Arts and Culture

BART is Distributing Short Stories for Free at 3 Stations
Looking for something to read on BART? The transit agency has installed dispensers at the Richmond, Fruitvale and Pleasant Hill stations that spit out short stories for free. It’s part of a partnership with Short Edition, the company that makes the dispensers and puts together the short stories. The kiosks

San Francisco’s Sharp and Subversive Public Art
I went to Entwined recently, an installation in Golden Gate Park that answers the pressing question, “What would it look like if b-roll from Avatar was rendered in 8-bit?” It led me to think about what more public art could do to confront the public and ask questions that might

SF Artists New $1000/Month Guaranteed Income Pilot Program!
Good news for SF artists! The Guaranteed Income Pilot Program for San Francisco Artists launched this morning, March 25th, and the application process is officially open today, and it closes April 25th. The City is partnering with Yerba Buena Center for the Arts to implement $1,000/month economic relief program for

Make Entwined a Permanent Piece of Art: Sign the Petition
Public art installations like ‘Entwined’ in Golden Gate Park provide a real service to our city, not only do they provide a wonderful and safe destination for all ages, they provide a safe harbor in Golden Gate Park after dark. I mean, before the Ferris Wheel near de Young Musem,

Legendary Artist Jeremy Fish Has Designed a Limited Edition BAS Shirt!
I’m SOOO excited to announce the release of this rad new shirt. The legendary San Francisco artist Jeremy Fish put a lot of thought and effort into creating something that reflects all the various things we do at BrokeAssStuart.com. We worked with him to come up with is this fantastic design:

Chinatown Pride: Celebrating Queer Chinese Culture
On March 25 from 6-7 pm San Francisco Pride and the Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco will join forces to present Chinatown Pride, an hour long online celebration of Queer Chinese culture. The event will serve as a fundraiser for both organizations and as a gesture of solidarity between

Cinequest Film Fest is Back This Year as Cinejoy and it’s All Online
Cinequest is back! The South Bay-based film festival had to stop its 2020 edition halfway through because of coronavirus lockdowns. (The remaining Cinequest 2020 films were screened later in the year as the Cinejoy online film festival.) Now, from March 20-30, 2021, Cinequest returns in its online version as Cinejoy,

Portrait Artist of the Machine World, SF’s Agnieszka Pilat
The “Artist You Should Know” series highlights Bay Area artists who are doing incredible work, it’s our way of supporting the creative community and helping to keep San Francisco a strange and wonderful place. Every now again you come across a blending of ideas that gives you goosebumps. In this case it’s