For the last 45,000 years, humans have gathered around art, from storytelling and music to cave paintings.
For the last 45,000 years, humans have gathered around art, whether in the form of storytelling, music or cave paintings. And for the last 50 years, San Francisco’s art community has gathered in living rooms and garages across The City for San Francisco Open Studios, an annual monthlong event in the fall in which hundreds of local artists invite the public behind the scenes.
Open Studios continued to expand as a primarily volunteer-led effort until 1991, when stewardship was passed on to ArtSpan, which became a federally recognized nonprofit in 1992, heading up Open Studios and developing year-round programming. Ex // Top Stories With Harris all in, San Francisco is under the spotlight Long a target for Republicans, San Francisco officials expects The City to come under renewed scrutiny with Kamala Harris’ rise
ArtSpan cut a deal with a developer to build out 11 shared below-market-rate artist studios in the Journal Building at Van Ness and Market, where a handful of artists still work today, helping to establish a presence for artists at a time when it was difficult to maintain a foothold. “When I moved to San Francisco 15 years ago, I knew I needed a miracle to jumpstart my art career here,” said ArtSpan member Rachel Znerold. “Participating in Open Studios, I’ve made lifelong art friends and mentors, connected to art collectors, gallery owners and fellow artists. ArtSpan truly brought that golden art magic into my life and helped me to become a full-time artist here in the City.”
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