66balmy gallery
591 Guerrero Street, San Francisco
www.66balmy.com
Dedicated to the exposure of innovation in contemporary art, 66balmy is a
Mission District gallery exhibiting fresh, visionary work by emerging and
ascending artists, in all mediums. Present exhibits feature local artists.
Thursday-Friday,
3 pm-8 pm, and Saturday-Sunday, 12 pm-5 pm.
Free.
Andrea
Schwartz Gallery
525 2nd Street, San Francisco
www.asgallery.com
“John
Belingheri” - Mixed media on canvas proposing a sense of contemplation
that invites participation and interpretation, and probes the mutability
of form. Through
May 20. Monday
– Friday 9 am – 5 pm, Saturday 12 pm– 5 pm.
Free.
ARTworkSF
www.artworksf.com
San Francisco’s premier art service presents three exhibits: “Bodies in Motion” at Crepe House, 1755 Polk Street, SF; “Reconstructing Reality” at Martha & Bros., 2800 California, SF; “This Old House” at Squat & Gobble, 1429 Haight Street, SF. Free.
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Three nights of poetry and film at the Hotel Cosmo, 761 Post Street, San
Francisco: May 13--Jeanne Powell & Phillip T. Nails, May 20--Short
Film Night, May 27--Richard Stockton.
6 pm to 8 pm.
Tickets: $3.
Asian
Art Museum
200 Larkin Street, San Francisco
www.asianart.org
A solo exhibition of the work of Thailand's most celebrated contemporary
artist, Montien Boonma, whose life and art were rooted in his Buddhist
faith and reflect his distinctive modern vision of the synergy of religion
and art. Tuesday-Sunday 10
am-5 pm, Thursday 10 am-9 pm. Tickets:
$10 Adults, $7 Seniors, $6 College Students, Free for children <12.
Backstage Gallery
2134 Polk Street, San Francisco
www.backstagesf.com
Backstage presents an evening of seven emerging local Bay Area
Artists--Nicolai Atanassov, John Bolles, Elen Russel, Biliana Stremska,
Yuri Shiller Lana Trumm and Stella Nik. May
27. 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm. Free.
Baxter
Chang Patri Fine Art
Hotel Nikko,
222 Mason Street, San
Francisco
www.baxterchangpatri.com
Water, fire and earth link the thematic concerns and imagery of Judith
Anderson and Katherine Leighnor's works in this exhibition called
“Elements.” Tuesday-Saturday
10 am–6 pm. Free.
Belcher Artists
69 Belcher Street, San Francisco
www.belcherartists.com
The Belcher Artists are a unique blend of individuals who are
fortunate to have beautiful studio space in the Duboce Triangle. The ivy
covered warehouse wall opens to two breathtaking galleries where the
residents host and entertain the senses. May 14-15, Friday 6 pm-9 pm and
Saturday10 am-6 pm. Free.
Blue
Room Gallery
2331 Mission Street, San Francisco
www.blueroomgallery.org
"Painted Songs" - The sacred paintings of Yisrael K.
Feldsott. After a prominent
career in the 1970's with two shows at SFMOMA, this will be the first U.S.
view of Feldsott's work since 1978. These evocative and powerful paintings
address the strength of Amazonian cultures, healers and ancestral wisdom.
Wednesday–Sunday, 1 pm-9 pm.
Free.
California College of the Arts
1111 Eighth Street, San Francisco
www.cca.edu
CCA presents the annual Graduate Exhibition, featuring the work of 86
graduating MFA and MA students in the areas of design, fine arts, visual
criticism and writing. May 6 – 16. 10 am-9 pm. Free.
Cartoon
Art Museum
655 Mission Street, San Francisco
http://www.cartoonart.org
See highlights from the Cartoon Art Museum's permanent collection of
original art, featuring classic comic strips, comic books, animation and
political cartoons plus “Happy Hundredth, Dr. Seuss” explores
the early works of one of the world's most beloved children's book
authors. Sunday 11 am-5 pm. Prices: $6
Adult, $4 Students/Seniors; $2 Children 6-12
Creativity Explored
3245 16th Street (Guerrero) San Francisco
www.creativityexplored.org
“Critters” features animals that walk the earth, swim the sea, and fly
the sky in a variety of media by studio artists. Creativity Explored is a
non-profit visual arts center where artists with developmental
disabilities create, exhibit and sell art.
Monday-Friday 10 am-3 pm, Saturday 1 pm -6 pm.
