Curated by the City
Each month we hand the mic to artists, organizers, and locals in the know. Explore the live events and venues they’re excited about.
Jessica Silverman
San Francisco Art Week, January 17–25, 2026, brings the Bay Area’s art ecosystem fully alive around FOG Design+Art. My picks focus on live performances and gatherings—the moments that extend art beyond the gallery walls and reward being in the room.
The rest of my January selections highlight live work that’s worth catching throughout the month. For those navigating Art Week with intention, sfartweek.com offers the full program, schedule, and map, plus Shop Dine SF’s guidance on where to eat, drink, and gather along the way.
Violet the Raven
Beloved bestie of the Golden State Valkyries
Dave Eggers
Dave Eggers is the author of many books, among them The Eyes and the Impossible, The Circle, The Monk of Mokha, Heroes of the Frontier, A Hologram for the King, and What Is the What. He is the founder of McSweeney’s, an independent publishing company, and co-founder of 826 Valencia, a youth writing center that has inspired over 70 similar organizations worldwide. Eggers is winner of the American Book Award, the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award for Education, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, the TED Prize, and has been a finalist for the National Book Award, the Pulitzer Prize, and the…
Zac Posen
Zac Posen is the Executive Vice President, Creative Director of Gap Inc.
and Chief Creative Officer of Old Navy. As Creative Director of Gap Inc.,
Zac serves as a cultural curator and creative partner to CEO Richard
Dickson, and as Chief Creative Officer of Old Navy, he leads design,
merchandising and marketing for the second largest apparel brand in the
US., and Gap Inc.’s largest brand.