SFist interviews artist Andy Vogt. His latest work is showing at Swarm Gallery in Oakland....

SFist interviews Jonn Herschend and Will Rogan, creators of The Thing, subscription art project. ...

Last week's winner, the SF Weekly. Hey, why is Sucka Free City before the letters this week? Anti-Jewish slurs at Rainbow Grocery. The story behind that weird killing in Hayes Valley you guys got all worked up at us about (blah blah blah, hipsters, blah blah, SFist is racist, blah blah). Cover article: Disbar more lawyers. We are adoring the cautious yet game-for-adventure tone in this Southern Exposure pie delivery service piece! Meredith Brody bills......

We've been meaning to try Mission Pie since we read about it in the Chron -- it's a homey dessert cafe (which we need more of in the Mission!), whose pie ingredients are grown by Mission High students at a local organic farm, to teach them agricultural, environmental, and nutrition skills. The students then staff the cafe behind the counter. (The pies themselves are currently baked off-site, but they're hoping to get a professional pastry......

Pick your poison -- it's either flyering for Gavin Newsom or going to the Progressive Convention this afternoon. If politics isn't your game, here's some other options for today and tonight: --The Manga show's opened at the Asian Art Museum! Featuring the art of Astroboy! Check out the blog, and check out the show. 200 Larkin Street, $12, 10-5. --Bring a radio and come to a Southern Exposure artists' walking/radio broadcast narrative tour of 20th......

--Looks like Pat Murphy got in the last conversation with Ed Jew before Jew's new lawyer told him to zip it. --Matier and Ross are liars! Chris Daly was wearing a suit when he barged in on Newsom's meeting with the Venezuelan ambassador. --The Chron apologizes for quoting the leader of an anti-gay hate group in a piece about gay adoption as though he was an actual expert on same-sex families. This apology is......

Tonight is a big-ass party at the Exploratorium, (3601 Lyon St.) for its new exhibition, Liminality: Art on the Threshold. Liminality experiments with the Exploratorium's public space using the metaphor of thresholds as a unifying theme. This exhibition will feature large-scale artworks, created by Seattle and Bay-Area artists, which play with and accentuate the architectural features of the Exploratorium's airplane hangar-like interior. The opening party features one-night-only performances and installations by Project Bandaloop, Kal......

Venerable contemporary art institution, Southern Exposure hosts a big fundraiser tonight - its 7th Annual Monster Drawing Rally, where an impressively large number of local artists take turns drawing things on paper, which are then sold for a measley $50 with all proceeds benefiting Southern Exposure's exhibition and educational programs. Some draw monsters, some draw abstract patterns and shapes, though maybe one can be convinced to do caricatures of Bill and Hilary Clinton like the......

We see it all the time, and we are fairly certain there is good money to be made doing it - public art is the topic of tonight's workshop in Southern Exposure's SoExchange series of artist-led workshops. How Do I Make My Art Public Art? features panelists, Seyed Alavi, Louise Bertelsen, Packard Jennings, Wang Po Shu, and Rigo 23. It takes place at the Mission Cultural Center (2868 Mission St at 25th) and covers how......

When we are at a loss for scintillating entertainment options here at SFist, we often turn to the inimitable SF Station, which is celebrating its 10th Anniversary with a free shindig tonight at Mighty (119 Utah St. at 15th). Festivities include a smattering of DJs, live bands, including Sean Hayes and Felonius, visuals by Stephen Williams, and outdoor movies from local filmmakers and organizations courtesy of teacherwiththebus.com. RSVP is strongly encouraged, plus bring a coat......

Tonight October is SF Open Studios month, where art enthusiasts and wine and cheese chasers can traipse around the city and visit the studios of San Francisco artists and sign up on their mailing lists or buy their work. Tonight there are preview receptions featuring numerous artists at Belcher Studios and Gallery (69 Belcher, near Market, Church, 14th St.) and at Art Explosion Studios in two locations - 744 Alabama St. (between 19th &......

