Our online application for BRAF’s 2011 Grants is now live and will close on Saturday (yes, Saturday!) January 15, 2011, at 5:00 pm, sharp! About our grants: We fund highly interactive, community-driven works of art. We fund art that is accessible to the public, civic in scope and prompts the viewer to act. We like art that can be experienced…Keep reading >>

People and Art #129Originally uploaded by andertho This is the last weekend of the Leo Villareal show at the San Jose Museum of Art. We will be there, Will You?

As the year comes to a close, the Black Rock Arts Foundation was pleased to be included with the Raygun Gothic Rocketship in the San Francisco Chronicle’s Datebook piece on “Positive Changes around San Francisco and it’s Environs in 2010”. 2010 saw many great achievements for BRAF that you can read about here in our blog and at The Black…Keep reading >>

the Artumnal 2Originally uploaded by john curley John Curley’s fabulous shot of the Artumnal! It was a fabulous evening and isn’t this a fabulous photo!

Fly Me to the MoonOriginally uploaded by Jill Clardy Another great photo of the Raygun Gothic Rocketship on the Embarcadero in San Francisco.

kinetik korrosionOriginally uploaded by japanesejack You should stop by and see her in all her magnificence on Patricia’s Green in San Francisco.

The Bentley Reserve for the Artumnal GatheringOriginally uploaded by mr. nightshade The Fabulous Mr. Nightshade shares his Artumnal photos! http://www.flickr.com/photos/carnivillain/sets/72157625448816692/

Ed Jay got some great shots of the Artumnal performers Ed Jay Photography Michael Olsen/Zork Magazine took a lot of fun photos. It looks like his friends were having a great time too. Thanks to all the volunteers and performers and models and designers and photographers and DJs and the Artumnal team and the huge staff it takes to put…Keep reading >>

Randal Smith aka furtoghrapher spent the evening taking fabulous portraits of many of us. As you can tell my crew from the Mansonian Institute loved having their photo taken together. I hope you had as much fun as we did!

Gateway of Wishes (built by Flux Foundation) welcomed visitors to the 4th Annual BRAF Artumnal. Christopher and Amber-Marie Bently graciously donated the Bently Reserve for the evening’s festivities, as well as a bunch of auction items. Nice work kids! The party didn’t end until after 3 a.m. I was there 8 hours and it felt like 3. Great time! After…Keep reading >>

This is going to be a truly AMAZING Artumnal Gathering and do NOT miss event. Seriously! New art by the 2010 Temple crew, incredible performances starting right at opening time and going all night. These range from a globally acclaimed whirling dervish to brassy dance beats and electro-swing to laser harpist and ragtime band to seriously rockin’ theme camp dance…Keep reading >>

The Raygun Gothic RocketshipOriginally uploaded by davidyuweb After the rain…