{"id":452047,"date":"2026-09-03T09:18:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T09:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/452047\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T09:18:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T09:18:29","slug":"a-new-art-gallery-and-cinema-coming-to-the-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/452047\/","title":{"rendered":"A new art gallery and cinema coming to the Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mission Buzz is a regular update on changes, tidbits and other news from the Mission\u2019s commercial corridors. Got news? Send to tips@missionlocal.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Sin Miedo art gallery<\/a> will open its doors later this month at 2831 Mission St., near 24th Street.<\/p>\n

The new gallery is a project by Sketchboard Co.<\/a>, a local nonprofit that holds\u00a0 weekly drawing sessions and workshops at different venues across the Bay Area<\/a>. Sketchboard will be collaborating on programming with Golden Gate Co-op<\/a>, a local printing company that plans to host printing workshops and other events in the space.<\/p>\n

Sketchboard Co. president, Natalie Gavidia, said they chose a Mission District because they\u2019re often in the area and because there\u2019s a need in the city for more art spaces. As Latino artists, Gavidia added, they also wanted to create a space that is accessible, especially to artists of color.<\/p>\n

\"TwoSin Miedo\u2019s opening will live live screen printing and a photo booth. The space takes over the storefront formerly occupied by Climate Control Gallery. Image courtesy of Natalie Gavidia. Flyer by Russel Deleon.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe absolutely love what we do and we\u2019ve been doing it for such a long time,\u201d said Gavidia. \u201cWe felt like it was the best time to gather everybody under one roof and celebrate the resistance of artists here in the Bay area.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sin Miedo will also hold classes, workshops, lectures and will have a library and a shop. The space housed Climate Control gallery until it closed earlier this month, and is next door to Et al., the bookstore and art gallery.<\/p>\n

Gavidia said she can already picture a perfect day operating the gallery: A walk through Golden Gate Park, a bus ride to the Mission, a walk to the gallery with a Grand Coffee cup in one hand and a joint in the other. The sounds of cumbia and the smell of sage at the gallery while she welcomes patrons. And to end the day, a couple of drinks at Latin American Club.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sin Miedo\u2019s opening is scheduled for Saturday Sep. 19 from 12 to 6 p.m, with ongoing hours Thursdays through Mondays from 12 to 6 p.m.<\/p>\n

\"GrayThe Portal Cinema will open in the Mission\/Bernal area sometime next month. Photo by Oscar Palma.<\/p>\n

A new movie theater, The Portal Cinema<\/a>, will open at 3293 Mission St., near 29th Street, sometime next month, according to the cinema\u2019s website.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Portal Cinema will have a single projection room with 45 seats and run as a nonprofit. Its founder, Nellie Killian, has recently programmed series for Criterion Channel, British Film Institute and the Museum of Moving Image.<\/p>\n

The Portal Cinema will have more than 11 showings a week that will include repertory, new releases, global contemporary and artist\u2019s moving-image work. It will also be equipped with DCP, 35mm and 16mm projections.<\/p>\n

\"AA pin from last year\u2019s Guac-off. The annual competition returns for its fifteen edition on Sep. 12th. Photo by Oscar Palma. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s time for Guacamole, again!!<\/p>\n

The fifteenth edition of Guac-off returns on Sep. 12 to Bernal Heights. Get your avocados, cilantro, lime, onions and get ready to compete for the guacamole crown.<\/p>\n

There will be live jazz, free beer and tons of guacamole to go around. Organizers of the annual competition will provide chips and they\u2019ve also announced celebrity judges<\/a> for this year\u2019s event, without stating which celebrities.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 15th edition of Guac-off will take place at the Farmhouse of Guac at 3340 Folsom St., near Ripley Street, on Sep. 12 starting at 1 p.m.<\/p>\n