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Trans artist Nonamey finds community, inspiration in Portland

September 20, 2024 | by JL Odom

San Francisco has the first-ever Transgender District, the Office of Trans Initiatives, and the status as a sanctuary city for trans and gender-nonconforming people, but there's another trans-embracing metropolis on the West Coast: Portland.

'The Worst of Waters' - Filmmaker John Waters shares his odd art at Rena Bransten Gallery

by Jim Provenzano
Sep 16, 2024

Get out your cha-cha heels. Filmmaker, author and artist John Waters returns to Rena Bransten Gallery for his fifth exhibit of unusual and odd artworks.

A look into the history of Funko: The path from offering nostalgic toys to iconic collectibles

by Advertising Department -- Sponsored content
Sep 10, 2024

If you like to collect things, you have probably come across the name Funko, as they have a huge community of collectors, being a company that has made the lives of individuals more beautiful.

Trends & traditions: Fall Arts Preview in museums & galleries 2024

by Robert Brokl
Sep 3, 2024

From SFMOMA embracing sports, to the more traditional show of American masterpieces at the de Young, and the Oakland Museum melding popular culture and politics in "Calli Americas," fine arts offer plenty this fall.

David Hockney at 87 in new book; swimming pools, beautiful boys, and cigarettes

by Robert Brokl
Aug 6, 2024

"The World According to David Hockney," by Martin Gayford, Thames & Hudson publishers, seems designed as a holiday stocking stuffer: colorful images by Hockney, including several greatest hits, and Hockney quotes, or "epigrams" as Gayford describes them.

Besties in Arts 2024: Museums, dance companies, and music hall winners

by Jim Gladstone
Jul 31, 2024

Any local resident knows that San Francisco and the Bay Area offer a plethora of arts events, performing companies, and favored venues. Here are the best of winners and runners up voted by our readers.

Going Out, July 17-28, 2024 arts & nightlife events

by Jim Provenzano
Jul 17, 2024

Need a distraction from everything? Sure you do. Plays, concerts, art exhibits and nightlife abound, even in the slower summer weeks. And we've got info on next weekend's Up Your Alley Street Fair and related kinky events. Catch up in with Going Out.

Going Out, July 11-19, 2024 arts & nightlife events

by Jim Provenzano
Jul 10, 2024

Along with the usual ongoing arts and nightlife events, we've got some particularly unusual happenings for your midsummer enjoyment this week in Going Out.

Going Out, July 4-12, 2024 arts & nightlife events

by Jim Provenzano
Jul 3, 2024

Shed those post-Pride blues, and the ennui about July 4 (Thanks, democracy; you had a nice run) with uplifting arts and nightlife events in Going Out, each week online.

Going Out, June 20-28, 2024 arts & nightlife events

by Jim Provenzano
Jun 20, 2024

Hopefully you still have plenty of pride left for this month, since we've got plenty of super-gay events in arts and nightlife for you to enjoy. Check out all the events in Going Out.

Going Out, June 13-21, 2024 arts & nightlife events

by Jim Provenzano
Jun 12, 2024

The rainbow avalanche of arts and nightlife events continues, and you should dig in and enjoy the ride. Check out all the events in Going Out.

'DC Pride' annual comics issue: Queer superheroes spark the imaginations of both young and old

by Gary L. Day
Jun 4, 2024

Just in time for June's rainbow celebrations, DC released "DC Pride 2024," a collection of slice-of-life stories featuring many of the LGBTQ characters the company has developed over the last several years.

'Hidden Master: The Legacy of George Platt Lynes' - Documentary honors gay photographer

by Gregg Shapiro
Jun 3, 2024

Possibly best LGBTQ documentary, so far this year, is director and co-writer Sam Shadid's "Hidden Master: The Legacy of George Platt Lynes," about the iconic works by the gay fashion, dance and male nudes photographer.

Rediscovering Richard Caldwell Brewer: Bay Area gay painter may finally get his due

by Robert Brokl
Jun 2, 2024

Richard Caldwell (Dick) Brewer (1923-2014), may be one of the most interesting but uncelebrated gay artists in America. But SF gallery Lost Art Salon offers a trove of his paintings and drawings.

'God Made My Face' - James Baldwin tribute book honors the writer in essays and art

by Cornelius Washington
May 27, 2024

"God Made My Face: A Collective Portrait of James Baldwin" is a delicious assemblage of interviews, essays and works of art by talented and learned intellectuals and artists.

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