Alice Neel: People Come First – Up Close with the Exhibit
Presented by Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Friday, April 22, 2022 | 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Step into the world of Alice Neel. This in-depth presentation reveals an ambitious retrospective which features paintings, drawings, watercolors, and film. Neel was one of...
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“Add Oil, Chinatown!” Public Art for Community Recovery
Presented by Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco
Friday, April 22, 2022 | 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
“Add Oil, Chinatown!” is an artist sharing series launched during COVID lockdown in 2020 by the Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco, a community-based art...
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The New Art Collection: NFTs and Digital Art
Presented by ArtTable
Saturday, April 23, 2022 | 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
As the art world continues to develop amidst the ever-evolving world of digital art, NFTs, and cryptocurrencies, so too must the established habits of art...
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An Alternative Art World
Presented by Nato Thompson
Saturday, April 23, 2022 | 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
An Alternative Art World: a lecture examining how the art world has changed in the digital and zoom-era featuring Stacey Goodman, Sasha Stiles, Zeph Fishyn,...
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Psychobotany and the Collaborative Magic of Art, Tech, and Nature
Presented by Aaron Gach of the Center for Tactical Magic
Saturday, April 23, 2022 | 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
How do transdisciplinary collaborations between art, tech, and nature address current social, political, and aesthetic issues? Although most botanical research is focused on genetic modification,...
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FashionABLE
Presented by Creativity Explored
Sunday, April 24, 2022 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Fashion allows us to dream about who and what we can be. Garments give us a possibility to create ourselves. But who is fashion really...
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Equity in Collecting
Presented by Oakland Art Murmur
Sunday, April 24, 2022 | 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Systemic barriers to equity in the arts are increasingly gaining a spotlight. This panel brings together a group of arts professionals–curators, gallerists, arts entrepreneurs, and...
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TNT SideCaraoke
Thursday, April 20, 2023 | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Join TNT Traysikel creators on Art Market San Francisco Opening Night for a special interactive performance. TNT Traysikel is a mobile public artwork that functions...
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Allison Fall Performance
Presented by John Natsoulas Gallery
Thursday, April 20, 2023 | 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Allison Fall has performed in locations across the world. Her most significant performances include Art Basel in Miami Beach, Galerie Open in Berlin, Interackje 13...
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Ariel Stinks Record Swap & DJ Set
Presented by Jill Miller
Thursday, April 20, 2023 | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
When artist Jill Miller discovered that an indie musician named Ariel Pink used a photo of her face on his album cover, she created a...
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Daily SFADA Tours
Friday, April 21, 2023 - Sunday, April 23, 2023 | Daily Tours on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 1–2pm.
Led by the San Francisco Art Dealers Association (SFADA), these daily tours are open to the public for the purpose of art education. Friday, April...
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Ansel Adams In Our Time
Presented by Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Friday, April 21, 2023 | 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Featuring more than 100 of his most iconic images of Yosemite, San Francisco, and the American Southwest, the exhibition Ansel Adams In Our Time at...
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Reinventing Riley
Presented by the ICA San Jose
Friday, April 21, 2023 | 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Join Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) San José’s Executive Director James G. Leventhal in dialogue with San Francisco Bay Area artists Sarah Hotchkiss, Lordy Rodriguez,...
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Art Intelligence: AI’s Impact on Creators
Presented by Gray Area
Saturday, April 22, 2023 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
This special session organized by cultural incubator Gray Area brings together leading experts and developers in the field of artificial intelligence in conversation with artists...
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Book Signing with Kacper Kowalski
Saturday, April 22, 2023 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Artist Kacper Kowalski will be signing copies of his new book Event Horizon in Booth B05, Garvey|Simon. Kacper Kowalski (b. 1977, Poland) has been observing...
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Art That Transports: Highlights from the Central Subway Public Art Collection
Presented by the San Francisco Arts Commission
Saturday, April 22, 2023 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
San Francisco recently opened its first new subway in over 40 years, which now connects the City’s southeast neighborhoods with downtown and Chinatown. In collaboration...
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Climate Changed Art
Presented by Art + Climate Action
Saturday, April 22, 2023 | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Working to center environmental consciousness in Bay Area arts organizations, Art + Climate Action recognizes the vital role artists play in tackling the climate crisis....
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Enchanted Art and Other Ensorcellments (or, That AI Painting is Probably Cursed)
Presented by Aaron Gach of the Center for Tactical Magic
Saturday, April 22, 2023 | 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
If art isn’t performing some sort of magic, is it really even art? From the illusory to the transcendental, from the divinatory to the deceitful,...
