stARTup Art Fair is a super fun hotel party all weekend long, where every room is full of a different artist’s original artwork
San Francisco will be hit with not one, but two big art fairs at the end of this month, so be sure to check them out! End this month by learning about a new creative medium, whether it be dance, drag, or shibori dye!
STARTUP ART FAIR SF 2019Check out this unique contemporary art experience where over 60 independent artists take over every room at the 3 story Hotel Del Sol in SF. Each room is its own special art experience! (Yeah, it’s pretty awesome). SF artist Brian Singer is taking over the courtyard of the Hotel Del Sol with a large-scale installation called Privacy Policy Privacy Policy exploring the way we trade privacy for convenience with how our personal data is being sold or used by tech companies asking, “What is the true cost of “free” products?” Also, expect good food, drinks, music and hella local artists too.
STARTUP ART FAIR SF 2019APRIL 26 – 28HOTEL DEL SOLINFO & TICKETS
OAKLAND ART LIBRARYThe brand spankin’ new Oakland Art Library is a unique art experience that collects art from local artists and lends them out to you. You’ll be able to check out ART, like checking out books at a library, and the “artists” are from all over the bay area and beyond, founder and curator Luke Fraser has art ranging from Vogue Magazine to San Quentin Prison. Also expect drinks, music and most likely a fun afterparty.
OAKLAND ART LIBRARYTHURSDAY, APRIL 18, 7 – 9PM357 12TH ST, OAKLANDINFO & TICKETS
ART AND BOWLINGCome hang out with ArtSpan artists with free snacks and bowling at Mission Bowling Club. You’ll be able to celebrate the works of the artists, Selby Cole, Tachina Rudman-Young, Sofia Shu, & Steven Stodor.
ARTIST RECEPTION AT MISSION BOWLINGTHURSDAY, APRIL 18, 6 – 8PMMISSION BOWLING CLUBINFO & TICKETS
AFTER DARK: CANNABISThe social, judicial, economic, and environmental impacts of cannabis legalization will be explored at this After Dark night at the Exploratorium. There will be live plant displays and demonstrations of the federally controlled substance. And if you want to checkout a great big guide on all the fun 420 events this Saturday we got you covered right here.
AFTER DARK: CANNABISTHURSDAY, APRIL 18, 6 – 10PMEXPLORATORIUMINFO & TICKETS
UP CLOSE AND PERSONALThis screening of Tony Labat’s video and performance works from 1977-1986 will concentrate on what he created as an undergraduate student at SFAI. There will also be a Q&A with the artist after the screening.
TONY LABAT: UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL VIEW INTO PERFORMANCE/ VIDEOFRIDAY, APRIL 19, 5 – 7PMSCULLY GRAY BOY GALLERY, SFAIINFO & TICKETS
OUTDOOR DRAG SHOWThis tidal drag show straddles both sides of sunset and celebrates the full moon with performances from Jouissance, Miss Alabama Slamma, Mona Roll, and Syzygy. There will also be light food and tea and looks served throughout the event.
GOLDEN HOUR: LOW TIDEFRIDAY, APRIL 19, 7:18PMWAVE ORGANINFO & TICKETS
OPEN HOUSE & STUDIOSCheck out the art by Graduate students at the San Francisco Art Institute at this open house and open studios. See the next generation of artists’ work before they get famous!
GRADUATE OPEN HOUSE + OPEN STUDIOSSATURDAY, APRIL 20, 11AM – 2PMSAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTEINFO & TICKETS
NOT-SO BASIC BRANDINGLed by Girl Gang Craft founder Phoebe Sherman, this two hour workshop will guide you through the process of building your own brand. You’ll learn the tools needed to craft a good brand story, elevate your offerings, reach more clientele, and boost your income.
BASIC: A BRANDING WORKSHOP BY GIRL GANG CRAFTSATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1 – 3PMMAKER’S LOFT OAKLANDINFO & TICKETS
SHIBORI WORKSHOPJoin artist Jenny Fong of Modern Shibori as she leads a hands-on shibori (bind-resist dyeing) workshop. You will be able to dye pieces of fabric to take home using organic indigo, fructose, and pickling lime.
SHIBORI WORKSHOP FOR FAMILIES WITH JENNY FONGSUNDAY, APRIL 21, 11:30AM – 1:30PMASIAN ART MUSEUMINFO & TICKETS
MUSIC IN THE KITCHENCellist Erica Miller and Violist Hanna Brock will share a new composition for improvised strings at Nook Gallery (yes, it’s an actual kitchen nook!) in Oakland. The music will be simultaneously read by the two musicians at a table, then they will engage in a duet.
