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Art Instructors and Students Hone the Art of Perseverance

Art Instructors and Students Hone the Art of Perseverance

By Skylar Wildfeuer skylar.wildfeuer@gmail.com Seventeen months into the ubiquitously traumatic pandemic experience, determined instructors and engaged students find consolation in the interpersonal and communal practice of teaching, learning, and art. City College’s extensive art offerings include ceramics, metal work, printing, sculpture, and several types of painting,

Mission District Mural Celebrates Santana Family

Mission District Mural Celebrates Santana Family

The sudden loss of musician Jorge Santana hits hard amongst a group working to paint a mural honoring Jorge and his famous family.

Where are The Whales Now?

Where are The Whales Now?

The Whales fountain sculpture by Robert Boardman Howard sat under tarps in a fenced lot for almost a decade and half at City College’s Ocean Campus. In 2019, it was moved off-campus where it remains in storage.

Art in Action

The Diego Rivera Pan American Unity Mural is officially en route to its new home for the next few years: The SFMOMA.

Silly Stories for Serious Times

Silly Stories for Serious Times

Psychotherapist Madigan Kent speaks about her children's book writing process.

Equipto: Hip Hop and Collectivity

Equipto: Hip Hop and Collectivity

An exclusive interview with legendary San Francisco MC and Bored Stiff member, Equipto. He speaks on his crew, Bored Stiff’s beginnings, balancing music and community work, and what it’s like to be an independent artist in 2021.

The Guerrilla Girls Still Behaving Badly 36 Years Later

Legendary disruptors of the art world, The Guerrilla Girls are a collective of artist-activists exposing gender and racial discrimination in the arts. ‘Behaving badly’ and self-proclaimed ‘professional complainers,’ they began their careers in 1985, carrying posters and glue to post around the city.