South of Market Artists Coalition (SOMAC) and SOMA Open Studios

SOMA Open Studios provides the public with an opportunity to see artists in their workspaces.
Art lovers are invited to meet the artists and build their art collections.

Visit the "Best of SOMA" Juried Exhibition

"Best of SOMA" Juried Exhibition
Happy Hour Closing Reception: Thursday, May 30th 5-7PM
at Triptych Café at 1155 Folsom Street
enjoy a free drink on the house

JUROR: Heather Holt Villyard

LECTURES & WORKSHOPS FOR ARTISTS 2013

First Tuesday Professional Development for Artists Lecture Series
at Arc Studios & Gallery, 1246 Folsom Street, SF
- $20 at door / $15 for SOMAC members
see calendar of programs

produced by the San Francisco Artist Network

Tuesday, May 7th, 7-9PM
REPRESENTATION: Approaching Art Galleries
- identifying art markets, researching art galleries, establishing gallery criteria, contacting art galleries, standard practices, contracts, exclusivity, private sales - with Stephen C. Wagner

Tuesday, June 4th, 7-9PM
EXHIBITION: Preparing to Show Your Artwork
- preparing titles, prices, labels, frames, inventory, paperwork, publicity, openings, follow-up
- with Jennifer Farris of STUDIO Gallery & Stephen C. Wagner

Find the SOMA Art Guide at locations throughout SOMA

The SOMA Art Guide brings public awareness to the creative and vibrant art community in SOMA and to provide artists, art studios, art-related businesses, art galleries and museums located in the South of Market district of San Francisco year-round exposure to the art-buying public. The guide is free for the public and is available at cafés, restaurants and other venues in and around SoMa, the Mission and the Castro neighborhoods of San Francisco including high-end hotel concierges.

The 3rd Edition of the Annual SOMA Art Guide is now open for bookings. This is a great way to gain exposure throughout the year to art enthusiasts both local and tourist alike.

www.SoMaArtGuide.com

Join us this Fall for the
ArtSpan SF Open Studios in SOMA
Saturday, November 2nd & Sunday, November 3rd 11AM-6PM

Stroll through the South of Market (SOMA) neighborhood
to view a multitude of artists in their workspaces, all within walking distance.

SOMA - the “A” stands for Art!

SOMAC Mission Statement:

Founded in 2008, SOMA Open Studios recently changed its name to South of Market Artists Coalition (SOMAC). It is a grass roots organization committed to expanding the arts community and consciousness in the South of Market neighborhood. Through promoting our artists we hope to inspire, nurture, educate and empower artists and their audiences, while enhancing the social and cultural diversity of this unique neighborhood. Our mission Is to foster community enrichment through the promotion of the arts and to educate the general public in what our artists have to offer. The artists of South of Market seek to create a dialogue between the the past and the present, in an environment that is responsive to the issues of modern, contemporary and experimental art, while being accessible to the public.

San Francisco's South of Market District:

The South of Market district may be the most diverse neighborhood in a culturally diverse city. You can find practically anything you want in SOMA. South of Market is a huge district, sprawling from the Embarcadero to Eleventh Street, between Market and Townsend. Once known as “South of the Slot,” in reference to the cable car line down the center of Market Street, this “wrong side of the tracks” San Francisco neighborhood is a still evolving, often contradictory collection of urban spaces and experiences. The neighborhood is a patchwork of warehouses, swanky nightspots, art spaces, residential hotels, loft condominiums, furniture showrooms and the tenacious Internet companies that survived the tech market collapse.