Our mission is to create a place to come together to express artistic vision, discuss, learn, teach, perform and share community space. Hayes Valley/Western Addition has a diverse past and present. All are welcome.
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Open Saturdays & Sundays 12-4, weather permitting
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Next Jazz Jam on Saturday, SEPTEMBER 30! Sign up here, or more info on Eventbrite
IN THE GALLERY
WATERCOLORS
September 16 – October 22, 2023
Watercolors have been a popular workshop at HVAW; among a variety of workshops, the plein-air watercolor workshop taught by Lucia Gonnella in our garden was a favorite. When the pandemic hit, we pivoted to a Zoom format, where the workshop gained a strong following and has continued twice monthly since April 2020.
Lucia Gonnella, a plein-air painter originally from Italy, shows work in galleries around the Bay Area and internationally. Her work is featured in this show, as is that of four other workshop participants: Sarah Young, a Hayes Valley watercolor painter; Sandi Palmer, from the Sacramento area; Rene Rodriguez, who has exhibited all over the Bay Area; and Barbara Early, who works in mixed media figure drawing, and also organizes and hosts the workshop. We also invited local watercolorist Saul Levy, who often makes his colorful paintings while bartending at Bimbo’s 365, and Taylor Emerson, whose scrap textile pieces are reminiscent of the movement of waterfalls.
@hvaw.hayesvalleyartworks@hvnasf@explorehayesvalley#hayesvalleyart
Exhibition runs Saturdays & Sundays, 12-4pm, thru October 22
Watercolor Workshop: Saturday, Sept 23
11am-1pm * Info on EVENTBRITE
Lucia Gonnella, a renowned plein air artist, leads our popular biweekly watercolor instruction series. Born in Italy, Lucia has extensive teaching experience and is a long-time resident of San Francisco.This series is open to all skill levels, including beginners, intermediates, and advanced students. You will receive instruction on the basics as well as more advanced techniques to improve your skills. Lucia will demonstrate techniques step by step and guide attendees to produce a painting using the reference image provided at the end of the page, which will also be made available during the session.
This unique workshop has been running every other week since April 2020.
past events
IN THE GALLERY
MIDSUMMER DREAMS: 10 local artists
Artist Reception September 10, 2-6 pm.
Live music, jazz & R&B with Charles Unger.
Join us at the gallery Saturday and Sundays 12-4 for a Midsummer Dreams Art Pop Up! Work by 9 local artists in a gallery pop up at 295 Oak Street at Octavia!
Featuring: Charles Unger,Joseph “JD” Green, Gwendolyn Dane,George Dolgy,Duncan Dobson, Barbara Early,Forum Gala,Kenna M Lindsay, Moorissa Tjokro, Todd Young
Next Jazz Jam on July 26! Sign up here, or more info on Eventbrite
SPECIAL INSTALLATION
by JOHN BADEN
The Apartment on the Playa
Burning Man enthusiast and artist John Baden built The Apartment on the Playa aka CityCamp, at Burning Man, so that he could bring the magic of the event to his home. The Apartment is an 8 x12′ rendition of John’s Hayes Valley apartment where he has lived for 20 years. The Apartment on the Playa is part of Golden Guy Alley, a Burning Man installation which will be on view this year on the playa.
John is generously installing a preview of the piece at Hayes Valley Art Works. From June 29 – August 12, visitors will be able to experience this unique, vibrant installation piece installed in our garden, before it is shipped up to Black Rock Desert.
@thehectorsix #burningman. #johnbaden
Join us this Saturday and Sunday July 15 & 16 for a midsummer Art Pop Up! Just in time for the Hayes Valley Carnival! Artwork by nine artists in our gallery at 295 Oak Street at Octavia!
Featuring: Charles Unger, Joseph “JD” Green, Gwendolyn Dane, George Dolgy, Duncan Dobson, Barbara Early, Forum Gala, Kenna M Lindsay, Moorissa Tjokro, Todd Young
We’ll also have fun and games and art making at the HVAW Art Cart at the Hayes Valley Carnival on Hayes at Octavia, with our very own Todd Young aka The Gate Guy, and Suzy Q balloon artist and two other face painters!
@hvaw.hayesvalleyartworks @jaiyedee @throwingmudworks @charlesjazzman @dcd003 @obabso @kennamlindsayart @thegateguysf @forumgala @georgedolgy_art @hvnasf @explorehayesvalley
#hayesvalleycarnival #hayesvalleyart
To see what we’ve been up to recently, scroll through!
in May
Info on EVENTBRITE
Watercolor Workshop!
Saturday May 20, 11am-1pm * Info on EVENTBRITE
Jazz Jam and Artist Garden!
