The Best Arts in San Francisco

Ocean Room SF

Ocean Room is a small stage hosting the performing arts in Excelsior SF. The space is available for private events & exhibits. more

ODC, the 35 year-old arts organization, announces the grand opening of its newly expanded Mission District home, ODC Dance Commons. The new ODC arts campus totals 33,000 square feet including, Five rehearsal/classroom studios, 100-seat performan... more

Odyssey Art Collective and Gallery

Odyssey lands in Union Square -- a bold, artist-run pop-up gallery showcasing fresh voices in contemporary art. For three months only, step into a rotating mix of immersive works, local talent, and thought-provoking visuals in the heart of the city.... more

OMI Cultural Participation Project

OMI Cultural Participation Project serves the Lakeview / OMI neighborhood and surrounding communities in San Francisco District 11. The mission of The OMI Cultural Participation Project is to promote unity and celebrate diversity within the OMI c... more

Open Windows Cooperative

Open Windows' mission is to be a safe space, community space and creative space. We're committed to open sharing of ideas, skills, and support, and hold sacred space for ritual and contemplation. We have a fully functional letterpress and bookbind... more

Opera Parallèle

Opera Parallèle merges tradition with innovation to re-invent opera for our modern world. We are committed to the highest artistic standards in our productions. We foster an inclusive and creative environment that values curiosity and innovation. We... more

orangeland gallery

A hidden jewel of an art gallery, nestled in the charming Nob Valley area between the Nob Hill, Russian Hill and Chinatown neighborhoods of San Francisco, the gallery features contemporary artwork with periodic, juried shows of various themes. Orange... more

Oriental Art Gallery

The Oriental Art Gallery sells a variety of brushes and quality grades of rice paper for creating art or writing traditional Chinese Calligraphy. more

Orpheum Theatre

Officially designated as a San Francisco Landmark in 1977 by the San Francisco Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board, the Orpheum Theatre originally opened in 1926 with an façade patterned after a 12th-century French cathedral. Although this 2,200-se... more

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Pacific Felt Factory

Pacific Felt Factory arts complex is located in a 6,000 sq ft historic 1865-era brick warehouse in San Francisco's Mission District, an area where gentrification is quickly displacing arts' spaces and local artists. more

Pallas Gallery

PALLAS is a gallery and event space inviting work beyond the sayable, opening lines between art, design, and wild, possible beauty. Imaginative with intention, PALLAS produces exhibitions, pop-ups, dinners, and performances that draw pieces into env... more

Park Life

Welcome to Park Life. We are a small independent retail and gallery space based in San Francisco. Our goal is simple; we want to bring to you art and design related items that we like and hopefully you will like too. We work hard to find items we thi... more

Pasquale Iannetti Art Galleries

Pastine Projects

Pastine Projects is a contemporary art gallery that champions established and mid-career artists, especially women, who have contributed to the culture of the Bay Area through a deep commitment to their studio practice. Throughout their careers, the... more

Patricia Sweetow Gallery

Patrick Roddie Photography

I'm a people photographer specialising in photojournalistic weddings, portraits, model portfolios and events. 10,000+ images online, based in San Francisco but travel worldwide. Free sample DVD on request. more

Paul Thiebaud Gallery

Located in San Francisco, the Paul Thiebaud Gallery exhibits work by a number of American painters and sculptors, with an emphasis on California, in various stages of their careers. The gallery further handles key secondary market material by America... more

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Phillip Hua Studios

Phillip Hua is an American-born Vietnamese visual artist living and working in San Francisco. Hua received his BFA from the Academy of Art University in 2003. He was featured in The Artist's Magazine, White Hot MAgazine of Contemporary Art, ArtBusine... more

Photo Alliance

PhotoAlliance is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the understanding, appreciation and creation of contemporary photography. We are artists, students, professionals, amateurs, enthusiasts, and collectors. Our goal is to foster connecti... more

