The place to Be .... This place is just great , they are…read morereally nice and friendly owners that are doing it for the love of art... '' Professional Art Lovers '' would be a good description! They are offering a nice range of styles and medias , working side to side with local artists , famous or not , as long as it is an original style ... They are open minded and love to share their love for art with people , creating a network and unifying artists . They are great professional individuals to work with. I would recommend to go check their shows whenever you are around , and if you are hungry they have the Famous OOLA restaurant -Bar next door for a bite and cocktails ... Tommy Noshitsky www.415designs.moogo.com

Last night I attended "Various", the Push Studio opening reception, at the invitation of an old…read morefriend. It was a pretty cool event, with works by six different local artists, including my new friend Erik Otto and the SF fixture Ursula Xante Young. More on that in just a moment. The gallery itself is on an unassuming block of Folsom. You enter through a long hardwood-floored hallway into the main gallery space, which is essentially one large room, though I think it's set up to be divided in half into two rooms if necessary. The ceiling is super tall which gives the place an airy ambiance; it probably feels larger than it actually is, a feeling enhanced by the whitewashed walls and light hardwood floors. This particular show featured a lot of different styles - there were paintings and prints both very large and very small, as well as some mixed media, and I thought they all presented well in the space. Erik had even done some painting on the wall around his pieces, which is a level of involvement (on the part of the space) that I always appreciate in these sorts of things - which is to say that this gallery struck me as being very friendly towards its art. As for the particular artists, I actually really liked everyone that was showing. Erik's work was some of the more abstract but his mixed media stuff really anchored it well, both philosophically and physically, in the space. Tommy Noshitsky's photographic prints were fucking awesome and I would love to own a few; they embody a certain California/San Francisco aesthetic that I recognize all the more, not being a native son. Ursula Xante Young's paintings are well known for a reason and were a welcome addition. Krescent Carasso's massive paintings are executed with a level of technical skill I found absolutely engrossing. Downtimer's stuff is all done in a certain street art aesthetic and I have a sneaking suspicion he and I have similarly wired brains, since the patterns he produces in his work exhibit a striking similarity to my high school notebook doodles. And as it turns out, Derrick Boyd made probably my favorite piece at the show, a massive, beautiful painting of a peacock that I desperately want to own. That's worth going to see on its own. In all, I really enjoyed the space and the show, I liked getting to meet several of the artists and the woman running the gallery, and I would happily return to see future installations. Now if you'll excuse me I have to get back to work so some day I can have enough money to buy art with.

There is some rather interesting art here. I've never been inside, but i always seem to stay at a…read morehotel that requires me to pass by this particular store front. On each visit, I wind up peering through the glass windows, sometimes taking pictures of their exhibits. This last time, there was the most interesting 3-d picture that moved when you walked by. I didn't notice its workings at first, but once I did, I kept walking back in front of the gallery every time we had the opportunity to pass buy. I'd probably buy the darn thing if I could afford it!

Wow, looks really interesting from the outside. Unfortunately it wasn't open when I walked by…read more Can't wait to get a chance to visit.

Went to the opening last night...fabulous art!! If you are…read morean art lover and have never been here I highly recommend you check it out. This is a really unique studio which showcases art created by very talented disabled artists. This year there are a lot of textiles/wearable art for sale which are just incredible. There are also sculptural works, prints and paintings. I ended up spending less than $100 for 5 pieces of awe inspiring original art to brighten up my life. I am very pleased.

I was walking past this place & the doors were open! I didn't know anything about this place but…read morewhile walking through it the space was great!! & I saw that they are open to neurodiversity. I talked to the front desk she was awesome and told me that they house 140 neurodiverse individuals. Coming to yelp to give a review I learned more about the business and I am so happy to come across this hidden gem in this city. I learned that it is free & open to the public on Saturday's from 12-3 pm.

I've framed several projects over the years with Matt and Andrea, though mostly by my own design of…read moresimple white matts and black frames. This project was different. I had two deeply meaningful pieces to me that I wanted framed. One is a large early foray into paint and paper by an artist who normally works in large metal sculptures, and another is a photograph of the Temple from my first year attending burning man. Matt was a very thoughtful partner in exploring the different framing options and supporting me in finding what felt truest to the art. For the first, we ended up picking a metal frame and floating the piece on top of the matt to showcase it best. And they even reached out to the frame maker to use the type of for the frame that we use on playa. For the second, we found a frame and matt combination that echoed the texture and spirit of the dust. It was really wonderful to feel supported in the exploration to really feel excited and aligned with how the framing and art were complementing each other. And I'm so happy seeing the art hanging in my home every day! And I'm so grateful that Matt came to hang the large piece for me! There's no way I could have done anywhere near as good a job and might have hurt myself if I had tried. (Note the space they're in is a bit hard to photograph, so please excuse my photo quality)

done over 10 pieces with them, you get what you pay for and they will aesthetically guide you to…read morethe right outcome design and budgetwise