TABLE MUSICSUNDAY, APRIL 21, 3 – 5PMNOOK GALLERYINFO
DRAWERS DRAWING CLUBDrawers is a group of people drawing together, with no experience necessary. 2727 California welcomes drawers of all levels (and ages) to come together in their sunny Berkeley space.
DRAWERS DRAWING CLUBMONDAY, APRIL 22, 3:30 – 5:30PM2727 CALIFORNIA STREETINFO
2019 SF ART BOOK FAIRThe deadline to be an exhibitor at one of San Francisco’s biggest festivals dedicated to artists’ publications has been extended! There are over 100 independent publishers, antiquarian dealers, artists, collectors, and enthusiasts who exhibit, so don’t be afraid to apply.
APPLICATIONS DUE FOR 2019 SF ART BOOK FAIRMONDAY, APRIL 22, 10PM1275 MINNESOTA STINFO
WHILE I’M WAITING/ EXHIBIT OPENINGWhile I’m Waiting is a group exhibition from the artist collective THINK MAKE TANK about the notion of waiting. There are 13 artists who interpret the exhibit’s theme through eviction, Visa, death, and Amazon boxes.
OPENING RECEPTION: WHILE I’M WAITINGTHURSDAY, APRIL 25, 6:30 – 9PMCODE AND CANVASINFO
HUSH-HUSH PRESENTS DREAM BODIESHUSH-HUSH presents its first festival Dream Bodies. There will be 4 days of parties, performances, screenings, workshops, and readings for local and faraway babes. Kick off the festival by catching some DJ sets and drag at the Stud.
DREAM BODIES FESTIVALAPRIL 25 – 28INFO
ART MARKET SF: CONTEMPORARY & MODERN ART FAIRDiscover and acquire new art at the eighth annual Art Market San Francisco, the Bay’s leading contemporary and modern art fair. There will be over 75 galleries exhibiting at the fair, so there’s bound to be something for everyone.
ART MARKET SF: CONTEMPORARY & MODERN ART FAIRAPRIL 25 – 28FORT MASON CENTERINFO & TICKETS
NEON SPEAKSThe Neon Speaks Festival and Symposium brings together people who celebrate vintage neon signs and wish to preserve them as community landmarks. Designers, architects, historians, preservationists, and other interested people are invited to share their how-to knowledge and discuss case studies.
NEON SPEAKS FESTIVAL AND SYMPOSIUMAPRIL 26 – 28THE TENDERLOIN MUSEUMINFO & TICKETS
WHITNEY WALLSWritten by a Cal student Eleanor Hammond, Walls is a new music that follows the story of sculptor and Whitney Museum’s founder Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney. Her story of liberation as an artist will be told through 21 original songs and an impressive 12-person cast.
WALLS: A NEW MUSICALAPRIL 26 – 28LA VAL’S SUBTERRANEAN THEATER, BERKELEYINFO & TICKETS
PLAY ME: BRAD VALENTINECatch LA-based Brad Valentine at this live performance of “Id”, a new audio-visual experience that explores how consciousness breaks and rebuilds. The project uses archived footage taken over the last two years by the artist.
PLAY ME: BRAD VALENTINESATURDAY, APRIL 27, 7 – 9PMSWIM GALLERY, 509 ELLISINFO
TASK OF REMEMBRANCEJoin the Chinese Culture Center at the opening reception for the latest iteration of its Present Tense Series with a group art exhibition. The show reflects on the complexity, gravity, and responsibility of remembering.
OPENING RECEPTION: PRESENT TENSE 2019: TASK OF REMEMBRANCESATURDAY, APRIL 27, 2 – 4PMCHINESE CULTURE CENTERINFO & TICKETS
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May 4th 1-5pm6th Street between Market & HowardFREE
New in 2019, the art walk is happening on a weekend afternoon to allow for more daylight to view the feature of this year’s event: 6th Street murals! As always, this free event brings over 75 artists to 20 locations within two blocks of 6th Street (between Market and Howard). The art walk will feature a range of exhibits and live performances in galleries, bars, restaurants, coffee shops, and various other storefronts — even a laundromat.
Also, don’t miss the live painting from SUGABUS Media on Stevenson Street, as they transform a large, blank canvas into a work of art on the theme of “people in motion,” with the aim to highlight the beauty and devotion of the City and neighbors; and Sketchpad Gallery’s “Sketch the Block” — the wildly successful, 2 Blocks of Art exclusive one-night sketch-con, hosting artists in the fields of visual concept, comic books and video games, which is back for its third year.
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