Curator Picks

Ruby Ibarra Rapper, Spoken Word Artist, and Director Ruby Ibarra is a rapper, spoken word artist, and director from the Bay Area, CA who has toured across the United States and the Philippines, including universities, empowerment conferences, music venues, and spaces such as – the National Mall in DC, the Getty Center, and The Ford. Ruby has been featured on notable publications such as NPR, Huffington Post, Paper Mag, Vogue Philippines, CNN Philippines, XXL Magazine, the Today show, T Magazine, NY Times, LA Times, and the SF Chronicle. On May 2025, Ruby was declared the winner of NPR’s 2025 Tiny…

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.

Beloved bestie of the Golden State Valkyries

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 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.

Born and raised in San Francisco, Anthony Presents has made a name for himself in the SF Bay Area as an event producer, music presenter, and a collaborator with community nonprofits.

D’Arcy Drollinger is an actor, writer, director, choreographer, producer & entrepreneur. D’Arcy is the owner and artistic director of OASIS, voted SF’s best nightclub/ cabaret.

Born in Palo Alto, California, Jasmine Jimison trained with Kristine Elliott and at Bay Area Dance School and Menlo Park Academy of Dance before joining SF Ballet School. She was named an SF Ballet apprentice in 2018 and joined the corps de ballet in 2019. She was promoted to soloist in 2021 and principal dancer in 2024.

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