Info on EVENTBRITE
Next: Saturday, May 27 1-4 PM
Watercolor Workshop April 15!
Our next watercolor workshop will be online, Saturday APRIL 15 at 11 am – 1pm.
Sign up info here: Register4Watercolor
JAzz in the Garden: Sat, APRIL 29, 1-4 pm
Water RabBIT:
Art for the lunar New Year
February 5 – March 12 (extended!)
Opening Party: Sunday 2/5/23, 1-4pm
Details at EVENTBRITE
Hayes Valley Art Works presents our annual Lunar New Year Show, WATER RABBIT, January 29 – March 5. Opening reception Sunday February 5, 1-4 pm
Please join us Saturdays and Sundays 12-4 to see the wonderful pieces, meet the artists, and bring home some art! Featuring 14 local artists who have created beautiful pieces celebrating the Lunar New Year. Paintings, prints, drawings, sculpture and more. Curated by Earl Speas and Todd Young. Our “meet the artists” reception is Sunday, February 5, from 1-4 pm. Please come by for refreshments, live music and ART!
Featuring the art works of
Ken Fehrman / Daniel Farnan
Barbara Early / Kenna M. Lindsay
Kousai Miyakoshi. / Andree Young
#hayesvalleyartworks #hayesvalleyart
Info at: Hayes Valley Art Works
Holiday Art Show Opening Party! 12/10/22
Details at EVENTBRITE
Hayes Valley Art Works presents our annual HOLIDAY ART SHOW! December 2 – January 8.
Please join us Saturdays and Sundays 12-4 to see the wonderful pieces, meet the artists, and purchase some wonderful art as a gift or for yourself!
We have 16 local artists who have created beautiful pieces. From paintings to prints to photographs, original drawings and hand made greeting cards, to calendars, books and mugs, there is something for everyone on your gift list, and all created by local artists.
Our “meet the artists” reception is the Saturday, 12.10.22 from 1-4 pm. Please come by for refreshments, live music and ART!
Featuring the art works of
Barbara Early Kenna M. Lindsay
Michelle Echenique Stephen Santamaria
#hayesvalleyartworks #hayesvalleyart #hvawholidayartshow
details at EVENTBRITE
Hayes valley holiday Stroll & Opening of our HOliday art show 12/2/22
Happening 12.2.22!! Our Holiday Art Show “soft opening” during the Hayes Valley Holiday Stroll! See you there! Please drop in the gallery from 4-6pm with our new HOLIDAY ART SHOW for wine and snacks and music and art! Featuring @alicekoz @obabso @dcd003 @danieltffarnan @sf_dianedevine
@earlspeas @hiericbro @georgedolgy_art @jaiyedee @kennamlindsayart @mmechenique @nicolehaydenart @sarah.young.108889 @barkingowls @santamaria.stephen @thegateguysf
Then we’ll head up to Hayes Street!
Join us for an evening of Holiday Merriment 🎄.
There’s no better way to kick off the holidays, than with a festive street party featuring live music, drag queen ambassadors in holiday finery, DJs, dancing, strolling carolers, a “Holiday Window” contest, fabulous shopping, in-store activities (wine + treats, special promotions), kids activities, a photo booth & more!
Family/pet friendly!
Plus- Cathenge opening event at Patricia’s Green with artist David Normal! @cathenge_cat_temple
Local restaurants & bars will be open.
This event is proudly hosted by the Hayes Valley Merchants Association in partnership with the Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association @hvna & Hayes Valley Art Works
Stay tuned for more updates 🎁🎅🦌
Music and entertainment include
Charles Unger Experience @charlesjazzman
Curiousplanet @dotcomandthenoise
Marlina Teich
Sonamó @sonamo.music
Areté Singers Network @aretesingers
Afrika America @afrikaamerica
Amoura Teese @amourateese
BeBe Sweetbriar @bebesweetbriar
And more!
See you there!
And join us Sat Dec 10 for our artist reception! More art and music and food!
#hayesvalleyholidayparty #HVNA #HVMA #HVAW #Hayesvalleyartworks
#HayesValleyHolidayStroll
#SanFranciscoHolidays #sanfranciscoholidayevents
@hvnasf @hayesvalleyholidayparty @explorehayesvalley @intersectionforthearts
Pet Parade! See Pet Parade page for details
Jazz Jam and Artists’ Garden walk. Saturday Oct 29, 2-5 pm
CURRENT
Exhibition – Summer Scapes: Paintings by Charles Unger & George Dolgy. August-September 2022
This exhibition of vibrant paintings by two local artists evoke the sounds, sensations and sensuous “scapes” of summer. Read more about the artists here:
Charles Unger: https://www.charlesungerexperience.com/charles-art
George Dolgy: https://whereyartworks.com/artist/george-dolgy/314
Be sure to join us for the ARTIST RECEPTION on Sunday, August 14. Meet both the artists, and enjoy a special treat: artist and jazz legend Charles Unger will play for the event with other local jazz stars – you don’t want to miss this special event!
