SAN FRANCISCO OPEN STUDIOS

The ArtSpan Team, Open Studios Committee, and Board of Directors, are thrilled to share our 2025 SF Open Studios weekend and dates.

Since 1975, ArtSpan’s citywide SF Open Studios program has connected local artists to San Francisco’s residents and visitors. Today, the program spans multiple weekends, engages hundreds of artists, and welcomes thousands of visitors.

2025 SF Open Studios will run from September 19 through October 13, 2025*

Weekend 1 | Sept. 20 & 21
Richmond, Sunset, Inner Sunset, Parkside, Twin Peaks, West Portal, Excelsior, Cole Valley, Haight Ashbury, OMI (Outer Mission/Ingleside), Oceanview, Glenn Park, Portola

Weekend 1 Studio Buildings include: Francisco Studios, San Francisco Women Artists Gallery, Hunt & Gather

Weekend 2 | Sept. 27 & 28
Noe Valley, Castro, Bernal Heights, West Mission, the Mission

Weekend 2 Studio Buildings include: 1890 Bryant Street Studios, Art Explosion - 2425 17th St, Art Explosion - 744 Alabama St, Miro Studios, Developing Environments, Pacific Felt Factory, Project Artaud, Redbrick Ceramic Studio, Ruby’s Clay Studio, Workspace Artists SF

Weekend 3 | Oct. 4 & 5
North Beach, Downtown, Duboce Triangle, Marina, Hayes Valley, Pacific Heights, Laurel Heights / Presidio Heights, Nopa/Divisadero, Nob Hill, Russian Hill, Chinatown, Civic Center, East Cut, South Beach

Weekend 3 Studio Buildings include: Journal Building

Weekend 4 | Oct. 11 & 12
SOMA, Dogpatch, Bayview, Potrero Hill, Mission Bay

Weeknd 4 Studio Buildings include: Arc Studios & Gallery, Graphic Arts Workshop, Intersection for the Arts, Noonan Building, Public Glass, Revere Studios, Root Division, Yosemite Place

*ArtSpan is in discussion with Shipyard Artists about SF Open Studios Weekend 5 dates.

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Please note that the studio buildings list is not extensive and represents buildings that have historically participated in SF Open Studios. If your building is not yet listed, please email your building or open studios manager to confirm group participation in SFOS and have them notify info@artspan.org

Production Details

SF Open Studios is the largest and longest-running program ArtSpan produces, representing our most significant annual investment in supporting local artists and community engagement.

Production of SF Open Studios takes several moving parts into account, including artist survey feedback, SOMArts Cultural Center’s exhibition space availability, and other major city events to name a few. This year’s SF Open Studios map divides the city based on density of artist studios with the aim of providing a more equal amount of artists per weekend.

ArtSpan invests ~$200k a year to produce OUR flagship program

Here are some of the costs associated with providing this service:

Cost of Guide Production: $47.3k

Graphic Design & Photography: $12k
Printing: $36k

Cost of Exhibition Production: $25k

Event Production: $10k
(supplies, entertainment, catering)

Venue rental: $15k

Cost of Labor for 2024 SF Open Studios: $62k

Cost of Citywide Promotion: $27.5k

Billboards, BART, SFMTA: $22k
Press: $3k
Guide Distribution: $2.5k

Cost of Online Guide: $19k

Design: $3k
Website: $16k

SF Open Studios Survey results

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SF Open Studios Survey results 〰️

Every year, ArtSpan conducts a survey with all registered SF Open Studios artists. Our 2024 survey had a record number of artists participating giving us our most accurate results so far. Below are some of the stats that stood out to us the most.

1. Artists reported earning a total of $260,000 at their SF Open Studios!

2. ArtSpan artists strongly prefer having the Fall season of SF Open Studios earlier in the year.

3. SF Open Studios serves artists at every point in their career: emerging, mid career, and established

4. A significant majority of SF Open Studio survey respondents have art as their primary job.

IF YOU ARE NO LONGER AN ACTIVE ARTSPAN ARTIST MEMBER, WE HIGHLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP NOW TO RECEIVE TIME-SENSITIVE COMMUNICATION REGARDING ARTSPAN’S SF OPEN STUDIOS PROGRAM. YOU CAN CHECK YOUR MEMBERSHIP STATUS BY LOGGING INTO YOUR ARTSPAN ACCOUNT, OR BY CLICKING HERE.

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SF OPEN STUDIOS TERMS OF AGREEMENT: If an artist or venue hosts other artists, each artist must be a registered participant with ArtSpan. ArtSpan has no oversight of Group affiliations and are managed at the discretion of the artist and/or group. Every artist participating in SFOS must abide by the Principles of Community and Cultural Equity. There are no refunds on registration and membership fees. Each artist is responsible for managing their own studio presence during SF Open Studios; ArtSpan is not in any way responsible for studio management, permitting requirements for artist-hosted open studio events. ArtSpan reserves the right to photograph the artist, event space, and artwork for publicity, documentation, and fundraising purposes. Terms subject to change.

 FAQs

  • SFOS Artists must be current ArtSpan Artist members, and be registered for one of three tiers of participation for SFOS.

  • SF Open Studios is open to artists in the San Francisco Bay Area who are members of ArtSpan and registered to participate in SFOS.

    We welcome participants from outside the city of San Francisco who wish to participate; however they will need to find a space in the city to exhibit during an SFOS weekend. ArtSpan’s Open Studios Committee develops a list of “Venues Seeking Artists” to help those seeking an SFOS space. To access this list, you must be registered member of ArtSpan.

  • ArtSpan’s SFOS Printed Guide is a 120+ page full color catalog featuring articles on the history of ArtSpan & SF Open Studios, as well as a directory of SFOS artists participating at the Premier and Choice levels. The artist directory includes an artwork image, studio information, and details necessary for readers to connect with SFOS artists and their event(s).

    The Printed Guide is widely distributed throughout the city of San Francisco and is a treasured resource for art enthusiasts who wish to contact artists directly beyond the SFOS season. Historically, SFOS attendees keep the Guide as a memento and a reference for artists who caught their eye during SF Open Studios season.

  • ArtSpan’s expansive SFOS Exhibition accompanies ArtSpan’s SFOS season. Space is limited in the Exhibition and must be reserved by eligible SFOS artists. In August SFOS Premier & Choice level artists will receive an email from ArtSpan to reserve their 20” x 20” exhibition wall space.

    The SFOS Exhibition offers visitors an expansive survey of contemporary art in diverse mediums, and provides a preview of participating SFOS artists they can visit during the SFOS season.

  • Please email info@artspan.org and one of our team members will get back to you.