Sarah Hotchkiss

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May 9Failed to save articlePlease try againThe building that houses the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities on April 10, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Both agencies have canceled million of dollars in already-awarded grants in recent months.

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May 2Failed to save articlePlease try againThe Lab's front door in the Redstone Building, at the corner of 16th and Capp Streets in San Francisco's Mission District. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)The terminations are effective as of May 31, 2025. In a budget proposal released on Friday, Trump called for eliminating the NEA entirely, along with the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences.

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May 1Failed to save articlePlease try again‘Sister Act 2’ screens as part of Sundown Cinema at Dolores Park in 2022. (Courtesy SF Parks Alliance)After layoffs and reports of financial disarray at the San Francisco Parks Alliance, the nonprofit’s Sundown Cinema film series has been canceled. The open-air movie screenings, staged for free in city parks throughout the summer and fall, had been an annual draw since 2003.

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Apr 29Failed to save articlePlease try againThe dulcet tones of Bob Ross on 'The Joy of Painting,' which aired for 31 seasons in the 1980s and '90s, continue to provide relaxation and inspiration. (Netflix)When they’re not relying on Ross as an instructor, WorkshopSF hosts professional artists and craftspeople teaching classes like an all-day sewing boot camp, beginner’s leatherworking and how to make your own natural skincare products.

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Apr 23Failed to save articlePlease try againAspiring artists have fewer places to get degrees in the Bay Area, putting the region’s artistic future in jeopardy. (Illustration by Anna Vignet)When Eli Meza applied to college in 2018, they were looking for a place to study art with an interdisciplinary approach. Mills, still a women’s college at the time, offered Meza exactly what they were looking for: courses they truly cared about, and a community welcoming to trans and nonbinary students.