Art/Museums

Museum of Craft and Design’s 2023 Mirror Ball

Guests donned their favorite sparkling outfits and filled the Museum of Craft and Design on Thursday, September 21 for the second annual Mirror Ball. This year’s event honored artists Wendy Maruyama and Joyce…

San José Museum of Art 2023

San José Museum of Art honored artist Enrique Chagoya and patrons Evelyn and Rick Neely at this year’s Gala + Auction on September 23, 2023. Guests enjoyed dinner by Signia by Hilton San…

Market Street Arts Mixer x Jonathan Carver Moore

Last Thursday, September 28 more than 125 arts patrons attended the opening reception of Justin Yoon’s, Midnight Movie at Jonathan Carver Moore. This was Yoon’s debut exhibition in San Francisco. Curators from the Asian Art…

Misalignment Museum Fundraiser 2023

The Misalignment Museum hosted its first donor event on Aug 10th, featuring an exclusive DJ set by Grimes, AI Generated cocktails, AI art, and a Shoggoth dancer. This event kicked off the…

San Francisco Opera Ball

On September 8th, San Francisco Opera inaugurated its second century with Opera Ball: The Elixir of Opera. Co-chaired by Francesca Gutierrez Amann and Sue Graham Johnston, the celebration began at San Francisco’s…

Events Calendar: September / October 2023

Music, dining, dancing, and elegance pair beautifully with important fundraising to ensure the next 100 years of education, training, and excellence. This season, the highly anticipated Opera Ball and the symphony’s Opening…

Crafting Radicality: Bay Area Artists from the Svane Gift

An opening night reception at the de Young Museum took place on July 20th, 2023.  Crafting Radicality: Bay Area Artists from the Svane Gift launched a series of exhibitions drawn from the Fine Arts…

The Tudors Donor Opening Night 2023

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (The Museums) held an opening night reception for The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England, on June 22, 2023 at the Legion of Honor in San…

Events Calendar: July / August 2023

The calendar tells us it’s the height of summer even when the fog sometimes tells us otherwise. Never mind, there’s sure to be sunshine and smiles from Mendocino to Monterey—plus plenty of…

Jonathan Carver Moore “Black as an Experience, Not a Color”

“Black as an Experience, Not as a Color” a group exhibition opened on Thursday, April 20 at Jonathan Carver Moore. The gallery’s second exhibition has works from six men from throughout the African Diaspora.…

SFMOMA’s Annual ART BASH 2023

SFMOMA’s marvelous, museum-wide party and fundraiser on April 19 featured spectacular creations and performances by trailblazing artists, with immersive art installations, music and dancing from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m.  A total of 2,000 guests attended SFMOMA’s 2023 Art Bash, including a wide array of artists, performers, and community members, as…

Events Calendar: May / June 2023

A red hot artist lineup and a sizzling culinary stage. Jazz and country music. Great wines and craft beers. Street fairs and Broadway shows. A legendary thoroughbred horse race watch party and…

Let It Shine

Napa’s Lighted Art Festival Art after dark It had been a while since I casually meandered through the streets of Napa. On that particular afternoon, the streets were crowded and festive with…