Summer Scapes is an exhibition of vibrant paintings by two local artists that evoke the sounds, sensations and sensuous “scapes” of summer. Charles Unger and George Dolgy are San Francisco contemporary painters with bright, bold palettes, and both bring a unique eye to landscapes and other subjects.
Charles Unger: Painting and drawing have always been an integral part of Charles life; long before he got into music and became a San Francisco musical institution, he was drawing and painting. A major force in the San Francisco music scene of the San Francisco area for the last 40 years, saxophonist Charles Unger is known for his exuberant style and talent, and for a stage show that is unforgettable. This same exuberant style is reflected in his expressionistic and energetic painting style, which evokes the emotional experience of being in these landscapes, cityscapes, and floral scapes. His mask paintings also evoke an emotional response in the viewers.
George Dolgy was born in the USSR in 1960, and worked as an architect in his Ukrainian hometown until 1989, when he came to Philadelphia as a political refugee, and went to Temple University architectural program. He has been been working as an architect ever since. He pursued his interest in fine art through years of private painting classes, and developed his own unique painting style in his Philadephia studio. He then lived and worked in New Orleans from 2011 till 2016, when he relocated to San Francisco. His bright canvases and painterly strokes evoke the brilliant landscapes from the wineries of Napa Valley to more imaginative enchanted forest scapes.
Exhibition runs Saturdays & Sundays, 12-4 August through September
Jazz in the Garden: Saturday, AUGUST 27, 2-5 pm!
Join us in the sculpture garden for this free special jazz event, the last Saturday of every month, with Curious Planet. Singers & instrumentalists encouraged to sit in!
Click here to Signup in advance with your tunes and keys!
NEXT ARTIST GARDEN and JAZZ JAM: Saturday August 27th!
Jazz Jam with Curious Planet. 1:30-4:30pm
Hayes Valley Art Works proudly presents Curious Planet’s JazzJam session in this free community music event at our sculpture garden.
Join us in the sculpture garden for this free special jazz event, the last Saturday of every month, with Curious Planet!
Singers & instrumentalists encouraged to sit in!
Sign up ahead on the google doc with your tunes & keys. We provide the mic & best backup band you could ask for! Follow the QR code to sign up at qrco.de/bcOQtk
More about @planet.curious
with
@sunnythesax sax
@lise.mcram bass
@deephippocket drums
@apropos0 guitar
@bengoesout keys. Venmo: @CuriousPlanet
Artist Garden
1 – 5 pm
Come join us for a stroll in a gorgeous 2 block garden in Hayes Valley! There will be 10 local artists selling their work. Enjoy oil paintings, street art, jewelry, and digital art. This event is free.
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Come enjoy the local arts community in a more casual and unique setting. In collaboration with @sonder.people and HVAW 1pm-5pm. Octavia between Page and Oak.
Partial list of artists:
Crystal- @thecrystaltownsend
Julie Katherine- @Parker.pottery
Quinn Keck- @quinn_tessentialy
Kenna M. Lindsay- @kennamlindsayart
Cassidy Herndon- @Casadilla1121
More info at https://www.facebook.com/hayesvalleyartworks
Watercolor Workshop
Our next watercolor workshop will be online, Saturday AUGUST 20 at 11 am – 1pm.
Sign up info here: Register4Watercolor
Past Events
Exhibition – NOW & THEN: The Art of Blane Asrat and Joseph JD Green
Extended! Through July 24! Final weekend!
NOW & THEN reflects the cycles through which artists come of age. Blane Asrat and Joseph JD Green are up and coming San Francisco contemporary BIPOC artists, both with bold, evocative styles.
Blane Asrat came to San Francisco seven years ago from Texas, earning a degree from the Academy of Art. Her work explores the sensitivity of everyday experience, with a focus on emotional and narrative portraiture and figurative art, and each piece involves evocative multilayered imagery, often combining physical and digital process using oil, acryla-gouache, charcoal, and digital mediums. This layering of processes deepens the viewers connection to the piece, creating a strong sense connection between the viewer and the art work.
Joseph “JD” Green’s work demonstrates an eye for detail combined with a penchant for quick handwork. He creates preliminary sketches from source imagery found online or from his imagination, and the result of his unique and intricate mark making are stunning pieces with an internal energy and movement that belies their two dimensions.
sundays, 5/22 – 6/19/22 at proxy, 432 octavia by patricia’s green
Join us at PROXY for the 3rd in a series of free community concerts. Not to be missed! See full lineup
NOTE: Sunday June 5 postponed due to weather.
