SF Open Studios - Weekend 3 - SOMA, Potrero Hill, Bayview October 15, 2011

Oct. 15-16, 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, 11am to 6pm. 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 info, and map locations, available at SOMArts at 934 Brannan. While at SOMArts, visitors can enjoy the SF Open Studios Exhibition, featuring select works by participating artists, Sept. 29 - Oct. 29, 2011.

Weekend 3, Oct. 15 & 16, highlights SOMA, the Tenderloin, Potrero Hill, and Bayview. Up and coming micro neighborhood Dogpatch is home to 3 Fish Studios, the artistic home of Eric Rewitzer and Annie Galvin who create quirky, affordable hand-carved relief prints. Photographer Ron Saunders is one of many artists at the historic Bayview Opera House. Saunders makes exquisite photograms made in a 19th C. process without a camera. Hamburg-born Kay Weber, an extraordinary paper cut artist, displays his work at the Tenderloin Boys and Girls Club where he teaches art to local youth. And father and son, Rene and Rio Yanez show their work at SOMArts, where both work as curators and together have founded The Great Tortilla Conspiracy, the world's most dangerous tortilla art collective.

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