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Fight and Flight: Crafting a Bay Area Life
Presented by Museum of Craft and Design
Sunday, April 23, 2023 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Museum of Craft and Design presents an interdisciplinary exploration of today’s Bay Area arts ecosystem through the lens of MCD’s current exhibition, Fight and...
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MCD Mobile MakeArt: Crafting a Bay Area Life
Presented by Museum of Craft and Design
Sunday, April 23, 2023 | 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Join Museum of Craft and Design’s Mobile MakeArt for hands-on creativity during the fair! Inspired by Fight and Flight: Crafting a Bay Area Life, participants...
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Taking Space in the Art Marketplace
Presented by Creativity Explored
Sunday, April 23, 2023 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
What gaps exist in the modern art marketplace? Which artists are overlooked, and why? Who are these artists and where do they come from? And...
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Lost & Found: TNT in America
Presented by TNT Traysikel
Sunday, April 23, 2023 | 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Lost & Found: TNT in America tells a story of immigration, cultural production and noteworthy achievements by Filipinos and Filipinx Americans in the United States....
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Wake Up and Dream: Photography by Julian Lennon Opening Reception
Presented by Saint Joseph’s Arts Foundation
Thursday, April 11, 2024 | 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Saint Joseph’s Arts Foundation is pleased to announce the opening of “Wake Up and Dream: Photography by Julian Lennon,” a solo exhibition showcasing Julian Lennon’s...
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Oakland Art Murmur
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 - Saturday, April 27, 2024 | TBD
Oakland Art Murmur provides an Events Calendar to explore all of the art happening in Oakland. Visit galleries, events and exhibitions at local galleries, non-profits...
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Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD)
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 - Sunday, April 28, 2024 | Open Wednesdays through Thursdays 11am - 6pm and Sundays 12 - 5pm
MoAD, a contemporary art museum, celebrates Black cultures, ignites challenging conversations, and inspires learning through the global lens of the African Diaspora. On view until...
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Conscious Celebration: Launch of SACBE Art Exhibition Series
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 | 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
SACBE community is thrilled to be in San Francisco for the launch of our Fine Art Exhibition Series. It promises to be an unconventional gallery experience! We will...
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RAD (Research And Development)
Presented by Asian Art Museum
Thursday, April 25, 2024 - Monday, April 29, 2024 | Open Thursdays 1 - 8pm and Fridays through Mondays 10am - 5pm
RAD (Research And Development): An experimental, atelier-style space at the intersection of art and technology. As part of its strategic initiative to offer dynamic visitor...
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SFJAZZ Presents John Scofield & Lettuce
Thursday, April 25, 2024 - Sunday, April 28, 2024 | April 25-28, 2024
In an extraordinary five-decade career marked by stylistic zigs and zags, John Scofield has unquestionably earned his place in the pantheon of the greatest guitarists...
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Phoenix Kingdoms: The Last Splendor of China’s Bronze Age
Presented by Asian Art Museum
Thursday, April 25, 2024 - Monday, April 29, 2024 | Open Thursdays 1 - 8pm and Fridays through Mondays 10am - 5pm
Phoenix Kingdoms: The Last Splendor of China’s Bronze Age Rising from the ashes of conquest, two brilliant but forgotten cultures claim their rightful places in...
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Artist Talk: Michael Rakowitz
Presented by KADIST
Friday, April 26, 2024 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Erika Mei Chua Holum, Assistant Curator at Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston will be in conversation with artist Michael Rakowitz about his...
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SFADA Member Gallery Tour
Saturday, April 27, 2024 | 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Led by the San Francisco Art Dealers Association (SFADA), this tour is open to the public for the purpose of art education. Join SFADA Executive Director...
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The Art of Collecting
Saturday, April 27, 2024 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Considering beginning your own art collection or thinking it may be time to call in a professional? Join us for a lively panel discussion with...
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Aesthetic Technologies: Asian and Asian American Art in the Digital Age
Presented by the Asian Art Museum
Saturday, April 27, 2024 | 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
The Asian Art Museum has undergone a major transformation, renewing its commitment to contemporary Asian and Asian American art while developing fresh modes of interactive...
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Imaging Reality: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of the Picture
Presented by Gray Area
Saturday, April 27, 2024 | 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Advances in artificial intelligence tools for image-making have left the realm of novelty and entered the everyday workflows of creators across industries. From creative software...
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The San Francisco Art Fair Afterparty
Presented by Heron Arts with support from SOMA West CBD
Saturday, April 27, 2024 | 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Join Heron Arts in celebration of San Francisco Art Fair for an evening of art, drinks, and conversation on Saturday, April 27 from 7:30–10:30pm. Admission...
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San Francisco Arts Today
Curated by Cheryl Derricotte
Sunday, April 28, 2024 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
As national news outlets report on San Francisco’s “doom loop,” the art scene clearly didn’t get the memo. The Bay Area arts leaders in this...