Join us Sunday June 11 from 2-4 pm for SANTA JAM and Sunday June 19 for Uncle Chris! See full lineup here – See full lineup
Jazz in the Garden: Saturday, June 25 2-5 pm!
Hayes Valley Art Works proudly presents Curious Planet’s JazzJam session in this free community music event at our sculpture garden.
Join us in the sculpture garden for this free special jazz event, the last Saturday of every month, with Curious Planet!
Singers & instrumentalists encouraged to sit in! Click here to Signup in advance with your tunes and keys!
Watercolor Workshop
Our next watercolor workshop will be online, Saturday June 25 at 11 am – 1pm.
Sign up info here: Register4Watercolor
ART WALK! Saturday, May 28 ( info)
EXPLORE ART IN HAYES VALLEY—Enjoy a dynamic mix of art from murals to sculptures, and from original pieces to contemporary prints. Start your tour at the Hayes Valley Art Work; visit the gallery and Artist Garden where you can meet the artists and enjoy live jazz music; from there you can proceed to cafes, galleries and shops, and stop by murals and other art on the way! More info and map here
Jam session in the garden with @planet.curious – Singers/instrumentalists up ahead on the google doc with your tunes & keys. We provide the mic & best backup band you could ask for! Follow the QR code to sign up at qrco.de/bcOQtk
Events: Sat., April 30th
Jazz Jam with Curious Planet. 1:30-4:30pm
Hayes Valley Art Works proudly presents Curious Planet’s JazzJam session in this free community music event at our sculpture garden.
Join us in the sculpture garden for this free special jazz event, the last Saturday of every month, with Curious Planet!
Singers & instrumentalists encouraged to sit in!
Sign up ahead on the google doc with your tunes & keys. We provide the mic & best backup band you could ask for! Follow the QR code to sign up at qrco.de/bcOQtk
More about @planet.curious
with
@sunnythesax sax
@lise.mcram bass
@deephippocket drums
@apropos0 guitar
@bengoesout keys. Venmo: @CuriousPlanet
Artist Garden
1 – 5 pm
Come join us for a stroll in a gorgeous 2 block garden in Hayes Valley! There will be 10 local artists selling their work. Enjoy oil paintings, street art, jewelry, and digital art. This event is free.
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Come enjoy the local arts community in a more casual and unique setting. In collaboration with @sonder.people and HVAW 1pm-5pm. Octavia between Page and Oak.
Artists:
@Tosondr
Bisma – @bismakibazaar Henna and holistic incense
Blane- @art_blane Fine art
Bria- @briagoeller Fine art/ digital
BY XY @art_byxy
Jesse Rowboth @rowbothamjesse
Erika- @Erikalchan Custom Animal drawings and prints
Karissa- @rundarelove Jewelry
Lex @mythirdeye
Elan-@like_lani Digital Prints
Melonee- Affirmation Booth
Cassidy- casadilla1121 Crochet
Quinn @Quinn_tessentialy
More info at https://www.facebook.com/hayesvalleyartworks
Free! Live Jazz Jam with Curious Planet
Saturday, March 26 1-5 pm
| Hayes Valley Art Works proudly presents Curious Planet’s JazzJam session in this free community music event at our sculpture garden. Join us in the sculpture garden for this free special jazz event, the last Saturday of every month, with Curious Planet! Singers & instrumentalists encouraged to sit in! | |
| Sign up ahead on the google doc with your tunes & keys. We provide the mic & best backup band you could ask for! Follow the QR code to sign up at qrco.de/bcOQtk |
Hayes Valley Art Works proudly presents Curious Planet’s Jam session in this free community music event at our sculpture garden.
ARTIST GARDEN! Sat. Feb 26, 1-5 pm
Sonder.People has curated a special event for Hayes Valley Art Works and the community. Come join us for a stroll in a gorgeous 2 block garden in Hayes Valley! There will be 12 different local bay area artists selling and showing their work. Art forms including: oil paintings, street art, jewelry, and digital art. This event is free and sponsored by HVAW. Our goal is to bring together the local arts community in a more casual and unique setting.
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Come join all the artists in collaboration with @sonder.people and HVAW (Hayes Valley Art Works) 1pm-5pm. Octavia between Page and Oak.
