Make the most of your September in San Francisco by checking out one of these cool art events, parties and openings. There will be tons of opportunities for you to purchase art (with the funds going to great places), lectures that unpack some of the biggest cultural phenomenons, and crazy DJ sets happening throughout the month.
ARTAUCTION10: TRANSFORMING ART INTO ACTIONThe Coalition on Homelessness cordially invites you to our 19TH ANNUAL ART AUCTION AND EXHIBITION. Come enjoy and bid on work from over two-hundred local artists and activists that truly transform ART into ACTION.
ARTAUCTION10: TRANSFORMING ART INTO ACTIONTHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 5:30 – 10pmSOMARTS CULTURAL CENTERINFO & TICKETS
STORIES HIGH XIXIBindlestiff Studio proudly presents Stories High XIX – the culmination of their longest running page-to-stage workshop series, which runs from September 12-21, Thursday – Saturday @ 8pm -10pm.
STORIES HIGH XIXI – COMMUNITY PREVIEW NIGHTTHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 8 – 10PMBINDLESTIFF STUDIOINFO & TICKETS
DIVISADERO ART WALK: MUSIC EDITION + PLANT SWAPEnjoy that after work glow on the Divisadero Corridor on Sept 12 from 6pm – 10pm with their 3rd Art Walk of the Year. This installment of the Art Walk will be celebrating live music and plants. Both universally liked, both universally shared.
DIVISADERO ART WALK: MUSIC EDITION + PLANT SWAPTHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 6 – 10PMDIVISADERO STINFO
BETWIXT CLOSING RECEPTION & PERFORMANCEJoin CRTL+SHFT Collective for the closing reception of Betwixt: Queer midnight /Indigo multiverse by Jamee Crusan and Richard-Jonathan Nelson. Along with a performance by Richard-Jonathan Nelson. The exhibition Betwixt: Queer midnight/ indigo multiverse investigates the transmutational catharsis present within Afro-pessimism, Queer grief and minority mourning strategies.
BETWIXT CLOSING RECEPTION & PERFORMANCEFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 7 – 10PMCRTL+SHFT COLLECTIVEINFO
THE HISTORY OF HAMILTONThe De Young Museum is organizing this FREE special lecture on the cultural impact of ‘Hamilton: the Musical’ from historian, Dr. Richard Bell. Learn what this amazing musical gets right and gets wrong about Alexander Hamilton, the American Revolution, and the birth of the United States and why it matters.
FREE SATURDAYS: THE HISTORY OF HAMILTONSATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 9:30AM – 5:15PMDE YOUNG MUSEUMINFO
ADOBE BOOKS AUCTION + BACKYARD PARTYThe Mission’s Adobe Books Backroom Gallery will be hosting an artist celebration at the home of Janet Bishop + Thad Povey. There will be plates + other objects by artists Chris Johanson, Johanna Jackson, Sahar Khoury, Tamsin Smith, Amos Goldbaum, Jenny Sharaf, Muzae Sesay, Lorien Stern, Scott Hewicker, Cliff Hengst, Rob Moss Wilson, Yarrow Slaps, Lara Allen and more TBA!
ADOBE BOOKS AUCTION + BACKYARD PARTYSATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2 – 8PMADOBE BOOKS BACKROOM GALLERYINFO
MILL VALLEY FALL ARTS FESTIVALCheck out 135 artists and live music at the Mill Vallery Fall Arts Festival. Look for the Climate Art Exhibit at the festival featuring works by artists Florin, Ann Dodge, Tess Felix, Janey Fritsche, Al Grumet, Aurora Mahassine and Randy Rosenberg.
MILL VALLEY FALL ARTS FESTIVALSEPTEMBER 14 – 15, 10AM – 5PMOLD MILL PARKINFO & TICKETS
ARTISTS IN CONVERSATION: HOT LOVE-COLD FACTSThe Berkeley Art Center’s Executive Director Daniel Nevers moderates a discussion with artists from the exhibition hot love–cold facts. Audience participation encouraged.
