Resources
Art Insurance
Jaspal Chhachhi, Driesassur USA, LLC
T: +1(212) 949-5300
C: +1(917) 833-4761
E: jaspal@driesassur.com
Art Jobs & Opportunities
Altman Siegel seeks a new Gallery Communications Manager. For more information and a complete job description, please click here!
Levi’s Pride seeks an Illustrator/Graphic Artist in partnership with SF Pride Weekend. San Francisco-based illustrator/artists with deep roots in the LGBTQIA+ community who work in the graphics and illustration space with an engaged Instagram following of 100K–200K are encouraged to apply. The chosen artist will create designs and participate in an activation at Levi’s Market Street store during Pride Weekend. Please email submissions to info@marrowgallery.com.
Bay Area Art Fairs
Bay Area Museums & Cultural Institutions
- 500 Capp Street / David Ireland House
- African American Museum and Library at Oakland
- ArtSpan
- Asian Art Museum
- Bedford Gallery at the Lesher Center for the Arts
- Berkeley Art Center
- Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
- California Historical Society
- Cantor Arts Center
- Cartoon Art Museum
- Chinese Historical Society of America
- Contemporary Jewish Museum
- de Saisset Museum
- Djerassi Resident Artists Program
- Euphrat Museum of Art
- Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco:
Legion of Honor/de Young - The GLBT Historical Society Museum
- Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco
- Institute of Contemporary Art San José
- Japanese American Museum of San José
- Kala Art Institute
- The Lab
- The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life
- Manetti Shrem Museum
- Marin Museum of Contemporary Art
- McEvoy Foundation for the Arts
- The Mexican Museum
- Mills College Art Museum
- Minnesota Street Project
- Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts
- Montalvo Arts Center
- Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana
- Museo Italo Americano
- Museum of the African Diaspora (MOAD)
- The Museum of Craft and Design (MCD)
- The Museum of International Propaganda
- Museum of Russian Culture
- New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU)
- Nurturing Independence Through Artistic Development (NIAD)
- Oakland Asian Cultural Center
- Oakland Museum of California
- Peninsula Museum of Art
- Richmond Art Center
- Root Division
- San Francisco Arts Commission
- San Francisco Center for the Book
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
- San José Museum of Art
- SF Camerawork
- Southern Exposure
- Triton Museum of Art
- Walt Disney Family Museum
- The Wattis Institute
- Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)
Frequently Asked Questions
SFADA does not have an art identification or appraisal service. We suggest you search for the artist online and try to find an art dealer who represents his/her work. You may also look for appraisers in your area, send them photos of the artwork, and ask them how to proceed. Appraisers are listed on the Appraisers Association of America website. To find a SFADA dealer who represents the artist’s or similar artwork, enter the artist’s name or style into search field (upper right corner) on this site.
Research galleries to determine which ones might be appropriate aesthetic matches for your work. Contact those galleries to determine their individual preferred methods of reviewing work. Some post this information on their websites. If you are a San Francisco Bay Area-based artist, we suggest you contact ArtSpan, a local nonprofit that organizes professional development workshops for artists as well as the annual SF Open Studios program.
Use the Search function in the upper right corner of the screen and enter a keyword, or go to our Member Galleries page and filter by the most common Art Specialties.
How can I find employment in an art gallery? Each gallery does its own hiring, so it is best to contact a gallery for which you have a special interest. You are welcome to send your resume to info@sfada.com and if we know of open gallery positions, we will forward your information. You may also check galleries’ job postings on this page.
Grant Resources
Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants: Are you an artist in need of critical medical, mental health, or dental treatment? The Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants program provides one-time grants of up to $5,000 for recent, unexpected medical, dental, and mental health emergencies experienced by artists anywhere in the US in financial need who are creating in the visual arts, film/video/electronic/digital arts, or choreography. Privacy is guaranteed. Cycle 30 is open April 15 – May 13 for emergencies that occurred October 1, 2024 and later. Please click here for details, and learn more in this recorded information session.
San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC) Grants: The Community Investments program supports San Francisco-based artists, arts organizations, and communities with an equity lens through grants, technical assistance, arts education initiatives, and community-based Cultural Centers. Please click here for more information.