San Francisco's reputation as a bastion of artistic innovation and stalwart activism is something that SOMArts Cultural Center is catalyzing in a new group exhibition that takes its art beyond the ...

In recent months, SOMArts Executive Director Maria Jenson has routinely found herself huddled in small groups, debriefing on street corners. It was always after an arts community meeting organized by ...

Maria Jenson can see Twin Peaks and the Bay Bridge from her office on the 10th floor of SFMOMA’s new building. “An incredible view,” she said. She’s got about another week with it. A few days after ...

The leaves from indigo trees have been used to dye fabric for ages. Through this one plant, one can tell the story of royalty, enslavement and the African diaspora. The use of indigo dye reportedly ...

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SOMArts Cultural Center's annual Día de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, exhibition is now open for public viewing. In its 23rd year, the exhibition is one of the most internationally diverse Day of ...

On the first Tuesday of every month, SOMArts presents The News, a series in which queer Bay Area artists perform new theater pieces. This month’s edition saw the artists ironically dedicating their ...

SOMArts’ latest event, Please Stand By Virtual Summer Solstice, is an ode to the ’90s. SOMArts, a cultural center dedicated to using art for social change, cancelled their spring fundraiser which ...

Anyone who has binge-watched season three of Sex and the City or studied the Brad Pitt movie Fight Club has seen Hushidar Mortezaie’s creations. Mortezaie, who friends call Hushi (pronounced “who-she” ...

It is believed that Dà­ ­a de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) dates back to the Olmec civilization, possibly as long as 3000 years ago. The concept was passed to other cultures such as the Toltecs, ...