First Thursday
The San Francisco Art Dealers Association invites you to join us for “First Thursday,” a downtown tradition since 1993. On every first Thursday of the month, many of our member galleries remain open to welcome visitors after normal working hours, most until 7:30PM or later. Galleries in the DoReMi neighborhood (Dogpatch/Potrero Hill) are also open until 7PM. In addition to ongoing SFADA Gallery Exhibitions, First Thursday events are listed on this page. If you are making a special trip to see a specific gallery, we recommend that you call first to confirm opening hours.
2018 First Thursday Art Walk Dates: Jan 4, Feb 1, Mar 1, Apr 5, May 3, Jun 7, Jul 12, Aug 2, Sept 6, Oct 4, Nov 1, Dec 6
First Saturday
On the first Saturday of each month, galleries at Minnesota Street Project (1275 Minnesota Street) and select other SFADA member galleries present special opportunities to connect with artists or learn more about current exhibitions. Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. Check back often as these events are continually updated!
2018 First Saturday Art Walk Dates: Jan 6, Feb 3, Mar 3, Apr 7, May 5, Jun 2, Jul 7, Aug 4, Sept 8, Oct 6, Nov 3, Dec 1
Berggruen Gallery
Opening Reception for Isca Greenfield-Sanders: Inherited Landscape
Oct 18, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Berggruen Gallery is pleased to present Isca Greenfield-Sanders: Inherited Landscape, an exhibition of recent paintings and works on paper by American ... more
Berggruen Gallery
Opening Reception for Mary McCartney: The White Horse
Oct 18, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Berggruen Gallery is pleased to present THE WHITE HORSE, an exhibition by photographer Mary McCartney featuring selections from her largest ... more
Catharine Clark Gallery
Opening Reception for Sandow Birk: Imaginary Monuments II
Oct 20, 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Sandow Birk’s solo exhibition debuts a new series of large scale drawings from the artist’s "Imaginary Monuments" project (2007 – ... more
Gray Loft Gallery
Opening Reception for Betty Jo Costanzo – Portals
Oct 20, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Gray Loft Gallery presents this solo exhibit of artist Betty Jo Costanzo. Costanzo is a former professor at CCA, with roots ... more
Fine Art Print Fair in New York City
Oct 25, All Day
SFADA member galleries, Crown Point Press and Paulson Fontaine Press, will be exhibiting at this year's Fine Art Print Fair. ... more
Fraenkel Gallery
Opening Reception for Richard Learoyd: Work from Two Rooms
Oct 25, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Fraenkel Gallery’s fourth exhibition featuring the work of Richard Learoyd will present new large-scale landscapes, photographed this summer in Yosemite ... more
Robert Koch Gallery
Artist Reception for Edward Burtynsky: Anthropocene
Nov 1, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
This Fall the Robert Koch Gallery will exhibit Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky’s highly anticipated Anthropocene project, his seventh exhibition at the gallery since 1999. Five ... more
Jenkins Johnson Gallery
Opening Reception for Scott Fraser: Earthly Delights
Nov 1, 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
OPENING RECEPTION FOR THE ARTIST Thursday, November 1, 5:30 – 8:00 pm Book Signing at 6:15 pm Jenkins Johnson Gallery ... more
Ana Teresa Fernández: Of Bodies and Borders, an Offsite Exhibition
Nov 2, All Day
GALLERY WENDI NORRIS OFFSITE EXHIBITION 6391 Second Avenue, Little Haiti, Miami, FL Exhibition Opening: Friday, November 2, 6 - 8 ... more
Johansson Projects
Loop Melody | Alexander Kori Girard and Rachel Kaye
Nov 2, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Here's one storyline. Here's another. Here's an endless number of storylines hovering on the groundless surface. Kaye's granular drawings are ... more
Chandra Cerrito Contemporary
Opening Reception for Byron Ryono– mini series series: finding my way
Nov 2, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Chandra Cerrito Contemporary is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new work by Byron Ryono. Partial proceeds from the exhibition ... more
Chandra Cerrito Contemporary
Opening Reception for Common Threads: Exhibition by Curators-In-Residence The Mending Collective
Nov 2, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Chandra Cerrito Contemporary is pleased to announce Common Threads, presented by the Fall 2018 Peripheral Visions curators-in-residence, The Mending Collective: Leeza Doreian, ... more
Chandra Cerrito Contemporary
Fall 2018 Peripheral Visions exhibition: Common Threads by The Mending Collective
Nov 3, 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Chandra Cerrito Contemporary is pleased to announce CommonThreads, presented by the Fall 2018 Peripheral Visions curators-in-residence,The Mending Collective: Leeza Doreian, ... more
Dolby Chadwick Gallery
Alex Kanevsky in Conversation with Kenneth Baker
Nov 3, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Opening reception for Fin de Siècle: November 3, 3–5PM. At 4PM, former SF Chronicle art critic, Kenneth Baker, will be ... more
Luna Rienne Gallery
Opening Reception for Panoptic Beauty
Nov 3, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Please join us for the Opening Reception on Saturday, November 3, 2018 from 6 to 9PM. Ursula Xanthe Young Ursula ... more
Hackett Mill
Opening Reception for Jess: A Family Collection
Nov 8, 12:00 am - 7:30 pm
Hackett Mill is pleased to present a special solo exhibition of the seminal Bay Area artist, Jess. The paintings, drawings, collages and assemblages ... more
Traywick Contemporary
Opening Reception: Ebitenyefa Baralaye and Diana Guerrero-Maciá
Nov 10, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Join us as we open two new solo exhibitions: Ebitenyefa Baralaye: Recent Work and Diana Guerrero-Maciá: No Other. RSVP on Facebook. more
Seamus Conley & Albert Dicruttalo: Paradise Syndrome & Telltale Signs
Nov 14, All Day
Andrea Schwartz Gallery is pleased to announce a two-person exhibition by Seamus Conley and Albert Dicruttalo. Paradise Syndrome is in ... more
Gray Loft Gallery
Closing Reception for Betty Jo Costanzo – Portals
Nov 17, 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Join us for the closing reception of Betty Jo Costanzo - Portals. Costanzo is a former professor at CCA, with ... more
Miami Art Fairs
Dec 4, All Day
SFADA member galleries are participating across Miami Art Fairs the first week of December. Check the list below to see ... more
Chandra Cerrito Contemporary
First Friday Reception for Byron Ryono– mini series series: finding my way
Dec 7, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Chandra Cerrito Contemporary is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new work by Byron Ryono. Partial proceeds from the exhibition ... more