
is the Arts & Culture editor at Dispatches. She is Program Associate for the San Francisco Arts Commission and lives in Berkeley, California.

"California artists remained steadfast in their vision of incorporating discarded, everyday items in their artwork."—Paris Cotz

by Paris Cotz and Jon Cho-Polizzi. "The notebook is the key part of living, because you record your ideas. You will wake up with ideas..."

"Character means everything. That's what people remember, that's what becomes part of your cultural memory."

"I was completely alone standing out front, waiting to be admitted to the San Francisco Art Institute for their 150th anniversary exhibition featuring the work of 'disruptive' alumni, faculty, and staff."

“With installations spread across miles of the desert landscape, strategic selection is key." —Paris Cotz

“But what if companies can have dancers change the molds of things? We do contemporary and classical work. We are trained in both of them”

“Albers learned to make weavings under the aegis of a professional workshop, a return to slowness, craft, and the handmade in 20th century Germany.” —Paris Cotz

“The downstairs galleries of San Francisco’s de Young Museum are overflowing with a nearly indigestible amount of artworks.” —Paris Cotz