Emily Wilson

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Emily Wilson lives in San Francisco. She has written for different outlets, including Smithsonian.com, The Daily Beast, Hyperallergic, Women’s Media Center, The Observer, Alta Journal, The San Francisco Chronicle, California Magazine, UC Santa Cruz Magazine, and SF Weekly. For many years, she taught adults getting their high school diplomas at City College of San Francisco. She hosts the short biweekly podcast Art Is Awesome.

Art

This community-minded Bay platform is giving Black creatives tools to thrive

June 15, 2022

Artist as First Responder links food justice emcees and performance artists to much-needed community—plus health benefits, hello.

Onstage

Romeo’s a woman and Shakespeare’s en español: New version of Bard takes Cal Shakes

June 9, 2022

Cast and crew revel in immediacy 'Romeo y Juliet' finds with younger audiences.

Art

Neon pop, watercolor superstars: Kelly Inouye’s ‘MTV Generation’ paints a cultural moment

May 27, 2022

Gender fluidity, sexual politics, racial struggle, media power are encapsulated in the artist's gorgeous works. Plus, Boy George!

Music

Soprano Julia Bullock finds ‘History’s Persistent Voice’ in records of formerly enslaved

May 16, 2022

At SF Symphony, the singer performs a collection of historical words set to new music by Black women composers

Lit

Nursing poems while fighting police terror: Asantewaa Boykin’s ‘Love, Lyric, and Liberation’

May 4, 2022

The Oakland-Sacramento writer, activist, and emergency room nurse debuts a collection of urgent, 'hungry' poems.

Onstage

For Rinabeth Apostol, acting meets activism in acclaimed ‘Fun Home’

April 26, 2022

A star of the 42nd Street Moon production delves into its essential representation, as a queer Filipina-American.

Lit

Local conference looks to shake up publishing, with a focus on access and equity

April 18, 2022

Publishers Professional Network gathering celebrates vibrancy of the book business while invoking a better future

Lit

Fighting dystopia with essential voices: ‘Black Literature vs. The Climate Emergency’

April 2, 2022

Aya de León brings together writers and activists for a lively online conference that focuses on the possible and combats invisibility

Art

‘Oh, I love that place!’: SCRAP brings sustainable marvels to Randall Museum

March 31, 2022

Fundraiser and gallery show 'ReImagine' features an 'Aladdin's Cave' of recycled wonders from 29 artists.

Art

‘We knew we would bring the art’: Expo sounds alarm to reunite separated families

March 24, 2022

Galería de la Raza, YBCA, and other community organizations team up on compelling "Pedagogy of Hope"