artists
These Artists Are Inviting You to Their Epic “Divorce Party”
Gawd, some days I just love living here. And most especially love when I find out about a event which is just goofy and thoughtful enough to be deemed “so Bay Area”. In West Oakland, on May 6th, a group of Bay Area artists and musicians are putting together an
New $8,000 Grants Available for Bay Area Artists
Just saw the news over on FunCheap SF about these grants. Looks like the Center for Cultural Innovation is giving away approximately six to eight grants of up to $8,000 each to Bay Area Performing Arts and Media Arts artists. Here’s what FunCheap says: The Investing in Artists grants program
The San Francisco Beer Passport is Here!
Step into a world of adventure with the San Francisco Beer Passport. There’s no better way to explore San Francisco than to literally drink it in. This passport is amazing! Each one contains 27 coupons to buy one beer, get a second beer FREE at 27 of the finest locally
How to Support Artists, Performers, and Service Industry Folks During Coronavirus
Let’s get real: the American system of “Fuck you, I got mine!” has been proven to be woefully unprepared for the coronavirus pandemic. What a surprise! This plague is laying bare the fact that not having Universal Healthcare or other social safety nets is terrible for society. If we had Universal
What Bay Area Performance Artists Are Up Against
Guest post by Max Silver Things are not good for artists in the Bay Area. In August, a collaborative space known as Moxy burned down in Oakland. The tragedy of the Ghost Ship fire continues to have rippling effects on the Bay Area community as a whole. The Mezzanine music
5 Brooklyn Street Artists You Should Already Know
by Laurie Riihimaki For years, graffiti artists and muralists have taken over the bleak bricks and gray-cemented buildings of Bushwick and beyond to celebrate the culture of the city while also shedding light on current political, economic, and societal issues – striking on important conversations. These murals are not only
We wanna send you San Francisco and other Drawings by artist Amos Goldbaum
This book is a collection of 73 pen drawings made between 2007 and 2018. It includes drawings of historic, local, and iconic San Francisco landmarks and neighborhoods, as well as portraits, interiors, and surrealist miscelania. 11”x11,” 80 B+W pages, perfect bound. You can also purchase the book here
The Best Ways to Support Broke Artists
I am an artist, a writer mostly, and the writing work I do is sporadic, piecemeal, and varies widely in payscale from client to client. In the beginning, I did a lot of writing unpaid, you know, for “exposure” and while it did pad my resume, it did not feed me
Mexican Artist, Detained by ICE Since September, Needs Your Help
Guest Post by Alejandra Rosero immigration attorney at Dolores Street Community Services It’s evident that the Trump administration has twisted the United States’ overall views towards immigrants, turning society’s attitude from “welcome them” to “criminalize them.” As a result, the situation for immigrants has dramatically deteriorated in recent months, as