237 - WPA Murals

This week we chat about some WPA murals in San Francisco! We wish a happy birthday to Max, talk about llamas, and move couches around.

Most of the music in this episode is by No Vacation

Where to donate PPE
FoundSF
SFAI Faculty Townhall (email us)
SFAI Board of Trustees

Helen Forbes and Dorothy Puccinelli 

Part of Sargent Johnson's huge mosaic at the Maritime Museum

236 - Staying Home

We got some listener feedback this week! We field your questions about etiquette, eggs, and this new fucked up world we're living in. Please take care of each other, but also stay away from each other, and stay mad at our fucked up government that didn't test people fast enough. Kate clearly doesn't know what a snow leopard is.

All the music in this episode is by the Monophonics

Support Kirk Stoller's Recovery From Brain Surgery
CPT Resource Spreadhseets
Bay Area Senior/Disability/Worker Mutual Aid Form
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Support Bay Area #TogetherAlone
SF United in Crisis
SWARM hardship fund for sex workers in crisis
St. James Infirmary - resources for sex workers of all genders
List of Arts Resources During the COVID-19 Outbreak (from Creative Capital)
Emergency Funds for Freelancers, Creatives Losing Income During Coronavirus
COVID-19 Resources for the Artist Organization Field
COVID-19 Freelance Artist Resources

Bay Area Rallies to Ensure Seniors Don't Go Hungry During Coronavirus Pandemic (KQED)
8 Calming Livecams of Kittens, Penguins, Jellyfish and More (KQED)
Dunktown Podcast

Mutual aid is when people get together to meet each other’s basic survival needs with a shared understanding that the systems we live under are not going to meet our needs and we can do it together RIGHT NOW!

235 - Roni

Dear listeners, please take this virus seriously. Even if you're very healthy and think you won't be adversely affected by it- being reckless could spread it to someone who is more at risk. Take care of yourself and your neighbors.

Most of the music in this episode is by KOOL A.D.

Johns Hopkins COVID-19 page
Mindfulness Coach
Shahid Buttar for Congress

Get those mitts clean!

Quarantine!

No new episode this week, because we're in isolation!

Take precautions!

• Wash your hands
• Don't touch your face
• Stay away from Kate's mom- I don't want her to get sick!

See you next week!

234 - Grease

This week we accidentally talk about the movie musical, Grease three times. We also discuss 500 Capp Street's reopening, LACMA, Xandra Ibarra getting censored in Texas, and we make a bet for $10. Please call us and tell us what you want.

Most of the music in this episode is by Sun Hop Fat

Movement Voter Project
Xandra Ibarra, Spictacle II: La Tortillera, 2014
Uffizi scientific committee resigns in dispute over Raphael loan
Earth’s new ‘mini-moon’ is leaving soon. But it’ll be back.

Mini Moon!

233 - Puzzling

This week we shoot the shit about an event at the Herbst Theater, we dissect the last dem debate, and Kate finally gives the answer to the trivia question from about nine million episodes ago. We also have guests Karla and Freddy tell us about local political scandals in San Francisco.

The music in this episode is by quest?onmarc

More info about voter registration: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/
Shoutout to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library in San Jose where this episode was edited.

Life is a mystery!

232 - March 2020 Voter Guide

This week we give our endorsements in the upcoming elections in Oakland and San Francisco! Text us if you're confused. Call 311 if you need to know where to vote. Get your friends to vote!

Most of the music in this episode is by CAPE

Indivisible Guide to Registering to Vote
Join the DSA USA!
SF League of Pissed off Voters
SF Tenants Union Endorsements
SF Berniecrats Endorsements
Alameda County Green Party Voter guide
Official Election Site of Alameda County

Vote early, vote often!

231 - In Public (with Zoë Taleporos)

This week we have a traveling chat with Zoë Taleporos, project manager at the San Francisco Arts Commission and independent curator. We do a little tour of all the public art at the Hyatt hotel, which is connected to the San Francisco International Airport. You can go there and hang out any time you want!

The music in this episode (that isn't part of the hotel) is by No Vacation

Premiere Jr.
Look! Up in the sky! It’s public art—with Premiere Jr. from 48 Hills
San Francisco Arts Commission

Continental Breakfast!

230 - Joan5000 Lost Tape

This week Carrie Hott is helping Kate move. They find a mysterious cassette tape in Kate's closet.

Cheetah Legs

229 - Holy Shit Internet!

Kate got her fucking mind blown at the Prelinger Library! We learn about internet infrastructure, the power grid, sharks, and staring out the window.

