San Francisco - Arts & Culture
San Francisco Civic Center Tenderloin
Tenderloin's 'pothole artist' embarks on most ambitious project yet
After years of covertly filling Tenderloin sidewalk crevices with resin and found objects, Rik Lee Leipold has received funding to install more long-lasting work in the neighborhood's streets. Read More
San Francisco Upper Haight
Jeremy Fish to move into Haight's historic Doolan-Larson home as inaugural artist-in-residence
Fish plans to interview dozens of veterans of the '60s and '70s counterculture, creating an archive for future artists-in-residence. Read More
San Francisco Upper Haight
Drag in the age of social distancing: Red Vic debuts 'fish bowl' window shows
The Red Vic's front window is now hosting drag shows — and raising money to turn the space into housing for trans people of color. Read More
San Francisco Portola
3 new murals set to bring color to San Bruno Avenue
The first of the three Portola murals — painted by the artist behind the "Black Lives Matter" rock on Bernal Hill — is already up. Read More
San Francisco Chinatown North Beach
Remembering Ruth Weiss, North Beach poet and provocateur
Weiss, who passed away on July 31, was dubbed the "goddess of the Beat Generation" by Herb Caen. Read More
San Francisco Golden Gate Park
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass to go virtual, give $1.5M in grants to local musicians
It's official: the 20th edition of Hardly Strictly will be moving to the digital sphere. Read More
San Francisco Upper Haight
'The slime is art now': Mysterious green substance covers street at Page & Shrader
Several tipsters have been curious about a slick of "green slime" that's been on the ground at Page and Shrader streets for months. Read More
San Francisco Upper Haight
Haight-Ashbury historian intervenes to save sidewalk that saw it all
"It came to my awareness that it's a little bit like the Berlin Wall," said historian Nancy Gille of her work to preserve the iconic corner's sidewalk. Read More
San Francisco Bayview Hunters Point
Artist Rico Solinas paints the Bayview District, one building at a time
Salinas has turned shelter-in-place into an art project, painting more than 50 Bayview landmarks from his sidewalk perch. Read More
San Francisco Bernal Heights
'Artists-in-place': Bernal Heights neighbors transform homes into outdoor gallery walk
Over 100 artists participated in Bernal Heights’ outdoor art “walk-by,” allowing neighbors to view their creations at a safe distance. Read More
San Francisco Golden Gate Park
Outside Lands officially cancels 2020 festival; Hardly Strictly Bluegrass still holding out hope
To keep interest alive, Outside Lands has already announced its 2021 lineup, with tickets on sale starting tomorrow. Read More
San Francisco
Protesters tear down 3 statues in Golden Gate Park's Music Concourse
The city has already removed a Christopher Columbus statue at Coit Tower. Over the weekend, protesters took down three more. Read More
San Francisco
Amid crisis, San Francisco poet laureate curates daily inspiration
"What I’m curating features an eclectic cross section of the community," said Kim Shuck, the city's seventh poet laureate. Read More
San Francisco
San Francisco Public Library eyes return of some branches this summer
The phased reopening plan may also include a first for the library system: curbside pickup. Read More
San Francisco
With museums and galleries closed, outdoor art displays emerge in SF & Oakland
From building-size video projections to a billboard-turned-gallery, Bay Area artists and museums are getting creative with exhibitions. Read More
San Francisco Castro Duboce Triangle Hayes Valley Lower Haight
Public Works paints over Kantine's 'Unity & Connection' mural just hours after installation
"To see the surveillance video was so shocking to us," one of the owners of the Scandinavian inspired eatery said. "It is ridiculous." Read More
San Francisco Mission Outer Sunset
Bars bring live music to San Francisco's streets with socially distanced concerts
"I’ve seen more than a couple of people well up with tears," says the bar owner behind the pop-up sidewalk shows. Read More
San Francisco Upper Haight
Banksy's 'Haight Street Rat' dons a new garment
A decade after its original debut, the "Haight Street Rat" has entered a new, socially responsible phase of its life. Read More
San Francisco Mission
San Francisco artist seeks $2,200 painting given away without permission
Amos Goldbaum raised more than $2K for charity by auctioning off his Mission storefront mural. But yesterday, someone accidentally gave it away. Read More
San Francisco
San Francisco Pride announces online events for 50th anniversary celebration
San Francisco Pride released a schedule of virtual programs for its 50th anniversary this summer, including a first-ever LED-lit Pink Triangle. Read More
San Francisco Castro Duboce Triangle
Castro community comes together to paint more than 20 boarded-up storefronts
With many murals already completed, more are on the way. Read More
San Francisco
Historians brighten shelter-in-place with vintage photos pinned to telephone poles
Historians are decorating SF's intersections with photos of their historic pasts — and neighbors are invited to join in. Read More
San Francisco
Skipping its first summer in 83 years, Stern Grove Festival turns to the archives
Forced to call off its annual summer concert series, Stern Grove Festival has a program of exclusives, recorded shows and more in the works. Read More
San Francisco Tenderloin Union Square
Union Square business district destroyed 4 Veterans Alley murals without permission, founder says
“It’s harmful emotionally to the artists," said Veterans Alley founder Amos Gregory. "This helped them heal, and now it’s causing new pain.” Read More
San Francisco Civic Center Mid-Market Tenderloin Union Square
Tenderloin Museum offers outlet to quarantined artists with virtual group show
Created by artists quarantined at home, the ad-hoc show may ultimately be "a time capsule of this moment in history," says the museum's director. Read More