The SF Open Studios Exhibition jurors, Stephen Lopez, Director of ArtZone 461, Dina Pugh, Co-Director of Triple Base Gallery, and Micaela Van Zwoll, Director of Micaela Gallery, selected 15 Juror's Choice awards: David Avery, Suzy Barnard, Kellie Charlton, Phillip Hua, Philippe Jestin, Aondrea Maynard, Andrea Mejri, Priscilla Otani, David Patchen, Aubrey Rhodes, Brian Schuck, Maxine Solomon, Marcia Stuermer, Sadie Valerie, & John Whitmarch. Congratulations to the award recipients! Check out their works, identified by a white Juror's Choice ribbon, and 400 other artworks by SF Open Studios artists at 934 Brannan Street. Gallery Hours: Wednesday-Friday, 12-4pm; Saturday and Sunday, 10am to 5pm now through Sunday, 10/25.

Pictured above, courtesy of Trish Tunney Photography: SF Open Studios artists Melissa Wagner and Mike Kimball, who is also on the Open Studios Committee.

• Fong Fai has a piece of artwork in the magazine "Better Homes and Gardens" in the October 2009 issue under the designer Patrice Bevans' indoors Life at Home on page 39 & 42, with buying info on page 272.
• Sonia Melnikova-Raich has a solo exhibition "From Abstract Reality to Real Abstraction at Concourse Gallery, 555 California, now to 10/26. Two of her works have been acquired by the City of Lafayette for its public art collection to be on permanent display at he new Lafayette Public Library. She is also part of a group show "Dementions," the Fourth Annual Halloween Exhibit at Eclectix Gallery in El Cerrito now to 11/29.
• Sevilla Granger presents "Leaf and Limb" - 3 painters points of view on the trees around us on 10/14 and 11/7, 6-9pm at Back to the Picture SOMA Gallery. Her piece, entitled "Pacifica," was selected for the international juried exhibition "Shorelines" at the Rockport Center for the Arts in Rockport, TX. Three large pieces were all selected for the juried exhibition "Celebrating Monterey County and will be on view for the next year at the Monterey County Center. Her piece entitled "Larger and..." has been granted the "Florence Ferrario Award" from the Northern California Arts Association, and has been selected for the 54th annual international juried exhibition "Bold Expressions" at the Sacramento Fine Arts Center until 10/24. Four of her pieces are hanging in the store front windows of EZDG Design Group, 1246 18th St. She is completing a large commission for RCD Architects which will be featured in the community center of Shinsei Gardens, their new housing development in Alameda.
• Mike Kimball is showing his works at the following exhibitions: Sun Gallery, 1015 E St., Hayward, now until 10/17; City Arts Gallery, 828 Valencia, SF, now until 10/31; Autobody Fine Art Gallery, 1517 High St., Alameda, now until 10/25; Sanchez Art Center, 1220 Linda Mar Blvd., Pacifica, 10/30-12/5.
• Marc Ellen Hamel's work is exhibited at Barton Art Gallery, 1732 I Street, Sacramento now through 10/6. She is part of a group show "Going North" by Nordic 5 Arts at Eddie Rhodes Gallery, Contra Costa College, 2600 Mission Bell Dr., San Pablo, CA, now to 10/30. Her abstract oil paintings will be included in "Color on the Wall" at Nomad Rugs, 3775 24th St. now to 10/15.
• Karl Roeseler is part of a group show at the SF Convention and Visitors Bureau, featuring 6 figurative paintings from his "Black & White Paintings" series, now until 12/11. His work is also exhibited in the upstairs dining loft of Tokyo Go Go.

• SOMA Artists Studios has two studio opportunities coming up: 1) Available Nov 1, a share situation with a photographer, about 125 square feet and is $230/mo. 2) Available Dec 1, separate studio, great light, about 230 square feet, $441/mo. If interested, call Jana Grover at 415 710-6083 or Linda Colnett at 415 602-5434.
• SF Artist Network Professional Development for Artists Lectures with Stephen C. Wagner: 10/19, 7-9pm, $10, Promotion: Marketing Yourself and Your Artwork, City Art Coop Gallery, 828 Valencia, SF.
• "Promoting Your Art in Today's Economy" Fourth Annual Art Marketing Workshop on 11/14, 9:30am to 3:30pm at Fort Mason, Rm. C-205. Early-bird registration ($75) ends 10/15, includes $51 worth of free reports and MP3 recording on how to promote your art, registration is $85 after that date. Register here.
• The Nocturnes are accepting registrations for their annual Death Valley workshop with Tim Baskerville. 3 nights, 10/30 to 11/1. Pre-registration is required no later than 9/25. More info here.
• The Nocturnes announce a new course "The Advanced Digital Nocturne" taught by Tim Baskerville and Mark Jaremko to be held at Fort Mason, 9/26. More info here.

• The Green Art Project, a weekly online magazine with the latest highlights on Green Art - art with reclaimed materials - is seeking to feature SF Open Studios artists. Contact Jane Corrigan at 415.519.7176 or jane.corrigan@mac.com.
• WE Artspace, 768 40th St., Oakland is organizing an art/craft show/fair for the 2009 Holiday season. Contact info@weartspace.com for more info.
• Deadline: 10/18/09. Access Institute for Psychological Services invites artists to contribute their work to Spectrum, Access's annual art auction fundraiser that will be held on 10/18 at Mezzanine in SF. Access is a SF-based non-profit that delivers affordable mental health serves to the local community. Contact Julie Henderson, Spectrum's art curator, with an image of your artwork at juliehenderson317@gmail.com.
• Deadline: 10/22/09. The Nocturnes are now accepting submission to the latest online show The Panocturnists featuring Panoramic Night Photography, curated by Tim Baskerville and juried by Chris Faust.
• Deadline: 10/25/09. SCRAP is seeking artists to submit works for consideration for its Third Annual Art Exhibition, ReVisions: New Creations from Scrap. Work submitted must be in some way made from scraps, leftovers, castoffs, found, repurposed, or recycled materials. Visit scrap-sf.org for more info.
• Deadline 11/4/09. Artist listings in the East Bay Express ProArts Holiday Guide to promote your open studio or holiday show. Publication date: 11/25. Discounted rates for ProArts members and non-members. More info here.
• Deadline: 11/6/09. The Creative Work Fund invites letters of inquiry for projects in which artists and nonprofit organizations collaborate to create new works. Grants range from $10,000 to $40,000. In 2010, projects featuring visual artists or performing artists are eligible to apply. More info at creativeworkfund.org.
• Deadline: 11/13/09. Donate to or volunteer at Visual Aid's Big Blue Deal, to be held on 11/14. Call 415.777.8242 or e-mail julie@visualaid.org with questions.