5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (545+ words) A new fight to preserve a well-known Mission District landmark is underway after several murals were painted over in an alley between 17th and 18th streets and Mission and Valencia streets. Clarion Alley is known for the dozens of murals that fill…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (382+ words) Many were upset after two murals outside of a building sold about a year ago in East San Jose were painted over by the building’s new owner. Jocelyn Moran reports. A social media post by nonprofit ConXión says Martha’s Kitchen…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (108+ words) A new mural in East San Jose is paying tribute to three local legends. The mural, located at the Y Market on South White Road, honors Heisman Trophy winner and two-time Super Bowl champion Jim Plunkett, Dr. Roberto Cruz and…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (284+ words) A mystery unfolding in San Francisco is all about art. A local couple is trying to determine the origins of a sculpture found in their backyard, and they believe there is a good possibility it was created by a well-known…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (568+ words) When the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) celebrates this weekend’s opening of a new exhibition by an up-and-coming artist, the guests at the shindig won’t include the artist himself. That’s because artist Orlando Smith will be 16 miles away,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (612+ words) The pages of history are filled with the achievements of heroes. However, the pages concerning the contributions of the four-legged variety, from horses to dogs, remain a bit skimpy. Marin County sculptor Susan Bahary wants to change that. And her…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (788+ words) On one side of the world, Xiangqi Chen can be punished for her LGBTQ+ activism. But on the other, the activist and artist is lauded as a trailblazer — the architect behind the first of its kind Chinese queer art museum....

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (374+ words) Christian Beaulieu and co-owner Jay Bordeleau are taking over a space that has been a neighborhood fixture since 1928. A storied San Francisco jazz club that fell victim to the pandemic and a landlord dispute more than three years ago is…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (451+ words) This Saturday at San Francisco’s 16th Street BART Plaza, the city will celebrate the installation of two spheres painted by artists with tribal designs and images as part of the burgeoning American Indian Cultural District. The spheres were hand-painted by artists…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (21+ words) NBC Bay Area Big Art Loop spreads its wings in San Francisco...