Events Listings
Exhibits-San Francisco Through October 3
"SUN SPHERES," -- "Sun Spheres'' is a trio of mosaic
sculptures by artist Laurel True at the intersection of Ocean and Granada
Avenues in the OMI District of San Francisco.
(415) 252-2551, www.sfartscommission.org/pubart.
AIA SAN FRANCISCO
"Water for a Sustainable City," through Oct. 29. Exhibit explores
the development of San Francisco's water system through the lens of
architecture and design.
Free. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 130 Sutter St., # 600, San
Francisco. (415) 362-7397, www.aiasf.org.
CONSERVATORY OF FLOWERS The Victorian landmark has 1,500
species including rare and beautiful tropical plants from 50 countries.
Exhibits include Highland Tropics, the Aquatic Plants, Lowland Tropics,
Potted Plants and the new Special Exhibits gallery. Opened in 1879, the wood
and glass greenhouse is the oldest existing conservatory in the Western
Hemisphere.
"Chomp 2! Return of the Carnivorous Plants," through Oct. 31.
Special exhibition of carnivorous plants features living plants and
activities for families.
$5 general; $3 seniors, students and youth ages 12-17; $1.50
children ages 5-11; free for ages 4 and under; free first Tuesdays.
Tuesday-Sunday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. John F. Kennedy Drive, Golden Gate Park, San
Francisco. (415) 666-7001, www.conservatoryofflowers.org.
EVENING GALLERY WALKS These monthly evening gallery walks or
"crawls'' are a way to learn about art for the casual viewer without the
intimidation of visiting a gallery with no one else around. Generally the
galleries are filled on the "walk'' evenings with people drinking wine and
talking. Gallery owners are happy to answer questions about the art on view.
The important thing to remember is that it is free to gaze and drink.
"First Thursday," 5:30-8 p.m. Generally some 20
galleries participate in this monthly evening of open galleries. Many are
located around Union Square. Some of the galleries that participate on a
regular basis are Pasquale Iannetti Gallery, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, and
Hackett-Freedman Gallery, all on Sutter Street; Meyerovich Gallery and Dolby
Chadwick Gallery on Post Street; and Rena Bransten Gallery and Stephen Wirtz
Gallery on Geary Street. Sponsored by the San Francisco Art Dealers
Association. First Thursday of the month. Free.
San Francisco.
HOTEL DES ARTS The boutique 51-room art hotel in Union Square
features an art gallery by Start SOMA.
"Painted Rooms," An exhibit of painted rooms in the
hotel by emerging artists.
Free. Daily, 8 a.m.-11 p.m. 447 Bush St., San Francisco. (415)
956-4322, www.sfhoteldesarts.com.
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF SAN FRANCISCO
"The Digital Liberation of G-d," A permanent interactive
media installation created by New York-based artist Helene Aylon, which
examines the influences of patriarchal attitudes upon Jewish traditions and
sacred texts.
Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday,
8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. 3200 California St., San Francisco.
(415) 292-1200, Box Office: (415) 292-1233, www.jccsf.org.
MILTON MARKS CONFERENCE CENTER
"Local Color," through Oct. 10. Works by 27 artists from the
Peninsula Chapter of the Women's Caucus for Art.
455 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY, BAYVIEW-ANNA E. WADEN BRANCH
"Bayview's Historical Footprints," A permanent
photographic exhibition celebrating the diverse history of Bayview Hunters
Point featuring multimedia oral histories from community elders.
Free. Monday, Tuesday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Wednesday, 1
p.m.-8 p.m.; Thursday, 1 p.m.-7 p.m.; Friday, 1 p.m.-6 p.m. 5075 Third St.,
San Francisco. (415) 355-5757, www.sfpl.org.
SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY, MAIN BRANCH
"Digging Deep: Underneath San Francisco Public Library,"
Exhibition collects archaeological remains from the Gold Rush-era cemetery
and the ruins of old City Hall destroyed in the 1906 earthquake.
"Singgalot (The Ties That Bind)," through Oct. 24. The exhibit
celebrates 100 years of Filipino American experience with photographs, images
and historical documents drawn from the National Archives, the Library of
Congress and personal collections.
Free. Monday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Tuesday-Thursday, 9
a.m.-8 p.m.; Friday, noon-6 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m. 100 Larkin St., San
Francisco. (415) 557-4400, www.sfpl.org.
USF THACHER GALLERY
"Galleons and Globalization: California Mission Arts and the
Pacific Rim," through Dec. 19. The exhibit explores the lively commerce in
iconography, materials and ideas that shaped California's rich mission arts.
2130 Fulton St., San Francisco. (415) 422-5178.
YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS The center's visual arts
exhibitions feature contemporary art and popular culture by local, national
and international artists. There are four rounds of exhibitions in the
galleries each year.
"PlayCRAFT: A Game of Your Design," through Oct. 3. Create your
own design object as you explore the "TechnoCRAFT'' exhibition.
$3-$6; free the first Tuesday of every month. Tuesday, Wednesday
and Sunday, noon-5 p.m.; Thursday-Saturday, noon-8 p.m. 701 Mission St., San
Francisco. (415) 978-2787, www.ybca.org.