My Mollusk - A Neon Monster Show - Art Fundraiser for Bay Area Oil Spill Clean Up (events » arts) Friday, January 18, 2008 - 6:00 PM 4 RSVPs We are holding a fund-raiser to help with recovery efforts from the devastating Cosco-Busan oil spill in the SF Bay.

On Friday, January 18th, we will be holding a silent art auction/show titled "My Mollusk" to be held at a new Giant Robot-esque store called Neon Monster in the Castro/Noe Valley area of San Francisco (at Castro & 22nd).

There will be recent works for auction, kindly donated by many friends/artists whom you may know such as:
Shannon Badiee,
Katie Vida,
Liz Maher and more...

Additionally, there will be various sea-creature goodies hand-made
Beverages and snacks also available.

All proceeds will be going to two local non-profit organizations that we identified as having the greatest roles in ensuring on-going oil-spill clean-up efforts, wildlife protection, and Bay preservation:
Baykeeper and the Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association
Please come and have a drink, buy some art, or just have a good time!

When?: Friday, January 18th 2008 from 6-9 p.m.
Where?: Neon Monster @ Castro & 22nd Street (near Noe Valley)
Why?: Because you can't help but love a clean Bay!

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The Alice Neel Documentary @ The Roxie, SF (events » arts) Friday, January 25, 2008 - 7:00 PM Alice Neel was one of the great portrait painters of the 20th century. She reinvented the genre of portraiture by expressing the inner landscape of her varied sitters, among them Andy Warhol, Annie Sprinkle, Bella Abzug, and Allen Ginsberg. Painting a diverse cross-section of humanity, from Communist Party leaders to art world personalities to her neighbors in Spanish Harlem, Neel created a body of work that serves as a social document of New York and America in the 20th Century. The film will tell the story of Neel's life, exploring the struggles she faced as a woman artist, a single mother, and a painter who defied convention.
Check out www.aliceneelfilm.com.
Director: Andrew Neel.
USA, 2007,
Runnig time: 82 mins.
Showtimes: Nightly at 7:00 8:40. matinees on Saturday, Sunday & Wednesday matinees at (2:30) & 4:30.

Twelve Eyes @ Atlas Cafe (events » arts) Friday, January 25, 2008 - 7:00 PM Artwork by Adam Roth, Josh Yule & Christopher Campisi - Music by Tartufi
Jan 25th from 7pm-10pm

The Art Explosion Studios Open House Fall 2008 (events » arts) Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 5:00 PM Art Explosion Open Studios Fall 2008

Art Explosion Studios are home to more than 200 artists in the Mission district. Every fall they gather together to have an open studios art show. When you climb the stairs of the old warehouse that houses the studios you don’t know what to expect. At the top you are met with a bright gallery setting with plenty of free refreshments and some of the best original art being made in the city. These shows are like walking tours with the artists there to give you a first hand explanation of their work while you get a chance to look at their studios and see how the art is made. The art ranges from recent art school graduates through accomplished professional artists with museum quality work. It is a great way to get a feel for what is happening on the front lines of the SF art scene and party with the artists. This event has grown through the years and promises to be the art show to see this fall.

The Art Explosion Studios have three locations:
2425 17th St. @ Potrero Ave.
744 Alabama St. @ 19th Street.
2345 Harrison St @ 19th Street

Preview Party: Thursday, October 16th 5pm-8pm
Opening Reception: Friday, October 17th 7pm-11pm

Open Studios:
Saturday, October 18th 11am-6pm &
Sunday, October 19th 11am-6pm

17th St Studios: 2425 17th St at Potrero Street

Jack ndrovich , Facundo Arganaraz , Steve Baker, Aileen Barr, Rebecca Bazell , Rena Buchgraber,Cameron Chernoff , Emily Citraro , Alis Cummings, Paz de la Calzada , Carmen De La Mano,Tanya Derkash , Erin Ellis, Georgianne Fastaia , Patrick Finn, Gabrielle Gamboa , Amy Gee, Akane Goda , Andrea D.Guerra , Victoria Highland, Dmitri Hochstatter , Charles Keatts , Chris Lawson, Katja Leibenath , Leslie Linnebur , Kelly Marshall, Reiko Matsuo, Heidi McDowell, Terry McGlone , Stephen Minus, Shannon Morris, Erinn Nahid , Priscilla Otani , David Otto, Daniel Pask , Melisa Phillips, Lucky Rapp, Catherine Reed, Jeff Riley, Jamie Rogers, Jim Rohal , Steven Scotten , Amy Seefeldt , Deval Shah, Jeeti Singh, Wendi Spiers , Tim Svenonius , Jessica Tollefsrud , Kirsten Tradowsky , Josephine Tsay , Michael Van Patten, Thad Warren, Beth Wellington, Geoff Wolfe, Takuma Yoshida, Susan Yun , Rachel Znerold

Alabama St Studios: 744 Alabama St @ 19th St, 3rd Floor

Sophia Antipas, Stefan Aronsen , Shannon Badiee , Allison Baske , Christine Beck, David Becker, Sharaine Bell, Rebecca Bennett, Emily Bruton , Lisa Chou, MacKenzie Davis, Scott Erwert , Keith Gidlund , Linda Glover, Walter Hanley, Ian Hart, Ken Hay, Michelle Jader , Matthew Jaffe, Kathryn Jaller , Robert Karns , John Kaveski , Seamus Kiel, David King, Charles Kruger, Clare Kuo , Summer Lee, Mac McNamara, Eli Maness, Renata Martins, Afsaneh Michaels, Michelle Osman , Meri Page, Anthony Papini , Marilynn Pardee , Leena Prasad, Kristina Quinones, Robert Ramos, Morgan Reed, Kelly Reiling , Meghan Reynard, Don Ross,Bill Samios , Elizabeth Scarborough, Beth Schuenemann , Casey Scieszka , Eve Shen , Nikki Sims, Nathan Sobo , Jim Sochin , Patrick St Clair, Maria Stabio , Colleen Stockmann , Timothy Stroth , Samanta Tello , Alison Trujillo, Viviana Siddi Vid , Patrick Vitale, Steven Weinberg, Colin Williams, Brad Wright

Harrison St Studios: 2345 Harrison St @ 19th St

Elizabeth Deters, Thomas Duane, Claude Ellender , Sunny Fisher, Adam Forfang , Mary Lou Hanley, Mark Katzman , Shinko Koyama, Tony Maridakis , Adrienne Nunez, Christine Owner, Audrey Roy, Lance Scott, Andrea Slattery, Karen Spinner, Jean Tripier , Terri Wolfe, Traci Zaretzka

Visual Aid's Big Deal 15! (events » arts) Saturday, November 8, 2008 - 4:00 PM Visual Aid helps produce, present, and preserve the work of professional artists whose careers are challenged because of a life-threatening illness. We serve professional artists from the nine-county Bay Area, providing artists with direct services from art supplies to exhibitions and career development.


Everybody’s favorite fixed price art sale showcasing 600+ works of art donated
by local artists, with music, live and silent auctions. Admission $45, each piece of art $160 (plus tax)