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925 Mission (at Fifth St.) San Francisco, CA 94103

415-626-2787

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Best Indie Arts Space
Award Winner 2007

Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm

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“Broadside Attractions/Vanquished Terrains”

Every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat. from April 11 until May 26

“Broadsides” were feather-thin sheets of paper printed on one side and plastered to walls. For 350 years they were the Western world’s premium form...

2007 | Best Indie Arts Space

It's not true that all multidisciplinary arts spaces are dilettantish -- but experience has proven the stereotype generally irrefutable. Luckily, the exception is Intersection for the Arts. The city's oldest alternative arts space (42 years, to be exact), Intersection is unsurprisingly the stalwart among its struggling nonprofit brethren. Its sustained reputation for cutting-edge programs with a populist tinge has to do with the fact that there's no real repertory -- everything... More »
2003 | Best (and Oldest) Independent Arts Space

In its 38 years of existence, Intersection for the Arts has established itself as a local powerhouse, showcasing some of the most visionary, provocative art and performance in the city. In its cozy 70-seat theater and spacious gallery, the organization features a calendar with an eclectic mix of live music, lectures, theater, readings, and visual art, from the likes of Alice Walker, bell hooks, the Marcus Shelby Orchestra, and numerous other boundary-pushing artists. Intersection has also... More »

Lies and the Literary Liars Who Tell Them -- A Live Version of Balderdash

By Silke Tudor | Tue, March 20, 2012

For word-lovers there can be no greater bluffing game than Balderdash. Originally a Victorian parlor game known as the Game of Dictionary, the rules are little changed: Competitors submit their own de... More »
Literary Lies

By Silke Tudor | Wed, March 14, 2012

For word-lovers there can be no greater bluffing game than Balderdash. Originally a Victorian parlor game known as the Game of Dictionary, the rules are little changed: Competitors submit their own definition of an obscure word and accumulate poin... More »
Redefining the Grid

By Jonathan Curiel | Wed, October 19, 2011

Thanks to advances in technology (hello Google), the definition of "map" has evolved oh so radically in the past decade. Not surprisingly, visual artists are utilizing these high-tech tools to reconfigure cartography, and the result -- at least in... More »
"Chico & Chang": Exhibit Shows the Swirl of Asian and Latino Culture

By Jonathan Curiel | Wed, July 20, 2011

Two years in the making, this exhibit accomplishes what it set out to do: to showcase the multifaceted art being made in California from an often-overlapping Asian and Latino perspective. Even in a state that has long enjoyed strong (and growing s... More »
Intersection for the Arts' New Exhibit "Chico and Chang"

By Tara Jepsen | Thu, June 9, 2011

You don't have to sell any Californians on the abundance of Asian and Latino cultural influences in the visual landscape -- and San Francisco is particularly rich like that. Of course, the influence ... More »
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Intersection for the Arts

925 Mission (at Fifth St.) San Francisco, CA 94103

415-626-2787

Description

Every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat. from April 11 until May 26

2007 | Best Indie Arts Space

2003 | Best (and Oldest) Independent Arts Space

By Silke Tudor | Tue, March 20, 2012

By Silke Tudor | Wed, March 14, 2012

By Jonathan Curiel | Wed, October 19, 2011

By Jonathan Curiel | Wed, July 20, 2011

By Tara Jepsen | Thu, June 9, 2011