This will be Gauntlet’s second annual exhibit paying homage to the robot personas of Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter, and the visual components associated with their musical productions. Gauntlet Gallery presents Daft Punk Deux, its second annual art exhibit inspired by the French electronic music duo.  This year’s art more...

Monday, May 26, 2014, is the last day of the Mark di Suvero exhibit and your final chance to glimpse the eight dynamic steel sculptures with the Golden Gate Bridge as your backdrop. Take the free mobile tour via the mobile site or via cell phone by calling 415.294.3609 and following the prompts. Presented by SFMOMA in partnership more...

The Artist in Residence Program at Recology San Francisco is a unique art program that provides Bay Area artists who work with recycled materials with scavenging privileges in the dump, access to discarded materials, a stipend, and 24-hour access to the company’s well-equipped art studio. At the conclusion of their residency, Recology more...

Oakland’s very own “Auntie Social Designs” (one of our favorite business names, EVER!) make strange, creepy and downright erotic crochet works of art. Get an up close look (but not too close) at NSFW crafty pieces like vagina coin purses and the proverbial “bag of dicks” at the StrEat Bazaar more...

The Contemporary Jewish Museum celebrates Passover with six free days of admission from April 17-22, 2014. It’s the perfect time to catch the timely Passover-themed exhibit Arthur Szyk and the Art of the Haggadah. Free Admission Week – Passover  April 17-22, 2014 Contemporary Jewish Museum, 736 Mission St. FREE Thursday, April 17 – 11am to 8pm Friday, April more...

This is San Francisco’s first and most awesomely strange Nicholas Cage themed art show. Yes, it’s $10 which is a little higher than what we would normally write out for Funcheap. But this is so weird we thought we had to write about it. The Nicholas Cage Art Show Saturday, April 12, 2014 more...

Art Explosion Studios, the city’s largest artist collective is holding its 14th Annual Spring Open Studios on April 4-6, 2014 in the Mission District. Come see over 100 painters, sculptors, photographers, fashion designers and jewelers as they exhibit their work from their studios at two locations in the Mission 14th Annual “Art Explosion” more...

Art Attack SF and Pabst Blue Ribbon present the Second Annual Hello City Show, a collection of totally unauthorized Sanrio inspired artworks (like Hello Kitty) done by local artists. Hello City 2014 Friday & Saturday, March 7-8, 2014 | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm Art Attack SF | 2722A Hyde St., San Francisco, CA 94109 FREE, more...

RayKo’s Annual Plastic Camera Show includes stunning and sometimes surprising images made by the crappy camera-toting winners of this competition. Rayko’s Plastic Camera Show Opening Reception, March 5, 2014 | 6-8 pm Rayko Photo Center, 428 Third Street, San Francisco FREE Opening reception: 6-8 pm on March 5, 2014. Exhibition Dates: March 5 – April 29, 2014 The juried more...

Capp Street Project turns 30 soon and the CCA Wattis Institute is celebrating with dancing, 30 cakes (free for you to eat), a “Bauhaus Baunshaus” bouncy house for adults and 30 custom piñatas at a blowout birthday party on February 18, 2014. CCA alum Erica “Wanna Hang Out?” Johnson will kick off the evening more...

Join in on a Yoda-folding contest with Tom Angleberger on February 5, 2014. Attention all budding Jedi warriors, join Tom Angleberger, author of the awesome “Origami Yoda” series, and test your origami skills. Fold a Yoda, you will; win a prize, you may; check out these books, you should. Yoda Origami Folding Contest Wednesday, February 5, more...

Come and make works of art with your friends. Temple will provide the paints, brushes and canvases; all you need is your creativity for The People’s Painting Party. Designed to abolish the midweek doldrums, they seek to bring painting to the proletariat with co-creative canvases, The People’s Art Market (live art and more...

Andres Amador is an earthscape artist from San Francisco who is well known for creating massive sand drawings on the beach using only a rake and some volunteers. His next project is at Ocean Beach starting at 1pm at Ocean Beach on Friday, December 13, 2013. Friday’s event is not a more...

Get ready for a lively retro throwback — a blacklight art show — with a contemporary artistic twist presented at 111 Minna Gallery on Friday, November 15, 2013 – 9pm ’til late. Using a variety of mediums, Bay Area artists will showcase works that re-live or pay homage to the black more...

Come out to see some outrageous sand art at Carve San Francisco, NoCal’s inaugural international sand sculpting competition and ode to sand, surf and beach culture on October 15-20, 2013. Watch about a dozen teams from around the world to sculpt 225 tons of sand into astounding and intricate works of art more...