Ever have one of those weekends where you keep running into people who tell you about the party you missed the night before, like, “Oh man, you should’ve seen Joe, he was walking around naked with a beer can on his head, reciting the dictionary backward while monkeys swung on chandeliers”? Well, that’s how we felt Saturday walking into Southern Exposure the day after Between the Walls opened. Arguably one of the best places in......

We love it when art doesn’t take itself too seriously, but it’s such a rarity these days that when we heard about the Smart Ass show at Southern Exposure, we knew we had to rush out and catch it. The eccentric group of artists in Smart Ass finds humor in their work and in the mundane, whether it’s rearranging the lawn furniture of a neighbor or stealing luggage from an airport carousel. However, it......

Wednesdays -- you're on notice! Go check out a free concert at that church across the street from the Metreon at 12:30 p.m. -- Bach cantatas by Jonathan Dimmick on the organ. Or celebrate the life of Nobel Laureate Saul Bellow (1915-2005) at a literary conversation at the Jewish Community Center at 8 p.m, hosted by Michael Krasny. Thursday: Feeling a little sniffly as you gallivant up and down Valencia Street? Well, stop by the Scarlet Sage Herb Co. on Valencia between 22nd and 23rd on Thursday night at 7 p.m. and learn how to treat common ailments with aromatherapy. $10 prepayment to reserve your spot; call 821-0997. and Friday: Our favorite Southern Exposure is hosting an opening reception for Mayhem, its annual exhibition of local contemporary artists. The "Mayhem" theme was chosen to encourage artists to respond to our current socio-political climate, so you know it's gonna be provocative! Reception starts at 7, at 401 Alabama Street. Or if SoEX inspires to create your own art, get across town and check out the Craft Gym open house -- come celebrate Craft Gym's first year of public crafting space at a Craft Corner Deathmatch-style Craft-Off contest. 6-9 at 1452 Bush (cross Van Ness). ...

You know we love us some pirates -- from the grog-guzzling type who sing shanties to the MPAA-headache-inducing types who post Star Wars. But especially we love pirates of the airwaves like our friends at She Said, She Said who cut through the bulls**t on your radio dial like a hot chainsaw through whipped cream. We first met LeE and Jon of Neighborhood Public Radio at a Southern Exposure show many months ago. So......

Special "workers of the world unite" edition. Tonight at the Last Day Saloon features MC Art Link-Letterz, Lowfat and award-winning vocalist Tony Lindsay. Show starts at 9:30, and the Last Day Saloon is at 5th and Clement -- west side represent! For other weekend music pics (and a chance to win to next Friday's Cake show) check out When The Lights Go Down In The City. Tomorrow, our friends at Southern Exposure will be......

SFist has a complicated relationship with spell checking programs. Without giving you too many of the gory details, we'll just say that spelling is NOT our strong point, and while we'd be in serious trouble without spell checking, we also hate its soul-less little guts. That being said we've never felt that spell check was out to get us personally. Sadly, the same cannot be said for Mike Arcega, whose name is hated and......

Art you can afford? Art you can watch being created? Nope, we are not talking about one of those boardwalk artists that will do a caricature of you for $10, and leave you wondering if your ears really are that big. Nascent artworks for $50 bucks each are to be had this Friday night at Southern Exposure’s 5th annual Monster Drawing Rally. A hundred local artists take turns spinning out affordable master pieces. As......

SFist interviews Courtney Fink, director of Southern Exposure....

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EssEffist loves the Mission and thinks it's just about one of the most creatively vibrant places in the world. We were excited to get a press release detailing the thirtieth anniversary celebration of Southern Exposure, one of our favorite local arts organizations....

Do you like really cheap wine? Salty pretzels? Emerging artists? Well, all over the city tonight galleries will be staging a moveable feast of Two Buck Chuck and young artists. Why? Well, it's First Thursday, when downtown art galleries throw open their doors to the public for openings and free exhibitions until eight. This month SFist would like to feature some galleries that promote local and emerging artists on the scene. Go check it out - how can you argue with free booze?...