Andres Amador is an earthscape artist from San Francisco who is well known for creating massive sand drawings on the beach using only a rake and some volunteers. Watch him create one of his large-scale artworks. Then watch it wash away. Andres Amador Sand Art Creation Saturday, November 21, 2015 – 11am to 1pm more...

Sure, Black Friday gets all the attention with big box store sales, but if you want to actually enjoy yourself as you do your holiday shopping, we recommend getting started early and checking out some of the local indie shopping festivals happening all over the Bay Area. Browse through rows of interesting more...

Join the forefront of collaborative innovation between the Bay Area’s vibrant art and tech communities at Kinetech Arts’ annual Dance Hack Day, a non-profit event that brings together performers and developers to inspire one another and experiment with emerging technologies. Combining a traditional hackathon with a dance lab, Dance Hack Day is more...

SF Open Studios is the oldest and largest open studios program in the country, featuring an annual, month-long, city-wide art event that showcases over 800 emerging and established San Francisco artists in their studios over four weekends in October and November. Each weekend, art patrons, admirers, and collectors venture out on self-guided tours to more...

Come experience a spectacular light and sound installation, “Fields of Prayer,” presented by Grace Cathedral’s 2015 Artists in Residence, Elaine Buckholtz and Floor van de Velde from November 7 through 17, 2015. Their creation uses the stunning environment of the landmark cathedral, both indoor and outdoor, to immerse viewers in a unique sensory art more...

100 works of art celebrating City Hall’s 100th Birthday. To celebrate 100 years of San Francisco City Hall, the San Francisco Arts Commission has commissioned 100 drawings by internationally renowned local artist Jeremy Fish as part of an exhibition titled O Glorious City, opening on November 4, 2015. As the first ever Artist in Residence more...

Now in its 16th year, the annual Day of the Dead exhibition at SOMArts Cultural Center, October 9–November 7, 2015, merges traditional Mexican altars with contemporary art installations to present a visually stimulating array of perspectives remembering, honoring, and celebrating the dead. Inspired by cherished relationships, current events, and personal and more...

Each year, Epiphany Productions transforms the city’s streets into stages through San Francisco Trolley Dances, a series of free contemporary dance performances along a Muni line. For the price of a Muni ticket, you’ll get a “hop-on, hop-off” Muni tour to experience an extraordinary lineup of Bay Area dance luminaries performing 8- more...

Play out your demented fantasies in the name of charity. Barbara Millicent Roberts, aka Barbie, is looking for a new look this Halloween, so let your inner ‘plastic’ surgeon shine. Doc’s Clock presents Barbie Mutilation Night 2015. 2015 Barbie Mutilation Night: Halloween Edition Tuesday, October 13, 2015 | 7:30-10:30 pm Doc’s Clock, 2575 Mission St, more...

Celebrate Filipino American history and culture at the Asian Art Museum’s annual festival featuring free admission, art displays, music, dance, stories and other performances. 2015 Filipino American History Month Celebration Sunday, October 4, 2015 | 10:30 am to 4 pm Asian Art Museum, 100 Larkin St., San Francisco FREE – RSVP on Facebook The 2015 theme, “Ugnayan Lahi,” is the weaving more...

Everyone knows that breakfast is the most important meal of the day; everyone also knows that people love selfies. Leveraging state-of-the-art technology, the marketing geniuses at Holiday Inn Express combined the two to bring the ‘Pancake Selfie Express’ to San Francisco’s Pier 41 from 2-8 pm on October 2-3, 2015. World’s more...

The 5th Annual 2 Blocks of Art is an art walk featuring 75 artists in 20 locations within two blocks with exhibits ranging from photography and fashion design to woodworking and site specific sculpture on 6th Street from Market to Howard. “2 Blocks of Art” SoMa Art Walk Friday, September 18, 2015 – 4:00 pm more...

Attention everyone who has ever wanted to beat up Donald Trump with a stick, now you can! Thanks to the enterprising and artsy community in The Mission, you can purchase your very own Donald Trump piñata for about $20 (for the small size), that’s less than Trump pays the actors who shill more...

Dozens of artists worldwide are part of a global balanced rock sculpture movement, and two of them have invited you to learn the practice of creating these serene, temporary sculptures from rocks at Crissy Field. Rock Balancing Art & Lessons Saturday, August 29, 2015 | 11am to 1pm Crissy Field, SF FREE – RSVP on more...

Burning Man is just around the corner! And although there are some that are damn sick of all the Burning Man talk and want to build a wall to keep the burners from returning to SF, for most of us it’s a time to let our inner artist shine and think more...