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ArtSpan Newsletter
June 2008
934 Brannan Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
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Art Made Here
In this issue:
  1. SF Open Studios: Participating Artist Membership
  2. ArtSpan Mixers
  3. ArtSpan Workshops
  4. Premier and Participating Artist Bulletin: The Place to Go to Know Your Arts
  5. For the Artists


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SF Open Studios: Participating Artist Membership

Register for SF Open Studios 2008 at the Participating Artist Membership level. Read about the many benefits here. Click here to register online or contact ArtSpan at 415-861-9838 to receive a paper registration form in the mail.

SF Open Studios 2008 Weekends:
  • Weekend 1: October 4 & 5
    Studios are not open but there are plenty of events! Private Preview Gala and SF Open Studios Exhibition Opening Reception

  • Weekend 2: October 11 & 12
    Buena Vista, Diamond Heights, Fort Mason, Haight, Hayes Valley, Marina, Mount Davidson, Pacific Heights, Richmond, Sunset, Twin Peaks, West Portal

  • Weekend 3: October 18 & 19
    Bernal Heights, Castro, Duboce, Eureka Valley, Glen Park, Mission, Noe Valley, Portola

  • Weekend 4: October 25 & 26
    Financial District, North Beach, Potrero Hill, Russian Hill, SOMA, Tenderloin, Bayview, Excelsior

  • Weekend 5: November 1 & 2
    Hunters Point Shipyard



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ArtSpan Mixers

Mark your calendars for the following ArtSpan Mixers, where you can learn about volunteer opportunities, sign up for SF Open Studios, mix and mingle with other artists and ArtSpan staff and Board!

Above: Kay Weber, OSC Chairman, Therese Martin, Executive Director, and ArtSpan Artists, Vince Meyer and Rachel Murray Meyer at the ArtSpan Mixer at Table Asia Gallery
  • Monday, June 30th
    6-8pm
    The Salon at Hotel Rex
    562 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
    Cash Bar

  • Tuesday, July 29th
    6-8pm
    Coffee Bar
    1890 Bryant Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
    Cash Bar

  • Wednesday, September 10th
    6-8pm
    Islais Creek Studios
    1 Rankin Street, San Francisco, CA 94124
    Cash Bar / Potluck


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SF Open Studios 2007 Guide Cover
ArtSpan Workshops

ArtSpan is pleased to partner with California College of the Arts to present the following workshops to eligible 2008 SF Open Studios Premier and Participating Artists and Members (RSVP required):



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SF Open Studios Exhibition

Premier and Participating Artist Bulletin: The Place to Go to Know Your Arts

All announcements are from 2007 SF Open Studios Artists


  • Carolyn Wang was selected as a finalist in the Bullseye E-merge 2008 Exhibition, on display now through July 25th in Portland. Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, WA has granted her a scholarship for the 2008 Summer Session.
  • Steve Dehlinger and Kate Dopheide are participating artists in Under 100: Exhibition, Sale and Live Screen-Print Event at Root Division, 3175 17th Street, SF, now through June 21st.
  • Kellyann Gilson Lyman presents a solo show of "ice cream art, a fresh look" and will collaborate with SF community partners, including shopping at their host, Sports Basement, 1590 Bryant Street, SF. Get your summer groove on. Ice cream art exhibition open now through June 23rd. Exhibition Reception: June 22, 5-7pm, with Matt McKinley's curator talk beginning at 5pm.
  • Adele Louise Shaw will show her work in a solo exhibition of new paintings with wax now through July 27th at Venus Gallery, 627 Cortland Avenue, SF.
  • Ari Salomon participates in Insider/Outsider, a group exhibition addressing themes of identity, ethnicity, migration, and place. Root Division, 3175 17th Street, SF. Reception: July 12, 7-10pm.
  • Dorian Katz will present her work in the National Queer Arts Festival 2008, Bi-licious Visual Art and Performance, at the LGBT Center, 1800 Market Street, SF, now through July 12th.
  • John Vias will show his work in a group show at Joyce Gordon Gallery, 406 14th Street, Oakland, now through July 18th.
  • Gina Jacupke will present her figure drawings at Caffe DiVino, 37 Caledonia Street, Sausalito, now through July 31st.
  • Silvia Poloto will present her work in a solo show at Gallery 415, 49 Geary Street, 4th Fl., SF, now through July 31st.


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For the Artists

Calls for Entry
  • Volunteer with Marc Ellen Hamel at the Family Arts Project table during ARTSFEST on Saturday, June 21st. Interested? E-mail marcellen@sbcglobal.net
  • Deadline: June 20, 2008. The 2nd Annual Tiburon Art Festival, to be held on August 23-24, 2008, is seeking artists to show and sell their artwork. Applications are available online or call 415.435-2351 or 415-435-4355 to request one in the mail.
  • Deadline: July 10, 2008. The San Francisco Museum of Craft and Design's Museum Store is seeking entries in a variety of mediums for their show Birds and Their Dwellings. Contact Raymond McKenzie at 415.773.0303 with questions.
  • Deadline: July 14, 2008. Introductions 2008 at Root Division. The purpose of this exhibition is to showcase new and emerging work made by artists living and/or working in the San Francisco Bay Area. Click here to learn more about eligibility and the application process.
  • Deadline: July 17, 2008. Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts' Call for Submissions: Mes Latino Americano Annual Juried Exhibition. Experimental Cartoon-Drawing Exhibition Juried by MCCLA Gallery Curator and Experimental Photography Exhibition Juried by Victor Cartagena. Questions? Call Patricia Rodriguez at 415.643.2775.
  • Deadline: December 5, 2008. Visual Aid accepts applications from visual artists with life-threatening illnesses who reside in SF, Oakland, or anywhere in the 9-county Bay Area. Professional artists who have been making and exhibiting art over a period of years are encouraged to apply. For an application, click here. Questions? Call 415.777.8242.
  • Deadline: Open. Interior Design and Retail Showroom, located in downtown San Anselmo, is seeking artwork from local artists to display. Contact Mara Galliani at mara@studiohomedesigns.com.
  • Deadline: Open. YWCA at UC Berkeley Exhibition Screening. 2-month exhibitions. Media: drawing, graphics, painting, photography, mixed media, printmaking, textiles, watercolor. $5 fee. For prospectus, send SASE to Art Committee, YWCA, 2600 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94704. Call 510-848-6370 or email info@ywca-berkeley.org.
  • Deadline: Open. Long Family Foundation Public Sculpture. Media: Sculpture. Commission: $10,000-$20,000. For prospectus, send SASE to Public Sculpture, PO Box 3068, Palo Verdes, CA 90274.


Lindsay Barrick, Editor
ArtSpan , a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization, builds a community connecting the public to visual arts in San Francisco. Through SF Open Studios, youth and adult education, and art-centric events, ArtSpan creates a platform for artists to thrive, fostering a Bay Area community that values the arts.
ArtSpan Gallery

Please enjoy these images from the opening reception of ArtSpan's 30 Under 30 Exhibition at Varnish Fine Art Gallery, 77 Natoma St., SF. The exhibition runs now through June 28, 2008.



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