Free
Crown Point Press
20 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco
www.crownpoint.com
Crown Point Press, one of the most widely known and influential
printmaking workshops in the world, presents “Fred Wilson – New
Etchings.” Crown Point
Press exhibits new releases through individual shows and thematic
exhibitions. Tuesday-Saturday,
10 am-6 pm. Free.
Dolby
Chadwick Gallery
210 Post Street, Ste. 205, San Francisco
www.dolbychadwickgallery.com
Featuring oil paintings by Gregg Chadwick.
The gallery represents some of the best emerging and mid-career
artists in the Bay Area – Tuesday-Friday 10 am-6 pm, Saturday 11 am-5
pm; Reception May 13, 5:30 pm -8 pm. Free
Gallery Paule Anglim
14 Geary Street, San Francisco
www.gallerypauleanglim.com
Exhibition of new paintings and sculptures by Katherine Sherwood and
Melissa Pokorny. Tuesday-Friday,
10 am-5:30 pm, and Saturday, 10 am-5 pm. Free.
Haines Gallery
49 Geary Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco
www.hainesgallery.com
Haines Gallery features the return of reductive painter Patsy Krebs
with her sixth solo exhibition, and Brad Brown’s “Landscapes
and Mugshots and (32 Witnesses)” a continuation of his series “The
Look Stains.” Tuesday-Friday 10:30 am-5:30 pm and Saturday 10:30
am-5 pm. Free.
HANG
556 Sutter Street, San Francisco
www.hangart.com
An enlivening discussion about using the rich resources of the Bay Area to
start an art collection. For
six years, HANG ART has been exhibiting original work by San Francisco Bay Area
artists, enabling people from all over the world to collect fine art
by fresh talent. May 19. 6:30 to 8pm Free.
Hespe Gallery
1764 Union Street, San Francisco
www.hespe.com
Hespe Gallery, founded in 1993 by Charles Hespe, exhibits the work of
emerging and mid career artists. The May exhibition will include
works by gallery artists: Steven Albert, Dennis McNulty, Byron Spicer,
Pablo D’Antoni ,Rick Monzon, Luchi Szerman, Erin Kellgren, Mark
Oberlin, Mitch Temple, Leslie Lusardi, Madison Smith, Eric Zener, and
Giovanni Mancini. Wednesday-Saturday.11:00 am-6:00 pm, Sunday from
12:00 pm-5:00 pm. Free.
Oakland
Museum of California
555 Gallery, 555 12th
Street
www.museumca.org
Three exhibits:
1--Rebecca Welz: “Wishing Poles and Other Incarnations",
Monday-Friday 7 am-6 pm, Gallery 555, 555 12th Street, Apr 15-Jun30; 2--Al Honig: “Constructions: Robots and Beyond",
Monday-Friday 7 am-7 pm, Oakland Museum of California Sculpture Court,
1111 Broadway Street, May 10-August 6.
3—“Kite Lines” Oakland International Airport, May
21-September 8. California
artists display their works in downtown Oakland under the sponsorship of
Shorenstein Realty Services and the Professional Services division of the
Oakland Museum. Contact
Cherie Newell cnewell@museumca.org
Free.
Precita Eyes Mural Arts Center
534 Precita Avenue, San Francisco
www.precitaeyes.org
14th Annual ‘Mural Awareness Month’ closing ceremony discussion
with participating muralists, followed by Awards Ceremony honoring the
year’s best murals, capped off with dinner and dancing.
May 22. 6.30 pm – 12 am. Tickets: $5 Panel Discussion. $15 Awards
ceremony and dinner/dance. www.InHouseTickets.com
Pro Arts Gallery
550 Second Street, Oakland
www.proartsgallery.org
Pro Arts presents the 23rd anniversary of East Bay Open Studios, a
self-guided tour representing more than 500 artists – the largest
community-based cultural event in the East Bay. Wednesday-Saturday, 12 pm-6 pm, and Sunday, 12 pm-5 pm. Free.
Rang Art
855 Sansome Street, San
Francisco
www.rang-art.com
An eventful collection of paintings from the Indian subcontinent.
A presentation of young, talented, affordable artists varied in
nature, from landscapes to figures; watercolors to oils and acrylics. May
14-15, 22, 29. 12 pm -6 pm. Reception: May 14, 6PM - 9PM. Free.
Red Poppy Art House
2698 Folsom Street, San Francisco
www.redpoppy.net
Red Poppy Art House hosts a wide range of creative activities and
interdisciplinary events combining works in fine arts, film, poetry, live
music and is also the hub of the Mission Arts & Performance Project.
