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Art stuff happening in and around San Francisco. Note that this list may be out of date… get up-to-date info by visiting the links.
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- Wed Apr 1 '26 – Sun Apr 19 '26showTheresa Hak Kyung Cha: Multiple Offerings@ BAMPFA
- Wed Apr 1 '26 – Sun Apr 19 '26showMATRIX 289 / Zeinab Saleh: Signs of a softer world@ BAMPFA
- Thu Apr 2 '26 – Sat May 16 '26showRonnie Genotti@ Wessling Contemporary
- Thu Apr 2 '26 – Sat May 16 '26showHave You Seen the Weather?@ Wessling Contemporary
- Thu Apr 2 '26 – Sun Apr 19 '26museumSentimental Education: Theresa Hak Kyung Cha at the Pacific Film Archive@ Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
- Fri Apr 3 '26 – Mon Jul 20 '26showChiharu Shiota: Two Home Countries@ Asian Art Museum - Akiko Yamazaki and Jerry Yang Pavilion
- Sat Apr 4 '26 – Sat Apr 25 '26show16 x 20@ Hashimoto Contemporary (Harman Projects)
- Sat Apr 4 '26 – Sat Apr 18 '26showHigh / Lights 2026@ SFArtsED
- Thu Apr 9 '26 – Sat Jun 13 '26showPretty City@ Creativity Explored
- Sat Apr 11 '26 – Sun Apr 19 '26experimentalLINES Ballet World Premiere with esperanza spalding + "Ode to Alice Coltrane"@ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
- Tue Apr 14 '26Offsite: Robert Moor@ SF Botanical Garden
- Tue Apr 14 '26cafeRed Door Coffee@ 111 Minna Gallery
- Wed Apr 15 '26museumMadonna: Truth or Dare 35th Anniversary@ The Castro Theatre
- Wed Apr 15 '26experimentalDusting Settlements led by Jasper Qiyun Wang@ BAMPFA
- Wed Apr 15 '26historyOur Land/Nuestra Tierra@ BAMPFA
- Wed Apr 15 '26cafeRed Door Coffee@ 111 Minna Gallery
- Thu Apr 16 '26cafeRed Door Coffee@ 111 Minna Gallery
- Thu Apr 16 '26experimentalResonance: Sarah Davachi@ Exploratorium
- Thu Apr 16 '26artist talkAurora's Sunrise@ BAMPFA
- Thu Apr 16 '26artist talkSan Francisco: A Liberal Oligarchy?@ 518 Valencia
- Thu Apr 16 '26When Home is a Photograph: Blackness and Belonging in the World: Leigh Raiford and Delphine Sims in Conversation@ BAMPFA
- Thu Apr 16 '26experimentalAfter Dark: Altered States@ Exploratorium
- Thu Apr 16 '26museumFloating Weeds@ BAMPFA
- Thu Apr 16 '26book signing9th Ave: Rachel Khong with R.O. Kwon@ Books on the Park on 9th Avenue
- Fri Apr 17 '26openingSol Botanica - Grand Opening + Spring Exhibition@ Sol Botanica / HUNT & GATHER
- Fri Apr 17 '26openingMATHEW MCGRATH ART OPENING@ Madrone Art Bar
- Fri Apr 17 '26art fairSol Botanica Opening Reception@ Sol Botanica / HUNT & GATHER
- Fri Apr 17 '26openinglocal_memory: soft systems@ Gray Area
- Fri Apr 17 '26experimentalThe Disco Biscuits (Live)@ 1015 Folsom
- Fri Apr 17 '26receptionMember Night — Reimagined: The Fisher Collection at 10@ SFMOMA
- Fri Apr 17 '26opening./local_memory: soft systems@ Gray Area
- Fri Apr 17 '26cafeRed Door Coffee@ 111 Minna Gallery
- Fri Apr 17 '26artist talkMake Noise / Take Space@ Haight Street Art Center
- Fri Apr 17 '26openingSol Botanica Opening@ HUNT & GATHER
- Fri Apr 17 '26museumGermany in Autumn@ BAMPFA
- Fri Apr 17 '26museumCanuto's Transformation@ BAMPFA
- Sat Apr 18 '26workshopIn-Person Studio Series | Animate a Wild Ride (Adult Session)@ Walt Disney Family Museum
- Sat Apr 18 '26 – Sun Apr 19 '26openingReimagined: The Fisher Collection at 10 Opening Weekend@ SFMOMA
- Sat Apr 18 '26workshopIn-Person Studio Series | Animate a Wild Ride (Youth Session)@ Walt Disney Family Museum
- Sat Apr 18 '26receptionFeo the Chupacabra Reception@ Cartoon Art Museum
- Sat Apr 18 '26museumWays of Seeing: Fourteen Artists@ SFMOMA
