Opinion
San Francisco's Tech Billionaires Don't Care About Your Art School
Behind the closure of the California College of the Arts is a widening wealth disparity that is now taking on national dimensions.
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News
Vanderbilt University Buys California College of the Arts, Raising Questions
Curator Natasha Boas described the news as “another massive shock in a series of cultural shocks” for San Francisco’s arts community.
Art Review
Black Artists Create New Universes in “Unbound”
The exhibition at the Museum of the African Diaspora moves between history and futurity without settling on a singular narrative of the universe, instead prompting reflection.
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Announcement
Mitchell Johnson: Two San Francisco Exhibitions of Large-Scale Paintings
The Bay Area artist opens 2026 with “Large New England Landscapes (Selected Paintings 2008-2025)” and “Giant Abstract and Landscape Works (Selected Paintings 2012-2025).”
Features
Artist Displays 2,000-Pound White House Made of Bullets
Al Farrow, who created the sculptural rendering in 2018, said the work took on a renewed significance under the Trump administration.
Art Review
Julio César Morales Looks at Life on the Edge-Lands
In his exploration of the US/Mexico border, the artist asks: In today’s social climate, who has the privilege of having a future and who does not?
News
Thieves Rob 1,000 Collection Items From California Museum
Native American artifacts and jewelry were among the objects taken from the Oakland Museum of California’s off-site facility.
News
Altman Siegel Gallery to Close Next Month
After 16 years in San Francisco, the gallery announced that “it has become too difficult for a gallery this size to scale in this climate.”
Guide
10 Art Shows to See in the Bay Area This Fall
Artists on Black Oakland history, Suzanne Jackson’s diaphanous suspended paintings, Julio César Morales’s poignant watercolors, and much more.
Art Review
Painting Was His First Love, But Poetry Got in the Way
An exhibition of Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s work is an ode to the great possibilities of the page by a 20th-century literary icon.
News
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Lays Off 12 Workers
The cuts represent 3.5% of the organization's staff, including workers at the Legion of Honor and de Young museums.
Guide
10 Bay Area Art Shows for the Dog Days of Summer
New takes on bird-watching, erotic energy, “no places,” student strikes, California’s Black history, and more.