallery Hosts a Slippery Show of Thrilling Distortions
Despite appearing like a fairly straightforward Vallejo storefront, a few clues hint at Personal Space’s mutability. There’s even a “sign,” if you could call it that, mounted to the edge of the...
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Welcome Back to the Klay Area, Mr. Thompson
An illustration of NBA star (and boat owner) Klay Thompson with his pup, Rocco. (Kaitlyn Joe-Johnson) The NBA season is in full swing, and with a 7-1 record, the Golden State Warriors are balling. As...
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Close Your Phone, Leave the House: Things to Do This Post-Election Weekend
There’s no way to sugar-coat it: here in the Bay Area this week, a lot of people are holed up, feeling despair at another Trump presidency and doomscrolling on their phones. Some of the more...
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The Wattis Reopens With a Show That Spills Onto a New CCA Campus
When the art community bid adieu to the Wattis Institute’s decade-long home on Kansas Street earlier this year, I was heartbroken. It had been a good run of shows at the California College of the Arts’...
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‘Movie Theaters We Have Lost’: The California Theater in Berkeley
This week, KQED is proud to present Movie Theaters We Have Lost by Briana Loewinsohn, a cartoonist, teacher and author of the upcoming graphic memoir Raised By Ghosts, about growing up in the East Bay....
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‘Movie Theaters We Have Lost’: United Artists in Berkeley
This week, KQED is proud to present Movie Theaters We Have Lost by Briana Loewinsohn, a cartoonist, teacher and author of the upcoming graphic memoir Raised By Ghosts, about growing up in the East Bay....
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‘Movie Theaters We Have Lost’: The Pussycat Theater in Oakland
This week, KQED is proud to present Movie Theaters We Have Lost by Briana Loewinsohn, a cartoonist, teacher and author of the upcoming graphic memoir Raised By Ghosts, about growing up in the East Bay....
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What’s the Use of ‘Political Art’ in 2024?
Who could forget the pussy hats, the colorful protest banners, the nude statues and subversive murals of the first Trump administration? Voters, apparently. Despite a surge in art-as-resistance eight...
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‘Movie Theaters We Have Lost’: The UC Theatre in Berkeley
This week, KQED is proud to present Movie Theaters We Have Lost by Briana Loewinsohn, a cartoonist, teacher and author of the upcoming graphic memoir Raised By Ghosts, about growing up in the East Bay....
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‘Movie Theaters We Have Lost’: The Parkway in Oakland
This week, KQED is proud to present Movie Theaters We Have Lost by Briana Loewinsohn, a cartoonist, teacher and author of the upcoming graphic memoir Raised By Ghosts, about growing up in the East Bay....
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Amy Sherald Gathers ‘Sublime’ American Portraits at SFMOMA
An energetic array of colors greets visitors walking through the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s new exhibition Amy Sherald: American Sublime. From mint greens to velvet lavenders and canary...
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Women Make ‘Their Mark’ in Elegant BAMPFA Show
I am of two minds when it comes to public museums exhibiting private collections. One mind grumbles, the other respects. Collectors with the funds to support their art-buying habits can accumulate...
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Andrea Bergen’s Art Hands the World Over to Its Scrappiest Scavengers
What do you think would happen if raccoons inherited the Earth? San Francisco artist Andrea Bergen posits that they’d be racing around on monster trucks, chowing down human snacks, slurping energy...
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YBCA Announces a New CEO After a Year of Protests and Staff Departures
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, the multidisciplinary arts space in San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Gardens complex, today announced the appointment of Maricelle “Mari” Robles as its next CEO. Robles...
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