Artists:
Bisma – @bismakibazaar Henna and holistic incense
Blane- @art_blane Fine art
Bria- @briagoeller Fine art/ digital
Erika- @Erikalchan Custom Animal drawings and prints
Karissa- @rundarelove Jewelry
Elan-@like_lani Digital Prints
Melonee- Affirmation Booth
Cassidy- casadilla1121 Crochet
Ray- @dudurukun Digital Prints
Elani- @onesmallhorse Various ceramics and prints
More info at https://www.facebook.com/events/619954162426383
Music in the GARDEN Series
MUSIC IN THE GARDEN Series continues with jazz duo TOKEVA in the garden Saturday, February 22 from 1:30-4 pm!
BLACK WATER TIGER Exhibition
opening reception: Sat. Feb 12th 1-4pm
Join us Saturday February 12, 1-4 pm for the opening reception for BLACK WATER TIGER, featuring 12 local artists including
Andree Young, Earl Speas, Sarah Young, Gail Baugh, Kathy Chen,
Eric Broers@hiericbro , Duncan Dobson @dcd003 , Alice Koswara @alicekoz , Sophia Lee @barkingowls, Barbara Early @obabso , Daniel Farnan @danieltffarnan , Tisha Kenny @tishakenny
holiday art show! opening reception: Sat. dec 11th 1-4 pm
It’s our annual Holiday Art Show and Sale! Come by on Saturday, Dec 11 from 1–4 pm and meet the 16 artists in the show this year. Bring home some holiday cheer and gifts – paintings, prints, holiday cards, mugs and more! Gorgeous work by a wonderful group of local artists available at holiday prices!
More about the artists on their instagram pages
| Blane Asrat | @art_blane | Nicole Hayden | @nicolehaydenart | |
| HiEricbro | @hiericbro | Alice Koswara | @alicekoz | |
| Katherine Chen | Todd Kurnat | @inkletterman | ||
| Duncan Dobson | @dcd003 | Sophia Lee | @barkingowls | |
| Barbara Early | @obabso | Stephen Santamaria | @santamaria.stephen | |
| Daniel Farnan | @danieltfarnan | Catherine Sherman | @cloudycate | |
| Bria Goeller | @briagoeller | Sarah Young | @sarah.young.108889 | |
| Lucia Gonnella | @gonnella_lucia | Todd Young | @thegateguysf |
Hayes valley holiday stroll
December 3, 5-9pm
Pet Parade! Saturday 10/23 11am-1pm
Pet Parade! On Shared Street, Hayesand Octavia. Bring your pets in costume, or borrow costumes at the Pup Tent! Sponsored by Hayes Valley Art Works and @SFWalkies
CANCELLED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER
CANCELLED. Saturday, 10/23. 5pm-9pm. live at Proxy.
Wonway Posibul – DJ https://www.instagram.com/wonwayposibul/
WHAT: Roll, Skate Bounce in Shared Spaces of Hayes Valley. DJ, Dancing and Skating, Raffle and FUNDRAISER for Collective Impact
WHERE: Proxy, 432 Octavia at Hayes
WHEN: Saturday, October 23rd
TIME: 4PM – 7PM
WHY: Community Gathering & Fundraising for Collective Impact • https://www.instagram.com/SFCollectiveImpact/
DONATIONS: https://hayesvalleyartworks.org/fundraiser-for-collective-impact/
JAZZ IN THE GARDEN: October 30th 2:30-5
Curious Planet plays amazing jazz, and invites singers to sit in! Singers, this is a great opportunity to play with a talented group of jazz musicians. Please sign up at qrco.de/bcOQtk
JAZZ IN THE GARDEN: SEPTEMBER
Curious Planet plays amazing jazz, and invites singers to sit in! Singers, this is a great opportunity to play with a talented group of jazz musicians. Please sign up at qrco.de/bcOQtk
New Exhibit opens October 2
Past events
MUSIC IN THE GARDEN: AUGUST
IN THE GALLERY
SATURDAY July 24! Silent Disco and HVNA Membership Event!
Silent Disco at multiple locations in Hayes Valley 5-9 pm with a special HVNA Membership Drinks at Anina 5-7!
Sign up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeNEXb3I7uhr7FmrOwGPiB58-x_SVzb1YGYwoE-WXL7GCJk5w/viewform
GloFlo! A Not-So-Social Dis-Danced Silent Disco is going down Saturday, JULY 24th 5-9PM and we want YOU! Onesies or Formal, Keep It Cute & Abnormal. You’ll know your people by “Glow-Up”/Neon and FABULOUS MASKS ARE ENCOURAGED!!
Shake, Bounce, Skate to your favorite grooves by our 4 Featured Hayes Valley based DJs. All you need is a device, service, youtube & headphones. Presented by Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association’s Art, Culture & Entertainment (A•C•E) Committee, & Hayes Valley Art Works
The HVNA membership drinks event will be from 5-7 at Anina. One free drink for members! You can sign up for Membership on the spot!