- Sat Apr 18 '26artist talkLijin Lecture / Joan Kee: Afro Asia, or Art for a Global Majority@ BAMPFA
- Sat Apr 18 '26museumCalder, Kelly, LeWitt: Fundamentals of Form@ SFMOMA
- Sat Apr 18 '26artist talkThe Headless Woman@ BAMPFA
- Sat Apr 18 '26museumMemory and Matter: Personal and Collective Histories@ SFMOMA
- Sat Apr 18 '26poetryContemporary Queer Poetry Readings@ de Young
- Sat Apr 18 '26 – Sun Aug 16 '26showFeo The Chupacabra: Spotlight on Sequoia Blankenship and Rob Thompson@ Cartoon Art Museum
- Sat Apr 18 '26artist talkSelected Short Films of Lucrecia Martel@ BAMPFA
- Sun Apr 19 '26museumThai New Year@ Asian Art Museum
- Sun Apr 19 '26museumSundays at the Asian Art Museum@ Asian Art Museum
- Sun Apr 19 '26workshopIntroduction to Risograph Workshop@ BAMPFA
- Sun Apr 19 '26artist talkCurator Tour: 100 Years of Creative Visions@ Mills College Art Museum
- Sun Apr 19 '26workshopPop-Up Studio | Creative Lettering Techniques@ Walt Disney Family Museum
- Sun Apr 19 '26workshopMAKE! with SCRAP: Abstract Shapes@ SFMOMA
- Sun Apr 19 '26museumZama@ BAMPFA
- Sun Apr 19 '26otherThirst Draft: Write Drunk, Edit Never@ Madrone Art Bar
- Sun Apr 19 '26museumDistant Relative: News from Home and Measures of Distance@ BAMPFA
- Mon Apr 20 '26cafeRed Door Coffee@ 111 Minna Gallery
- Mon Apr 20 '26museumFantastic Planet@ The Castro Theatre
- Mon Apr 20 '269th Ave: Mats Söderlund with Forrest Gander@ Books on the Park on 9th Avenue
- Mon Apr 20 '26museumMonet and Venice Virtual Access Day@ Virtual
- Tue Apr 21 '26cafeRed Door Coffee@ 111 Minna Gallery
- Tue Apr 21 '26 – Thu Apr 23 '26workshopThe Art of Tinkering Workshop@ Exploratorium
- Tue Apr 21 '26artist talkSF Cinematheque Presents: Constructions / Destructions / Instructions: The Films of Gordon Matta-Clark@ Gray Area
- Tue Apr 21 '26workshopMINI MARATHON: LIVE MODEL SKETCH@ Madrone Art Bar
- Wed Apr 22 '26museumDreams Are Colder Than Death@ BAMPFA
- Wed Apr 22 '26cafeHappy Hour@ 111 Minna Gallery
- Wed Apr 22 '26cafeRed Door Coffee@ 111 Minna Gallery
- Wed Apr 22 '26museumSinners in 70MM@ The Castro Theatre
- Wed Apr 22 '26museumAll My Trees@ BAMPFA
- Thu Apr 23 '26museumAfter Dark: Climate Journeys@ Exploratorium
- Thu Apr 23 '26workshopSip and Sketch | Reflective Puddle Painting@ Walt Disney Family Museum
- Thu Apr 23 '26museumGilaneh@ BAMPFA
- Thu Apr 23 '26artist talkArchitecture x Architecture: A Conversation on the Implications of Machine Learning on Architecture@ SFMOMA
- Thu Apr 23 '26cafeRed Door Coffee@ 111 Minna Gallery
- Thu Apr 23 '26museumUnder the Skin of the City@ BAMPFA
- Fri Apr 24 '26receptionArt Changes Lives 2026@ Fort Mason Gateway Pavilion
- Fri Apr 24 '26cafeRed Door Coffee@ 111 Minna Gallery
- Fri Apr 24 '26museum69th San Francisco International Film Festival@ The Castro Theatre
- Sat Apr 25 '26museumHair, Paper, Water . . .@ BAMPFA
- Sat Apr 25 '26museumBlue Heron@ BAMPFA
- Sat Apr 25 '26 – Sat May 30 '26openingThe Weight of it All@ Heron Arts
- Sat Apr 25 '26art fairCalifornia Native Homeland Festival 2026@ Exploratorium
- Sat Apr 25 '26 – Sun Apr 26 '26workshopThe Art Playground: Earth Day@ Walt Disney Family Museum Learning Center
- Sat Apr 25 '26workshopGrow + Make: Spirited Botanicals!@ SF Botanical Garden
- Sat Apr 25 '26 – Sun Apr 26 '26workshopArt Studio: Stop-Motion Film Techniques@ Walt Disney Family Museum
- Sat Apr 25 '26art fairCalifornia Native Homeland Festival@ Exploratorium
- Sat Apr 25 '26museumIt Would Be Night in Caracas@ BAMPFA
- Sat Apr 25 '26artist talkChris Avantgarde@ The Historic SF Mint
- Sat Apr 25 '26museumRenoir@ BAMPFA
- Sun Apr 26 '26museumYo (Love Is a Rebellious Bird)@ BAMPFA
