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 This week we are in EMERGENCY MODE! SAVE THE ART SCENE!!! Plus Kate is mad about the giant naked woman sculpture.the music in this episode is by spacemothHead over! I'll make you a drawing!SF Arts EdMission Cultural Center for Latino ArtsCCA and the SEIU1021Artist Space TrustSOMARTSNobody's coming to save SF arts — the scene must save itself by Max BlueSFAC meeting from HELLPostcard writing info:Letter TemplateDear [Name],As a member of SF's arts community, I'm asking for your support in ensuring artists have a voice in charter reform. The 1932 charter included arts representation through the War Memorial Board. Today, artists have no seat at your working group table, even as the infrastructure that sustains creative life is eroding faster than policy and philanthropy can respond.Arts and culture generate billions in economic activity and defines what makes SF livable. Could you bring our voices into your deliberations?We need a charter that serves all San Franciscans, including the artists who make this city worth living in.In solidarity,[Your Name]City Hall OfficialsDaniel LurieMayor of San Franciscomayorspressoffice@sfgov.orgOffice of the Mayor, City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 200, San Francisco, CA 94102Ultimate decision maker on charter reform and city governance. He restructured city government and is driving the charter reform process. Artists need direct representation in these discussions.Staci SlaughterChief of Staff to Mayor Luriemayorspressoffice@sfgov.orgOffice of the Mayor, City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 200, San Francisco, CA 94102Chief of Staff — the gatekeeper to the Mayor. Former SF Giants executive, advisor to Sixth Street Partners. She coordinates all policy chiefs and manages access to Lurie.Anne TaupierExecutive Director, Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD)oewd.info@sfgov.orgCity Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 448, San Francisco, CA 94102OEWD directly oversees arts/culture economic development. Her stated mission includes "repopulate our streets with arts and affordability." Came from Tishman Speyer in 2023, has urban planning background.(See more at our website)

What the hell is going on?! What's going to happen!? The SF art scene is having a cataclysmic disaster lately! We discuss some of it.The music in this episode is by Tommy GuerreroArtists Live Here: Community Convening - ON FRIDAY!!!Bay Area Artists Connect: BayAreaArtistsConnect@proton.meThe AI spending frenzy is so huge that it makes no senseFinancial Crisis Forces SF’s Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts to CloseNational Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)

This week we talk to artist, Torreya Cummings about THE WEST! We discuss the closing of CCA, birdwatching, desktop wallpapers, sailors, trees, radios, and so much more!the music in this episode is by OhmiosTORREYA CUMMINGSGetting your HAM radio licenseArresting Dress: Cross-Dressing, Law, and Fascination in Nineteenth-Century San FranciscoWhy California’s Oldest Private Art School Is Shutting Down

 Kate gets backwards offended this episode. Maysoun draws things from verbal descriptions. We discuss the shows at the Richmond Art Center. Folks, Kate was tired editing this one. Good luck.The music in this episode is by Beyond The Struttosphere

Atrium! Fog! Other stuff! Kate finds a way to work Stephen Sondheim into every conversation. Maysoun wants to make certificates.the music in this episode is by aivi & surasshu

 This week we address a listener's question about making friends in the art world. Kate announces a new weekly social mixer! Fridays 5pm - 6pm at Et al. Make new friends and keep the old! Music in this episode is by The Good LifeRing the bell of friendship!Why It’s So Hard to Make New Friends as an Adult - Psychology Today

 We are fools this episode. Happy New Year! Maysoun went to Chicago! Kate went to Berkeley! We plan out our beginning-of-the-year expeditions.The music in this episode is by SAMMIRemembering Yoko Ono's "Cut Piece" by Julia Bryan-WilsonYour Guide to the Bay Area’s Biggest Art Month by Sarah Hotchkiss

 This week we talk to artist, Helia Pouyanfar. We go off about rice, the refugee body, fog descending upon the earth, and of course, cats. The music in this episode is by The Good LifeHelia PouyanfarHistory of Persian Cats

 This week we talk with Tessa Siddle and Ariel Zaccheo about beloved San Francisco gallery and micro-cinema, Artist Television Access. Donate to them! We love ATA!!!The music in this episode is by Tommy GuerreroDonate to ATA!