upcoming events
our take on events in the bay area.
Word of Mouth
Let the power of the spoken word entertain and transport you to a deeper understanding of yourself, your community, and the world. Join host Corey Rosen — veteran of The Moth, creator of Simply Said at the Lark Theater, and author of Your Story, Well Told — for the exciting series of Word of Mouth, a storytelling series at the Sausalito Center For The Arts.
Amy Kaufman, Recent Work
Amy Kaufman finds inspiration in unexpected places, from street repairs and tire treads to art history and her own earlier work.
First Thursday at SF MoMA
General admission is free to Bay Area residents, and tickets are available two weeks in advance. Surcharged exhibitions are not included and require separate paid tickets.
Minnesota Street Project First Saturday
Explore rotating gallery exhibitions the first Saturday of every month at Minnesota Street Projects. Check gallery listing for special events and openings.
FourSquared XVII
FourSquared is an invitational that features sixteen Bay Area artists, each producing sixteen new small works presented as sixteen clusters—sixteen micro solo exhibitions in one gallery.
SEED
Andra Norris Gallery presents Seed, a new exhibition curated by artist Elizabeth Barlow and Andra Norris, featuring mid-career and established artists working across watercolor, oil painting, sculpture, and drawing.
Felicia Chiao
Artist Felicia Chiao returns to our gallery in San Francisco for another solo exhibition featuring all-new original paintings and drawings.
First Sunday at Asian Art Museum
Free First Sunday invites visitors to not only experience the world-renowned collections, but also to actively participate in group tours, cultural performances, and other community-based activities.
First Sundays at OCMA
Every first Sunday of the month, General Admission to OMCA’s Galleries of California Art, History, and Natural Sciences is free and tickets to Special Exhibitions in our Great Hall are offered at a discounted price of $6.
sEED: Artist Panel Discussion
Andra Norris Gallery presents Seed, a new exhibition curated by artist Elizabeth Barlow and Andra Norris, featuring mid-career and established artists working across watercolor, oil painting, sculpture, and drawing.
Andrea Higgins: Self-Portraits
Andrea Higgins is known for her intricate paintings of fabric swatches that draw on the expressive power of textiles to create evocative, abstract portraits.
OPENING RECEPTION TBC
Beto De Volder: Errant Geometries
Details not yet available. Please refer to gallery website.
Character Development: A Performance
As part of the Character Development exhibition, artist Sofía Córdova will stage a multi-screen, multi-sound performance of “ideas that cul-de-sac, then eddy, swirl up and swirl down, tornado, evanescent hurricane."
First Sunday at Asian Art Museum
Free First Sunday invites visitors to not only experience the world-renowned collections, but also to actively participate in group tours, cultural performances, and other community-based activities.
First Sundays at OCMA
Every first Sunday of the month, General Admission to OMCA’s Galleries of California Art, History, and Natural Sciences is free and tickets to Special Exhibitions in our Great Hall are offered at a discounted price of $6.
First Thursday at SF MoMA
General admission is free to Bay Area residents, and tickets are available two weeks in advance. Surcharged exhibitions are not included and require separate paid tickets.
Minnesota Street Project First Saturday
Explore rotating gallery exhibitions the first Saturday of every month at Minnesota Street Projects. Check gallery listing for special events and openings.
First Thursday at SF MoMA
General admission is free to Bay Area residents, and tickets are available two weeks in advance. Surcharged exhibitions are not included and require separate paid tickets.
Minnesota Street Project First Saturday
Explore rotating gallery exhibitions the first Saturday of every month at Minnesota Street Projects. Check gallery listing for special events and openings.
First Sunday at Asian Art Museum
Free First Sunday invites visitors to not only experience the world-renowned collections, but also to actively participate in group tours, cultural performances, and other community-based activities.
First Sundays at OCMA
Every first Sunday of the month, General Admission to OMCA’s Galleries of California Art, History, and Natural Sciences is free and tickets to Special Exhibitions in our Great Hall are offered at a discounted price of $6.
Minnesota Street Project First Saturday
Explore rotating gallery exhibitions the first Saturday of every month at Minnesota Street Projects. Check gallery listing for special events and openings.
Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival
Explore and enjoy Art and Community under the Redwoods in Mill Valley’s Fall Art Festival.
ArtLaunch
Our biggest party of the year! Join the ArtSpan community in a celebration within the Preview Exhibition as we launch our 52nd season of SF Open Studios!
