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The best of KQED’s arts commentary.

These Model Train Enthusiasts Have Built a Miniature, Welcoming World

This Craft Night Might Be the Hottest Party in Alameda

How Oakland’s Black Rock Climbers Find Each Other on the Crag

Black man leans over detailed drawing in art studio

Orlando Smith’s Urgent Dispatches From San Quentin Arrive at SFMOMA 

gold-covered scaffolding behind bronze statue of three miners

In San Francisco, a Reckoning With Toppled Statues Gives Rise to New Monuments

Two young men play electric bass and guitar against a backdrop of iron fencing and a Burger King

When Generator Punk Shows Ruled the Mission District

At Eli’s in Oakland, 98-Year-Olds and Young Blues Fans Keep the Mojo Workin’

two people stand behind chainlink fence with "scrap" sign

San Francisco’s Most Affordable Art Supply Store Is Moving

A group of Black women dance as a concrete building and trees stand in the background

Juneteenth in the Bay Area: Your Event Guide for 2026

A young 20-year-old man in a suit and an older man in a red shirt pose in front of a drab yellow wall.

Petaluma-Raised ‘Backrooms’ Director Always ‘Very Bright,’ Say His Film Teachers

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