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'Bay Area Now 5' showcases local art
- “Bay Area Now 5,” the multi-disciplinary exhibition of emerging and established local artists, is back with an ambitious four month-long program. Presented by Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, the triennial event brings the best of the San Francisco Bay Area’s art scene to the public with a rich showcase of cross-generational and cross-disciplinary work.
China’s vivid subconscious
- Startling, bizarre, funny, awkward, shocking, beautiful, provocative — “Half-Life of a Dream: Contemporary Chinese Art from the Logan Collection” now at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, is like no other exhibit.
From Kahlo, spotlight moves to local Latina artists
- The Frida Kahlo exhibit at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is getting art lovers interested in works by women Latin American artists.
Ming — so much more than vases
- The “Ming” banners and posters around The City herald the arrival of a huge, important and well-timed exhibit at the Asian Art Museum, opening Friday and running through Sept. 21. Known officially as “Power & Glory: Court Arts of China’s Ming Dynasty,” the $1.3 million show is a first in several ways.
- The “Ming” banners and posters around The City herald the arrival of a huge, important and well-timed exhibit at the Asian Art Museum, opening Friday and running through Sept. 21. Known officially as “Power & Glory: Court Arts of China’s Ming Dynasty,” the $1.3 million show is a first in several ways.
S.F. Children’s Art Center calls old, new friends
- The San Francisco Children’s Art Center is celebrating 30 years with a potluck picnic from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday in Golden Gate Park next to the children’s playground. Art Center alumni families and new friends are invited to celebrate 30 years of creative exploration at the center, a nonprofit organization that offers art classes for kids ages 22 months to 12 years old at its Fort Mason Center studios. Sunday’s party provides not only the opportunity to meet and greet staffers and Art Center regulars, but also to enjoy free drop-in art activities. Don’t forget to bring your favorite picnic dish. For more information, call (415) 771-0292 or e-mail sfcac@childrensartcenter.org.
- The San Francisco Children’s Art Center is celebrating 30 years with a potluck picnic from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday in Golden Gate Park next to the children’s playground. Art Center alumni families and new friends are invited to celebrate 30 years of creative exploration at the center, a nonprofit organization that offers art classes for kids ages 22 months to 12 years old at its Fort Mason Center studios. Sunday’s party provides not only the opportunity to meet and greet staffers and Art Center regulars, but also to enjoy free drop-in art activities. Don’t forget to bring your favorite picnic dish. For more information, call (415) 771-0292 or e-mail sfcac@childrensartcenter.org.
‘Women Impressionists’ finally shown together
- It wasn’t easy being a female American artist in the 19th century, but Mary Stevenson Cassatt did succeed in making her mark in the art capital of the world at the time.
- It wasn’t easy being a female American artist in the 19th century, but Mary Stevenson Cassatt did succeed in making her mark in the art capital of the world at the time.
SFMoMA gets up close with ‘Frida Kahlo’
- “Frida Kahlo” at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art reveals the personal side of the Mexican artist whose life has taken on mythical proportions.
- “Frida Kahlo” at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art reveals the personal side of the Mexican artist whose life has taken on mythical proportions.
Experience the utmost in glass art
- Dale Chihuly, America’s premiere glass artist who was in San Francisco leading a preview tour of his new exhibition at the de Young Museum, has a simple explanation for why his work is so popular: “People like to look at glass; it’s like you’re looking at light.”
- Dale Chihuly, America’s premiere glass artist who was in San Francisco leading a preview tour of his new exhibition at the de Young Museum, has a simple explanation for why his work is so popular: “People like to look at glass; it’s like you’re looking at light.”
Visual Art: Gallery show's inside the box
- What’s in the box?”— a familiar question — is the topic of an exhibit running through June 29 at the Main Gallery in Redwood City.
- What’s in the box?”— a familiar question — is the topic of an exhibit running through June 29 at the Main Gallery in Redwood City.
Visual Art: Artwork outside the box
- What’s in the box?”— a familiar question — is the topic of an exhibit running through June 29 at the Main Gallery in Redwood City.
- What’s in the box?”— a familiar question — is the topic of an exhibit running through June 29 at the Main Gallery in Redwood City.
Queer Arts fest begins by 'Making Room for Wonder'
- The 11th annual National Queer Arts Festival opened Sunday with a taste of wonder on the walls and in the halls of SomArts on Brannan Street. The month-long event launched with a reception for the visual arts exhibition “Making Room for Wonder” curated by Tirza True Latimer with Robert Melton.
Free family fun all day Sunday at SFMoMA
- The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art hosts its annual Target Family Day celebration, an opportunity for families to have fun while creating, viewing and learning about art — for free.
- The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art hosts its annual Target Family Day celebration, an opportunity for families to have fun while creating, viewing and learning about art — for free.
Legend made visible
- The ancient Chinese legend of the Red Thread is about the invisible string connecting lovers “born for each other.”
- The ancient Chinese legend of the Red Thread is about the invisible string connecting lovers “born for each other.”