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The Free, Block-long Interactive Arts Experience on Mid Market is Back!
A FREE, BLOCK-LONG INTERACTIVE ARTS EXPERIENCE PRESENTED BY MARKET STREET ARTS Each First Thursday through November from 4-7 PM, UNSTAGED: First Thursdays ✦ Live on Mid-Market, is a free, interactive, live performance experience on Market Street between 5th and 6th. October’s UNSTAGED features exciting new experiences, and gives you a

How Dark Garden Became SF’s Corsetry Haven for 35 Years
Autumn Addame’s Dark Garden has been creating exquisite designs for 35 years, and her annual Femme-centric soiree Praise is an antidote to the heavy male aspects of Folsom Street Fair, featuring live music, local and imported performers, and even Argentine Tango dancers.

How Joel Hernandez’s Sculptures Capture SF’s Spirit
Conchas, avocados, burritos, and beer, all with a curious mustachioed face peeking out, greet visitors to artist Joel Hernadez’s online shop. A San Francisco artist, Hernandez is a master of papier-mâché sculpture who has found acceptance and inspiration from The City. His upcoming show, which opens November 1 at Mag

How Art Transformed the Bay During a Pandemic
Painting the Void: How Art Transformed the San Francisco Bay Area During A Global Pandemic

Has the Haight Ashbury Street Fair fallen to our AI overlords?
The artist who won the Haight Ashbury Street Fair’s 2024 poster contest has been accused of using AI. What’s the truth, and what does it mean for art in San Francisco? The Haight Ashbury intersection and surrounding neighborhood are quintessential SF. Hippie, counterculture, music-focused – the street fair that started

The Incredible ‘Noir’ Pole Dancing & Cabaret in Berkeley
At one point four performers were spinning around a single poll tossing dollars in the air simultaneously. There’s a fun murder mystery unfolding during the performance with creative scene changes and fun, decadent pantomime.

Calamity Fair’s Solo Show “All The Little Things That Happened In Our Heads”
As a neighbor and friend of the gallery, I often pop in to see the shows and chat about art and life, so I’m excited to see all the drawings John’s been making sitting at the front desk at the gallery for the past years, patiently working on the pointillism and patterns of each piece while greeting people coming in and handling the hardships that you encounter while living and having a business in the TL.

The Art of Moving Massive Art: Inside Artifact Logistics
Giant sculptural art is a wonder to be seen. Depending on the piece, you can walk around it and interact with it. As viewers, we tend to pick apart the meaning behind the art we’re looking at or we think about how it was constructed. But… how did it get