Art

28 Feb 2019

MARCH ART EVENTS: GO OUT & GET INVOLVED

It’s March– things are finally warming up (and drying up!) in the Bay Area, and the month’s madness is starting up again.  Spend your first day of March at Oakland’s First Fridays or stop by an art gallery opening in San Francisco.  There’s also a Wikipedia-Edit-A-Thon, parties that are raising

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19 Feb 2019

Final Days of February: Artsy Openings, Concerts, & Parties

Here’s a hella long list of art events happening at the end of the shortest month of the year, so don’t make any more excuses to not go out… These exhibitions are forward-thinking (in curatorial choice and format), futurist in outlook, and just straight up fun! EDWARD SHANKEN + VIVIAN SMING +

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01 Feb 2019

FOR THE LOVE OF ART: FEBRUARY EVENTS

Wow, it’s hard to remember when there was a February this busy with art in the Bay– it seems that there are interesting openings, workshops, and parties happening almost every night this month.  This month, take some time to explore places that might take a little longer to get to

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24 Jan 2019

Highlights of UNTITLED and FOG Design+Art in SF

After checking out UNTITLED (at Pier 35) and FOG Design+Art (at Fort Mason), and seeing a lot of great artwork, I think that UNTITLED was the stronger art fair of the two.  Although FOG benefits SFMOMA and tends to get more hype leading up to it, the overall selections at UNTITLED were edgier

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24 Jan 2019

Recap: UNTITLED and FOG Design+Art

After checking out UNTITLED (at Pier 35) and FOG Design+Art (at Fort Mason), and seeing a lot of great artwork, I think that UNTITLED was the stronger art fair of the two.  Although FOG benefits SFMOMA and tends to get more hype leading up to it, the overall selections at UNTITLED were edgier

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03 Jan 2019

NEW YEAR, MORE BAY AREA ART EVENTS

Did you make a resolution to be more creative in 2019?  Start the year off right by attending an arts-related event that you wouldn’t normally go to, even if that event happens to be a party!  From DIY taxidermy to shibari (yes, the bondage practice), the Bay Area continues to

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27 Nov 2018

The Pink World of Portia Munson at Bedford Gallery

Once you enter the pink world of Portia Munson at Bedford Gallery, you might get lost in it.  “Her Room/Her World” is the artist’s first solo show on the West Coast, and consists of thousands of discarded pink objects.  The great majority of these products were originally created for and marketed

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