Sarah Hotchkiss

"tea eyes"

I've been on jury duty this week, so I didn't get to tune into the SFAC full meeting on Monday, but as expected, they voted to allow 'R-Evolution' to remain at Embarcadero Plaza until Oct. 9, 2026.

The one nay was — once again — from Commissioner J.D. Beltran.

At SF State, Slow Gestures Accumulate Into Acts of Resistance The exhibition ‘slow burn’ features artists who counter a pressure for urgency with thought-provoking works.

Great-sounding show alert at SF State! Review by @arthistory.bsky.social:

www.kqed.org/arts/1398717...

Novel Tracks the Fallout of Free Love, and the Girls Who ‘Went Away’ In Kate Schatz’s new book, a pregnant teenager is secretly sent to a maternity home in 1968 San Francisco.

Kate Schatz's book shows how silence and secrecy, especially within a family, allow people to make the same mistakes generation after generation.

www.kqed.org/arts/1398708...

I've never sounded more crotchety

the Theresa Hak Kyung Cha piece a few weeks back was filled with strange double spaces that still haven't been fixed

missing spaces creating new words: "gentleheat"

couldn't even get through the 2nd paragraph of this Kelly Akashi story in the NYT before I hit a typo

dispiriting livestream

Also, if you can't show up in person (mid-week, mid-day!), you can submit written comments of 150 words or less via email to
paris.cotz@sfgov.org or tara.peterson@sfgov.org by 5:00 p.m. on Feb. 17.

"improved texture"

‘Temporary’ Public Art Seeks Another Six Month Extension From SF The Big Art Loop organizers propose to keep ‘R-Evolution’ at Embarcadero Plaza until October 2026.

There's an opportunity for public comment next Wednesday, Feb. 18 at 2 p.m. on the proposal to extend the install of 'R-Evolution' for another six months (thru Oct. 5, 2026).

www.kqed.org/arts/1398668...

For Valentine’s, a Thai Fantasy About a Ghost in a (Vacuum) Machine Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke’s omnisexual comedy of conscience hides deep weirdness under a manicured surface.

This sounds so weird and I am here for it: www.kqed.org/arts/1398662...

100% concur!

Missing in all the grass people coverage is that this was actually a tall person meetup! I wanna know if any dates come outta this gig. 🌾🌾🌾

definitely missing a literary circle, would add that to the 2026 version!

Off the bat, seeing some dearly departed spaces:

Alter Space
2nd floor projects
Interface Gallery
Kadist
R/SF
Royal NoneSuch Gallery

🥀

dense text of art spaces in overlapping boxes with founding year and operating budget

Scanned this incredible 2018 artifact of Bay Area arts spaces/projects, made by Carrie Hott for The Lab. How many have since closed and how many new things could we add?

SOMArts to Gather SF Arts Community During ‘State of Emergency’ The cultural center will host a community meeting on Feb. 13 in an effort to save the local arts ecosystem.

If you've been feeling frantic and powerless while SF arts institutions close left and right, SOMArts is hosting a community convening this Friday to channel all those feelings into action:

www.kqed.org/arts/1398653...

do other editors "plunk in" images to web stories? what is your verb of choice?

Review: Theresa Hak Kyung Cha Retrospective at BAMPFA | KQED In ‘Multiple Offerings,’ BAMPFA presents the late artist’s first retrospective in 25 years.

Some things are much harder to write than others. Somehow I got through this review of a show I really loved, by an artist who was far smarter than me, and who should still be around to impress us with new work:

www.kqed.org/arts/1398635...

@letterformarchive.org is also free on Thursdays.

lolllllll thank you for your service!

ISO a Patron to Bring Back SFMOMA’s Free First Thursdays The long-running program, which lost its outside funding, is paused as of this week.

Since SFMOMA has paused its popular First Thursdays program, may I suggest the TL's First Thursday Art Walk and the Castro's Art Walk this week instead?

www.kqed.org/arts/1398613...

🤢

Ralph Remington to Step Down as SF’s Director of Cultural Affairs | KQED After five years in the city’s top arts position, Remington will step into an advisory capacity and retire.

did not have this on my early 2026 arts bingo card, which is nearly already full of news 🫠

www.kqed.org/arts/1398614...

my pic was on the website for a bit and I felt like I'd died and gone to heaven

Against a Backdrop of Closures, SF Creates a New Top Arts Job Mayor Lurie will merge the city’s three arts agencies under a new executive director.

“There’s just so much happening,” says Rachelle Axel of Arts for a Better Bay Area.

On the Mission Cultural Center's sudden closure, an arts agency merger, the mayor's announcement of a top arts job, and expanding focus beyond just SF's downtown:

next.kqed.org/arts/1398605...

love the WES!

lol what if this is a coordinated effort to sow confusion and mystery?