Most of the music in this episode is by asonic garcia

Lacey Johnson
Prelinger Library
SDF Public Access UNIX System
10 Facts About the Internet's Undersea Cables
The Internet Cloud Has a Dirty Secret
Why data centres are the new frontier in the fight against climate change
350.org
moms4housing
Casemore Kirkeby
Nook Gallery
Richmond Bridge Bike Lane

Sharks are eco-terrorists!

228 - Index Cards

This week we have some listener feedback! Thank the goddesses! We also talk about moms4housing, the art fairs, and how everyone should have a fake press pass.

Almost all the music in this episode is by CAPE

Support Moms4Housing

Moms 4 Housing: Meet the Oakland Mothers Facing Eviction After Two Months Occupying Vacant House
#Moms4Housing: Meet the Mother & Daughter Armed Police Just Evicted from a Vacant House in Oakland
Zettelkasten
ACRE residency in Wisconsin
UpFront on KPFA
Tiny Splendor

Millions of index cards!

227 - Tanuki and Friends

Happy 2020! We're back on our regular schedule! This week we talk about the show up at the Wattis, BDSM masks at the Berkley Museum, the SECA show at SFMOMA, cat eyes, cartoon ducks, and East Bay representative Barbara Lee.

Almost all the music in this episode is by Sun Hop Fat

CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts
BAMPFA
In Praise of the Strangest Painting I’ve Ever Seen by Sarah Hotchkiss
2019 SECA Art Award
Jimi Hendrix - National Anthem
How to Read the Hierophant Card
Barbara Lee’s Long War on the War on Terror

This is a tanuki

Winter Break!

Hello, gentle listener! We are going on winter break. See you in 2020 for more rambles, bathroom reviews, hottt goss, and painting with cats!

Our holiday wish is for you to donate to RAICES (Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services) and the Coalition on Homelessness if you have some money to spare. 

Have a lovely end of December and email us your comments, questions and concerns while you're avoiding your loved ones! CongratulationsPineTree@gmail.com

RIP Thomas Kinkade

226 - Can't Talk About It

Maysoun tells us about what she saw on her trip to New York! She went to the newly remodeled MOMA, a Nathalie Djurberg show, and she walked by a long line for an infinity room. We also can't talk about a bunch of things and Kate tells a story from her semester teaching at SJSU.

All the music in this episode is by Introflirt

There are too many things we can't talk about!

225 - What's a curator? (with Elizabeth Thomas)

This week we go off with independent curator, Elizabeth Thomas. She helps us figure out what a curator is, how not to organize emails, Saddam Hussein's plates, and the state of Wisconsin. We also get into a short round of Like or Don't Like!

The music in this episode is by The Gonks

The Pew Charitable Trusts

Mural Arts Philadelphia 
RADIO SILENCE A soundscape of the Iraqi diaspora in Philadelphia

Alexandre Singh: A Gothic Tale

Fort Mason Center for Arts and Culture

POSTCOMMODITY: THE POINT OF FINAL COLLAPSE

Curators are many different things.

224 - Chicanery

This week we just chat about some odds and ends. In the middle of the show we go to a talk by Jennifer A. González then we come back and talk about it. It's a wild ride!

All the music in this episode is by Y La Bamba

Swing Left!
Jennifer A. González
Theresa Hak Kyung Cha: Avant Dictee
After Harlem Community Protests, Simone Leigh Withdraws Proposal for Central Park Sculpture

Silence your ice buckets!

223 - Public Art Bullshit

This week we talk about some public art institutions behaving badly!

The music in this episode is by Jay Som

Plans for Maya Angelou Monument in San Francisco Face Long Delay
Audio Archive: Arts Commission Visual Arts Committee
After Harlem Community Protests, Simone Leigh Withdraws Proposal for Central Park Sculpture
Following Layoffs, Former Employees Protest at Marciano Art Foundation, Demanding Reopening and Recognition of Union
SEIU 1021 SFAI Bargaining Survey 2019

Expand your mind beyond statuary! 

222 - 2019 Voter Guide

This week we give our endorsements for San Francisco's next election.

Election day is Tuesday, November 5th!

The music in this episode is by Pit Stains

San Francisco Department of Elections
Alameda County Official Elections Site
Chesa Boudin on Democracy Now!
SF supervisor candidate Dean Preston to ‘rogue’ landlords: ‘We should run you out of town’
Valie Brown Evictions
This remix of Ellen’s pathetic defense of George W. Bush is devastating
Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club

Vote and if you can't vote- tell other people to vote!