GloFlo! A Not-So-Social Dis-Danced Silent Disco
Saturday, July 24th 5-9PM
Hayes Valley Shared Spaces / Anina at 482 Hayes & Octavia
also at Sugar Lounge 377 Hayes * Noir Lounge 587 Hayes * Mercury Cafe 201 Octavia * and Hayes Valley Art Works, 295 Oak at Octavia
DJs Streaming on Hayes Valley LIVE
#hayesvalleysilentdisco
#sanfrancisco #outdoordining #lowerhaightsf #dubocetriangle #hayesvalley #outdoors #stayoutside #supportsmallbusiness #letsstaytogether #sftrainer #hayesvalley #workout #workoutmotivation #fitness #bayareafitness #sffitness #fitnessmotivation #letsgo #staythankful #outdoordancepartysf
SATURDAY MUSIC SERIES
Sat July 24: Curious Planet at Hayes Valley Art Works Garden!
Saturday, July 24, 2-4:30 pm
HVAW’s Saturday Music Series presents Curious Planet – the band that got the neighborhood through the pandemic! Curious Planet invites you to come sing with us! Let us know the tune you want to sing and the key you sing it in, and we’ll provide the mic and best backup band you could ask for!
Curious Planet is comprised of
Mishal “Mish” Awadah a.k.a. Sunny the Sax on Tenor Sax
Ben Paul, Keyboard
Andrew C. Lewis “AC”, Drums
Lise Ramaley, Upright Bass
Don Ferguson, Electric Guitar
More info at hayesvalleyartworks.org.
Curious planet instagram is https://www.instagram.com/planet.curious/
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Eric Broers New Mural in progress on our Gallery!
Local muralist Eric Broers is currently painting a brand new mural “Lions, Tigers and Bears, Oh My!” on our gallery! Come by to see the progress! In August he’lll share more items inside the gallery too.
Eric Broers is originally from Chicago and moved to San Francisco in 2006. He quickly settled in the art community of Hayes Valley. His media of choice include sumi, gouache, acrylic, spray paint and brushes. Eric uses a minimal color palette for his hand painted spirit animals. He is now painting murals in his neighborhood and beyond. You can follow him on insta @hiericbro and visit at hiericbro.com
New Mural Installation on the fence
THE SPHYNX by Liv Losee-Unger
Stop by on Saturday July 24 between 2-4 and watch the mural go up! At Hayes Valley Art Works, 295 Oak/Octavia (install by Lily and Octavia)
Liv Losee-Unger is a muralist and artist working under the name ORLUarts. She has several years of professional experience creating vibrant, colorful, and community-inspired murals of all shapes and sizes. Liv specializes in environmental subject matter inspired by a deep love for animals. You can find more about Liv and her work at www.orluarts.com or on her Instagram @orluarts.
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@SONDER.PEOPLE AND @HVAW.HAYESVALLEYARTWORKS PRESENT
A TWO DAY SPECIAL EVENT
SATURDAY 7/31 & SUNDAY 8/1, 12-6 PM
Back by popular demand! Come join all the artists in collaboration with @sonder.people and HVAW (Hayes Valley Art Works) this weekend and every month on the last weekend of the month, from 12pm-6pm. Octavia between Page and Oak.
Sonder.People has curated a very special event for Hayes Valley Art Works and the community. Please come by the garden this weekend for two days of artists showing their works in the lush garden environment! Fine art, photography, jewelry, floral… something for everyone.
With Live Music by Mr. Sushi on Saturday July 31, 12:30-3 pm
Past Events:
MUSIC IN THE GARDEN SERIES: Episode 1.
Dave Rickets & James Tousel
Saturday, July. 10, 1-3pm
@sonder.people and @hvaw.hayesvalleyartworks present
a two day special event
Saturday June 27 – Sunday june 27, 12-6 pm
Back by popular demand! Come join all the artists in collaboration with @sonder.people and HVAW (Hayes Valley Art Works) this weekend and every month on the last weekend of the month, from 12pm-6pm. Octavia between Page and Oak.
Sonder.People has curated a very special event for Hayes Valley Art Works and the community. Please come by the garden this weekend for two days of artists showing their works in the lush garden environment! Fine art, photography, jewelry, floral… something for everyone.
 | SATURDAY 6/26: – Blane Asrath @art_blane – Cassidy Herndon @casadilla1121 – Élan Hawkins @like_lani – Karissa @karissamackenziejewelry – Tracy @tracesofwater – Sabina Kariat @kariatsabina – George @george_draws – Whitney Humphrey @witchneyjoanne |
| SUNDAY 6/27: – Blane Asrath @art_blane – Cassidy Herndon @casadilla1121 – Élan Hawkins @like_lani – Ben Cornish @minisuperben – Whitney Humphrey @witchneyjoanne – Sabina Kariat @kariatsabina – George @george_draws |  |
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Hayes Valley Reopening party: Fri, June 18
Hayes Valley Art Works presents two events on Friday, June 18th.
