By Melissa Lane When visual artist Ryan Stubbs, aka Duser, realized that a public art commission outside the Asian Art Museum through nonprofits Paint the Void and Civic Joy Fund coincided with the museum exhibiting one of his heroes, Takashi Murakami, he was thrilled. He seized the opportunity to create

This August the Asian Art Museum is opening its newest gallery space: the East West Bank Art Terrace, a unique outdoor venue for contemporary art. The 7,500 sq. ft. rooftop terrace will be full of large-scale sculptures, commissioned installations, and even dining al fresco options. The open-air rooftop terrace will

I’ve got some awesome news! We received a grant from the Civic Joy Fund to put out a literary magazine celebrating SF and acting to counter the stupid “Doom Loop” narrative. It’s a gift to the people of San Francisco. And after months of working on this project it’s now available

Workers at the California Academy of Sciences are unionizing! As I’m writing this, someone literally just drove by my window blaring John Lennon’s song “Power to the People” which couldn’t be more appropriate. The past few years have seen the biggest boom in labor union activity in the United States in

This weekend is dubbed San Francisco Free Museum Weekend. On December 3rd and 4th you’ll be able to visit 21 featured museums and organizations at no cost to you. The weekend of art was sponsored by anonymous donors who wanted to bring vibrancy back into the SF art scene at

Whether you’re a permanent resident of San Francisco or just visiting, you should definitely take advantage of perks like free museum days. Here are 15 museums that offer free entry on specific days each month and/or through other programs offered to residents. If you’re visiting, don’t fret—9 of these museums

Some performers have been successful at organizing online events during the pandemic. Many of them are going to explain how they successfully organize online events at — what else? — an online event this Saturday called Reinventaissance “a one-day online conference celebrating innovative artistic and cultural innovations” featuring some of

OFF MENU IS SPONSORED BY BENDER’S BECAUSE THEY ARE BADASS. DROP BY AND MAKE SOME BAD DECISIONS WITH SOME GOOD PEOPLE! Some days suck and you also happen to have them off work. Binge watching Netflix is always a valid option, but if your legs are feeling as restless as your soul try

The Asian Art Museum’s LOTUS LIVE is an effort to earn a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ this July! It’s part human, part artwork, part celebration of the museum’s Flower Power exhibition and the 50th anniversary of San Francisco’s Summer of Love