221 - Power Tulle (with Dana Hemenway)

This week we talk to artist, Dana Hemenway! We discuss growing up in Petaluma, being a punk kid, tutu material, art handling, and the sounds of electricity.

Most of the music in this episode is by Nineteen Eightyfour

Dana Hemenway
Eleanor Harwood Gallery
Camille Utterback
Tasmania
50 Best ASMR Youtube Videos That Tingle and Relax

This is a Tasmanian devil.

220 - Sunrise

This week Maysoun shares an account of going to the Indigenous Peoples Day Sunrise Gathering in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the occupation of Alcatraz. We also talk about gemstones and lighting.

The Continuous Thread: Celebrating Our Interwoven Histories, Identities and Contributions
SOMA Pilipinas Events
Litquake Schedule

G E M S

219 - The Best Restrooms

This week we accidentally explore the best restrooms of the Bay Area while we're trying to answer a listener question about YBCA's new open call for curatorial proposals.

All the music in this episode is by No Vacation

Need to pee? Just download this app. What could go wrong?
Oakland Museum of California announces $85 million improvement plan
Ear Hustle
Alternative Exposure
Oakland Stock
The Awesome Foundation

Look at the size of that plant!

218 - We're back again!

This week we're back on our regular schedule. We really mean it this time! We mainly talk about Morgan Bassichis, our new favorite of all time. We also talk about some shows, some babies, and some corrections.

All the music in this episode is by Morgan Bassichis

More Protest Songs by Morgan Bassichis

Shoutout to Elaine Stritch!

217 - Forensic Forms!

CORRECTION: NORWICH IS ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE UK! This week we catch up on all the stuff we didn't get a chance to chat about while we were on our summer break. We do a Forensic Forms™ segment where Maysoun describes an artwork and Kate tries to guess how it was made. There are a few television show references in this episode, so we're sorry if you're not tapped into pop culture and you don't understand what is going on. You can email us for explanations.

All the music in this episode is by XUXA SANTAMARIA (buy their new album!)

The Emma Goldman Papers
Eleanor Harwood Gallery
Casemore Kirkeby
Royal NoneSuch Gallery
Central Iowa DSA
Pittsburgh DSA
Episode where we talk about the meaning of art

This is a kitten heel.

216 - Think About Fish (with Anne Walsh Jr.)

Wow, listeners. We had a hell of a chat with artist, Anne Walsh. Kate was really on one. We talk about the afterlife, fan letters, studio visits, exchanging energy, and Leonora Carrington.

Most of the music in this episode is by Beyoncé

Hello Leonora, Soy Anne Walsh
Anne Walsh Jr.
The Hearing Trumpet

Aspiring crones unite!

215 - Pop Culture and Trauma (with Việt Lê)

This week we chat with artist and scholar, Việt Lê. He weighs in on the Bay vs. LA! We also chat about failure, K-pop, the Vietnamese diaspora, and empathy machines.

All the music in this episode is by Wizard Apprentice

 Việt Lê
The Queer Art of Failure
The Wonder Gays

The fog rolls in!

214 - Eye Pleasure (with Craig Calderwood)

This week we have a glorious conversation with artist, Craig Calderwood. We talk about Dance Moms, hand massages, integrity, becoming ambidextrous, Fresno, and video games.  Craig is in a show opening tonight (8/24) at Guerrero Gallery from 6-9! Up until September 21st! Go!

Most of the music in this episode is by Giraffage

Craig Calderwood
Dance Moms ASMR
The Fresno Art Museum

SMASH ULTIMATE!

213 - Miracles! (with Lindsey White)

This week we ponder comedy, magic, and sandwiches with Lindsey White. Lindsey is an artist and educator in San Francisco. We also do a musical number and Maysoun recovers from a cold.

Most of the music in this episode is by Jack Hertz

Lindsey White
Quarter of Oklahoma
Morgan Bassichis
Jo Firestone
American Museum of Magic

Abracadabra!

212 - Making Sponges (with Nancy Lim)

This week we talk to Nancy Lim! She is the assistant curator of painting and sculpture at SFMOMA. We chat about sponges, zoos, children's books, and so much more. Even though New York comes up in this interview we do not discuss pizza. So points to us for self control.

All the music in this episode is by the cubby creatures

Jess
di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art
Picasso and Lump
Arts + All Museums Salary Transparency

Not sea sponges, though.

211 - Pizza Wars (with Surabhi Saraf)

This week we talk to artist, Surabhi Saraf about the Center for Emotional Materiality and why Kate couldn't convince an AI that it was a dog. We also all take sides on which region has the best pizza. Turns out it's New York.

