The Great Dickens Christmas Fair and Holiday Market is a massive immersive theatrical experience made possible by hundreds of actors, musicians, artists, cooks, cleaners, carpenters, and chestnut roasters, including Mark Montgomery French, Sean Owens, Polly Amber Ross, Brendan Getzell, and Kerri Jones.

There’s one part of Burning Man that is universally understood – the art installations featured are some of the most incredible in the world. This year, my favorite piece is Naga And The Captainess (Naga), a magnificent 150-foot interactive art installation that blends impeccable craftsmanship with captivating storytelling. Currently being

As 2024 winds down, we’re reflecting on another incredible year of sharing the stories, art, culture, and nightlife that make the Bay Area so unique. BrokeAssStuart.com wouldn’t be what it is without you—our community of readers, supporters, and believers in independent media. This year, instead of asking you to join Patreon

In a generous curatorial display, the museum sent out an open call to local Bay Area Artists earlier this year. Over 7000 artists submitted. Even with the reduced amount of artists who were accepted, the population of this show is the size of a small town. The curation was ambitious but hung with care and a surprising amount of detail.

This goes out to all the dreamers who have dreamt of permanent creative maker spaces in the Bay Area. While the fabric of The Bay Area’s artistic communities has repeatedly been at risk of being pushed out, a newly formed space called Seaport Studios in Richmond is here to stay.

Just 5 years after being purchased by 11-West, one of our most vibrant and imaginative artist communities in Oakland will be emptied out by this summer. The community of large scale industrial artists, fabricators, builders, and makers at American Steel in West Oakland is readying themselves for an upcoming eviction.

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 story of how an Oakland designer found her footing doing costumes and set designs for Beats Antique and when COVID-19 shut down the events industry she shifted her focus to making free masks for grocery and food service workers.

This organization is putting real money in the hands of hundreds of local artists, and plans to sponsor incredible public art projects as well.