SF Open Studios - Weekend 5 - Islais Creek & Hunters Point Shipyard October 29, 2011

Oct. 29-30, 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.

The final weekend, Weekend 5, October 29 & 30, highlights the artists of the Hunters Point Shipyard and Islais Creek Studios. The Shipyard is still a thriving artist community despite the redevelopment work currently underway and is the creative home to such accomplished artists as Robin Denevan whose encaustic landscape paintings, created by layering hot wax and oil paint, are beautifully textured. Denevan also works on aluminum to luminous effect. Environmental photographer Sharon Beals, who recently published a book of work called Nests, 50 nests and the birds that built them with Chronicle Books, will also open her studio at the Shipyard. Over at Islais Creek Studios, metal sculptor Rebecca Fox, shows her welded steel sculptures.

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