GENERATION is our theme for this year’s APAture and our APAture Festival Fundraiser on GiveButter. Hear what our APAture team has to say about the festival theme,
Read MoreKearny Street Workshop is announcing the launch of our KSW Store!
Read MoreThis year's APAture– themed GENERATION–focuses on strengthening community solidarity and deepening the relationships that sustain our creative ecosystems. If you have the means, will you join us uplifting the next generation of AAPI artists with a meaningful gift?
Read MoreWe are so excited to be hosting this one-of-a-kind Hong Kong style Mahjong Salon, a fundraiser for KSW
Read MoreIWL Summer Sessions provides an opportunity for students to work with experienced teaching artists in poetry and prose in two 4-week sessions during July-August. Applicants can apply for one or both sessions.
Read MoreAPAture is in its 27th year of supporting emerging artists from across the Bay Area! From October 17th to December 12th, we’ll be presenting three showcases in Visual, Literary, and Film arts.
Read MoreIn Spring 2026, we will be offering two mentee positions for individuals who want deeper, hands-on experience in arts administration and festival production. Appointed mentees will receive a stipend.
Read MoreWe are saddened to share the passing of Lora Jo Foo, co-founder of Kearny Street Workshop.
Read MoreThe San Francisco Chronicle featured Truong Tran and his recent solo exhibition at KSW, “100 Nights of Pandemic/100 Days of Yearning,“ co-presented by the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network. Olivia Cruz Mayeda's article thoughtfully explores the emotional depth of Truong's practice.
Read MoreAVA Lab is a 9+ week hybrid seminar, professional practices, and cultural organizing intensive and is intended to develop and mentor APA visual artists looking to deepen their praxis in and with community, rooted in KSW’s organizational praxis of Solidarity, Renewal, Futurity, and Autonomy.
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