Galleries and Museums
Artist Profiles & Reviews: Arts (Performance & Visual), Gallery Exhibits, & Festivals
Powerful New Exhibit Explores SF’s ‘90s Defiant, Vibrant Lesbian Scene
Chloe Sherman’s New Photo Exhibit Revives San Francisco’s Vibrant Lesbian Scene In The ‘90s by Heather Cassell, originally published by the Bay Area Reporter San Francisco has always been a place where people are free to explore and find themselves. The ‘90s was no exception, yet it was exceptional as queer fine art photographer Chloe […]
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Black Panther Women’s Pride, Power, And Joy Celebrated In West Oakland
Three Women’s Response to 2020’s Racial Reckoning Is Spreading Black Joy and Pride by Celebrating The Women of The Black Panther Party In A Mural and The Party in A Museum. by Heather Cassell Black joy and pride radiate out from the two-story house on the corner of Center Street and Dr. Huey P. Newton […]
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This Is What It Is Like Being A Queer Asian Feminist
Chinese Cultural Center’s “WOMEN我們: From Her to Here” Gives Viewers A Revealing Look Inside Queer Asian Feminists’ Daring, Defiant, And Vulnerable Experience by Heather Cassell Growing up in San Francisco, home to the United States’ largest historic Chinatown, and a multitude of Asian nationalities, I quickly learned negotiating queerness was a tricky subject among my […]
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Women Service Members Get One More Honor
A New Monument and Museum honoring Women Veterans Will Be More Than A Museum, It Will Be A Sanctuary For Women Serving In The Military And Veterans by Heather Cassell Women in the military and veterans will soon have another place that honors their service to the United States at the Monument and Museum to […]
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Powerful Exhibit Captures The Spirit Of A Woman and A Movement’s Outrage
The Breonna Taylor exhibit at the Speed Museum in Louisville, Kentucky memorializes the woman and the racial reckoning of America.
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Out Of The Obscurity Of History
Vienna Takes Women Artists Lost For Generations Out Of The Obscurity Of History by Heather Cassell Anytime I stumble into a room filled with inspired women I’m delighted. That’s just what happened on a spring day recently when I set out to explore Vienna’s Belvedere and Leopold museums. Unbeknownst to me, I was about to […]
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The Museum Of Pizza Serves A Small Slice Of Pizza Glory
The Museum Of Pizza Is A Marketing Success For A Small New York Pizzeria And Pizza Artists, But A Small Slice Of Insight Into America’s Favorite Pie by Heather Cassell Attendees gobbled up the latest food pop-up “museum,” The Museum of Pizza hit New York last week with hundreds of people flowing through the interactive […]
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Pretty In Pink: The Power Of Pink Explored
The History Of Pink Exhibit At The Museum At The Fashion Institute of Technology In New York by Heather Cassell Pink isn’t what you think it is. It’s not just the rock star Pink’s stage name or Janelle Monae’s vagina pants in her song “Pynk.” It isn’t just the pale blush color of the Ralph […]
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A World Built Out Of Candy Comes To Life In San Francisco
“Candy was always my love. Almost a decade ago I started playing with candy—styling it; making it beautiful; doing events,” said Jackie, recalling her childhood obsession with Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, to Moneyish. “We started pursuing candy art, whether it was jewelry or chotskies. I said, ‘I can make art out of this.’”
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A Sugar High Wrapped Up In Sticky Pink
The Museum Of Ice Cream Offers A Lot Of Sugary Instagramable Shots, But Not Much Substance by Heather Cassell I don’t know what I really expected out of a museum about ice cream. If I was more imaginative like my friend, Girl Roamer Emily, I would have dressed more appropriately for our day at the […]
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Portland: The Story Of A Rose And A City
The story of how Portland became the City of Roses is an exciting one and a sad one all at the same time.
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History’s Powerful Spotlight Shown On Portland’s Civil Rights Years
A Powerful Small Exhibit Tells the Story of the Impact of Portland’s Black Power Movement by Heather Cassell The Civil Rights Movement touched nearly every corner of the United States during mid-century America: Portland, Oregon was no exception. The Rose City’s small Black community, nearly 800 households strong at the time, raged against the establishment […]
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