The di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art has opened a new satellite museum, di Rosa San Francisco, at the Minnesota Street Project. The debut exhibition, 'Far Out: Northern California Art from the di Rosa Collection,' features works by artists including Michele Pred, Enrique Chagoya, Paul Kos, Roy De Forest, Ester Hernandez, and Joan Brown. The show is organized into three sections—Material Worlds; Piracy and Protest; and Tricksters, Scavengers, and Scamps—highlighting how Northern California artists experiment and push against mainstream conventions. The exhibition runs through October 4th.
The opening expands access to the late vintner and collector Rene di Rosa's extensive collection of Northern California art, which was previously concentrated at the Napa campus. By establishing a presence in San Francisco's Minnesota Street Project arts hub, the di Rosa Center aims to reach a broader audience and underscore the region's distinctive artistic legacy, particularly its ties to civil rights movements and countercultural freedom. The move reflects a growing trend of Napa Valley institutions extending their reach into the Bay Area's urban art scene.