The Clift Royal Sonesta Hotel, a San Francisco landmark since 1915, has announced Demetri Broxton and Ray Beldner as the March guests for their speaker series Making History Fun Again. The monthly series is designed to honor the city’s legendary past through lively storytelling and unforgettable personalities.
Bay Area-based artist and Root Division Executive Director Demetri Broxton, is joined by artist, curator and founder of Startup Art, Ray Beldner for a conversation tracing the evolution of the Bay Area art ecosystem over the past four decades. Spanning a period marked by institutional closures, reinvention, and a renewed focus on equity, the discussion brings a vital present-day lens to what might otherwise feel purely retrospective. Reflecting on shifts in institutions, artist-run spaces, community networks, and cultural priorities, the discussion connects lived history with contemporary experience. Beldner brings the perspective of long-term participation in the region’s artist-led initiatives and alternative exhibition models, while Broxton offers insight as a younger artist and nonprofit leader shaping the current landscape.
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