Ralph Remington, the new Cultural Director of the San Francisco Arts Commission, has arrived just in time for a municipal renaissance in arts, culture, and public policy. In less than a year, SF has reallocated $200 million from law enforcement to reinvest in Black cultural communities with Remington about to co-chair a city-wide evaluation of San Francisco’s nearly 100 monuments and memorials… proving that it’s still the city of ‘a whole generation with a new explanation’.
Read MoreAmid power outages, fires, a heatwave, and with a cross-national Stop Asian Hate protest right outside the venue, the Immersive Van Gogh exhibit weathered its first weekend on the West Coast as well as any native San Franciscan. More than 120,000 tickets have already been purchased for the new ‘Fran Gogh’ experience—now extended into September. Since even the largest HD TVs tend to underwhelm after a year in lockdown, thousands of Bay Area art-lovers are clearly jonesing for a more impactful way to experience media.
Read MoreWith a packed calendar of digital events and exhibitions, the Museum of the African Diaspora provides a platform for everyone from incarcerated artists to San Francisco’s LGBTQ+ creatives to emerging talent, and runs one of the only Black bookstores in the city. The beauty of a non-collecting museum like MoAD is that you will find fresh art and culture to engage with each time you visit, either in person or online.
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