The vision of the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles is to preserve, celebrate, and promote knowledge about quilts and textiles, their creation, their beauty, and their relationship to human culture and expression. Director Camille Ann Brewer takes us on a tour for a closer look. For more informat...

San Francisco photographer and author Josie Iselin helps audiences look at seaweed in a whole new light. Her art focusing on kelp and other marine algae puts her at the forefront of ocean activism. She educates the public and works with scientists and environmental groups who seek to preserve the ke...

Lucy Liew paints vibrant compositions of California flora and fauna because she is inspired by the beauty in nature that is often overlooked. Through her work she attempts to evoke a sense of intimacy and childlike wonder featuring close-up detail. Wildflowers are a powerful inspiration, she says, b...

Warning: some graphic content. The "Waging Peace in Vietnam" exhibit is at the War Memorial Veterans Building in San Francisco through August 14, 2022. It shows how the GI movement unfolded, from the numerous anti-war coffeehouses springing up outside military bases, to the hundreds of GI newspapers...

The mission of Los Altos Youth Theatre is to provide an opportunity for young artists to collaborate with professional artists in rehearsing both plays and musicals. Education Director Gary Ferguson is passionate about taking things a step further and embraces diversity as a core objective. The popu...

Ensamble Folclórico Colibrí is a Mexican folklore dance group with a mission to promote the pride of identifying as an LGBTQ+ Latinx through the art of Mexican Folklórico dance. "Connect the Bay" attends some lively and colorful performances to share an inspiring message of pride and inclusion. Lear...