upcoming events
our take on events in the bay area.
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.
Invaders: Vallejo, Food and the Making of California
di Rosa and Minnesota Street Project Foundation are pleased to present Invaders: Vallejo, Food and the Making of California, an exhibition of work by Julio César Morales, which uses food to address histories of conquest, migration, and cultural exchange.
WHIMSY~WILD
Spend Friday the 13th with Analog at WHIMSY-WILD. Three featured artists and DJ.
Garden in the Shape of a Girl — Solo exhibition
Garden in the Shape of a Girl, a solo exhibition of works by Meagan Boyd, opens alongside Myths of the Ancient Future, a group exhibition curated by the artist in the same space.
Myths of the Ancient Future
Myths of the Ancient Future, a group exhibition curated by the Megan Boyd.
Julie Heffernan: Nature Morte and Stacey Steers: The Stars Watch from Long Ago
Catharine Clark Gallery closes its 2026 program with two solo exhibitions: Stacey Steers: The Stars Watch from Long Ago, featuring a new handmade animated film alongside video sculptures, collages, and photographs in the North Gallery; and Julie Heffernan: Nature Morte, presenting new oil paintings in the South Gallery.
LARISA BRECHUN: SOMNIA
Ryan Graff Contemporary presents Somnia, the debut solo exhibition from Larisa Brechun. Please join us for the opening reception with the artist on Saturday, November 14, from 5–9 PM.
Abiogenesis
Heron Arts is pleased to announce Abiogenesis, a duo exhibition featuring Philip Beesley and Casey Curran.
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.
Dance Heals: 2026 San Francisco Dance Film Festival at BOXBLUR
Join us at the 2026 San Francisco Dance Film Festival for “Dance Heals,” a collection of eight films that meet some of life’s hardest realities and answer them with movement.
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.
Kotaro Fukuma, Piano: Flagship Series
Arts from Japan presents “Shimmering Water,” a recital by acclaimed pianist Kotaro Fukuma at the Community School of Music and Art in Mountain View.
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."
Beto De Volder: Errant Geometries
Details not yet available. Please refer to gallery website.
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
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.
JOÃO RUAS: OSSO - A COLLECTION OF DRAWINGS EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW
Ryan Graff Contemporary is excited to present OSSO: A Collection of Drawings, a new exhibition by Brazilian artist João Ruas. Please join us for the opening reception with the artist on Saturday, October 10, from 5–9 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.
Felicia Chiao
Artist Felicia Chiao returns to our gallery in San Francisco for another solo exhibition featuring all-new original paintings and drawings.
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.
LigoranoReese: Nothing Beside Remains
For this year's edition of Fall of Freedom, Catharine Clark Gallery presents a selection of LigoranoReese’s short videos from 1992 to the present.
Jane Ivory: Abandoned and Forgotten
EXiT at Catharine Clark Gallery presents Jane Ivory: Abandoned and Forgotten, an exhibition of photographs and artist books by San Francisco-based photographer Jane Ivory.
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.
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.
Amy Hamley | A New Place to Be From
Inspired by the history of lace, A New Place to Be From reimagines traditional tapestry and porcelain objects into contemporary works of art by using porcelain components in place of the weft in the weavings.
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.
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.
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.