- Sun Apr 26 '26workshopOpen: Art Lab@ BAMPFA
- Sun Apr 26 '26museumTime and Water@ BAMPFA
- Sun Apr 26 '26workshopFamily Studio: Lines That Move@ SFMOMA
- Sun Apr 26 '26salonDrink 'N Draft@ Manny's
- Sun Apr 26 '26receptionMarch - April 2026 Exhibitions: Closing Reception
- Sun Apr 26 '26museumSundays at the Asian Art Museum@ Asian Art Museum
- Mon Apr 27 '26museumGive Me the Ball!@ BAMPFA
- Mon Apr 27 '26cafeRed Door Coffee@ 111 Minna Gallery
- Tue Apr 28 '26cafeRed Door Coffee@ 111 Minna Gallery
- Tue Apr 28 '26museumFigaro Up, Figaro Down@ BAMPFA
- Wed Apr 29 '26museumThe Celluloid Closet@ The Castro Theatre
- Wed Apr 29 '26museumEnough Is Enough@ BAMPFA
- Wed Apr 29 '26artist talkPersistence of Vision Award: Lynne Sachs + Every Contact Leaves a Trace@ BAMPFA
- Wed Apr 29 '26art fairArt Bash 2026@ SFMOMA
- Wed Apr 29 '26cafeRed Door Coffee@ 111 Minna Gallery
- Wed Apr 29 '26artist talkLowkey Artist Talk - Alonzo King@ Manny's
- Thu Apr 30 '26museumSilent Friend@ BAMPFA
- Thu Apr 30 '26experimentalRecombinant Media Labs and Gray Area Present: William Basinski with Kelly Moran@ Gray Area
- Thu Apr 30 '26receptionThe Etruscans Donor Reception@ Legion of Honor
- Thu Apr 30 '26cafeRed Door Coffee@ 111 Minna Gallery
- Fri May 1 '26cafeRed Door Coffee@ 111 Minna Gallery
- Fri May 1 '26experimentalThe Afro Filipino Project "New Voices"@ Monkeybrains
- Fri May 1 '26open studioSpring 2026 Open Studios@ 1890 Bryant Street Studios
- Fri May 1 '26museumFilipiñana@ BAMPFA
- Fri May 1 '26museumSalvation@ BAMPFA
- Fri May 1 '26workshopOpen: Art Lab@ BAMPFA
- Fri May 1 '26artist talkWomen in Jazz & World Music Graduation Concert@ Community Music Center
- Sat May 2 '26 – Sat Jun 20 '26showDan Levenson: A5 Format Oil on Paper Studies and A3 Format Student Palettes from the SKZ@ Municipal Bonds
- Sat May 2 '26show'The Arc of Practice' Exhibition & Book Release@ 111 Minna Gallery
- Sat May 2 '26 – Sat Jun 20 '26showCrystal Gregory: Hypergeographies of the Dye Garden@ Municipal Bonds
- Sat May 2 '26 – Sat Jun 20 '26showCrystal Gregory@ Municipal Bonds
- Sat May 2 '26 – Sun May 3 '26showKAWS: FAMILY Last Look for Members@ SFMOMA
- Sat May 2 '26 – Sun Sep 20 '26museumThe Etruscans: From the Heart of Ancient Italy@ Legion of Honor
- Sat May 2 '26experimentalFrom Seoul to Buenos Aires: The New Tango@ Community Music Center
- Sun May 3 '26show‘The Arc of Practice’ Exhibition & Book Release@ 111 Minna Gallery
- Sun May 3 '26workshopMAKE! with SCRAP: Klee Masks@ SFMOMA
- Mon May 4 '26cafeRed Door Coffee@ 111 Minna Gallery
- Mon May 4 '26museumCelebrate Star Wars Day at the 69th San Francisco International Film Festival — Closing Night@ The Castro Theatre
- Mon May 4 '26salonAnalog Mondays @ Manny's@ Manny's
- Tue May 5 '26cafeRed Door Coffee@ 111 Minna Gallery
- Wed May 6 '26 – Sun May 10 '26museumThe 29th San Francisco Silent Film Festival@ The Castro Theatre
- Wed May 6 '26cafeRed Door Coffee@ 111 Minna Gallery
- Wed May 6 '26 – Sun Aug 23 '26museumCollection Focus / Meriem Bennani: Life on the CAPS@ BAMPFA
- Thu May 7 '26cafeRed Door Coffee@ 111 Minna Gallery
- Thu May 7 '26museumAnselm@ SFMOMA
- Thu May 7 '26workshopAfter Dark: Ride On@ Exploratorium
- Fri May 8 '26art walkDowntown First Thursdays@ 111 Minna Gallery
- Fri May 8 '26cafeRed Door Coffee@ 111 Minna Gallery
- Fri May 8 '26 – Sat May 9 '26art fairARTWEAR 2026@ de Young
- Sat May 9 '26artist talkA Closer Look: The Etruscans@ Legion of Honor
- Sat May 9 '26artist talkGallery+Studio / Architectural Designs@ BAMPFA
- Sat May 9 '26 – Sat Jun 20 '26showRuth Asawa: Untitled@ Ruth Asawa Lanier, Inc.
