The coronavirus pandemic accelerated an ongoing loss of arts infrastructure in the Bay Area — studios, galleries, performance spaces, working artists who can afford the cost of living. But, as Samantha Nobles-Block writes in The Throughline, the disruption, along with the energy of the racial justice protest movement, could be offering an opportunity to create accessible spaces, support communities, and make art. | Get unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com

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