Read through news features and press releases that celebrate SOMArts’ groundbreaking work; upcoming, current and past exhibition information; and organizational announcements that keep our community up to date. For press inquiries, please contact [email protected]

  • SOMArts launches 2025 with “From the River to the Bay” exhibition

    SOMArts launches 2025 with “From the River to the Bay” exhibition

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dara Katrina Del Rosario Communications Director [email protected] SOMArts launches 2025 with From the River to the Bay exhibition Curated by Chris Gazaleh Opening Reception Thursday, January 30, 6–9 PM PST On view January 31–March 30, 2025 Monday, December 30, San Francisco, CA–SOMArts Cultural [...]

  • SOMArts presents Artist As Witness, an evening of film, dialogue, and dreaming

    Artwork credit: Adrian L. Burrell, The Game God(S) film still, 2022. Image courtesy of the artist. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dara Katrina Del Rosario Communications Director [email protected] SOMArts presents Artist As Witness, an evening of film, dialogue, and dreaming Saturday, January 25, 7:30 PM | Free, all [...]

    SOMArts presents Artist As Witness, an evening of film, dialogue, and dreaming
  • SOMArts’ Día de Los Muertos exhibition Bearing Witness is an “expression of solidarity, love, and justice” for Palestine

    SOMArts’ Día de Los Muertos exhibition Bearing Witness is an “expression of solidarity, love, and justice” for Palestine

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dara Katrina Del Rosario Communications Director [email protected] SOMArts’ Día de Los Muertos exhibition Bearing Witness is an “expression of solidarity, love, and justice” for Palestine Curated by Rio Yañez and Bridgètt Rex Opening Reception Friday, October 11, 6–9 PM PST On view October 12–November 8, 2024 [...]

  • 2024 Murphy & Cadogan Contemporary Art Awards Exhibition celebrates 15 emerging artists shaping the future of Bay Area arts

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dara Katrina Del Rosario Communications Director [email protected] 2024 Murphy & Cadogan Contemporary Art Awards Exhibition celebrates 15 emerging artists shaping the future of Bay Area arts On view November 2–December 6, 2024 Opening Reception, November 1, 6–9 PM PST September 3, 2024, San Francisco, [...]

    2024 Murphy & Cadogan Contemporary Art Awards Exhibition celebrates 15 emerging artists shaping the future of Bay Area arts
  • “A Soft Place to Land” defiantly centers Joy amidst politically charged election season

    “A Soft Place to Land” defiantly centers Joy amidst politically charged election season

    June 20, 2024

  • HOMIES & HOMOS: SOMArts Dance Party Fundraiser raises crucial funds for the René Yañez Legacy Fund

    HOMIES & HOMOS: SOMArts Dance Party Fundraiser raises crucial funds for the René Yañez Legacy Fund

    April 2, 2024

  • 2024 Brand Update: Unveiling a Vibrant Future with a Bold Logo and Updated Website

    2024 Brand Update: Unveiling a Vibrant Future with a Bold Logo and Updated Website

    January 1, 2024

  • Colombian American artist Paola de la Calle’s debut solo exhibition examines power and memory

    Colombian American artist Paola de la Calle’s debut solo exhibition examines power and memory

    June 5, 2023

  • Press Release: SOMArts’ Muni Raised Me showcases the brilliance and creativity of San Francisco’s working-class

    Press Release: SOMArts’ Muni Raised Me showcases the brilliance and creativity of San Francisco’s working-class

    January 26, 2023

  • Creating a new brand identity

    Creating a new brand identity

    January 1, 2023

  • Press Release: The Indigo Project Unravels the Stories and Contributions of the African Diaspora through Indigo, Cotton, and Denim

    Press Release: The Indigo Project Unravels the Stories and Contributions of the African Diaspora through Indigo, Cotton, and Denim

    November 15, 2022

  • Press Release: To Love and Be Loved in Return: Día de Los Muertos 2022 honors the lessons we’ve learned from the dead

    Press Release: To Love and Be Loved in Return: Día de Los Muertos 2022 honors the lessons we’ve learned from the dead

    September 13, 2022

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