San Francisco Visual Arts NetworkSFVAN Welcome to the San Francisco Visual Arts Network, (SFVAN) map! This map aims to highlight the incredible wealth of accessible, vibrant and admission-free, visual arts activity across San Francisco. Phase one of the SFVAN map includes non-profit and artist-centered organizations, galleries, spaces and resources. The de Young Museum, Intersection for the Arts and Southern Exposure collaborated to create the SFVAN Map to better connect Our vision is for SFVAN to grow to include, celebrate and better the range of dynamic resources available for artists and audiences. integrate all facets of an ever-evolving and incredibly active arts SFVAN is a work in progress. This map is a beginning. community. Adobe Bookshop 1. CELLspace 8. 3166 16th Street, 94110 Adobe Bookshop has been home base to a (Collectively Explorative Learning Labs) 2050 Bryant Street, 94103 multitude of visual artists, writers, and 415-864-393 CELLspace’s mission is to provide a safe and www.cellspace.org musicians for over 15 years. Rotating local supportive public environment for the ex- [email protected] 415-648-7562 artists show in the main room and backroom ploration of art, education, performance, and gallery. community building. CELLspace is a multi- disciplinary, collaborative art center that has a.o.v. 2. been designed, built, and maintained by staff a.o.v. is a project space in San Francisco’s 3328 22nd Street, 94114 and volunteers from the community of artists Mission District that highlights work by [email protected] it serves. emerging artists, both local and interna - 415-431-8341 tional. Emphasis is on installation work and Clarion Alley Mural Project 9. curatorial projects. The gallery has been in Clarion Alley Mural Project was founded in between Mission & Valencia and operation since 1998. Please call ahead, as 1992 by a collective of community artists and 17th & 18th Streets, 94110 shows are held on an occasional basis. http://www.meganwilson.com/ organizers. CAMP was directly inspired by the related/clarion.php mural cluster in Balmy Alley that focused on [email protected] Artistsʼ Television Access 3. Central American social struggles. However, 415-626-2787 Artists’ Television Access is a nonprofit all- 992 Valencia Street, 94110 CAMP did not choose a single theme, instead volunteer, artist-run, experimental film and http://www.atasite.org focusing on two goals of social inclusiveness video gallery that has been in operation [email protected] 415-824-3890 and aesthetic variety. CAMP has produced 1984. ATA hosts an award-winning program more than 150 murals on and around Clarion each year of film and video screenings, Alley and internationally in Indonesia. exhibitions by emerging artists, a series of cable access television shows, and commu- Creativity Explored 10. nity events. Creativity Explored is a nonprofit arts organi- 3245 16th Street, 94103 zation where over 100 adults with develop- www.creativityexplored.org [email protected] 4. ArtSpan mental disabilities create, exhibit and sell art. 415-863-2108 ArtSpan is a nonprofit organization dedicated934 Brannan Street, 94103 www.artspan.org to building connections within San Francisco’s 11. [email protected] Femina Potens Art Gallery visual arts community and between artists 465 S. Van Ness Ave., 94103 415-861-9838 Femina Potens is a nonprofit art gallery and and the general public. ArtSpan produces performance space dedicated to the advance- www.feminapotens.com San Francisco Open Studios and Art for City ment of women and transgendered artists [email protected] 415-217-9340 Youth, publishes SF Open Studios: the Guide, curating monthly visual art exhibitions, film organizes workshops to help artists with screenings, spoken word performances and their professional development, and holds rock shows. Selections, a biennial juried art exhibition. Future Primitive Sound Headquarters 12. Balazo 18 Art Gallery 5. Future Primitive Sound Headquarters is a 597 Haight Street, 94117 Balazo 18 Art Gallery is a Latin-run and 2183 Mission Street, 94110 mixed-use gallery and store that showcases www.futureprimitivesound.com owned gallery in the heart of the Mission balazogallery.com cutting edge urban art and goods. The store [email protected] 415-551-2328 District providing a space for all genres, ages, [email protected] 415-255-7227 features art supplies, apparel, limited edition ethnicities, sexual preferences and diverse prints, books, music and treats. communities which represent the city of San Francisco. Galería de la Raza 13. Galería de la Raza is an interdisciplinary arts 2857 24th Street, 94110 Blackbird Space 6. space that supports the work of established www.galeriadelaraza.org Visiting Blackbird is a participatory experi - 2642 Third Street, 94107 and emerging Latino artists, both nationally [email protected] 415-826-8009 ence where the viewer is valued. The originswww.blackbirdspace.com and internationally. Galería also hosts an ex- of new dialogue in the arts community can [email protected] 415-826-2557 citing yearlong lineup of live music, theatre, be traced back to the experimental grounds spoken word, and poetry in addition to other of Blackbird Space. feature performances open to the community. 