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Art Galleries, collaboratives, and exhibits
ARTS RWC
Is a community organization that meets the first Thursday of every month at University Art. They also have a google groups email that you can be on and get summaries and meeting notes and they have a facebook page that they let people post to.
On FB: @ARTS RWC
On Messenger: m.me/ARTSRWC
The Main Gallery
1018 Main St
Redwood City, CA 94063
(650) 701-1018
https://www.themaingallery.org
https://www.themaingallery.org/upcoming
Portola Art Gallery (at Allied Arts Guild)
75 Arbor Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025
(650) 321-0220
http://www.portolaartgallery.com
Ricsanas Gallery
2323 Broadway
Redwood City CA 94063
(650) 288-7741
Silicon Valley Open Studios
https://www.svos.org
Marcela’s Village
883 Santa Cruz Ave.
Menlo Park, CA 94025
(650) 262-4367
http://marcelasvillage.com
Pacific Art League
668 Ramona Street,
Palo Alto, CA 94301
(650) 321-3891
http://www.pacificartleague.org/exhibitions-current/
Offers classes, exhibition opportunities, and public galleries.
Sequoia Art Group
1455 Madison Avenue
Redwood City, CA 94061
http://www.sequoiaartgroup.com
School of Visual Philosophy
1065 The Alameda
San Jose, CA 95126
408-816-7510
http://www.schoolofvisualphilosophy.com
Asian Art Museum
200 Larkin St
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 581-3500
http://www.asianart.org/exhibitions_index/exhibitions
SFMOMA
151 Third Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 357-4000
https://www.sfmoma.org
San Jose Museum of Art
110 South Market Street
San Jose, California 95113
https://sjmusart.org
Gallery House
Contemporary fine art gallery with over 35 artists, Gallery House is a collaborative, creative, professional artist-run gallery of fine art that showcases work in a range of styles.
320 S. California Avenue
(Enter through Printers Cafe)
Palo Alto, CA 94306
650-326-1668
http://www.galleryhouse2.com/
Gallery 9
Gallery 9 moved to Los Altos in 1973 and to this day some of the earliest members are still with the Gallery. Today’s membership is at about 30 members
143 Main Street
Los Altos, CA 94022
650-941-7969
http://www.gallery9losaltos.com
NUMU New Museum
The NUMU in Los Gatos has monthly coffee talks with artists and people interested in art and they have a teaching space where they both offer classes and are actively seeking artists to teach classes.
106 E. Main Street
Los Gatos, CA 95030
408-354-2646
http://www.numulosgatos.org
337 Mirada Art
337 Mirada Road
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
info@337MiradaART.com
337miradaart.com
Artists can rent space in the gallery for a weekend for $150 plus 10% commission.
Art Education
Society of Western Artists
527 San Mateo Avenue
San Bruno, CA 94066
http://www.societyofwesternartists.com
Sequoia Art Group
1455 Madison Avenue
Redwood City, CA 94061
http://www.sequoiaartgroup.com
School of Visual Philosophy
1065 The Alameda
San Jose, CA 95126
408-816-7510
http://www.schoolofvisualphilosophy.com
San Jose Museum of Art
110 South Market Street
San Jose, California 95113
https://sjmusart.org
Fine Art Printers
Candela Fine Art
3403 Piedmont Avenue
Suite 502
Oakland, CA 94611
(517) 227-8334
https://www.candelafineart.com
Scale Up Art
435 23rd Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
(415) 839-2077
https://scaleupart.com/order-prints/
Supply Stores
California Art Supply - preferred art supply store of Art Bias
3600 S. El Camino Real
San Mateo, CA. 94403
(650) 350-1990
https://www.calartsupply.com
Fabmo
Designer materials for Creative Reuse
1240 Birchwood Drive, Suite 2
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
https://www.fabmo.org
Studios for rent
Art Bias
1700 Industrial Road
San Carlos, CA
(650) 593-3177
https://www.artbias.org
School of Visual Philosophy
1065 The Alameda
San Jose, CA 95126
408-816-7510
http://www.schoolofvisualphilosophy.com
Norton Factory
Has 24 studios, a common area and a classroom. Facility is modern and upgraded.
3094 E. 10th St.
Oakland, CA 94601
hello@nortonfactorystudios.com
http://nortonfactorystudios.com
Sanchez Art Center
Shared studios averaging 920sf total, 2-year terms. Volunteering required. 24 Studios.
1220-B Linda Mar Blvd.
Pacifica, CA 94044
http://www.sanchezartcenter.org/index.html
Cubberly Artist Studio Program
Studio sizes range from 360 to 960 square feet, utilities included, 4-year terms. On waitlist. 22 Studios.
