SF Open Studios - Weekend 2 - Sunset, Richmond, Haight, Hayes October 8, 2011

Oct. 8-9, 11am-6pm

San Francisco comes alive with art this October as ArtSpan presents its 36th Annual SF Open Studios - the oldest and largest event of its kind in the country - now with an added fifth weekend. From Dogpatch to Fort Mason, the Mission to Ocean Beach, each weekend features new neighborhoods to explore as more than 900 emerging and established artists open their studios to show and sell their work during the month-long event. It's an unrivaled opportunity for art patrons, collectors, and admirers to connect one on one with artists, get a glimpse of the working artist's life, and to find their next true art love.

SF Open Studios is free, self-guided and takes place every weekend October 1 - 30, 2011 from 11 am to 6 pm. Each weekend features artists in different neighborhoods. To assist in planning studio visits, the public is invited to learn about the participating artists at artspan.org or by picking up the free SF Open Studios Guide, complete with thumbnail reproductions, contact information, and map locations, available at SOMArts Cultural Center at 934 Brannan St. during regular gallery hours throughout October. While at SOMArts, visitors can enjoy the SF Open Studios Exhibition, featuring select works by many participating artists, on view September 29 - October 29, 2011.

Many of the city's western neighborhoods are highlighted on Weekend 2, October 8 & 9, including Ocean Beach, the Sunset, the Richmond, Duboce, Upper Noe Valley, Hayes Valley, the Haight, Diamond Heights, Buena Vista, Mount Davidson, Twin Peaks, West Portal, and Glen Park. Osaka-born painter/printmaker Takeshi Nakayoshi will show his abstract works in the Sunset; Hong Kong-born abstract painter Fong Fai of the Richmond district. Over in the Haight, visitors can stop in on Mark Ulriksen, an illustrator for The New Yorker who has over 30 magazine covers to his credit and who was recently featured in the SF Chronicle for his celebratory painting of the 2010 World Champion SF Giants.

Official Website: http://www.artspan.org