by theintersection | Dec 15, 2025
On March 14, 2025, our dear friend, colleague, and Executive Co-Director Scott Nielsen suddenly passed away from natural causes. Scott will forever be remembered as an earnest, genuine, loving spirit. He adored drinking copious amounts of coffee, snacking on... by theintersection | Jul 15, 2024
“Catherine was the executive director during a tumultuous time when Intersection’s board had parted ways with their former ED Jack Davis, and half of the board voted to shut down Intersection if it was evicted from its building in North Beach (which it... 
by theintersection | Feb 26, 2024
To commemorate our fiftieth anniversary, Intersection presented “The Circle”, a series of arts programs and community conversations from August through November 2015, celebrating its extraordinary past and future. On September 12, 2015, we returned to our... 
by theintersection | Feb 26, 2024
Our 50th-anniversary programming also included an Archive Show curated by artist Lexa Walsh, which was on view from October 7 – November 22, 2015. Walsh created a multi-layered installation from 200 Intersection ephemera boxes (now stored at the Bancroft... 
by theintersection | Dec 18, 2023
The Loma Prieta Earthquake occurred on Tuesday, October 17, 1989. The magnitude was 6.9, the most powerful the state had experienced in several years. Sixty-three people were killed, 3,757 were reported injured and 12,053 displaced. Damage and business interruption...