5 PM Make a Maze: Labyrinth
@ Patricia’s Green, Octavia / Hayes
Join us at 5 PM to lay out our new Labyrinth next to Patricia’s Green. It’s a temporary installation done in chalk. The four-circuit Iberian labyrinth based on a spiral will be surprisingly fast to make, because of a specialized tool called a spiral generator, fast to create. The bicursal “Galaxy” labyrinth, which is hexagonal, will take more time and effort. We’d love four to six volunteers to join in! Our labyrinth designer holds a very short ceremony to open the labyrinth. She’ll stand at the outer portal and declare, “The labyrinth is now open. May those who walk it find what they need.”
A labyrinth is a walking-meditation tool. https://labyrinthsociety.org There is no wrong way to walk a labyrinth. Children like to run them! If the walker has a problem that is bothering her, she might like to think about her dilemma as she walks.
8:30 PM Post-party: Performance art piece by redbone, The Cyclone of Burlesque
at Hayes Valley Art works gallery, Octavia & Oak
Be sure to stick around after the party and catch this special one time only event, a preview of a new performance art piece by Redbone. It’s sure to be an amazing experience. Come to the Oak/Octavia entrance to Hayes Valley Art Works, to our converted shipping container gallery, for a chance to see this work in progress by nationally acclaimed burlesque star and performance artist Redbone.
Come to the Oak/Octavia entrance to Hayes Valley Art Works, to our converted shipping container gallery, for a chance to see this work in progress by nationally acclaimed burlesque star and performance artist Redbone. More about Redbone – https://www.redbone.biz/the-cyclone
past events:
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Special Event Memorial Day Weekend
@sonder.people presents
a two day special event
Saturday May 29 – Sunday May 30, 12-6 pm
Sonder.People has created a very special event for Hayes Valley Art Works and the community. Please come by the garden this Memorial Day Weekend for two days of artists showing their works in the lush garden environment! Fine art, photography, jewelry, floral… something for everyone.
Come join all the artists in collaboration with @sonder.people and HVAW (Hayes Valley Art Works) Memorial Day weekend from 12pm-6pm. Octavia between Page and Oak.
Artists at event include:
@fika_sf
@karissamackenziejewelry
@art_blane
@casadilla1121
@like_lani
@curesformadness
@branchesflorals
@mythirdeyee
@dudurukun
More info on Instagram
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ZOOM WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP WITH LUCIA GONNELLA SATURDAY MAY 29, 11AM
Join us for our popular ZOOM biweekly art instruction series taught by plein air artist Lucia Gonnella.
Donate here https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/Mjc2ODc
This event is offered to the public for free or by donation. Donations not required but welcome.
ALL LEVELS Encouraged to attend! Beginner, intermediate, or advanced. You’ll get instruction on the basics, as well as more advanced techniques for those seeking to improve their skills. Lucia will demonstrate step by step with a goal for each attendee to produce a finished painting, using the reference image here, which we will also make available during the session. The techniques and supplies you’ll need are listed on our Facebook Page and the Eventbrite page (don’t worry if you don’t have everything; there are workarounds if you have basic watercolor set).
Everyone is welcome to join, from beginners to advanced, kids and adults. The class is free; donations to HVAW are welcomed. We look forward to seeing you!
Tickets: REGISTER
Visit our Facebook and Eventbrite pages for more info.
For more info or to donate directly to Lucia: https://www.luciagonnella.com/
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EMERGENCE
Unveiling of garden sculpture by Mark Baugh-Sasaki
Sunday, May 16. 1-4pm
Watercolors
paintings from our workshops
April 18–June 15
Opening Reception Sunday, April 18, 1–4 pm
295 Oak St. @ Octavia • Hayes Valley, San Francisco
Katherine Chen * Lucia Gonnella * Blandina Farley * Amanda Marquardt * Cheryl Morgan * Stephen Santamaria * Sarah Young
Curated by instructor Lucia Gonnella, our latest show features stellar work by Lucia and six participants in our year of bi-weekly Zoom Watercolor Workshops.
When COVID first hit, everyone was trying to figure out ways to connect and continue activities while remaining sheltered in place. We partnered with Plein Air painter Lucia Gonnella and developed a popular ZOOM watercolor workshop, which was a refuge for many twice a month during the pandemic.
This show is a selection of some of the paintings produced during that workshop, by participants working at home, from a shared image in the Zoom, with instruction by Lucia.
