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Leaders have high hopes for Chinatown revitalization with new arts center
City leaders came out Thursday to celebrate the opening of Edge on the Square, a new arts and media center some hope will revitalize Chinatown.Read More
Stockton offers $50k in grants for art projects within the community
The Stockton Arts Commission will be accepting applications for $50,000 in grants to support art, artists, and art projects within the Stockton community.Read More
Oakland Zoo lights up with festive ‘Glowfari’ display
Two-year-old Avery squealed with delight as she stepped on a tile of an outdoor disco floor at Oakland Zoo’s Glowfari: A Wildly Illuminating Lantern Festival, which changed from white...Read More
‘Ruth Asawa Plaza’ floated for new name of Japantown pedestrian mall
San Francisco Supervisor Dean Preston this week proposed naming Japantown's Buchanan Mall after the famed and late artist Ruth Asawa.Read More
Ting secures state funding to upgrade Japantown Buchanan Mall
San Francisco’s Japantown Buchanan Mall is getting $5 million in state funding for repairs and upgrades that will revitalize the one-block pedestrian walkway and commercial corridor. Assemblyman Phil Ting,...Read More
Oakland to ‘Paint the Town’ with vibrant street murals
Oakland has formally launched its street mural program Paint the Town, which allows residents to paint murals on city streets.Read More
Sculptures honoring first Africans in America may soon be installed at Golden Gate Park
The city hopes to unveil a new art installation in Golden Gate Park honoring the first Africans in America in time for Juneteenth. The installation — titled “Monumental Reckoning”...Read More
SF launches guaranteed monthly income program for struggling artists
San Francisco launched a six-month guaranteed income pilot program Thursday that will give monthly $1,000 payments to approximately 130 local struggling artists impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Applicants can...Read More
Burning Man kicks off on virtual playa, offers catharsis without dust
This same time last year, tens of thousands of Americans were determining what they wanted to bring to an unforgiving desert and set on fire. It could have been...Read More
Los Altos BLM mural on hold pending Public Arts Commission review
The Los Altos City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to remove a Black Lives Matter mural proposal off the agenda so that the application can go through the city’s Public...Read More
Martinez makes selections for art utility box pilot program
Following the lead of other Bay Area cities including Walnut Creek, Concord, San Jose, Pleasanton and Dublin, the Martinez City Council on Wednesday approved a pilot program to make...Read More
Police arrest 16-year-old suspected of nearly 200 tagging incidents
Police in Sebastopol on Friday arrested a 16-year-old in connection with a months-long vandalism streak. The male juvenile was arrested on suspicion of felony vandalism, according to the Sebastopol...Read More
Muni gives artists opportunity, riders inspiration in rolling exhibits
It’s that time of year when Muni buses become rolling art exhibits, treating regular commuters and San Francisco visitors to something much more than just a ride. The nonprofit...Read More
Muni 2020 Art Project shows off city’s ‘Hidden Gems’
San Francisco transit officials and San Francisco Beautiful on Thursday kicked off the 2020 Muni Art Project, according to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, which operates the San...Read More
Muni unveils first of 10 Central Subway art installations
With construction on San Francisco’s Central Subway expected to be completed next year, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency announced this week that the first piece of public artwork...Read More
Oakland dedicates MacArthur Boulevard Gateway Arches
Oakland officials on Friday celebrated the newest city-funded public artwork — two 45-foot-wide roadway arches along MacArthur Boulevard. Vice Mayor Larry Reid and City Councilmember Loren Taylor were on...Read More
‘Berkeley Big People’ sculpture artist pushes for removal delay
The attorney for the artist who created a pair of controversial sculptures on a bicycle and pedestrian bridge over Interstate Highway 80 in Berkeley said Thursday he’s in discussions...Read More