Mark your calendars for the following ArtSpan events in 2009:

• Thursday, February 26, 5-8pm: ArtSpan Mixer at Dick Blick Art Materials Store, 1414 Van Ness Avenue. Enjoy complimentary hors d'oeuvres and beverages, product demonstrations, and the company of other artists and ArtSpan staff, board, and committee members. No RSVP required, Evite invitation to be sent shortly. All are welcome. This is a free event.
• Saturday, March 14: ArtSpan Benefit Art Show & Auction at SomArts Bay Gallery, 934 Brannan Street. Tickets will be available online and via the ArtSpan office.

• Bernadette Frank's artwork, Orange-Violet, Polychrome Series, is published in Studio Visit Magazine, Volume 3, a new fine art publication produced by The Open Studios Press, publisher of the critically acclaimed periodical, New American Paintings. Now available online for $15 or by phone at 617-778-5265.
• Cynthia Tom was featured on Channel 7's "Profiles of Excellence."
• Ruth Spencer will show her felted and knitted scarves and neckpieces at her studio, 2547 8th St., #24B (the Sawtooth Bldg.) between Parker and Dwight, Berkeley on 12/20-21, 11am-6pm. Visit wwww.berkeleyartisans.com.
• Ivy Jacobsen will show her artwork now thorugh 12/30 in "Hueliday," a color-filled group exhibition at Hang Art Annex, 567 Sutter Street. 50 of her etchings with mixed media will be available at the Fort Mason Printmakers Print Sale, Fort Mason Art Center, Bldg. B, #205 & 208.
• 40 artists from Hunters Point Shipyard show their artwork in the 2nd Annual Holiday Show now through 12/24 at 580 Hayes Street near Laguna. Gallery hours: Wednesday-Sunday, 12pm to 7pm.
• Marc Ellen Hamel's original monotypes, large abstract oils, and framed limited edition prints are featured at Echo Furniture, 3769 24th St., through December.
• Emily Clawson will show her artwork at the University Club, 800 Powell St. now through December. Questions about art purchasing, call 415-793-5374.
• Schnetzler Photography will show artwork in a group show at The Historic Monadnock Building, 685 Market St. now until 1/1/09.
• Kathryn Arnold is in a group exhibition, artsoup 18, curated by Matt McKinley at Bayshore Studios, 2178 Palou St. near Industrial Blvd., SF, now through 3/17/09. Call 415-336-3180 for more info.
• Liz Mamorsky will be included in Reclaim, Rework, Recreate: The Gotthelf Goes Green now until 2/25/09 at Gotthelf Art Gallery, 4126 Executive Dr., La Jolla.
• Bay Printmakers will present a group exhibit of original prints from over 20 artists now to 1/2/09 at Falkirk Cultural Center, 1408 Mission St., San Rafael.
• Ari Salomon will present his new panoramic cityscapes from Japan in SF MOMA's Artists Gallery at Fort Mason, 2/4/09-3/13/09. Reception: 2/4/09, 5:30pm-7:30pm.

• Marin Open Studios deadline: January 9, 2009. Registration Fees: $315 for MAC members and $370 for non-members.
• FREE Grantseeking Basics for Individuals in the Arts: 12/19, 1:00-2:30pm, 1/16, 1:00-2:30pm, or 2/20, 1:00-2:30pm at The Foundation Center, San Francisco, 312 Sutter Street, #606 Register here: foundationcenter.org/sanfrancisco/training/indartsf.html
• Bill Graham Bash: The Funky Meters featuring Cyril Neville, the Marcia Ball Band and the San Francisco Mime Troupe will headline Bill's Birthday Bash on 1/10/09 at the Fillmore, an event to celebrate the life and legacy of San Francisco concert impresario Bill Graham. The event will be presented by the Bill Graham Memorial Foundation, which last week awarded close to $200,000 in funding to its grant recipients for 2009, including local community arts programs such as ArtSpan, Guitars Not Guns and Rock Med. For tickets, call (415) 421-8497 or go to www.livenation.com .
• SOMA Artists Studios has 3 available art studios: $403 for 218 sq. ft. / $544 for 294 sq. ft. / $666 for 308 sq. ft. Call Jana at 415.710.6083 or Linda at 415.602.5434.
• Visitation Valley Business Opportunities and Outreach to Merchants (VVBOOM) has embarked on a very innovative program aimed at living local entrepreneurs, artists, florists, and jewelers an opportunity to sell their product at our 700 sq. ft. office location at 91 Leland Ave. Contact Nick Wolff at 415.585.2338. Seeking artists particularly from 94134 zip code.

• Deadline: 1/9/09. Santa Cruz Art League is seeking collage and assemblage artists on or off the wall, juried by Maureen Davidson. Materials found, forgotten then remembered, all media except film or video. Visit here for more info or send a SASE to: SCAL, 526 Broadway, Santa Cruz, CA 94060. Members, $30 and Non-Members, $40 for up to 3 slides/jpegs. Questions? Contact Cindy at cindy@scal.org or call 831-426-5787.
• Deadline: 1/10/09. Arthouse at the Jones Center is seeking applicants for New American Talent: The Twenty-Fourth Exhibition, juried by Hamza Walker, Director of Education and Curator at The Renaissance Society in Chicago, Illinois. Click here to learn more about the online application.
• Deadline: 1/15/09. The San Diego Art Institute seeks artwork for its "50th International Award Exhibition", held 3/21/09-5/10/09 at the Museum of the Living Artist, San Diego. All media will be considered. Click here for the prospectus.
• Deadline: 3/2/09. The 28th Annual Morro Bay Harbor Festival Poster Contest invites you to design a poster based on the theme "Up Town, Down Town, and Sailin' Around" celebrating Morro Bay's diverse offerings. Visit www.mbhf.com for more info.
• Deadline: Postmarked 4/1/09. SBA Women's Caucus for Art and SomArts Cultural Center invite California women artists to submit work for "Control," an exhibition to be juried by the Guerrilla Girls West. The exhibition will be at SomArts Cultural Center, Main Gallery, SF. All media accepted, and we encourage installation, video, and large works. Exhibition dates: 8/6-27/09. Opening Reception: 8/6/09, 6-8pm. Please read prospectus for details on "Control" here: sbawca.org/events.html. What controls you? E-mail karengutfreund@yahoo.com with any questions.