Arts

Digital Art and Unease: Exploring Decay, Nature and Extraction in Contemporary Installations

Before autonomous vehicles were carrying passengers, they whirred around town mapping our cities. Along with fleets of sleek EVs, the street sounds outside subtly started to change. The new arrivals didn’t drown out the cacophonous grinding of gears, emergency sirens and the explosive pops from exhaust pipes. But the...

PowerHouse San Jose Creates a Creative Haven for...

10,000 Memories of Partition

Kota Ezawa Screens “National Anthem” at de Saisset...

New Ballet, contemporary dance

Silicon Valley Winter Arts 2026

Jan 28, 2026

Whether it’s cold and rainy—or feeling like spring—there’s no reason to hibernate during a California winter. Years ago people...

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Anoushka Mirchandani’s “My Body Was a River Once” at ICA

Anoushka Mirchandani at ICA San José

Jan 28, 2026

At the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) San José, archival stories from the Partition of India inspire paintings. Water...

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Peaches Christ and the History of Drag

Peaches Christ and the History of Drag

Jan 14, 2026

Contrary to what the younger generation might think, RuPaul’s Drag Race didn't invent drag. The art form is so...

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Closeup of artwork with drawing utensils

Morgan Hill Locals Drawn Together by Zentangle Classes

Nov 26, 2025

Hailed by South Bay locals as an easy-to-learn, relaxing and fun activity, Zentangle® has taken the region by storm.

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Collage of images that evoke South Asian art forms with more abstract images as well

Shahzia Sikander Draws on Imagery of the Diaspora

Nov 12, 2025

This is the most comprehensive exhibition to date of renowned Pakistani American artist Shahzia Sikander, spanning 35 years of her career.

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man in an art gallery

Silicon Valley Asian Art Center Opens Zheng Chongbin Show

Nov 5, 2025

While grabbing a paleta with my daughter at S. 4th and Santa Clara Streets, I stopped to gaze at...

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