SF/Arts

Jun 5, 2024 | sfarts.org | Max Blue |Emily Wilson |Mark Taylor

Will Art Save The City Or Will The City Save Art? Mayoral Race Frontrunners And Community Leaders Weigh InBy Max BlueDaniel Lurie, Asha Safai, London Breed, Aaron Peskin, Mark FarrellSan Francisco has long been an epicenter of arts and culture. It still is. But if you read the news, you might think it was just a hotbed of crime and poverty. Even the arts have been caught in the cross hairs of “doom loop” reportage.

May 31, 2024 | sfarts.org | Mark Taylor |Max Blue |Emily Wilson

Barns are deceptively simple forms, which might explain their enduring appeal, especially among folk artists. The color is usually primary: a red barn in a field of green grass against a blue sky populated by a yellow sun. As axes of farm activity, barns represent the convergence of man and nature, conjuring images of callused hands and organic produce, waves of grain blowing in an afternoon breeze, and fields of cows lazily chomping on sweet grass.

Apr 19, 2024 | sfarts.org | Holyn Thigpen |Jeffrey Day |Jean Schiffman

Spring in Sonoma Valley begets growth and new beginnings: blooming flowers along coastal trails, sweeping scents of fresh lavender, and scenic horse rides through miles of vineyards. It’s also a time of intellectual growth and exploration, as the town becomes host to hundreds of visitors for the annual Sonoma Valley Authors Festival (SVAF).

Mar 28, 2024 | sfarts.org | Jean Schiffman |Jeffrey Day |Holyn Thigpen

If any performing art form is particularly equipped to dramatize our American culture in its various permutations — and to immerse audiences in specific time periods in ways more encompassing, more visceral than traditional proscenium plays — it is immersive theatre, popularized by such progenitors as “Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding” and the New York hit “Sleep No More.”Chorus girls backstage at Boxcar Theater's Speakeasy. Main image, Katie Lavellle.

Mar 27, 2024 | sfarts.org | Jeffrey Day |Jean Schiffman |Holyn Thigpen

The Graffiti Aesthetic: The Art of Barry McGeeRevered as a prominent figure within the bi-coastal subculture encompassing skaters, graffiti artists, and West Coast surfers, Barry McGee was born in California in 1966. He earned a BFA in painting and printmaking from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1991.