ARTSPAN ART MADE HERE
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02 Overview
04 Exhibitions
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06 Workshops
08 Youth Programs
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Art Made Here
ARTSPAN
“Artspan is a nonprofit organization that builds community by connecting the public to visual arts in San Francisco.�
Artspan creates a platform for artists to thrive, fostering a Bay Area that values the arts through SF Open Studios, youth and adult education, and art centric events. Artspan produces a number of programs throughout the year, including Exhibitions, Professional Development Workshops for Artists, and City Youth Art program.
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Artspan Provides Artists with Diverse Opportunities to Display Their Artwork to New Art Viewers and Experienced Collectors. Annual exhibitions include the SF Open Studios Exhibition at SOMArts Cultural Center and the SF Travel Rotating Exhibition. Selections Juried Exhibition takes place every two years.
SF Open Studios
SF Travel Exhibition
ArtPadSF
SF Open Studios Exhibition at SOMArts Cultural Center showcases over 400 artists’ work during October and November, organized by SF Open Studios weekend and neighborhood. Hung salon-style, the artwork is a preview of what you will discover when visiting studios on the upcoming weekends.
SF Travel Association plays an active role in the local arts community while promoting the city worldwide as a premier cultural destination. The theme for this 6-month exhibition at the SF Travel Association offices is Diversity, featuring artwork in a variety of mediums with unusual and experimental materials and techniques by Jill Manthei.
Artwork by Artspan member artists will be exhibited at ArtPadSF during the Art Fair Week in San Francisco every May of the year. The Selections exhibition elevates artists from the San Francisco Open Studios circle and into a more visible place of honor. Artspan produces the exhibition as a vehicle to launch emerging artists’ careers as well as nurture established artists by presenting their work to a distinguished panel of art professionals.
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“Monthly workshops and discussions to aid artists with the professional side of their art practice.�
Workshops Artspan produces monthly workshops and discussions to aid artists with the professional side of their art practice. The Affordable Space Program provides belowmarket rental space, production and publicity assistance to arts and cultural organizations. Free for all current SF Open Studios Artists, Artspan Members, and Friends of SOMArts. General Public: $10 suggested donation.
All events are held at SOMArts Cultural Center at 934 Brannan Street Topics include marketing and public relations practices, insightful suggestions on how to approach galleries, titling and pricing your artwork, writing your artist statement, social networking, setting up your space for SF Open Studios, among others.
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Youth Programs Artspan’s Art for City Youth program aims to fill the gaps left by budget cuts by placing professional artists in San Francisco classrooms.
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“Every Child Deserves Access to Arts Education.“
Art for City Youth’s Teaching Artists employ Visual Thinking Strategies during in-class sessions and exhibition tours to expand their students’ vocabulary and inspire creativity. Family Art Day
Tour for Youth
Open Studios for Youth
Family Art Day has partnered with over a dozen community partners to produce the Family Art Day. Youth and families gathered to celebrate community through art activities, performances, and a showcase of art projects created by youth and students. Artspan continues this partnership by hosting studio visit tours for students during open studios events.
Tour for Youth hosts studio tours for students K-8th grade, focusing on connecting youth and families with working artists in their neighborhoods. Studio tours give kids much needed arts exposure and produce memorable experiences through visits to unique locations and oneon-one conversations with the artists. Past tours have included fine art demonstrations and hands-on art-making with professional printmakers, painters, and mixed media artists.
In the SF Open Studios during October, students are given the opportunity to participate in SF Open Studios and discover art in their own neighborhood. Art for City Youth artists lead students on one-hour tours of the SF Open Studios Exhibition in the SOMArts Cultural Center, engaging in guided discussions of artwork using Visual Thinking Strategies, interactive questioning, and fun creative art activities.
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SF Open Studios
An annual and month-long art event in October that showcases over 900 various San Francisco artists in their studios.
“SF Open Studios is the oldest and largest open studios program in the country.“ During the SF Open Studios weekends, art patrons, admirers, and collectors visit and reach out on self-guided tours to see as many SF Open Studios artists and their artworks as possible in the hopes of finding their next true art love. SF Open Studio connects collectors with artists for engaging interplay and a sight into the life of the working artist. SF Open Studios also simultaneously helps artists build their mailing lists, gain new admirers, and ultimately sustain a living making art.
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OPEN STUDIOS October - November 2013
Weekend 1: October 16 & 20, 11am to 6pm Fort Mason, Marina, Pacific Heights, Russian Hill, North Beach, Hayes Valley, Haight, Buena Vista, Sunset, Richmond
Weekend 2: October 26 & 27, 11am to 6pm Mission, Castro, Bernal Heights, Noe Valley including Upper Market, West Portal, Glen Park
Weekend 3: November 2 & 3, 11am to 6 pm SOMA, Tenderloin, Potrero Hill, Dogpatch, Bayview, Portola, Excelsior
Weekend 4: November 9 & 10, 11am to 6 pm Hunters Point Shipyard & Islais Creek Studios
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ARTSPAN SOMArts Cultural Center 934 Brannan Street, 2nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94103 Phone: (415) 861-9838 www.artspan.org