The music in this episode is by San Cha

Surabhi Saraf
Center for Emotional Materiality
Pizzeria Uno
Pizzeria Due
Root Division

Pizza time, baby!

210 - What a Week!

This week we talk about all the stuff going on at 500 Capp St. We also chat about Kate selling her non-existent soul to Facebook, the mural at George Washington High School, and a great meal Maysoun had at Cafe Ohlone. We also have a lovely call from a listener.

Most of the music in this episode is by Sleep It Off

Remembering Kevin Killian: Poet, Playwright and Artist Who ‘Gave Us Courage’
500 Capp Street Lays Off Head Curator, Creates Confusion About Future Exhibitions
The LAB's Kickstarter!
Cafe Ohlone

Check with your cosmologist about the weeks ahead!

209 - Punk Sports (with Astria Suparak)

This week we have an energetic chat with independent curator, Astria Suparak! We talk about the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Yes Men, Riot Grrrl, and splendid small museums. Kate tries to convince the listeners to move to Pennsylvania again. Stay cool out there, listeners!

All the music in this episode is by Horrible/Adorable 

Astria Suparak
INCITE Journal of Experimental Media: SPORTS
Arts + All Museums Salary Transparency

Riot Grrrl Map
The Yes Men
L.J. Roberts

Go, team, go!

208 - Capricorn (with Cece Carpio)

This week we have a rollicking chat with artist, Cece Carpio. We talk about painting at night, being a powerhouse, and finding love in the stars. We also talked for about 25 minutes about Game of Thrones, but I cut it. You're welcome.

All the music in this episode is by Tycho

Cece Carpio

Trust Your Struggle 

Keep it earthy.

207 - Bones to Pick

This week we're talking about artistic inspiration, egg timers, the 2020 presidential election, and the VA's mindfulness app. Plus Kate goes off about how Cobb's Comedy Club is a major rip off! She doesn't care who knows it!

Almost all the music in this episode is by BLAUS

Mindfulness Coach
SwingLeft
What The Potential 2020 Candidates Are Doing And Saying, Vol. 18 from 538
The Gerrymandering Project
2020 ELECTIONS from Politico
THE LEGENDARY PUNCH LINE COMEDY CLUB IS CLOSING

BONES!

206 - Clay Bully!

Dreams are coming true! We have more listener feedback this week! We decide what to do about a bully at the ceramics studio. We also try to help an introvert figure out how to make friends in the Bay Area art scene. Please let us know if you have better advice than what we came up with.

All the music in this episode is by Judy and the Jerks

Keep writing in!

205 - Summer Plans

This week we talk about our plans for this summer! We also give some recommendations for toddler-friendly art shows and some more artist dating advice.

I need everyone to know that I (Kate) had a dream last night that I was driving Hito Steyerl around Oakland. It was great! Best dream ever!

All the music in this episode is by Thao & The Get Down Stay Down

Brad Troemel
Arts Funder Under Fire for Evicting Family Next to David Ireland House

Let the good times roll!

204 - Spring Love Advice

It's time for us to give terrible art love advice to listeners! We're not doctor Ruth, but we do have a podcast. We talk about pretending to be poly, dating apps, ghosting people in the art scene, and the one time Kate went on a date with a man.

All the music in this episode is by Sleater-Kinney

The Pacific Center

California Institute of Integral Studies

Women's Therapy Center

Love is in the air!

203 - Bluets (with Marcela Pardo Ariza)

This week we talk to one of our favorite artists, Marcela Pardo Ariza. We chat about the midwest, changing the bro-esque world of art handling, and doing your homework on Bart. We also have some very exciting listener feedback and Kate talks about her experience with the wacky world of kids' YouTube.

Thank you so much to donors, William Koone and Jim Prosser!!!

All the music in this episode is by Introflirt

Marcela Pardo Ariza
WOMXN* ART HANDLERS

We're keeping it on the level this week!

202 - No, Charles!

This week we have a good old fashioned chit chat. We've got some hot goss about Charles at the Chronicle. We also talk about Kate's most recent gaffes and embarrassments.

All the music in this episode is by BLAUS

BONANZA
The Growlery
Once at Present
Cloaca Project
Kunstcapades (shoutout to Jimmy Twoshirts)
Gary Garrels
Southern Exposure
Johansson Projects
Et al
David Bayus
Reuben Lorch-Miller

CHARLES IS NOT IN CHARGE!

201 - Yellow (with Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo)

This week we have a lovely chat with artist, Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo! We talk about having a singular vision, the color yellow, and who takes out the garbage at CTRL+SHFT. We also make our official CPT democratic primary endorsement!