ARTISTS IN CONVERSATION: HOT LOVE-COLD FACTSSUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1 – 3PMBERKELEY ART CENTERINFO
ALTERNATIVE VISIONSThis installment in the BAMPFA’s annual series of avant-garde and artist-made films includes in-person presentations by two animators who work by hand, Stacey Steers and Jodie Mack, both artists in residence at the Headlands Center for the Arts.
ALTERNATIVE VISIONSWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 7 – 9PMBERKELEY ART MUSEUM & PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVEINFO
CHINESE AMERICAN GENEALOGIES AND THE CALIFORNIA RAILROADSChinese railroad workers were integral to the building of railroads in California and across the country during the latter half of the 19th century. Join the California Historical Society for short presentations led by individuals who have discovered a family history relating to the building of the railroads in California, as well as those who have searched and not found what they were looking for.
CHINESE AMERICAN GENEALOGIES AND THE CALIFORNIA RAILROADSTHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 6:30 – 8:30PMCALIFORNIA HISTORICAL SOCIETYINFO & TICKETS
THE ROOT SLAM 3 YEAR ANNIVERSARYNorth Oakland’s the Root Slam has a mission to create an inclusive and socially just space to promote the artistic growth of the Bay Area poetry community. Join them for a FREE open mic, which happens every 3rd Friday of the month!
THE ROOT SLAM 3 YEAR ANNIVERSARY FT JANAE JOHNSONFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 7:30 – 10:30PMTHE ROOM SLAMINFO
MISSION DOLORES PUBLIC MURALIn this presentation, artist, historian, and storyteller Ben Wood presents his work on the rediscovery of the Mission Dolores Mural– Mission San Francisco de Asis (Mission Dolores) is the oldest surviving structure in San Francisco. Hidden behind the great altar in the old mission church is a mural painted by Indian Neophytes in 1791. Ben Wood and Eric Blind rediscovered and digitally documented the mural in 2004.
MISSION DOLORES PUBLIC MURALSATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 11AM – 12PMSAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARYINFO
2019 SF CAMERAWORK BENEFIT AUCTIONThe SF Camerawork Benefit Auction is its most important annual fundraiser and features curated contemporary and vintage photography from around the world! Come collect photography, sip on signature drinks, and taste delicious bites, while supporting and celebrating SF Camerawork. All proceeds directly benefit our mission, public programming, and artists who are making new and impactful work in the field of photography.
2019 SF CAMERAWORK BENEFIT AUCTIONSATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 6 – 9PMSF CAMERAWORKINFO
GILMAN ART WALKGilman Art Walk (GAW) is an independent, community-oriented showcase of local artists in the Gilman District. During their event Sunday, September 22nd 2019 @ 12pm – 5pm, they’ll be striving to create a unique experience connecting local business, artists and art lovers.
GAW, GILMAN ART WALKSUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 12 – 5PMFIREHOUSE ART COLLECTIVE GILMAN STUDIOSINFO
BOOKMOBILE COMES TO SFThe Bookmobile is a special project organized by The Sketchbook Project, an independent Brooklyn-based company that organizes collaborative art projects. For their California tour with the Bookmobile, they’ve filled the vehicle with work from California artists!
BOOKMOBILE AT SFCBSUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 11AM – 4PMSAN FRANCISCO CENTER FOR THE BOOKINFO
CREATIVE FLOW: CANNABIS & CREATIVITYCheck out this event called Creative Flow hosted at the In/Visible Talks space in Potrero Hill. They’ll have all the drawing supplies, drinks and snacks. All you need to bring is yourself and the willingness to let your creativity flow without the computer. In addition to an open drawing session, they’ll also have set ups for watercolor exploration.
CREATIVE FLOW: CANNABIS & CREATIVITY WITH IN/VISIBLE TALKSTUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 5:30 – 7:30PMIN/VISIBLE TALKS OFFICEINFO
GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SALE CLOTHING SWAPThe Octopus Literary Salon, a cafe, bookstore, performance space in Uptown Oakland, will be closing. So, they’re selling a wide variety of restaurant and musical equipment, furniture, books, records, and miscellaneous items! They’ll also have their mozzarella/tomato salami/mozzarella sandwiches for sale, and of course, their chocolate chip cookie squares all day 12-9pm!
GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SALE CLOTHING SWAP KARAOKE OPEN MICWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 12 – 9PMTHE OCTOPUS LITERARY SALONINFO
MARI ANDREWJoin author and illustrator Nicole J. Georges for a conversation with Mari Andrew about her life and the stories behind the drawings that have captured the attention of millions worldwide. The popular illustrator got her start after going through a time of grief and loss, before deciding to make one drawing a day and post it on Instagram.
MARI ANDREW ON CREATIVITY, EMPATHY, AND RESILIENCYWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 7:30 – 9:30PMHERBST THEATREINFO & TICKETS
IMAGINARY CITY: ART BAZAARJoin us at the Herman Miller Showroom for a one-of-a-kind marketplace event benefitting Creativity Explored, SF’s inspiring art center for adults with developmental disabilities. Since 2017, this annual partnership event pairs design classics with the bold contemporary work of CE artists, celebrating the nexus of design and visual arts in San Francisco.
IMAGINARY CITY: ART BAZAARTHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 6 – 8:30PMHERMAN MILLER SHOWROOM, SFINFO & TICKETS
A FRANK O’HARA NOTEBOOKJordan Kantor and Connie Lewallen discuss the life and work of Bill Berkson and his book A Frank O’Hara Notebook. This book is a fascinating account of Frank O’Hara in the prime of his creative life in New York, told through notes, images, and poems by his friend Bill Berkson.
BILL BERKSON’S A FRANK O’HARA NOTEBOOKTHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 7:30 – 9PMGREEN APPLE BOOKS ON THE PARKINFO
DRAWN TOGETHER: FAIRYLAND’S GROWN-UPS-ONLY EVENTOn the evening of Friday, September 27, adults get the chance to experience the after-dark magic of Oakland’s mid-century storybook theme park during Drawn Together. Now in its seventh year, this intimate art event pulls in over 50 local artists who will be creating Fairyland-inspired art live onsite. Later in the evening, those artworks will then be sold for a fixed price of $40 each.
DRAWN TOGETHER: FAIRYLAND’S GROWN-UPS-ONLY ART EVENTFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 6 – 9PMCHILDREN’S FAIRYLANDINFO & TICKETS
PAINTREON! ANNUAL FUNDRAISERHelp keep CTRL+SHFT Collective alive!! It is becoming more and more of a challenge in the changing Bay Area to providing a platform for cis-women, trans-spectrum, gender non-conforming, queer, and PoC artists and CTRL+SFT Collective, does just that. Come out and collect some one-of-a-kind art, dance the night away, and support your community! All proceeds go to maintaining and supporting CTRL+SHFT’s space and programming.
PAINTREON! ANNUAL FUNDRAISERFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 6 – 10PMCRTL + SHFT COLLECTIVEINFO
MICHAEL JANG’S CALIFORNIACheck out the opening reception for this artist’s first retrospective, curated by Sandra S. Phillips, which surveys Michael Jang’s career as a portrait and street photographer in Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area. Immerse yourself in Jang’s world, vividly assembled in dozens of vintage and contemporary prints, notebooks, and ephemera spanning his early student work in the 1970s to commercial headshots of aspiring TV weather reporters in the 1980s, to his series on teenage garage bands in the early 2000s.
OPENING RECEPTION: MICHAEL JANG’S CALIFORNIASATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 5 – 8PMMCEVOY FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTSINFO
FALL PLANT SALE AT THE UC BOTANICAL GARDENShop for exceptional plants at the University of California (Berkeley) Botanical Garden’s annual fall plant sale. Buy rare cycads and palms, carnivorous plants, succulents, subtropicals, houseplants, and a wide selection of drought-tolerant plants from around the world. There is something for everyone at the plant sale!
FALL PLANT SALE AT THE UC BOTANICAL GARDENSUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 9AM – 3PMUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BOTANICAL GARDENINFO
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