California Modern Gallery
Thursday, April 26th

Bid on more than 130 works by local artists in live and silent auctions. Enjoy desserts, drinks and delectables with a San Francisco flavor and groove to the sounds of DJ Shissler. New this year, awards will be given for the pieces judged to be First and Second in representational, non-representational, fine craft, and three-dimensional art, as well as Juror's Choice.

Call 415.861.9838 or visit http://www.eventbrite.com/event/50941367 to purchase tickets.

Email info@artspan.org to find out how to volunteer at the Auction.

SF Open Studios schedule:

• October 5-7 Studios will not be open. Gear up for SF Open Studios at the Private Preview Gala and Exhibition Opening Reception!
• October 13-14 Buena Vista, Diamond Heights, Fort Mason, Haight, Hayes Valley, Marina, Mount Davidson, Pacific Heights, Richmond, Sunset, Twin Peaks, West Portal
• October 20-21 Bernal Heights, Castro, Duboce, Eureka Valley, Glen Park, Mission, Noe Valley, Portola
• October 27-28 Financial District, North Beach, Potrero Hill, Russian Hill, SOMA, Tenderloin, Bayview, Excelsior
• November 3-4 Hunters Point Shipyard

• Mike Shriver will be showing at Magnet, a community-based health clinic, 4122 18th Street, throughout April.
• Sidnea D'Amico presents her newest body of work in "Constructions," a group show at California Modern Gallery, 1035 Market Street, now through May 10th.
• The Artists of Hunter's Point Shipyard, including Marc Ellen Hamel, Rebecca Fox, Sri Prabha will hold their Spring Open Studio on Saturday, April 28th and Sunday, April 29th, 11:00am to 6:00pm. Tour 150 studios, featuring a vast array of artwork. Free parking and admission.
• Mike Kimball is holding a Print Sale, 15% discount off the price of all loose and unframed prints at the SOMA Artists Studios Annual Spring Show, April 28th and 29th, 12pm-5pm,689 Bryant Street. Don't miss the Preview Artist Reception, Friday, April 27th, 6:00-9:00pm.
• Aspect Gallery and Framing presents "Cinco de Mayo" at 731 Polk Street, featuring Rebecca Shortle and Kellyann Gilson through June 30th. Don't miss the Group Artists' Reception, Saturday, May 5th, 6:00-10:00pm.
• Mission Arts will hold their Spring Open Studios May 12th & 13th, 11:00am-6:00pm. Attend the Opening Reception, Friday, May 11th, 7:00-11:00pm at all of the studios.

• Visit ArtSpan's new Yahoo Group SF Open Studios 2007: Artist Forum to connect with fellow SF Open Studios artists: share your experiences, network group sites, schedule opening parties, advertise studio space for rent, get tips, create community, and gain insight.
• mARTketing: How to Cash In without Selling Out, an art sales and marketing materials seminar by Robert Burridge will take place on Friday, May 11th at Fort Mason , 8:30am-5:30pm. Get the practical guidelines that every artist should know to sell their art. Contact Dimitri Kourouniotis at 415.285.4803.
• Studio spaces available to rent in SOMA at 340 Bryant Street: Studio #2: 296 SQFT with skylight $450; Studio #3 and #4: 788 SQFT with windows and skylight $1300 (Split into two areas, 400 and 388 SQFT, but one main door); Studio #5: 300 SQFT with windows and skylight $500. For more information, contact Claude at 650.279.9720 or email dups@pacbell.net.
• Sara Kahn is looking for another artist to share her studio space, located at Fort Mason, for SF Open Studios 2007: Weekend 2: October 13th and 14th. To find out more, please call 415.409.4726.
• Bayview-Hunters Point Artists are invited to apply for an 18-month studio residency at Hunters Point Shipyard. For an application, call 415-822-0922. Deadline for applications is May 15, 2007.
• Fourth Annual Central Coast Fine Arts Competition August 10-September 16. Over $3000 in awards. Juried by Susan Hillhouse, Curator of Exhibition andCollections, Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History. View the prospectus form, due May 31st.
• Kala Art Institute invites California-born artists to apply for fellowship competition and James D. Phelan Art Award in Printmaking. Kala provides exceptional facilities to professional artists working in all forms of printmaking, digital media, photography, and book arts.
• The O'Hanlon Center for the Arts invites sculptural artists to submit work for the May 2007 show "Stone, Wood, and Fiber: Indoor and Outdoor Sculptures." For more information, contact Megan Wilkinson at 415.388.4331 or megan@ohanloncenter.org.
• The National Poetry Association will be publishing its next Mother Earth Int'l Issue under the theme: Artists as Poets & Poets as Artists. They invite graphic artists that include lines from their favorite poets in their graphic content to send their entries to the National Poetry Assoc. at 934 Brannan Street, SF 94103. Please call Herman Berlandt, Director of NPA at 415.552.9261.
• Get an Art Baby. Free. Don Anderson launched the Art Baby Project two years ago. Hundreds of AB's have been obtained, decorated, placed and found worldwide. Email donanderson@faultlinestudio.com to find out more.