Artsy Fartsy
SF Debuts Five Giant Dragon Sculptures for Chinese New Year (Jan. 28 – March 2)
Artsy Fartsy, Lunar New Year, San Francisco February 10, 2024, marks the first day of the Year of the Wood Dragon. The Chinese Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco is proud to bring back the public art project, Zodiac on Parade featuring the mythical Dragon, to its list of festivities this Lunar New Year. The public art project, more...
SF’s New 2024 Heart Sculptures On View at the Ferry Building
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Causes, Only in San Francisco Hosted by the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation, Hearts in San Francisco 2024 opens January 9 at the San Francisco Ferry Building. The free public display of heart sculptures created by Bay Area artists in support of Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (ZSFG) will run through February 29, 2024. more...
GG Park’s Powerful Art Exhibit w/ 350 Statues Says Goodbye
Artsy Fartsy, Goodbye, San Francisco Monumental Reckoning, a poignant and radically inclusive art exhibit to honor Black lives and the history of African descendants, will enjoy a closing ceremony at noon on January 12, to mark the end of its two-year exhibition in Golden Gate Park. Monumental Reckoning surrounds the vacant plinth in the Music Concourse where more...
Golden Gate Park’s Lighted Forest is Back for 2023
Artsy Fartsy, Bay Area Favorites, Holiday Lights, San Francisco San Francisco’s popular “Entwined” Lighted Forest in Golden Gate is back* from December 7, 2023 – April 28, 2024. *Pending permit approval, of course! The Entwined installation is still pending approval. It was reviewed at Wednesday’s Visual Arts Committee meeting, and next will be up for final approval at an upcoming more...
Japantown’s Immersive Light Show “Dandelion Project” Returns (Nov. 13-19)
Artsy Fartsy, San Francisco San Francisco’s Japantown is lighting up for APEC, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, November 13-19, 2023 from noon to 6pm. This is likely located on the first floor of the Kinokuniya Mall. The Japantown Community Benefit District in partnership with Ryotaro Muramatsu and NAKED, Inc. is excited to bring back to San Francisco’s Japantown, Dandelion Project. As more...
SF’s Giant Laser Lights Return for APEC (Nov. 13-16)
Artsy Fartsy, LGBTQ+, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco Illuminate and Civic Joy Fund Partner to Beam Lasers Across San Francisco during APEC Week as a Gift from the People of San Francisco Major artwork will proceed despite late funding cut Arts nonprofit Illuminate, in partnership with the Civic Joy Fund, will activate Market Street with a never-before-seen array of 12 more...
SF Gets a Brand New 25-Foot Neon Sign
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, San Francisco Join Tenderloin Museum and SF Neon as they ignite a new, historically-informed neon sign above the entrance to the Tenderloin Museum at Eddy & Leavenworth in San Francisco. Three years in the making, this 25-ft double-sided neon will brighten the museum’s street corner and serve as both a literal and figurative more...
Check Out GG Park’s Newest Sculptures on the “Golden Mile”
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco The Golden Mile, a whimsical 1.5 stretch of Golden Gate Park teeming with large-scale art pieces, gigantic murals, and live music, has a birthday coming up and two extraordinary new installations will be unveiled as part of the celebration. Four sculptures called “Eat, Travel, Play, Care,” featuring Gillie and Marc’s iconic Dogman and more...
Giant ‘No Dancing’ Burning Man Sign Coming to Golden Gate Park
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco Soon Golden Gate Park visitors will be greeted by a massive “NO DANCING” sign on JFK Promenade, across from the roller skating rink Skatin’ Place near 6th Avenue. The giant sign stands 20 feet high and spreads for 115 feet, but the artwork isn’t a Footloose-esque ban on dancing. In fact, more...
SF Planning Epic “Winter Lights at the Gardens” for GG Park in 2024
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco The Gardens of Golden Gate Park, which includes the Conservatory of Flowers, Japanese Tea Garden, and San Francisco Botanical Garden, are planning a unique winter lights installation from mid-November 2024 through early January 2025. Details are sparse for now as they are currently accepting proposals for a lighting partner to help more...
SF’s Huge “TreasureFest” Returns to Treasure Island in 2024
Artsy Fartsy, Bay Area Favorites, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco, Things to Do For the first time since November 2019, the massive “TreasureFest” makes its return to Treasure Island on February 24-25, 2024. Announced on September 19, 2023, Treasure Fest, a huge 18,000+ weekend festival will once again take over the eastern side of Treasure Island for 11 monthly weekend-long festivals starting in February more...
SF’s Wild New “Infinity Mirror Rooms” Coming This Fall
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New SFMOMA just announced a second “Infinity Mirror Room” as part of the brand new exhibition, Yayoi Kusama: Infinite Love, the first opportunity for audiences to experience Yayoi Kusama’s famed Infinity Mirror Rooms in the Bay Area. Today, SFMOMA reveals a second Infinity Mirror Room included in the presentation: LOVE IS CALLING, one of the largest and most immersive more...
Nob Hill “Window” Laser Show (July 27-29)
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy San Francisco’s famed “Rose Window” at Grace Cathedral will light up from July 27-29 thanks to laser cannons shooting from atop the roof of Fairmont Hotel in Nob Hill. Created by arts non-profit Illuminate, the three night installation named “Window” (#NobHillWindow), will officially begin when darkness falls on Thursday night (estimated time: more...
Coit Tower “The Candle” Laser Show (July 14-16)
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy San Francisco’s Coit Tower will light up the San Francisco skyline this weekend (July 14-16, 2023), thanks to 10 laser space cannons beaming up from atop the iconic structure. Created by arts non-profit Illuminate, the three night installation named “Candle” (#CoitCandle), will officially begin when darkness falls on Friday night (estimated time: more...
SF Hosts 2023 Frida Kahlo Festival (July 8-23)
Artsy Fartsy, Fairs & Festivals, San Francisco Frida Kahlo loved San Francisco, and Fiestas Fridas show how much we have come to love her in return, in our own unique style, of course. In the 10th year celebrating the inimitable painter (1907-1954), Fiestas Fridas features music, activities and numerous opportunities to demonstrate devotion. SF’s Fiestas Fridas 2023 Schedule of more...