- Sat May 9 '26 – Thu May 21 '26openingWhipped Cream & Other Delights (Fraenkel at Ortuzar)@ Fraenkel at Ortuzar
- Sat May 9 '26otherRoundtable Reading / Lalani of the Distant Sea@ BAMPFA
- Sat May 9 '26salonMonthly Art Club at Manny's - Art Matters@ Manny's
- Sat May 9 '26book signingRoundtable Reading / Lalani of the Distant Sea by Erin Entrada Kelly@ BAMPFA
- Sun May 10 '26workshopRethinking Abstraction: Chinese Calligraphy Workshop@ BAMPFA
- Mon May 11 '26cafeRed Door Coffee@ 111 Minna Gallery
- Mon May 11 '26museumMonet and Venice Access Day@ de Young
- Tue May 12 '26cafeRed Door Coffee@ 111 Minna Gallery
- Tue May 12 '26workshopBreadboarding Modular Synthesizers Workshop@ Gray Area
- Wed May 13 '26 – Sun Jul 26 '26museumFifty-Sixth Annual UC Berkeley MFA Exhibition@ BAMPFA
- Wed May 13 '26cafeRed Door Coffee@ 111 Minna Gallery
- Thu May 14 '26cafeRed Door Coffee@ 111 Minna Gallery
- Thu May 14 '26makerAfter Dark: Unplug and Play@ Exploratorium
- Thu May 14 '26 – Sat May 16 '26showMatisse's Femme au chapeau: A Modern Scandal Member Previews@ SFMOMA
- Sat May 16 '26museumde Youngsters Day Out 2026@ de Young
- Sat May 16 '26salonManny's Writing Club@ Manny's
- Sat May 16 '26 – Sun Sep 13 '26museumMatisse's Femme au chapeau: A Modern Scandal@ SFMOMA
- Thu May 21 '26experimentalAfter Dark: Staying Alive@ Exploratorium
- Thu May 21 '26 – Sat Jun 27 '26showSora Kimberlain@ Wessling Contemporary
- Sun May 24 '26artist talkAAPI Musicology@ Asian Art Museum
- Thu May 28 '26experimentalResonance: Circuit des Yeux@ Exploratorium
- Thu May 28 '26experimentalAfter Dark: At the Edge@ Exploratorium
- Mon Jun 1 '26salonAnalog Mondays @ Manny's@ Manny's
- Mon Jun 1 '26art walkInner Sunset Art Walk@ Hunt & Gather
- Tue Jun 2 '26artist talkDocent Tour: Manet & Morisot@ Legion of Honor
- Tue Jun 2 '26artist talkHighlights Tour at the Legion of Honor@ Legion of Honor
- Tue Jun 2 '26artist talkHighlights Tour at the de Young@ de Young
- Thu Jun 4 '26experimentalAfter Dark: Home Away from Home@ Exploratorium
- Sat Jun 6 '26 – Sun Nov 29 '26museumMaren Hassinger: Living Moving Growing@ BAMPFA
- Sat Jun 6 '26artist talkCompelling Gallery Conversations@ de Young
- Sat Jun 6 '26workshopA Creative Photography Workshop@ Jack London State Historic Park
- Sat Jun 6 '26showLowrider Culture Celebration@ de Young
- Mon Jun 8 '26museumThe Etruscans Access Day@ Legion of Honor
- Mon Jun 8 '26 – Fri Jun 12 '26workshopCartoon Camp 2026 (June)@ Cartoon Art Museum
- Thu Jun 11 '26 – Sun Sep 13 '26museumLife in Space@ Exploratorium
- Thu Jun 11 '26museumAfter Dark: Life in Space@ Exploratorium
- Mon Jun 15 '26 – Fri Jun 26 '26workshopAnimated Loops and GIFs@ The Walt Disney Family Museum
- Mon Jun 15 '26 – Fri Jun 26 '26workshopExperimental Animation@ The Walt Disney Family Museum
