Arts & Culture :: Art
Going Out, July 3-11, 2025 arts & nightlife events
While the rainbow bouquet of pride may have faded, there are still plenty of events, coming up in both arts and nightlife for you to enjoy. Check out this week's Going Out.
‘Queer Lens: A History of Photography’ – Exhibit’s companion book is a remarkable collection
The first wide-ranging exhibition and catalogue to center the contributions of queer artists within the history of photography, “Queer Lens: A History of Photography” takes a sweeping and synthetic approach to illuminate a vital story of a culture.
‘The First Homosexuals: The Birth of a New Identity, 1869-1939’ expansive companion book for new exhibit
Jonathan Katz has done it again. “The First Homosexuals: The Birth of a New Identity, 1869-1939” is a major contribution to queer art history. Co-curated with Canadian nonbinary art historian Johnny Willis, the exhibit also has a companion catalog book.
Going Out, June 12-21, 2025 arts & nightlife events
Tumultuous times calls for daring art and vibrant revelry. Seriously, in between protests, get some culture in your life. Unleash our arts and nightlife events, each week in Going Out.
NEA snatches grants from local arts organizations: New Conservatory Theatre Center, Dance Mission Theater & Opera Parallele are among groups losing funds
In part of a nationwide move to attack arts organizations, on May 2, President Donald Trump’s administration sent emails to multiple Bay Area arts nonprofits, and hundreds nationwide, essentially rescinding previously awarded grants.
‘Isaac Julien: I Dream a World’ - de Young Museum’s Black queer visionary exhibition
Sir Isaac Julien's art is the subject of the first comprehensive retrospective survey in a U.S. museum setting, the largest exhibition focusing on his film, video, and photographic work, “Isaac Julien: I Dream a World,” at the de Young Museum.
SF Indigiqueer artist Tricia Rainwater digs deep into personal, cultural histories
In one of her Instagram posts, multimedia artist Tricia Rainwater stands inside a picnic shelter at Cadron Settlement Park in Cadron, Arkansas.
'Art' from another age: Revisiting the '90s comedy at Shotgun Players
A staple of stages worldwide since its 1994 Paris debut, and now being mounted by Shotgun Players, French playwright Yasmina Reza's 'Art,' is a spiky, urbane comedy aimed precisely at audiences who consume art to be "classy."
Going Out, March 20-28, 2025 arts & nightlife events
Sing out at your local karaoke night, or leave the vocals to the professionals at concerts and recitals. For more music, theater and nightlife pleasures, check out Going Out each week, right here.
The Fab Four in photos: Paul McCartney's personal collection documents the Beatles' rise to fame
'Paul McCartney Photographs 1963–64: Eyes of the Storm,' the touring exhibit of the early years of The Beatles' leap to pop music stardom, are presented in an entertaining layout at the de Young Museum.
These eyes: Mosaic artist Michael Kruzich auctions portraits for a cause
Dozens of portraits of local drag artists are part of a new series of beautiful mosaics by gay artist Michael Kruzich. He'll be auctioning them off for various nonprofits, online and at special events in February at The Academy.
For Bay Area artist Marcel Pardo Ariza, representation matters
It's a sunny Sunday afternoon in San Francisco's Mission District – a welcomed reprieve from the more frequent chilly, overcast, windy and rainy conditions in the city this time of the year.
Going Out, Jan. 23-31, 2025 arts & nightlife events
DoublePlusGood arts and nightlife still exist in the bubble of Bay Area liberalism amid these stultifyingly absurd times. Art explores, nightlife endures. Check out Going Out.
'Black Box: A Photographic Memoir' Dona Ann McAdams' intimate collection of stories and images
From urban protests to plaintive animal farm imagery, Dona Ann McAdams collection of photos and brief essays in "Black Box: A Photographic Memoir" offer a view into the artist's life and work, their parallels, as well as her artistry.