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 media@somarts.org
SOMArts Cultural Center and the San Francisco Foundation Announce the 2026 Murphy and Cadogan Contemporary Art Awards Exhibition
2025 Murphy & Cadogan opening reception; Photo courtesy of Claire S Burke. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETim Etheridgemedia@somarts.org415.786.1377 SOMArts Cultural Center and the San Francisco Foundation Announce the 2026 Murphy and Cadogan Contemporary Art Awards ExhibitionOn view Saturday, October 17, 2026-Sunday, November 15, 2026Opening Night Reception and Awards Ceremony on Friday, [...]
SOMArts Hosts “Artists Live Here: Community Convening” to Mobilize San Francisco Creatives
Artists Live Here February convening, photo courtesy of Beth LaBerge FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 7, 2026 MEDIA CONTACTTim EtheridgePublic Relations Consultanttim@etheridgepr.com SOMArts Hosts “Artists Live Here: Community Convening”to Mobilize San Francisco Creatives SAN FRANCISCO, CA–On Friday, April 17, 2026, from 5–8 PM, SOMArts [...]
Through Reimagined Memories and Creation Stories, SOMArts Unveils Cece Carpio’s First Solo Exhibition, “Tabi Tabi Po: Come Out with the Spirits! You Are Welcome Here”
Cece Carpio, Anagolay, Acrylic on canvas, 2019. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dara Katrina Del Rosario Communications Director media@somarts.org Through Reimagined Memories and Creation Stories, SOMArts Unveils Cece Carpio’s First Solo Exhibition, “Tabi Tabi Po: Come Out with The Spirits! You Are Welcome Here”Opening reception held Thursday, January [...]
SOMArts Hosts The Luminesce Ball: An Evening of Fashion, Runway, and Vogue A celebration of the Bay Area’s House and Ballroom Community
Photo by Randy Lucina; Voguer in the photo: Icon Meeka Alpha-Omega at 2024 Lover’s Revenge Ball FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dara Katrina Del Rosario Communications Director media@somarts.org SOMArts Hosts The Luminesce Ball: An Evening of Fashion, Runway, and Vogue A celebration of the Bay Area’s House and Ballroom [...]
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
September 13, 2022
Ramp Gallery interview with Jason Villegas
August 9, 2022
Press Release: SOMArts and SFF present 2022 Murphy and Cadogan Contemporary Art Awards Exhibition
August 8, 2022
Press Release: SOMArts announces 2022–2023 Curatorial Residents
July 20, 2022
Press Release: HORIZON/you hold my shape: Solo exhibition by yétúndé ọlágbajú
June 29, 2022
Press Release: SOMArts Cultural Center to Receive Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts as part of the American Rescue Plan
January 28, 2022
Press Release: As I Live and Breathe: Angela Hennessy solo exhibition
January 24, 2022