- Tue Jun 16 '26Dave Eggers - Contrapposto: A Novel@ Calvary Presbyterian
- Wed Jun 17 '26 – Sat Jun 27 '26museumFrameline50@ The Castro Theatre
- Thu Jun 18 '26museumAfter Dark: Unplug and Play@ Exploratorium
- Thu Jun 25 '26museumAfter Dark: Pride@ Exploratorium
- Sat Jun 27 '26 – Sun May 14 '28museumNengi Omuku: The Gathering@ de Young
- Mon Jun 29 '26 – Fri Jul 10 '26workshopTablet Animation@ The Walt Disney Family Museum
- Mon Jun 29 '26 – Fri Jul 10 '26workshopStorytelling Adventures@ The Walt Disney Family Museum
- Thu Jul 2 '26 – Sat Aug 15 '26showThe Ultramarine Layer@ Wessling Contemporary
- Thu Jul 2 '26 – Sat Aug 15 '26showThe Ultramarine Layer: A Group Invitational Exploring a Favorite Hue@ Wessling Contemporary
- Mon Jul 6 '26 – Fri Jul 10 '26workshopCartoon Camp 2026 (July)@ Cartoon Art Museum
- Mon Jul 13 '26 – Fri Jul 24 '26workshopAnimal Anatomy@ The Walt Disney Family Museum
- Mon Jul 13 '26 – Fri Jul 24 '26workshopImagining Worlds@ The Walt Disney Family Museum
- Fri Jul 17 '26art fairOpen Sauce Industry Day@ Registration Tent / Industry Stage / Main Expo Hall
- Sat Jul 18 '26art fairOpen Sauce Day 1@ Gate A / Registration Tent
- Sun Jul 19 '26art fairOpen Sauce Day 2@ Gate A / Registration Tent
- Fri Jul 24 '26 – Sun Jul 26 '26experimentalTerrapin Roadshow - San Rafael@ Forest Meadows Amphitheatre
- Mon Jul 27 '26 – Fri Aug 7 '26workshopDeveloping a Sketchbook@ The Walt Disney Family Museum
- Mon Jul 27 '26 – Fri Aug 7 '26workshopDigital 2D Animation@ Walt Disney Family Museum
- Wed Aug 5 '26 – Sun Jul 25 '27showArt Wall / Marcel Pardo Ariza: Las Frutas del Labor@ BAMPFA
- Thu Aug 6 '26 – Sat Aug 29 '26residencyResident Artist Shows: golden lionheart collier@ Audium
- Mon Aug 24 '26art fairSFZF Zine Picnic@ Yerba Buena Gardens
- Wed Aug 26 '26art fairSFZF Zine Picnic@ Yerba Buena Gardens
- Sun Aug 30 '26poetrySFZF Thinking Captions Zine Reading@ Silver Sprocket
- Mon Aug 31 '26otherSFZF Kick-off Party@ Mission: Comics & Art
- Tue Sep 1 '26workshopClasses and Art Instruction@ Art + Water
- Tue Sep 1 '26otherSFZF After Party@ Silver Sprocket
- Tue Sep 1 '26openingArt + Water Opening@ Art + Water
- Tue Sep 1 '26showFORCED PERSPECTIVE: The World of Boots Riley@ Art + Water
- Tue Sep 1 '26poetrySFZF Thinking Captions Zine Reading@ Silver Sprocket
- Wed Sep 2 '26receptionSFZF Kick-off Party@ Mission: Comics & Art
- Sat Oct 3 '26 – Sun Feb 7 '27museumRM x SFMOMA@ SFMOMA
- Sat Nov 7 '26residencyFree Crucible Tours@ The Crucible
- Thu Nov 19 '26residencyFree Public Tours@ The Crucible
- Tue Dec 1 '26art fairHoliday Market 2026@ 1890 Bryant Street Studios
- Fri Dec 11 '26art fairSunset Night Market: Dong Zhi/Holiday Market@ Irving Street
- Fri Jan 1 '27residencyArt + Water Artist Residencies@ Art + Water