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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 Note that this list may be out of date… get up-to-date info by visiting the links.
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- Sat Apr 25 '26 – Sat May 30 '26openingThe Weight of it All@ Heron Arts
- Wed Apr 29 '26 – Sun May 10 '26showThe Last First Show@ SFArtsEd
- 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 '26 – Sat Sep 12 '26showThe Dome Show@ di Rosa SF
- Sat May 2 '26 – Sat Jun 20 '26showCrystal Gregory: Hypergeographies of the Dye Garden@ Municipal Bonds
- Sat May 2 '26 – Sun Jul 12 '26showMemory in Motion@ Art of Contemporary Africa
- Sat May 2 '26 – Sat Jul 11 '26show似曾相识 | Dance, in Theater with Window@ Slash
- Sat May 2 '26 – Sat Jun 6 '26showA Creature Having A Dream About Himself@ Hashimoto Contemporary / Harman Projects
- Sat May 2 '26 – Sat Jun 20 '26showCrystal Gregory@ Municipal Bonds
- Sat May 2 '26 – Sat May 30 '26showOH THE FUNNY THINGS YOU DO!@ Media Gallery
- Sat May 2 '26 – Mon Jun 1 '26showFriend of a Friend@ CCA x SFSU MFA Candidates
- Sat May 2 '26 – Sat Sep 19 '26showVirtual Crush@ Slash
- Sat May 2 '26 – Sat Jun 27 '26showJenny Phillips: Sidewalking@ Themes + Projects
- Sat May 2 '26 – Sun Sep 20 '26museumThe Etruscans: From the Heart of Ancient Italy@ Legion of Honor
- Wed May 6 '26 – Sun May 10 '26museumThe 29th San Francisco Silent Film Festival@ The Castro Theatre
- Wed May 6 '26 – Sun Aug 23 '26museumCollection Focus / Meriem Bennani: Life on the CAPS@ BAMPFA
- 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 '26art walkWhat's That Smell? Northeast Industrial Mission@ North Mission
- 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 '26experimentalTITLES and Gray Area Present: Dream Models@ Gray Area
- 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
- Sun May 10 '26workshopFamily Studio: Think BIG!@ SFMOMA
- Mon May 11 '26cafeRed Door Coffee@ 111 Minna Gallery
- Mon May 11 '26museumMonet and Venice Access Day@ de Young
- Tue May 12 '26 – Wed Jun 10 '26showThe NICOLEHOLLIS Collection@ NICOLEHOLLIS
- 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 '26artist talkClosing Celebration: The Things We Use to Make the Things We Must@ SFMOMA
- 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 '26art walkWide Open Town@ Shaping SF
- Sat May 16 '26historyWNP Bunkers to Bridges History Walk@ Western Neighborhoods Project
- Sat May 16 '26 – Sun Sep 13 '26museumMatisse's Femme au chapeau: A Modern Scandal@ SFMOMA
- Sun May 17 '26book signingCybersentics Book Club May 2026: Ars vs. Techne—A False Dichotomy?@ Gray Area
- Sun May 17 '26art fairHat Party@ SFMOMA
- Sun May 17 '26artist talkOn Creative Courage: Artists in Conversation@ SF MOMA
- Thu May 21 '26experimentalAfter Dark: Staying Alive@ Exploratorium
- Thu May 21 '26 – Sat Jun 27 '26showSora Kimberlain: Through Your Eyes or Someone Else's@ Wessling Contemporary
- Thu May 21 '26artist talkLarry Sultan — Water Over Thunder: Selected Writing Live@ SF MOMA
- Thu May 21 '26 – Sat Jun 27 '26showSora Kimberlain@ Wessling Contemporary
- Sat May 23 '26experimentalErrorgrid Presents: DATA/LOSS@ Gray Area
- Sun May 24 '26artist talkAAPI Musicology@ Asian Art Museum
- Sun May 24 '26museumFree Community Day 2026@ SF MOMA
- Sun May 24 '26historyLineages of Organizing: The Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center at 30 Closing Ceremony@ SOMArts
- Wed May 27 '26artist talkAI and Empire Building@ 518 Valencia
- Thu May 28 '26experimentalResonance: Circuit des Yeux@ Exploratorium
- Thu May 28 '26experimentalAfter Dark: At the Edge@ Exploratorium
- Sun May 31 '26workshopMAKE! with SCRAP: Matisse Landscapes@ SF MOMA
- 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
- Fri Jun 12 '26experimentalVisible Cloaks: Paradessence@ Gray Area
- Sat Jun 13 '26artist talkCinemaSFBay x WNP Film Club Present: Time After Time (1979)@ Vogue Theatre
- 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: Meditations in Blue@ Wessling Contemporary
- 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
- Sat Aug 15 '26experimentalMatmos with Dick Slessig Combo@ Gray Area
- 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