Thursday-Sunday, 12pm-7 pm. Free.
Red
Umbrellas
Union Square, Washington Square, Maiden Lane, San Francisco
www.redumbrellas.com
Red Umbrellas is a vibrant group of visual artists who exhibit painting,
drawing, sculpture, printmaking and photography out of doors in public
places across the city. May 15, 16,
21, 22, 28, 30.
Check website for locations and times.
Free.
San
Francisco Airport Museums
www.flysfo.com
SFO Museums presents "At the President's Table," an exhibition
of presidential china from George Washington to the present. SFO's
International Terminal Min Hall and Ticketing Level. Free.
San Francisco Art Institute
Herbst Pavilion, Fort Mason and 800 Chestnut Street, San Francisco
www.sfai.edu
Featuring the work of over 200 emerging artists in: Animation,
Artist’s Books, Ceramics, Digital media, Drawing, Film, Installation,
Motion Graphics, Net.Art, Painting, Performance, Photography, Printmaking,
Sculpture, Sound and Video. May 22 - 29. 12
pm – 6 pm. Free.
San Francisco Arts Commission
Market Street, between Van Ness and the Embarcadero, San Francisco
www.sfgov.org/sfac/pubart
“Urban Ornith-capades”- Artist Gabrielle Drinard created the
original images shown on kiosks, depicting two groups of living creatures
– humans and pigeons – enacting their daily routines on Market Street.
Free.
San Francisco Museum of Modern
Art
151 Third
Street, San Francisco
www.sfmoma.org
Yves Béhar’s fuseproject / design series 2, shows his
narrative-based approach to design, unique-product
conceptualization, and corporate brand synergies--through October 3.
Bay Area photographer Larry Sultan’s The Valley series focuses on
the San Fernando Valley, where he grew up, and addresses the use of
ordinary homes as sets for pornographic films—May 8-August 1.
The Canvas
1200 9th Avenue, San Francisco
www.thecanvasgallery.com
Exhibition entitled 'For The Love Of Money' where artists
address the conflict of creating art for love and/or commerce featuring
local artists Andrew Sholtz, Alber Reyes ,Curve, Diet, Giant, Kolage, Nate
Van Dyke, Romanowski, Shane Jessup, Marco Almera, Cymes. 8 am -12 am.
Reception May 27, 6 pm-12 am. Free.
The LAB
2948 16th Street, San Francisco
www.thelab.org
“2004 AD: Reviewing Art and Design” explores the line – or blur
– between art and design. Featuring the work of Didi Dunphy, Amy
Francheschini, Nick Philip, Rex Ray, Donna Schumacher, Wayne Smith, Eefje
Theeuws, Bruce Tomb and Kim Weller. Through May 22. Wednesday-Saturday, 1
pm -6 pm. Free.
The
Mexican Museum
Fort Mason Center,
Building D, San Francisco
www.mexicanmuseum.org
“Contested Narratives: Chicana Art from the Permanent Collection.”
During the height of the Chicano Movement in the late 1960s and
1970s, artists created a unique iconography that became synonymous with
Chicano art. Through May 15. Wednesday-Saturday, 11 am-5 pm. Tickets: $3
general, $2 students and seniors.
The
Richmond Art Center
2540 Barrett Avenue,
Richmond
www.therichmondartcenter.org
Paintings, drawings, sculpture, and installations by Per Frykdahl, Martha
Sue Harris, Jonn Herschend, Eli Rowe, JP Long and photographs by Ellie
Brown. Wednesday-Saturday, 12
pm-4:30 pm. Free.
Varnish Fine Art
77 Natoma Street, San Francisco
www.varnishfineart.com
Varnish is a space for fine art, wine, and social chemistry in
downtown San Francisco. The art at Varnish is contemporary, vital, and
provocative, while the wine bar offers an array of varietals. The current
exhibit features bronze sculpture by Kerri Stephens and manipulated
photography by Kristen Sard, through May 29. Tuesday-Friday 11 am-11 pm,
Saturday 1 pm- 11 pm. Free.
Visual
Aid SF LGBT Center
1800 Market Street, San
Francisco
www.visualaid.org
To celebrate Visual Aid's fifteenth anniversary, this exciting exhibition
will give an overview of artwork produced by Visual Aid artists with the
help of the organization's Voucher Program. Through May 21. Noon-10 pm,
Monday-Saturday. Free.
Web Program by Space Jockeys