Character Development: A Reading
An evening of short readings, connecting six writers’ personal perspectives as a way of decoding the layered meanings of the artworks in the exhibition Character Development, followed by a discussion moderated by Joseph del Pesco,
Introductions 2026: A Showcase of Emerging Bay Area Artists
Root Division presents Introductions 2026, our signature exhibition showcasing exceptional Bay Area artists who are not yet represented by commercial galleries.
PHIL HALE: WALK THROUGH WALLS OR DON’T
Ryan Graff Contemporary presents Walk Through Walls or Don’t, a new exhibition by Phil Hale.
Character Development
Minnesota Street Project Foundation and KADIST are pleased to announce Character Development, a group exhibition bringing together six video installations, each featuring the artist on-screen in different guises and roles.
Sarah Newton: Interruptions in the Bay Trail
Sarah Newton explores the margins where the San Francisco Bay and human occupation collide.
Stefan Kürten: Echoes From The Past
Sep 8 - Oct 10, 2026
Join us for the opening reception with the artist — Thursday, September 10, 5–7 pm.
First Sundays at OCMA
Every first Sunday of the month, General Admission to OMCA’s Galleries of California Art, History, and Natural Sciences is free and tickets to Special Exhibitions in our Great Hall are offered at a discounted price of $6.
First Sunday at Asian Art Museum
Free First Sunday invites visitors to not only experience the world-renowned collections, but also to actively participate in group tours, cultural performances, and other community-based activities.
Dialogues
The paintings of David M. Ball and Ilya Shkipin both begin with images that have already passed through other systems: photographs, digital collage, generative tools, and the accumulated memory of art history.
Minnesota Street Project First Saturday
Explore rotating gallery exhibitions the first Saturday of every month at Minnesota Street Projects. Check gallery listing for special events and openings.
Nathan Wong | Solo Exhibition
Nathan Wong is known for his colorful paintings incorporating geometric patterns and imagery inspired by the scalability of paper folds. Drawing inspiration from color combinations found in fashion and nature and merging them with hard-edged linear shapes, the artist encourages the viewer to challenge their perceptions of depth and balance.
Ian Kimmerly: Some Quieter Melody
Dolby Chadwick Gallery is pleased to present Some Quieter Melody, an exhibition of recent paintings by San Francisco–based artist Ian Kimmerly, on view throughout September.
Market/Value
Reniel del Rosario, Kathryn Kenworth, Kevin Lopez Pardillo, Madi Reyes, Jasmine Ross, and Jeffrey Sincich
First Thursday at SF MoMA
General admission is free to Bay Area residents, and tickets are available two weeks in advance. Surcharged exhibitions are not included and require separate paid tickets.
Rebekah Callaghan | Solo Exhibition
Philadelphia-based artist Rebekah Callaghan paints flowers and foliage, but her true subject matter is color, light, and the passage of time.
FourSquared XVII
FourSquared is an invitational that features sixteen Bay Area artists, each producing sixteen new small works presented as sixteen clusters—sixteen micro solo exhibitions in one gallery.
Table Manners
Hashimoto Contemporary is pleased to present Table Manners, a group exhibition celebrating food—from the act of gathering and communing over a shared meal, to our personal relationships and associations with food.
Sandow Birk: An Illustrated History of the Present
Three Decades of Pictures, Stories, and other Histories
Opening remarks at 3 pm
Castro Night Market
The heart of the Castro comes alive every Third Friday with live music, local vendors, community performers, and hidden art gems.
Fort Mason Night Market
This outdoor market transforms the historic FMCAC campus into a dynamic showcase of local artisans, cuisine, and entertainment.
In Populated Air
We are excited to present In Populated Air featuring works by Devynn Barnes, Jess Xiaoyi Han, Jan Meissner, Rena Monet, Jasmine Ross, Jillian Shea, Corrine Slade, and Stella Zhang.
Near poets
re.riddle is pleased to present Near Poets, a group exhibition curated by Kay Jaramillo, featuring paintings by Aaron Elvis Jupin, Arthur Wechsler, Brian Rideout, Kira Maria Shewfelt, Quintessa Matranga, Sophie Lourdes Knight and Will Yackulic.
Broad Strokes
Les Toil artist for the zine Schmobots and a slew of other cool comics, art, book covers, Misfit album covers and so much more...
First Thursday at SF MoMA
General admission is free to Bay Area residents, and tickets are available two weeks in advance. Surcharged exhibitions are not included and require separate paid tickets.