Thursday, July 9, 2026

Emily Wilson

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.

‘What might the world look like?’: Displaying the breadth of Faith Ringgold’s art and life

Curator Janna Keegan speaks about the 91-year-old artist-activist's breathtaking retrospective at the de Young.

Scream something: BAMPFA projects women’s rage in ‘Outcry’

Photographer Whitney Bradshaw's series captures a range of bellows against the patriarchy.

‘Lear’ comes to the Fillmore: A Bay take on Shakespeare’s great tragedy

Cal Shakes' new production centers Blackness, and features live accompaniment by jazz favorite Marcus Shelby.

All aboard the TNT Traysikel for some karaoke, Filipino street-style

One of the city's favorite mobile interactive sculptures is at the Asian Art Museum—and you can sing along.

Celebrating the lyrical work of artist Walter Kresnik in lilting ‘SONG’

A group show at Creativity Explored brings out the musicality in its collective's striking flights of expression

‘I had a visceral response’: Bay Area Playwrights Festival boosts diverse voices

From 'A Jumping-Off Point' to 'An Arab Spring,' 45th annual fest brings five new plays to Potrero Stage

‘Good Medicine’ brings on the Native American laughs

'It's so rare for this to happen': The Bay Area's only comedy show of its kind comes to the Cal Shakes Theater

David Johnson’s exhilarating photographs capture transformative decades in SF

'That was my goal to do that, and it happened. God was reading my mind,' says the 95-year-old, with a 1945-1965 show at City Hall

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

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