5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (375+ words) Sixty-seven local artists will throw open the doors to their private studios, backyards and workshops across Napa County this month, part of a free, self-guided tour that has run for 38 years. Open Studios Napa Valley takes place over two weekends,…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (234+ words) Sometime after 11 p.m., a man in a black top hat walks onto Keller Beach in Point Richmond carrying a metal shrub rake, and by sunrise he has turned a stretch of Bay sand into a sprawling mazelike drawing that the tide…...

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…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (247+ words) Spend your Saturday at an outdoor bar with lawn games, live music, and even a food truck in Golden Gate Park. One of Golden Gate Park’s more recent summer traditions is a pop-up bar, located in a meadow just off…...

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   (179+ words) The striking, 50-foot-tall “naked lady” sculpture by a Petaluma artist that is currently installed in San Francisco could be returning to the North Bay this fall — unless someone decides to buy the controversial artwork after it was put up for…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (761+ words) By TERRY TANG and TERRY CHEA The irony that she left her home in China and found a public platform for her LGBTQ+ artistic expression in San Francisco’s Chinatown — the country’s oldest — is not lost on her. To start, the…...

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…...