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Illustrator remembered
A month-long exhibition honoring the life and work of science illustrator Marie Siegenthaler opens in Point Reyes Station this weekend. The exhibit, put on by the foundation Tentacles & Wings, will display about 15 works inside the gallery space at the West Marin Culture Shop,…
5Q4: Jonathan Moscone
"We are deeply committed to working alongside artists, businesses, community members, and the City of Alameda to build Alameda Point to become the most exciting cultural hub in the Bay Area," Jonathan Moscone, the new artistic director of Radium Arts, told Gene Kahane in a recent…

Poetry: ‘Clement Street’ by Campbell Simmons
Poetry by Campbell Simmons, Richmond District native.

Photos of the Month: September 2026
To submit photos for consideration in the Photos of the Month online gallery, send three jpegs to Editor@RichmondSunsetNews.com by the 15th of the month.

How the Hunters Point shipyard crane became a colossal art installation
CRANE, a temporary monument in five movements created to honor the memories of the Bayview shipyards. How the Hunters Point shipyard crane became a colossal art installation

Mi’Chelle Fredrick Art Retrospective at Mastick Senior Center
Mastick Senior Center presents "Looking Back on Exploring, Studying, Imagining," an art exhibit that showcases the breadth of Alameda’s Mi’Chelle Fredrick's work. The gallery features a total of 66 original drawings and paintings on display through on November 14.

Sunset Happenings: Creativity in the Sunset
The Inner Sunset offers many resources to explore art, crafts, music and more. Create a masterpiece or simply enjoy some screen-free time at these neighborhood places.

BLACspace Cooperative Invites Bay Area to Experience Oakland’s Black Cultural Ecosystem Through a BLAC Map Tour + Party
BLACspace Cooperative invites the Bay Area to experience Oakland’s Black cultural ecosystem through its BLAC Map Tour + Party on October 2. Presented as part of the Museum of the African Diaspora’s Nexus: SF/Bay Area Black Art Week, the event offers a guided field trip through…

‘A very Chinese time of life’ for tech and art in Union Square
A San Francisco gallery tackles the online trend of Chinamaxxing, with everything from a cardboard horse, to 2,500 year-old poetry, to making fun of Joseph Beuys. ‘A very Chinese time of life’ for tech and art in Union Square

5Q4: Brandy Cristelle
“I think a lot of people in the industry feel a lot of judgement from outsiders behind pole dancing/stripping—which are two very different things, by the way,” Brandi Cristelle told Gene Kahane in a recent interview. “… I want the world to see and embrace the beauty in both.”

La niña y la mariposa
On Valencia Street. Photo by Mike Santiago. Mural by Amanda Lynn. La niña y la mariposa

Physicality forms backbone of S.F. exhibit on one of Korea’s most acclaimed artists
Ha Chong-Hyun's work exemplifies hard work and a response to lived reality, and labor is the thread holding the retrospective together. Physicality forms backbone of S.F. exhibit on one of Korea’s most acclaimed artists