Speaking of hearts a poundin’, I sauntered up to the bar, and wouldn’t you know, I bumped into my heart sculpture from 2022. Almost broke it. There it was surrounded by guests and leftover cocktails. My heart sure does get around. I had recently seen it at Neiman Marcus and APEC.

San Francisco has a long tradition of strange, wonderful, DIY, street performance art.

A Big Change to This Year’s Voter Guide We’ve been doing voter guides for a really long time. I’m pretty sure we put our first one out in like 2010 or something. And I know that thousands of you rely on our voter guides to help you make decision. But

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.

If you’re still recovering from the craziness of Outside Lands, check out a more mellow local show, a community poetry reading, or art exhibition!  There are tons of these events for the Bay Area’s creative community at the end of August, so don’t miss out.  And if you still can’t

If your January wasn’t as eventful as you had hoped it would be, here’s a list of the big fairs, launches, marches, fundis, parties and all around art happenings.  Start the weekend at one or two of the art fairs happening we’ve heard about in San Francisco, then make your

As 2018 comes to a close, check out the festive art events happening around the Bay Area.  There’s creative holiday markets happening throughout the month, so you can get something cool for everyone you know this year! HOLIDAY CARD MAKING (WITH BEER) Come drink beer and make a free holiday card

witches, drinks, bluegrass, films, photos, prints, performance and even an ‘underwater, multimedia experience’.  So dive in, the waters just right…and it ain’t even Halloween week yet.

Artist Alberto Ybarra is a native San Franciscan and an artist you should know.  You may recognize his work from the illustration series he did depicting a changing Mission neighborhood: See more of Old Mission Vs.  New Mission series here. Now Ybarra has collaborated with The Mission Community Market on a new outdoor mural on