The song in this episode is by The Innocence Mission

Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo
Bernie 2020

Yellow is everything.

200 - Out in Public

For our TWO HUNDREDTH EPISODE we hit the streets and interview people in front of Cupid's Span, the big bow and arrow sculpture on the Embarcadero. We also chat with some folks visiting SFMOMA on family free day. Even a friendly seagull makes an appearance! Thank you all for being with us for these tender 200 episodes. We love you.

Almost all the music in this episode is by Earthbound

Tracy Chapman
Left at London (who salutes the lesbian flag)
The LAB
Aggregate Space
Biking in the rain

Seagulls love to chat.

From the Archive: Ethicstravaganza!

This week we reflect on our one year anniversary episode all the way from 2015! Some familiar voices call in and help us sort out the art world's code of ethics!

Our 200th episode will be coming at you next week.

This is a cat pawing at a sliding glass door.

From the Archive: The Treasure Room!

This week we're taking a trip down memory lane to remember the first time we went to the International Art Museum of America!

This episode first aired on December 22nd, 2014.

Save the lab! (Sign this petition!)

Take a little trip down memory lane!

199 - Unseen Forces (with Claudia La Rocco)

This week we chat with writer and editor-in-chief of Open Space, Claudia La Rocco. We discuss Bay Area art criticism, the greatest hike in Maine, and performance art tropes. Claudia also shares some great writing advice for beginners.

All the music in this episode is by WIZARD APPRENTICE

Open Space
Abolish the Tiki Bar by Sarah Burke
Sonnet
Pantoum
Haiku
Sestina
Limerick
Villanelle
Aubade

Special thanks to Nancy!

It's Maine!

198 - Free for All (with Maria Jenson)

This week we have a rollicking chat with Maria Jenson, the executive director of SOMArts. We chat about transitioning from working at a major museum to a community-based arts organization. We also talk about Greek theater, scooter riders, and raves.

All the music in this episode is by Idris Ackamoor and the Pyramids

SOMArts
Augusto Boal

SOMArts has it all.

197 - Prop E Money

This week Shannon joins us to explain what's going on with Proposition E and where all that tax money is going to go. We also do some shoutouts and talk about a badass scale model.

All the music in this episode is by Cubby Creatures

Volunteer for Southern Exposure's auction!
Take Part - the scale model of San Francisco project!

We are crunching the numbers!

196 - Peaches (with Cathy Lu)

This week we get waist deep in clay and fruit juice with artist, Cathy Lu. Plus, Maysoun is back! We talk papaya, guava, blood, Florida, lung safety, and hand care. Who could ask for anything more!?

All the music in this episode is by Dogon Lights

Cathy Lu
Johansson Projects
Recology
SFAC Prequalified Pool (Deadline: 3/7)
Silicosis

Obscene!

195 - Air! (with Amy Balkin)

This week Kate chats with artist, Amy Balkin. Amy has been grappling with climate change for over a decade. Kate asks her to weigh in on disasters, the dairy industry, existential crises, and Ed Begley Junior.

All the music in this episode is by San Cha

Amy Balkin
GREENACTION
SMOG INDEX
Andres Chang
The Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment
Against the Anthropocene: Visual Culture and Environment Today
The Natural History Museum
Platform
Climate: A Very Short Introduction
Global Warming: A Very Short Introduction
RAF / Reduce Art Flights
Gustav Metzger: a true art revolutionary and a wonderful human being
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Tickets for the Cliterary Salon!

WE GOTTA SORT THIS SHIT OUT, PEOPLE!

194 - Salt Lamps (with Sarah Thibault)

This week artist and arts organizer, Sarah Thibault guest hosts while Maysoun is doing a covert international mission. We do some real shop talk about painting and Minnesota politics! Also Sarah helps Kate discover her geographic astrological zones.

All the music in this episode is by Toro y Moi

Sarah Thibault
David Lasley
The Painting Salon
New American Paintings
Astro.com
ArtistsTravel.space
Why So Many Icelanders Still Believe in Invisible Elves

Take the survey to figure out arts funding in SF!

Don't lick them!?

193 - First Ramble of 2019

Research assistant Katy Kondo joins us this week while Maysoun is engaged in spy work somewhere outside of the United States. We will share some delightful upcoming events with you!

All the music in this episode is by Ma Crow and the Lady Slippers

Take the poll for SF arts funding!!! https://sf.arts-impact.com/poll
Tell your friends!

Shoutout to radio stations WOSU!