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Sewers, Trash & Climate: Practicing the Art of Change
Presented by The City of San Jose Office of Economic Development and Cultural Affairs
Sunday, April 28, 2024 | 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Join us to learn how the City of San Jose is leveraging the power of arts and culture to support environmental awareness. The City of...
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SF Art Week ‘Spring Refresh’
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 - Sunday, April 20, 2025
SF Art Week is an annual event in January celebrating the rich arts landscape of the San Francisco Bay Area. Over 70 art museums, galleries,...
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FILM SCREENING & BOOK EVENT: New Wave
Asian Art Museum
Friday, April 11, 2025 | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Mile-high hair. Synthesized music. Underground parties. Elizabeth Ai was on a mission to excavate an untold story of rebellious punks in the chaotic world of...
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O. Smith and Friends: Painting Ourselves into Society
Presented by Manna Gallery & Empowerment Avenue
Saturday, April 12, 2025 | 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Curated by: Orlando Smith aka “O. Smith” from inside San Quentin Prison, and Rahsaan “New York” Thomas, who has returned to society after 22 years...
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Metaphors of Recent Times: A Dialogue of the Personal, the Political and the Cultural
Presented by The San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC) & PhotoAlliance
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 - Friday, April 18, 2025 | 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
The San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC) Art in City Hall program, in partnership with PhotoAlliance, are proud to present Metaphors of Recent Times: A Dialogue of the...
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Chinese Culture Center’s Design Store
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 - Saturday, April 19, 2025 | 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Discover the Chinese Culture Center’s Design Store, a vibrant hub showcasing unique, curated art and design pieces by local and international API, immigrant and LGBTQ+...
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Artist Talk: Caring, Nurturing, and Aging
Presented by The San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC) & PhotoAlliance
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Join Metaphors of Recent Times exhibiting artists Pablo Tapay Bautista, Marna Clarke, and Germán Herrera for a conversation about their work and practice. Moderated by Emily Wilson. Wednesday, April...
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Archives Yet to Come
Presented by Berkeley Art Center
Thursday, April 17, 2025 - Sunday, April 20, 2025 | 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The archive is a particular kind of space of “rememory,” perhaps best described as histories in one place; it fuses erased histories without quite resolving...
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Artists’ Conversation: Disobedient Bodies
Presented by Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Thursday, April 17, 2025 | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Concluding the series of thematically focused Making Their Mark: Works from the Shah Garg Collection discussions, this program brings together Suzanne Jackson and Firelei Báez, two...
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A Strange Vibration & SFC Spring Print Sale
Presented by SF Camerawork
Friday, April 18, 2025 - Saturday, April 19, 2025 | 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
A Strange Vibration brings to light work by three photojournalists documenting Bay Area women and queer lives at the margins from the 1970s through the...
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ABBY ZHANG: An enormous breath being held
Presented by Mercury 20 Gallery
Friday, April 18, 2025 - Saturday, April 19, 2025 | 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Step into the vivid, semi-abstract universe of Abby Zhang, where fragmented imagery and fluid improvisation converge to explore the nature of existence. Drawing from Abstract...
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Dwell Magazine Presents: Design, Art, and Non-Hierarchical Collaboration
William Hanley in conversation with Anand Sheth
Friday, April 18, 2025 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
San Francisco architect and curator Anand Sheth discusses his design for the fair’s theater space, placing the furnishings included in the context of what’s going...
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Investing in Black Art for the Home: Curating Cultural and Financial Value
Moderated by Kemi Amin, Realtor, Red Oak Realty
Friday, April 18, 2025 | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Art has the power to transform a space, tell a story, and build wealth. This panel discussion will explore the intersection of living space, cultural...
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VIP Tour of Yuan Goang-Ming: Everyday War at Asian Art Museum
Presented by Asian Art Museum
Friday, April 18, 2025 | 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
In his first North American solo show, Taiwanese contemporary artist Yuan Goang-Ming’s timely visions of global and domestic unease offer a relatable search for peace...
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San Francisco Street Art: A Conversation with Erlin Adones Geffrard
Moderated by René de Guzman
Friday, April 18, 2025 | 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Curator René de Guzman and artist Erlin Adones Geffrard will explore the artist’s background and dynamic body of work, touching upon relationships to fringe and...
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NEW SUNS: Resist & Rejoice
Presented by Southern Exposure
Friday, April 18, 2025 | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Southern Exposure proudly presents NEW SUNS: Resist & Rejoice, our 2025 benefit art auction. Join us for an interstellar evening both in-person and online on...