Photo Booth Museum by Photomatica

STEP INTO THE BOOTH Our restored vintage photo booths aren't roped off -- they're alive, working, and waiting for you. Pull the curtain, strike a pose, and walk away with a strip that won't vanish into the cloud. more

Photo Patron

Mission Statement Photo Patron is an online gallery created to empower and finance photographers in the San Francisco Bay Area. Unlike traditional galleries, all of our content is democratically curated by our users. Let's take a step toward suppor... more

Photoworks SF

Since 1987, Photoworks SF has continued to meet the needs of the Bay Area photo community and beyond. We like to think of ourselves as a shop in which photographers and artists of all skill levels can explore their creativity as we provide the necess... more

Pigman Gallery

Ping Pong Gallery

ping pong gallery was founded in 2005 and conceived of as an alternative project space wherein an action-oriented activity (ping pong), seemingly unrelated to the arts, would give shape to an exhibition space and set in motion both a literal and figu... more

Plaza Gallery

At 555 California, sits the Plaza Gallery, art gallery in main lobby of one of San Francisco's most iconic buildings. More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/555_California_Street more

Polumanu

Long-time community art curator in SF. more

Porto Franco Art Parlor

Porto Franco Art Parlor presents music and artwork in a living space. House concerts, exhibits, artist receptions, etc. in cozy atmosphere of old Victorian house. Space is limited. Open Friday-Saturday-Sunday; during working days - by appointment... more

Precita Eyes Mural Arts and Visitors Center

Precita Eyes Mural Arts & Visitors Center, established in 1977 and currently located in San Francisco's Mission District, is a non-profit multipurpose community arts organization that has played an integral role in the city's cultural heritage and ar... more

Presidio Performing Arts Center

For almost two decades, Presidio Dance Theatre (PDT) has been using the power of dance to build cultural connections and reinforce our compassion for humanity. PDT was founded in 1998. It is located in San Francisco's Presidio, an urban national pa... more

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Problem Library

Problem Library is a small cultural institution exploring new dimensions in the public interest. Our space in San Francisco' s Inner Sunset operates as a gallery, library, and sanctuary for creative work and conversation; providing resources to devel... more

Professor Seagull's Smartshop and Gallery

Hey Everyone! It's Professor Seagull and today I figured it would be a good idea to introduce the concept of a "smartshop" to anyone who may be unfamiliar with it. more

Project Artaud

Project Artaud is a non-profit, member-run organization providing housing and support for artists and arts activities. In 1925, the property that now houses Project Artaud was built as a tooling factory for the American Can Company. Over the years it... more

Provisional Gallery

Our vision is to create a space in alliance with artists, technologists, writers, tourists, and the neighborhood and house it in a cafe. more

Public Glass

Public Glass is San Francisco's nonprofit center for creation and education in the glass arts. We offer classes in glassblowing, fusing/slumping, flamework, casting and neon. Beginners to advanced as well as specialty classes are offered year-round.... more

Queer Arts Featured

Queer A.F. features the work of Bay Area artists across all mediums with a focus on the work of underrepresented, disenfranchised, and emerging local Queer artists and makers, while minimizing financial barriers. We are a place of creativity, connect... more

Quinn Associates

Quinn Associates, has for 20 years, provided the greater Bay Area performing arts community with professional fundraising and strategic planning services.  Quinn Associates also runs NEQA / Communications, specializing in public relations and ma... more

Rachel Levine Photography + Film

Whether you're just starting your wedding journey or have changed plans three times already, Rachel Levine Photography is here to help. If you are planning a LGBT wedding and are hoping to find a wedding photographer who's not only had years of exper... more

Radian Gallery

Radian Gallery supports emerging artists by participating in Artspan's SF Open Studios program, providing gallery space to artists whose studios are not located within one of the more readily accessible parts of the city. The gallery is also a bea... more

Radio Habana Social Club

The venue that was home to Cafe Valencia is still an great place to relax with food, drink, and friends at this neighborhood landmark in the Mission. more

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