7. blasthaus Gallery 16 14. Founded in 1995, blasthaus represents emerg- 414 Jessie Street, 94103 Gallery 16 was founded in 1995 and is an 1616 16th Street, 3rd Fl, 94103 ing artists working in a variety of media. From(between 5th and Mint Streets) www.urbandigitalcolor.com www.blasthaus.com advocate for compelling and challenging painting and photography to installation and contemporary work in all media by today’s [email protected] [email protected] 415-626-7495 video, the exhibitions and events are pro - 415-474-7973 most exciting emerging and mid-career artists. grammed at its two San Francisco spaces along Gallery 16 to date has presented over 180 with screenings, panel discussions, lectures exhibitions involving 235 artists working in a and performances. Additionally, blasthaus wide range of media, exploring an equally continues to play a leading role in the exhibi- wide range of aesthetic, conceptual and tech- tion of artists whose work is created or nological issues. informed by technology and new media. Intersection for the Arts 15. 111 Minna Gallery 23. Intersection for the Arts is San Francisco's 446 Valencia Street, 94103 111 Minna is an art gallery/bar/nightclub. For 111 Minna Street, 94105 oldest alternative art space (est. 1965) and (btwn 15th &16th Sts) 10 years 111 Minna has been serving up a [email protected] has a long history of presenting new and www.theintersection.org unique atmosphere in which to enjoy art, 415-974-1719 [email protected] experimental work in the fields of literature, 415-626-2787 music, film, drinks and whatever else happens theater, music, dance and the visual arts, and to be the celebration or occasion of the day or also in nurturing and supporting the Bay night. 111 Minna is in the business of art and Area's cultural community through service, leisure. technical support, and mentorship programs. Intersection provides a place where provoca- Mission 17 24. tive ideas, diverse art forms, artists, and Mission 17 is an artist-run, nonprofit gallery 2111 Mission St., Ste. 401, 94110 audiences can intersect one another. Intersec- which exhibits the work of emerging and (at 17th St.) tion also supports emerging visual artists and mid-career artists in the Bay Area. Mission 17 www.mission17.com [email protected] arts organizations through its Intersection is particularly interested in experimental 415-336-2349 Incubator program. forms of artwork and the possibilities for social and psychological reflection pre-sented Kearny Street Workshop 16. by aesthetic encounters. Kearny Street Workshop is a community- 180 Capp Street, 3rd Fl, 94110 www.kearnystreet.org based, nonprofit organization whose mission Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts 25. [email protected] 2868 Mission Street, 94110 is to produce and present art that enriches 415-503-0520 MCCLA is a multidisciplinary, multicultural and empowers Asian Pacific American comm- arts institution committed to the collaborative www.missionculturalcenter.org unities. Founded in 1972 in San Francisco’s art-istic vision of the Latino art forms. MCCLA [email protected] 415-821-1155 Chinatown, KSW’s multidisciplinary arts pro- offers arts education, cultural and artistic gramming includes ongoing workshops, artist performances, and year-round gallery exhibits. salons, an annual arts festival, as well as presentations in film, music, literary, visual Needles & Pens 26. and theater arts and more. Needles & Pens is an emporium of do-it-yourself 483 14th Street, 94103 goods, independently published zines, and www.needles-pens.com [email protected] 17. Kimball Gallery homemade clothing. In addition, the space 415-255-1534 Located in the de Young museum’s admission de Young Museum houses an art gallery that hosts monthly exhibi- free zone, the Kimball Gallery serves as an Golden Gate Park tions featuring some of the most well known orientation space for visitors of all ages. A 50 Hagiwara contemporary artists in the nation. Tea Garden Drive, 94118 flexible space within the museum, this gallery www.deyoungmuseum.org explores the context surrounding works of art [email protected] New Langton Arts 27. and engages visitors directly in the creative 415-863-3330 Founded in 1975, New Langton Arts is an 1246 Folsom Street, 94103 process. artist-run gallery, performance space and on- www.newlangtonarts.org line art venue. Langton produces and [email protected] 415-626-5416 La Casa del Libro 18. presents hundreds of new works each year in La Casa del Libro is a bilingual bookstore and 973 Valencia Street, 94110 visual art, live art, music, literature, video art, art gallery promoting literature and art with- www.librerialacasadellibro.com net art and interdisciplinary projects, collabo- out boundaries. [email protected] rating with artists to develop new artistic 415-285-1399 languages which challenge the boundaries of The LAB 19.