WELCOME TO ARC GALLERY & STUDIOS
Arc supports the making of quality art in all media, provides a supportive environment for artists to create their work, nurtures a community of artists, and promotes public awareness and appreciation of the visual arts in the city of San Francisco. Arc Gallery & Studios is a mixed-use art center in San Francisco’s South of Market district consisting of three galleries, ten artist studios, The Kearny Street Workshop office, and Café Suspiro.
We are located at 1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco, California and open from 1-6 pm on Wednesdays & Thursday and 12-3 pm on Saturdays.
We are located at 1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco, California and open from 1-6 pm on Wednesdays & Thursday and 12-3 pm on Saturdays.
JOY NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION
JOY shares a diversity of euphoric experiences and the effects of positive emotion on the body with art that sparks pure delight. Joy brings catharsis, builds resilience and brings people together. This deliberate turning to joy is not a shying away from the reality of sadness, pain and distress, instead—it is about drawing on a deep sense of joy at the known and unknown, linking thankfulness and hope. Artists reclaimed the joy of artmaking by tapping into one’s inner child or by displaying moments of contentment they’ve experienced or witnessed. We asked artists to answer the question—what does happiness means to you in the here and now, and to provide a window into a personal source of peace and pleasure.
Join Us for Artists Talk #2 December 5, 6-7 pm
Salma Arastu, Jonathan Crow, Janey Fritsche, Indigene Theresa Gaskin, Krisztina Lazar, Kristine Mays, Sheila Metcalf Tobin, Lucky Rapp, Danielle Satinover, Renée Switkes, Linda Tapscott, Victoria Veedell, Kay Weber, Raf Willems, and Umit Yalcinalp
Register to attend by clicking the link below:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMtdu6srjstGdIPCZtYETFqpD-rWvNe2THH
Exhibition: November 16, 2024 - January 11, 2025
For more details go HERE
Join Us for Artists Talk #2 December 5, 6-7 pm
Salma Arastu, Jonathan Crow, Janey Fritsche, Indigene Theresa Gaskin, Krisztina Lazar, Kristine Mays, Sheila Metcalf Tobin, Lucky Rapp, Danielle Satinover, Renée Switkes, Linda Tapscott, Victoria Veedell, Kay Weber, Raf Willems, and Umit Yalcinalp
Register to attend by clicking the link below:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMtdu6srjstGdIPCZtYETFqpD-rWvNe2THH
Exhibition: November 16, 2024 - January 11, 2025
For more details go HERE
LOTS OF SMILES AT THE NOVEMBER 16 JOY ARTISTS RECEPTION
SPOTLIGHT EXHIBITIONS
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Spotlight exhibitions at the Arc Spotlight Gallery, the Infinity, and Vedder Price highlight artist works in longer exhibitions, often 3-4 months. These exhibitions not only feature artists that we have curated in the gallery, but also spotlight our consulting capabilities. Click the image for more information.
CALL FOR ART AT ARC GALLERY
Word Play National Juried Exhibition Call for Artists Is Open!
Word Play invites artists to influence the viewer through the interplay between text and visual elements in contemporary art. Today, we no longer have the patience to read long blogs or books; we expect fast, attention-getting imagery and memes to stimulate our senses. In Word Play, we are looking for artworks that creatively engage with text, whether through words, letters, phrases, or entire narratives. The text can serve as a message, a visual texture, a conceptual element, or even as the main subject. We encourage submissions that explore themes such as language, identity, culture, politics, and the interaction between words and image.
Go HERE to apply.
Go HERE to apply.
ARC STUDIOS
Photo courtesy of Soad Kader
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Arc houses twelve artists in ten artist studios. The Arc artists have formed a friendly community that includes participation in SFOS, monthly newsletters, studio artist and curatorial exhibitions, workshops, pizza party and potlucks, and other social events. For more information about these artists, click the image on your left.
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BUSINESSES AT ARC
KEARNY STREET WORKSHOP
Founded in 1972, during the height of the Asian Pacific American cultural movement, Kearny Street Workshop (KSW) is the oldest Asian Pacific American multidisciplinary arts organization in the country.
Through collaborations with other arts organizations and cultural communities, both locally and nationally, KSW provides a forum for Asian Pacific American artists of different media to reach a wide, diverse audience. KSW is located in the first floor of Arc Gallery & Studios. Visit KSW's website by clicking on their logo. |
CAFE SUSPIRO
Come by for a cup and browse through our records and books!
Store Hours: Monday to Thursday 8-4, Friday 8-3, Saturday 9am-3pm Visit Cafe Suspiro's website by clicking on their logo. |
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