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Huge 69-Foot Sculpture Unveiled at SF’s New Hilltop Park
Artsy Fartsy, New Parks, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco By Lydia Sidhom Bay City News A 69-foot sculpture by internationally renowned artist Hiroshi Sugimoto was recently installed on Yerba Buena Island, next to Treasure Island in May of 2023 The sculpture marks the first artwork from the Treasure Island Arts Program, which dictates that public art equal to at least 1% more...
This is the Bay Area’s Epic New Art Pop-Up
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches Thanks to KRON4 for letting us know about an amazingly beautiful art installation just opened in the middle of nature, in a park in Tiburon with a peak-a-boo view of the top of the Golden Gate Bridge and of Downtown San Francisco. The Tiburon Heritage & Arts Commission announced the unveiling more...
SF’s Epic Summer Light Show is Back in GG Park for 2023
Artsy Fartsy, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco The annual light show, Photosynthesis, on the exterior of the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park returns on Friday, May 12, 2023 around 8:30pm. We invite you to bring a picnic to set up on our front lawns as the sun sets. The 30-minute light show will transform the building more...
Rogue Butterfly Sculpture Removed From Golden Gate Park
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Causes, Controversy, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco By Bay City News An illegally-erected monument to an extinct butterfly was removed from Golden Gate Park on Friday by San Francisco public art officials. The sculpture, “Memorial to the Extinct Xerces Blue Butterfly,” was “an unauthorized sculpture intervention of unknown provenance by an unidentified artist or group of artists that was more...
“Bay Lights” Set to Dazzle Again on Labor Day Weekend 2023?
Artsy Fartsy, Bay Area Favorites, Bay Area Updates Thanks to The SF Standard for sharing the good news that the “Bay Lights” might be returning soon with $7.5 million raised out of $11 million fundraising goal. Back in March, the “Bay Lights” went dark after 10 years as part of a planned shutdown to repair it and make it more...
Golden Gate Park Band’s 2023 Free Sunday Park Concerts (Apr. 30 – Oct. 1)
Artsy Fartsy, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, San Francisco The Golden Gate Park Band, presents its 141st season in Golden Gate Park’s music concourse. That’s right, this 30-piece symphony has been playing free concerts in Golden Gate Park since 1882. For 2023, there are 25 free weekly concerts that take place most Sundays at 1 pm and usually end between 2:30 more...
SF’s “Bay Lights” Are Back On Due to “Glitch”
Artsy Fartsy, Bay Area Favorites, Goodbye, What's Closed / What's Open On March 5th, the Bay Lights officially went “dark” after 10 years – part of a planned shutdown to take 6-months to repair the lights and bring them back brighter and bigger than ever on Labor Day Weekend 2023. But there’s a catch. Actually, a glitch. The Bay Lights actually turned more...
SF’s Lighted Forest Ends March 12? Not So Fast…
Artsy Fartsy, Goodbye, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco Another update! (As of 3/11/23) – Good news for people who love Entwined! According to Box Shop SF, due to the wet weather the organizers are unable to de-install their lighted forest as they were planning on doing after March 12th. So, for the time being, the lights will stay more...
The Bay Lights to Go Dark After 10 Years. Will They Return?
Artsy Fartsy, Bay Area Updates, Goodbye The Bay Lights is set to finally go dark after 10 years. When exactly will the lights go dark? Sunday, March 5, 2023 at 8pm – On Sunday night, Ben Davis (founder of Illuminate) will make a few remarks just before he gives the signal to shut them down around 8pm. Best viewing more...
SF’s Rainbow Bridge Gets a Fresh Coat of Paint (And Clouds!)
Artsy Fartsy, San Francisco San Francisco’s gorgeous rainbow bridge just got a refresh. DoloRainbow, the pedestrian bridge, which connects Church St. (at 19th St.) to Dolores Park, has unfortunately been the victim of graffiti. Thankfully, it’s nothing a fresh coat of paint can’t fix. The bridge is looking bright once again, and if you haven’t more...
SF’s “Crappy Valentine’s”: Send Your Ex Guinea Pig Poop
Artsy Fartsy, Only in San Francisco, Valentine's Day To send a scatological, albeit symbolic, gesture toward an ex this Valentine’s Day, look no further than the guinea pig enclosure at San Francisco’s animal shelter. The shelter is offering “Crappy Valentine’s Day” cards that will be shredded and provide, ahem, excretory assistance to 30 guinea pigs currently in residence. “Valentine’s more...
SFMOMA Hosts US Naturalization Ceremony (Feb. 11)
Artsy Fartsy, San Francisco On February 11, SFMOMA partners with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to host a Naturalization Ceremony for more than 40 new U.S. citizens in front of Diego Rivera’s inspirational Pan American Unity mural in the museum’s free-to-see ground floor Roberts Family Gallery. Attendees include 40–50 individuals from around the globe who more...
North Beach’s Brand New Carol Doda Mural
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Local Icons, San Francisco Thanks to our friend Broke-Ass Stuart for sharing that San Francisco has a brand new mural honoring local icon Carol Doda. You’ll find the new mural in North Beach at Bodega SF, at the corner of Filbert and Columbus. If you walk by, you might remember there was another iconic more...
Check Out Chinatown’s New Bruce Lee Lantern
Artsy Fartsy, San Francisco San Francisco’s Chinatown has some brand new illuminating art, and there’s one very unique lantern that honors Bruce Lee. Lantern Stories: San Francisco is a new public art installation of 29 illustrated lanterns by award-winning interdisciplinary artist Yu-Wen Wu was installed in October 2022 and illuminates San Francisco Chinatown’s history, culture, and community. Creating a luminous canopy on the more...
SF’s Bay Bridge “Bay Lights” to Go Dark Unless $11 Million is Raised
Artsy Fartsy, Getting Help, San Francisco San Francisco’s gorgeous twinkly Bay Lights may be going dark soon. One of the largest light sculptures in the world with 25,000 LEDs has illuminated the 1.8-mile-long bridge since 2016. The installation by artist Leo Villareal was only supposed to be temporary. Originally installed as a temporary two-year artwork, this more...