I cant say enough Amazing things about Silverman Gallery. First off it's a Gallery that showcases…read moresome very promising up and coming artists like Job Piston and Yuval Pudik for example. Silverman also represents recent SECA winner Desiree Holman whose last show "Reborns" was incredible. Stay tuned for what they have in store: Luke Butler, Conrad Ruiz, AIDS 3-D and much more! Check them out on-line and http://www.silverman-gallery.com and dont forget to see Silvermans online magazine store, look-boutique.com

Jag's Art Studio is the Artists Home... the artist is Judi Gorski…read more She displays over 100 pieces of art including some of her original paintings, giclee prints, drawings, 3-D pieces and mobiles. Her pricing is reasonable too with some prints starting at $90. She invites guests/ clients to come by the studio and welcomes you to bring friends. She gives atour of her work and expains her art and her inspiration. Her studio/gallery/home is open daily, she mentioned that it would be nice if you called ahead or emailed her of your intended visit. If you like art that is inspired by the beach, surfing, ocean and shells - check out her work.

I came here on a whim, because a friend wanted to check out the sidewalk sale, and I was happy to…read moreaccompany them. It wasn't quite the day of the sale, so they moved everything into their entrance/front-of-store. I was a kid in a candy store. There were so many pieces by so many artists, and the sale was still going on (most importantly). It's 2 story, and we were able to explore both, with plenty of offerings on both levels. I was looking for a cortado vessel, and I left very very happy. If I had more money, I think I'd be spending a LOT of it here, hahaha. It feels rustic and connected, the entire store. Artists are walking around and in and out. I have to respect the fact that the whole place is just buzzing and alive. I wish I lived closer, because I might come once a month, if I did! Come on by for your cute ceramics! Something for everyone, I think.

My passion for making pottery started here. I've taken 4 or 5 classes with various teachers:…read moreShelley, Barbara, Bonnie and Mark. They're all awesome potters who are ALSO great teachers. Tip: if you want to get into a class, get your credit card ready right when the sign up time starts. If you're even a minute late, you won't be getting into the class -- the capacity is not that large and the demand is high. If you've had some pottery experience, you can also try to get into the drop-in program. There's also studio and locker space but the waitlist for that is literally years long. It's also one of the few places doing cone 10 firings with very unique glazes that are formulated in the studio. There are two different kinds of shino, three different kinds of celadon, all sorts of mattes and a really unique satin white and satin black. Ruby's is the OG for pottery in SF. Way before pinterest and instagram got tech folks like me into throwing pottery, Ruby's got started in this residential building back in the hippie 60s. There are folks teaching and doing work at Ruby's who got their start here from back then. It's also a non-profit with a strong sense of community. You'll learn a lot from watching and talking to other potters in the studio

Very unassuming and easy to miss walking by. They have an extremely well-curated selection of…read moreinteresting books and will often have cool art openings going on in the back. Definitely worth popping in. Double check the hours and for what events might be going on and go check it out.

Et al. is at a new gigantic location right by 24th st Bart. I think it's easy to come into the…read morebookshop in the front and completely miss the giant gallery space in the back. KEEP WALKING! Also the prices for the used books are on the top right corner of the first page. Most of them are pretty affordable but you have to watch out in case it's a collector's item- then it's like $300 or something crazy. How long has it been here? They moved to this space in spring of 2023, but it was next door in the smaller space for five years before that. What's in that space now? Another gallery- go check it out. This place is run by Jackie Im (born and raised in SF) and her husband, Aaron Harbour (nerd) who started their curatorial project in a tiny studio space in Oakland. They eventually moved it into a basement under a dry cleaner in Chinatown. Then by a weird twist of fate (the gallerist who used to be there moved to LA) they were able to get into this enormous space. I don't know how they make it work other than both of them have full time jobs elsewhere. The place is pretty DIY and hardly makes any money. BUY SOMETHING SO IT DOESN'T DIE AND TURN INTO A WEWORK! They have events here constantly- opening receptions for the art shows, poetry readings since the literary org, Small Press Traffic keeps their archive in an office in the back. Book releases, performances, and all kinds of other things happen here that you can keep up with on their instagram. I don't know what to tell ya- if you want to look at art and read books then this is the best spot to go to within a half block radius of 24th st. Bart!