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Patchwork 2014 is Dear Handmade Life’s bi-annual, makers festival showcasing local emerging artists, crafters and designers alongside artisan food, DIY craft workshops, gourmet food trucks and indie music happening in Jack London Square. 2014 Patchwork Craft Festival Sunday, November 16, 2014 | 11 am to 5 pm Jack London Square, Oakland FREE Patchwork’s Northern California more...
San Francisco Art Institute welcomes you to an annual family-friendly festival and art sale, SFAI Concentrate—a daylong adventure that celebrates artists, community, and the inimitable spirit of SFAI. 2014 San Francisco Art Institute “Concentrate” Festival Sunday, November 16, 2014 | 1-6 pm San Francisco Art Institute, 800 Chestnut St, San Francisco FREE, but more...
Get started on that holiday list early as the Renegade Craft Fair Holiday Market returns to Fort Mason. Expect over 300 talented makers ranging from holiday inspired stationery and gift wrap, unique and one-of-a-kind jewelry, apparel and shoes, to eco-friendly furniture, prints and posters, housewares and much more. 2014 Renegade Craft Fair Holiday Market November more...
The annual Altered Barbie Exhibition is a creative reuse art show where people transform these icons into not-so-everyday art reflecting our current society. Ken and Barbie, modern day icons, permeate every corner of our culture. Making art from Barbie and Ken creates dialog and community where there is none. 12th Annual Altered Barbie Art Show Thursday October 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 2014. 2014 Barbie Mutilation Night: Halloween Edition Tuesday, October 21, 2014 – 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm Doc’s more...
Feel like a giant in a slightly-rundown miniature town at this opening reception for an exhibit with about 40 artists painting graffiti on realistic-looking, but teeny tiny versions of billboards, brick walls, dumpsters and trucks. “Honey, I Shrunk The Streets” Thursday, October 16, 2014 – 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm 1AM Gallery | more...
Stroll along the mile-long Stream Trail of Redwood Regional Park in Oakland, experience art in nature, and delve into the nature of art throughout 12 themed areas featuring music, dance, sculpture, painting, martial arts, poetry, body painting, circus arts, theater, visual arts, storytelling, arts & crafts, kids activities and more at the more...
Last year, artist Leo Villareal and organizers from The Bay Light Project envisioned and installed 25,000 lightbulbs on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and created the world’s largest light show. The lights are energy-efficient and costs a meager $30 a day to operate. The show is set to end on March 5th, more...
If you find yourself taking a stroll down the Mission District from now until Aug. 17, you may come across your favorite advertising billboard defaced by a local mission artist. That’s right, because of the ongoing gentrification of the Mission district, a public organization called Art City is coordinating with advertising companies more...
LA’s famous “Pancakes & Booze” Underground Art Show has made a home in SF with two nights of emerging and underground artists and, duh… pancakes. For a $5 cover charge, expect to see the works from over 100 underground and emerging artists, live body painting, live music, a no-host bar and most importantly, an all-you-can-eat pancake more...
This will be Gauntlet’s second annual exhibit paying homage to the robot personas of Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter, and the visual components associated with their musical productions. Gauntlet Gallery presents Daft Punk Deux, its second annual art exhibit inspired by the French electronic music duo. This year’s art more...
Monday, May 26, 2014, is the last day of the Mark di Suvero exhibit and your final chance to glimpse the eight dynamic steel sculptures with the Golden Gate Bridge as your backdrop. Take the free mobile tour via the mobile site or via cell phone by calling 415.294.3609 and following the prompts. Presented by SFMOMA in partnership more...
The Artist in Residence Program at Recology San Francisco is a unique art program that provides Bay Area artists who work with recycled materials with scavenging privileges in the dump, access to discarded materials, a stipend, and 24-hour access to the company’s well-equipped art studio. At the conclusion of their residency, Recology more...
Oakland’s very own “Auntie Social Designs” (one of our favorite business names, EVER!) make strange, creepy and downright erotic crochet works of art. Get an up close look (but not too close) at NSFW crafty pieces like vagina coin purses and the proverbial “bag of dicks” at the StrEat Bazaar more...
The Contemporary Jewish Museum celebrates Passover with six free days of admission from April 17-22, 2014. It’s the perfect time to catch the timely Passover-themed exhibit Arthur Szyk and the Art of the Haggadah. Free Admission Week – Passover April 17-22, 2014 Contemporary Jewish Museum, 736 Mission St. FREE Thursday, April 17 – 11am to 8pm Friday, April more...
