Save the date! ArtSpan's annual Benefit Art Show and Auction will take place on Saturday, March 27, 2009 at SOMArts Bay Gallery, 934 Brannan. Mark your calendars! Tickets will be available to purchase online shortly.

If you are an artist interested in donating your artwork, please click here to learn more about the submission process to this pre-juried show.

• andrew knipe's pieces are on display in the window at Artist-Xchange Gallery, 3169 16th Street.


• David Patchen was selected for an artist residency by the Seto City (Japan) International Ceramic and Glass Arts Exchange Program. He will be in Japan working and lecturing 1/17 to 2/24. His work was also selected for the Temple Arts Festival in Nashville, TN.


• Through 12/23 Fong Fai has a group show at Art2Muse Gallery in Sydney Australia.


• 12/17, 5-10pm, Melissa Wagner at The Solarium, 55 2nd St., SF for VIN12's Pop the Bubbles! Holiday Wine and Art Event.


• 1/9, 6-9pm and 1/10, 3-7pm for closing reception, Natasha Dikareva's new installation Sculptural Habitat at Porto Franco Art Parlor, 953 Valencia St. Also open by appointment: 415.613.8158.


• Through 1/2010, Fong Fai in a 2 person show at Ligne Roset, 162 King St., open daily, 11am-6pm.

• Are you an artist seeking an assistant? Contact Miles Votek at milesalad@yahoo.com. He has experience assisting a range of artists from sculptors to printmakers. Resume available upon request.


• Intro to Encaustic Workshops: $295 for all day and includes all materials. Sundays: 1/10, 2/7. Call Eileen P. Goldenberg at 415.753.1233.


• Join Tachina Rudman-Young for a 5-Week Art Adventure Within to connect, breathe, grow, and gently connect with yourself using easy, process-oriented art activities, breath awareness, & simple movement. Great for experienced artists or total art beginners. Contact tachinarudman@comcast.net or 415.465.7465

• WE ArtSpace, 768 40th St., Oakland is currently accepting submissions for a show in February relating to body, mind, and gender; all mediums accepted. They are also seeking submissions for a show in March, "Rebirth," that are made from recycled and/or reused materials that is primarily mixed media or collage based. The idea of rebirth is to bring art work together that is created by these lost and forgotten items. Contact info@weartspace.com.


• Postmark Deadline: 1/4, $20 entry fee. Art at the Cheese Factory, Journeys Exhibition - Indoor & Outdoor artworks/events/installations curated by Claudia Chapline and Etta Deikman. Visit artatthecheesefactory.org for details and entry form.


• 1/25, $15 entry fee. The City of Brea Art Gallery's "25th Annual Made in California Juried Exhibition," juried by Grace Kook-Anderson. Submissions are open to all artists working in California in all mediums; there are four cash awards. Click here for more info and the prospectus.

• Special offer from Fort Mason Center to ArtSpan artists: Enjoy 10% off a first time booking for a single day event! Rent 1500 sq. ft. Fleet Room, great for a larger group show or smaller rooms in the meeting and activity spaces for smaller shows (1-6 artists). Contact Emily Wynbrant at emily@fortmason.org.


• California Street Studios/Gallery, located at 2829 California St. at Divisadero, has 600 sq. ft. space available for solo or group show during the month of December. In addition to the gallery space, there is a separate 400 sq. ft. room available for workshops. Call 415.505.3060 to inquire about rental rates per day, week or month and to make an appointment to view the space.


• 1200 sq. ft. studio space available 1/15 at the Noonan Building; full use of studio except Thursdays; limited storage of large equipment; ideal for small-scale painter, jeweler, photographer or sculptor; reasonable rent. For more information, contact Leslie at 510.601.8255 or leslielaurien@hotmail.com or contact Karen at 415.285.3886 or karen@sfslater.com.


• 300 sq. ft. space in larger room available 1/1 at the Noonan Building ($450); utilities, wireless internet and alarm system included; accessible 24 hours a day with easy parking; natural light and views of East Bay. Contact Gabriela at 415.572.7621 or ghasbun@gmail.com.


• SOMA Artists Studios has 3 studios available: 212 sq. ft. ($415); 240 sq. ft. ($457 with skylight); 370 sq. ft. ($721 with skylight, more private area, plus possible one month's free rent). Call Jana at 415.710.6083 or Linda at 415.602.5434.


• The new ARC Studios, 1246 Folsom, has 3 large studios available: 315 sq. ft. ($650 with window); 400 sq. ft. ($800 with window); 275 sq. ft. ($500 with skylight). Contact arcstudiosSF@gmail.com or call Mike at 415.298.7969.


• Large studio to share in San Pablo; space available for 80 cents per sq. ft. Contact Toru at 510.559.3562 or toppi@torusugita.net.


• Private office in shared Potrero Hill studios that include creative professionals - illustrators, graphic designers, and filmmakers; carpeted, natural light, use of kitchen and conference room. ($542 includes fax, copier, internet, janitorial, and basic supplies; utilities extra). Contact Larry at 415.608.0671.