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SF’s Chinese New Year Float On Display
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Only in San Francisco, Things to Do For the first time in the Chinese New Year Parade history, you can see one of the shimmering floats up close. The big Southwest Airlines float will be on display at Pier 27, Cruise Terminal Plaza, from noon to 8 pm for two weekends. Southwest Airlines Float Display Pier 27, Cruise Terminal Plaza – more...
SF’s Brand New Mural for Poet Amanda Gorman
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, City Discoveries, Only in San Francisco The San Francisco Zen Center just debuted their brand new mural for the country’s first ever National Youth Poet Laureate. Poet Amanda Gorman entered the public eye’s when she recited her moving poem “The Hill We Climb” at President Biden’s inauguration. Now, San Francisco honors her with a colorful mural at more...
SF’s Chinese New Year Ox Sculpture Hunt
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Celebrations, Lunar New Year, Only in San Francisco, Things to Do Gung Hay Fat Choy. Chinese New Year will look a little different this year, but San Francisco is doing something new to spark joy. This year, San Francisco is debuting the Year of the Ox on Parade. A tradition in the making, 11 life-sized Oxen will be publicly displayed across San more...
East Bay’s Free Mini Take-Home Art Gallery
Adorable, Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Community, Freebies, Uplifting Over in the East Bay, Concord’s aRt Cottage just debuted their brand new Free Mini Art Gallery. Best of all, the art is yours to take home. It’s kind of like the little free libraries you may have seen before, but this time it’s for art. The Concord Art Association members more...
Napa Family Builds Insane Disney Matterhorn Ride in Backyard
Artsy Fartsy, Bay Area Updates, Fun & Games, Wow Wow… some people baked break during the pandemic, or took on some home improvement projects, but one Napa family took their pandemic hobby to whole new level. Thanks to ABC7 for sharing the story of brothers Sean and Michael LaRochelle who built their own backyard coaster modeled after Disneyland’s Matterhorn. The more...
Pink Seesaws on US Border Wall Win Top Design Award
Artsy Fartsy, Bay Area Updates Two Bay Area professors just won a coveted design award for their playful art installation on the US-Mexico border wall. Ronald Rael, a UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design professor and Virginia San Fratello, a professor and Chair of the Department of Design at San José State University professor collaborated with more...
SF City Hall Lights Up for Presidential Inauguration
Artsy Fartsy, Causes, Election, Only in San Francisco San Francisco’s City Hall celebrates the inauguration of the 46th President of the United States by illuminating its 220+ state-of-the-art LED lighting fixtures in red, white and blue on January 20, 2021. It’s a great photo opportunity to capture San Francisco’s iconic dome lit up for the occasion. The schedule is always tentative for the holiday lighting and subject more...
SF Art Institute May Sell 1931 Diego Rivera Mural
Artsy Fartsy, Bay Area Updates Thanks to artforum for letting us know that the cash-strapped San Francisco Art Institute is exploring selling its iconic 1931 Diego Rivera mural The Making of a Fresco Showing the Building of a City. The mural was commissioned by SFAI President William Gerstle (1930–1931), and was completed by Rivera in the more...
What’s Coming to SFMOMA in 2021
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Only in San Francisco Spring at SFMOMA: A New Year with New Possibilities’ New year, new beginning. Despite the unrest that has kicked off 2021, hope, excitement, and shared experiences are on the horizon. This year, we intend to bring you the art of our time in ways that inspire. From the ahead-of-the-curve media installations more...
SF’s Mysterious “Gingerbread Monolith” Collapses
Artsy Fartsy, Goodbye, Wow The nearly 7-foot tall gingerbread “monolith” that mysteriously appeared near the top of Corona Heights Park above the Castro in San Francisco has finally crumbled. Photo credit: Anand Sharma / @aprilzero Discovered on Christmas morning and first reported by KQED, the tower with icing for the welding and gumdrops as joints, was more...
SF’s Instagram Art Hunt Starts Monday, 12/21
Artsy Fartsy, Fun & Games, Only in San Francisco, Things to Do The hunt is on…time for an art scavenger hunt. Starting Monday, December 21, be on the lookout for clues that are dropping on artist Rikki’s Instagram (@listrikki) to find original artwork all over The City. The pen and ink artwork, part of the artist’s Manimal collection, will be hidden in brightly colored more...
Illuminate SF: Festival of Light: 45+ Light Sculptures
Artsy Fartsy, Holiday Lights, Only in San Francisco, Things to Do, Wow Illuminate SF: Festival of Light is making The City a little brighter, Thanksgiving 2020 through January 23, 2021 and shines a light on San Francisco’s ever-expanding light art scene. Get your glow on during this two-month celebration during the longest nights of the year. In past years, the city has hosted nighttime neighborhood walks, more...
San Jose Teen Artist Makes Cover of Time Magazine
Artsy Fartsy, Uplifting, Wow Time Magazine just named their Athlete of the Year, Lebron James, and a local San Jose teen made the cover. 14-year old artist Tyler Gordon not only made the cover art for the latest issue, he also was nominated as one of the top 5 finalists for Time’s Kid of the more...
Holiday Cult Classic “Unsilent Night” Returns to SF
Artsy Fartsy, Outdoorsy, Things to Do Phil Kline’s outdoor holiday classic Unsilent Night — a participatory electronic soundscape celebrated worldwide every December —will take place responsibly in 20 cities throughout December, including San Francisco and for the first time ever, Berkeley too. Kline’s ethereal soundscape can be played by anyone of any age on boomboxes or amplified phones more...
50 Foot Sculpture Garden May Be Coming to SF
Artsy Fartsy, City Insight, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy San Francisco is looking for artists to be considered for an temporary sculpture outdoor exhibition featuring large sculptures ranging from 20-50 ft in height to be displayed in Patricia’s Green in Hayes Valley. The San Francisco Arts Commission is soliciting submissions to establish a pool of existing sculptures, ranging in height more...