4000 Middlefield Rd,
Palo Alto, CA 94303
https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/gov/depts/csd/studios/
https://www.facebook.com/ArtistsOfCASP/
Palo Alto Art Studios
18 Studios
4030 Transport
Palo Alto, CA 94303
https://www.paloaltostudios.com
Hunters Point Shipyard Artists (Shipyard Trust for the Arts)
250 Studios
P.O. Box 880083
San Francisco, CA 94188-0083
415-822-0922
www.shipyardtrust.org
info@shipyardtrust.org
Arc Gallery and Studios
10 Studio spaces
1246 Folsom Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
ArcStudiosSF@gmail.com
1890 Bryant Street Studios
129 studios
1890 Bryant Street,
San Francisco, CA 94110
http://www.1890bryant.com/contact
posts on availability here: https://www.facebook.com/MissionArtists/
Pacific Felt Factory
15 studios. No vacancy currently. For availability check out FB:@PacifcFeltFactoryartstudios
In person visits by appointment only. $2/- per sq.ft. and 10/month hours of on site volunteering
2830 20th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
(Enter at 20th Street Gate)
415-935-3641
https://www.pacificfeltfactory.com
Studio: The Farm
1458 San Bruno Avenue
@ 25th Street
San Francisco
17 artists
https://www.missionartists.org/studios/the-farm
Art Explosion 17th st
2425 17th St @ Hampshire
San Francisco
30 artists
https://www.missionartists.org/studios/art-explosion-17th-st
Project Artaud Corporation
From the website: “over 70 individual artists’ live/work studios at Project Artaud, in addition to arts related nonprofits, small artist businesses, studio theaters and galleries.”
499 Alabama St
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 621-4240
(415) 621-3824
http://www.projectartaud.org
For space for projects, monthly rentals :https://www.space124.org
Clubs & Groups
Palo Alto Camera Club
Serves amateur through professional photographers interested in working together to enhance and broaden their photographic skills and artistic vision
https://pacamera.com/
Bay Area Photographers Collective
bapc.org
BAPC is a group of about 2 dozen serious photographers who gather monthly to do peer reviews, hold group exhibits, and do other photo-related activities.
Lecture Series
Palo Alto Photography Forum
Lecture Series. Engaging conversations on visual storytelling.
Quarterly lectures given at Mitchell Park Community Center in Palo Alto
http://www.paloaltophotoforum.org/
Art Conservation and Restoration
http://restorationbyjsf.com/index.html
Professional Development
Martha Zlater
Artist Success Coach
ArtMatch
(415) 839-8085
http://www.artmatch-coach.com/
Sergio Gomez
Art NXT Level
Professional Development coach, plus occasional free webinars, lots of free YouTube videos
4th Floor
Zhou B Art Center
1029 W. 35th Street
Chicago, IL 60609
http://www.theartistnextlevel.com/
Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists
“Equipping visual artists to be self-sustaining entrepreneurs”
Online talks, podcast, conferences, fellows program, etc
https://clarkhulingsfund.org/
Creative Capital
Creative Capital supports innovative and adventurous artists across the country through funding, counsel, gatherings, and career development services.
https://creative-capital.org/
Laura C. George
https://www.lauracgeorge.com/
Business Consultant for Fine Artists
The Abundant Artist - Cory Huff
https://theabundantartist.com/
Hundreds of free blog posts, podcast episodes, and instructional videos on selling art online.
Art Fair Insiders
https://www.artfairinsiders.com/
An online community for artists who participate in art fairs, with discussions, calls for artists, and other resources.
Culture Hustlers
https://www.culturehustlers.com
Business School For Creators
Intersection for the Arts
https://theintersection.org/
Intersection for the Arts is a bedrock Bay Area arts nonprofit that's dedicated to helping artists grow.
Center for Cultural Innovation
https://www.cciarts.org/
Residencies
Rivet
Online listing of worldwide artist residencies
https://rivet.es/
Wildlands Art Residency
Sonoma County, CA
http://www.wildlandsart.org/
Recology Artist in Residence Program
San Franciso, CA
https://www.recology.com/recology-san-francisco/artist-in-residence-program/
Headlands Center for the Arts
Artist in Residency Program
Marin Headlands, CA
http://www.headlands.org/program/air/
Alliance of Artist Communities
The US association of worldwide artist residencies
https://artistcommunities.org/
ResArtis
The worldwide network of artist residencies
https://resartis.org/
Graphic Design and Web Services
A View With a Room
Graphic design services for artists
http://www.viewwithroom.com/services-for-artists
Online galleries
A View With a Room
Art blog. Accepts free submissions.
http://www.viewwithroom.com/services-for-artists
Art Documentation & Photography
David W. Andersen
Artwork photography
www.davidwandersondesign.com
dwa3708@comcast.net
Jeremy Word
https://jeremyword.com
Jeremy@jeremyword.com
Mark Brady Photographer
Archival pigment fine art prints and digital capture of artwork.
www.markbrady.com
mark@markbrady.com