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SF Art Fair x Further Triennial at The Jay, Autograph Collection
Friday, April 18, 2025 | 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Join us for an exclusive San Francisco Art Fair party co-hosted with Further Triennial. Join artists, curators, collectors, and the Bay Area’s creative community and hear from...
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Arion Press Brunch and Tour
Presented by Arion Press
Saturday, April 19, 2025 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join us for a Dalloway-inspired brunch at the new Arion Press workshop at Fort Mason, home to the country’s only unified type foundry, letterpress workshop,...
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Motherhood and Art
Moderated by Katie Hintz-Zambrano, Mother Mag
Saturday, April 19, 2025 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
“Motherhood and Art” explores the intersection of creative expression and motherhood, highlighting how these two powerful forces shape and challenge each other. This discussion delves...
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The Ways of Water
Presented by Manna Gallery
Saturday, April 19, 2025 | 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Manna Gallery is pleased to present The Ways of Water by Elaine Maute, an exhibition that explores the delicate and ephemeral nature of water’s influence...
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Paper Planes
Presented by SLATE Contemporary Gallery
Saturday, April 19, 2025 | 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
When an artist approaches a blank piece of paper, they are starting with a plane. Where they choose to take it from there is a...
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Lành: A Healing Journey
Presented by Chopsticks Alley Art
Saturday, April 19, 2025 - Sunday, April 20, 2025 | 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
You are invited into a vibrant tapestry of personal narratives, each piece reflecting a unique vision of healing. Through diverse methodologies—spanning traditional, experimental, and everything...
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Artist Reception for PROTOTYPE: David Fought and Eileen Starr Moderbacher
Presented by Gearbox Gallery
Saturday, April 19, 2025 | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Gearbox Gallery is proud to present Prototype, an exhibition of new work by guest artist David Fought and member artist Eileen Starr Moderbacher. Fought creates...
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KIBRI Director Meet and Greet
Saturday, April 19, 2025 | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Hosted By Lydia Haile and Paul Henderson featuring San Francisco’s Director of Cultural Affairs, Ralph Remington Saturday, April 19th, 2025 | 1:00-3:00pm Join us in...
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Cultural Institutions: The Next 4 Years
Moderated by Sam Mondros, The San Francisco Standard
Saturday, April 19, 2025 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
As museums and other cultural institutions navigate political and economic change, how can those dedicated to historically excluded communities amplify their missions? This panel brings...
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Art and Impact in the East Bay
Moderated by Otis R. Taylor Jr., KQED
Saturday, April 19, 2025 | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
What is the role of art in shaping the social and cultural landscape? “Art and Impact in the East Bay” will explore how artist collectives,...
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Carl Nolte in Conversation with Richard Louis Perri
Presented by Museo Italo Americano
Saturday, April 19, 2025 | 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Join us for an engaging conversation between San Francisco Chronicle journalist Carl Nolte and artist Richard Louis Perri as they discuss the exhibition MY SF,...
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Marc Horowitz’s Absurdist Art History
Moderated by Daisy Nam
Saturday, April 19, 2025 | 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
In this engaging discussion, Marc Horowitz—known widely for his boundary-pushing performances, installations, and participatory art—invites audiences on a spirited journey through the evolution of his...
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“A Strange Vibration” Closing Reception + Panel Discussion
Saturday, April 19, 2025 | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Celebrate the closing of our impactful exhibition “A Strange Vibration” with extended gallery hours and a powerful panel discussion about “Image as Activism”. The panel...
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Nexus SF/Bay Area Black Art Week
Moderated by Abram Jackson, Director of Interpretation, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Sunday, April 20, 2025 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The inaugural Nexus SF/Bay Area Black Art Week in the fall of 2024 was a whirlwind of artistic excellence, community dialogue and ultimately, bridged Black...
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MCD Mobile MakeArt: Tessellating Textures | Block Printing
Presented by Museum of Craft and Design
Sunday, April 20, 2025 | 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Join Museum of Craft and Design’s Mobile MakeArt for hands-on creativity during the fair inspired by RugLife! FREE with San Francisco Art Fair attendance | All ages...
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Unintended Outcomes: AI in the Artist’s Studio
Presented by Gray Area
Sunday, April 20, 2025 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
In today’s cultural landscape, artificial intelligence has moved beyond buzzword status: machine learning-driven processes are thoroughly integrated—both visibly and invisibly—into the tools we use every...
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Chinatown Pride 2025: We are Immortal! 華埠驕傲2025: 我們不朽!
Co-Presented by the Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco (CCC) and Edge on the Square
Saturday, May 24, 2025 | 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
The Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco (CCC) and Edge on the Square co-present the 2nd Chinatown Pride 2025: We are Immortal!—a powerful evening-long festival...
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