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SF’s 1st Ever City Hall PopUp Shop
By - posted 5/7/2017
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On Tuesday, May 9, 2017, City Hall will host the first ever City Hall Popup. All of the vendors are makers from San Francisco, and every Supervisorial District is represented. Join Mayor Lee, Supervisor Katy Tang, the Office of Economic and Workforce Development and SFMade for a-one-of-a-kind pop-up day at City more...

Free Comic Book Day
By - posted 5/4/2017
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Free Comic Book Day is an annual tradition, held the first Saturday in May each year, where participating comic book shops give away comic books absolutely free to anyone who comes into their stores. Major publishers such as DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics, IDW Publishing, and Image Comics put out free more...

One of SF’s Boutique Hotels Turns Into an Art Gallery
By - posted 4/29/2017
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San Francisco’s stARTup Art Fair is one of the most unique art shows you’re likely to ever encounter. The entire hotel is shut down for three days, and instead of the hotel’s 47 rooms occupied by tourists, all the rooms are taken over by 50+ hand-picked artists and turned into a pop-up art gallery. That’s more...

Art Market San Francisco
By - posted 4/29/2017
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Art Market San Francisco will return to the Fort Mason Festival Pavilion this spring to celebrate its sixth edition. Following record breaking sales, city-wide partnerships, and attendance of over 25,000 visitors last year, the 2017 edition of Art Market San Francisco is pleased to present a significant selection of contemporary and modern artworks more...

Jeremy Fish “Bronze Bunny” Sculpture Unveiling
By - posted 4/28/2017
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After wading through tons of bureaucrazy, get ready for the unveiling of Jeremy Fish’s, “Bronze Bunny”, on Saturday April 29th from 5-10pm which finally gets a permanent perch in the Lower Haight. The Bronze Bunny unveiling will take place at 215 Haight (between Buchanan & Laguna) at 5pm. Afterwards head to Upper more...

Renegade Craft Fair
By - posted 4/1/2017
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The Renegade Craft Fair returns to San Francisco’s Fort Mason Center in the Festival Pavilion featuring a curated selection of over 300 best indie-craft and DIY makers and artisans. Renegade Craft Fair: San Francisco April 1-2, 2017 | 11 am to 6 pm Fort Mason Center, SF FREE Renegade is a celebration of creative spirit and for each Fair gathers emergent more...

“Not Your Pussy” Art Show
By - posted 4/1/2017
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“Not Your P*ssy”: Lessons in Modern Body Autonomy is a re-appropriation of power of the voyeur from masculine to feminine. It positions women as producer and consumer of pleasure, not just a subject of a male dominated gaze. This multidisciplinary body of work amplifies the current and overwhelming fight for women’s rights and cultural more...

Macy’s Flower Show 2017
By - posted 3/25/2017
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The annual Macy’s Flower Show is a stunning celebration of flowers, food, art and music at Macy’s Union Square. For 2017 the theme is “Carnival.” 2017 Macy’s Flower Show March 26 – April 9, 2017 Macy’s Union Square, San Francisco FREE (An RSVP may be required for special events. Please check individual events for more info.) > 2017 more...

SF’s Brand New “Sanctuary City” Art Show
By - posted 3/19/2017
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The San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC) Galleries announces the first installment of Sanctuary City, a year-long exhibition and public program series that delves into topics related to San Francisco’s immigration policies, immigrant and refugee populations and the history of our Sanctuary City status. The opening reception takes place Saturday, March 25th more...

de Young Museum Free Admission Day
By - posted 3/5/2017
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Founded in 1895 in Golden Gate Park, the de Young Museum is a landmark art museum to showcase the museum’s priceless collections of American art from the 17th through the 20th centuries, and art of the native Americas, Africa, and the Pacific. Free Admission Day: de Young First Tuesday of the month Normally more...

Free Museum Day: Asian Art Museum
By - posted 3/4/2017
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The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco is one of the largest museums in the Western world devoted exclusively to Asian Art, with a collection of over 18,000 artworks spanning 6,000 years of history. Target First Free Sundays Free Museum Day March 5, 2017 | 10a-5p Asian Art Museum, 200 Larkin St., SF FREE more...

Art Tribute to SF’s Drag Queens
By - posted 3/2/2017
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This is the first solo exhibition by Joseph Abbati for his exhibit entitled “Larger Than Life,” a tribute to San Francisco drag queens. It will be hosted by Strut, the home for gay, bi, and trans men’s health and wellness from the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. Larger Than Life: A Tribute to more...

Lucha Libre: The Art Show
By - posted 2/20/2017
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Join in for the opening reception of “Lucha Libre” featuring over 25 artists on Saturday, February 25, 2017 from 6-10 pm at Wonderland SF. There will be complimentary drinks and music. “Lucha Libre: The Art Show” Opening Reception Saturday, February 25, 2017 | 6-10p Wonderland SF, 1266 Valencia St. (near 24th), SF FREE (as far as we can tell) Amazing work more...

20-Foot Tall Bamboo Lanterns Coming to SF
By - posted 2/1/2017
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First it was massive glow-in-the-dark bunnies… now it’s giant LED bamboo lanterns. From January to March, six large-scale illuminated sculptures by Hong Kong artist Freeman Lau will be on display as a temporary art installation in San Francisco’s Civic Center Plaza. The 20-foot tall series of sculptures by Hong Kong artist Freeman Lau entitled Sui Sui more...

50th Anniversary Art Show “Summer of Love” 1967
By - posted 1/22/2017
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The San Francisco Arts Commission presents an extensive exhibition of work by legendary 60s rock ‘n’ roll photographer Jim Marshall and a new Market Street Poster Series featuring contemporary perspectives on the Summer of Love by local artists As part of a citywide celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Summer of more...