Come celebrate with us in person (socially distanced) or view the show online at: www.facebook.com/HayesValleyArtWorks
Live music by Mr. Sushi. Covid restrictions in effect. Social distancing and masks required.
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ZOOM WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP WITH LUCIA GONNELLA SATURDAY MAY 15, 11AM
Join us for our popular ZOOM biweekly art instruction series taught by plein air artist Lucia Gonnella.
Donate here https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/Mjc2ODc
This event is offered to the public for free or by donation. Donations not required but welcome.
ALL LEVELS Encouraged to attend! Beginner, intermediate, or advanced. You’ll get instruction on the basics, as well as more advanced techniques for those seeking to improve their skills. Lucia will demonstrate step by step with a goal for each attendee to produce a finished painting, using the reference image here, which we will also make available during the session. The techniques and supplies you’ll need are listed on our Facebook Page and the Eventbrite page (don’t worry if you don’t have everything; there are workarounds if you have basic watercolor set).
Everyone is welcome to join, from beginners to advanced, kids and adults. The class is free; donations to HVAW are welcomed. We look forward to seeing you!
Tickets: REGISTER
Visit our Facebook and Eventbrite pages for more info.
For more info or to donate directly to Lucia: https://www.luciagonnella.com/
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ZOOM WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP WITH LUCIA GONNELLA SATURDAY APRIL 17, 11AM
SPECIAL SURPRISE GUEST THIS WEEK!
Join us for our popular ZOOM biweekly art instruction series taught by plein air artist Lucia Gonnella. We have added a special twist this week: The subject we are painting will be paying a 5-minute visit to the class, at 11:20 am! Ozymandias s his name, and he is one of the goats from Cronkshaw Fold Farm in the UK. During the COVID crisis, the farm has made up for loss of income by renting out the goat of your choice for Zoom meetings.
Sign up here for tickets – donations welcome but not required. Donate here https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/Mjc2ODc
This event is offered to the public for free or by donation. Donations not required but welcome. You can select “free ticket” and make your donation at https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/Mjc2ODc
ALL LEVELS Encouraged to attend! Beginner, intermediate, or advanced. You’ll get instruction on the basics, as well as more advanced techniques for those seeking to improve their skills. Lucia will demonstrate step by step with a goal for each attendee to produce a finished painting, using the reference image here, which we will also make available during the session. The techniques and supplies you’ll need are listed on our Facebook Page and the Eventbrite page (don’t worry if you don’t have everything; there are workarounds if you have basic watercolor set).
Everyone is welcome to join, from beginners to advanced, kids and adults. The class is free; donations to HVAW are welcomed. We look forward to seeing you!
Tickets (free or by donation) at: EVENTBRITE
Visit our Facebook and Eventbrite pages for more info.
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For more info or to donate directly to Lucia: https://www.luciagonnella.com/
WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP ONLINE WITH LUCIA GONNELLA SATURDAY FEBRUARY 20, 11AM
Donate here https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/Mjc2ODc
Join instructor Lucia Gonnella on Zoom for our latest installment in our popular Watercolor Workshop series. Italian-born Lucia is a long time San Francisco plein air artist with lots of teaching experience.
This event is offered to the public for free or by donation. Donations not required but welcome. You can select “free ticket” and make your donation at https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/Mjc2ODc
ALL LEVELS Encouraged to attend! Beginner, intermediate, or advanced. You’ll get instruction on the basics, as well as more advanced techniques for those seeking to improve their skills. Lucia will demonstrate step by step with a goal for each attendee to produce a finished painting, using the reference image here, which we will also make available during the session. The techniques and supplies you’ll need are listed on our Facebook Page and the Eventbrite page (don’t worry if you don’t have everything; there are workarounds if you have basic watercolor set).
Everyone is welcome to join, from beginners to advanced, kids and adults. The class is free; donations to HVAW are welcomed. We look forward to seeing you!
For more info or to donate directly to Lucia: https://www.luciagonnella.com/
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Watercolor Workshop online with Lucia Gonnella Saturday February 6, 11am
Sign up here for tickets – donations welcome but not required. Donate here https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/Mjc2ODc
Join instructor Lucia Gonnella on Zoom for our latest installment in our popular Watercolor Workshop series. Italian-born Lucia is a long time San Francisco plein air artist with lots of teaching experience.
This event is offered to the public for free or by donation. Donations not required but welcome. You can select “free ticket” and make your donation at https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/Mjc2ODc
ALL LEVELS Encouraged to attend! Beginner, intermediate, or advanced. You’ll get instruction on the basics, as well as more advanced techniques for those seeking to improve their skills. Lucia will demonstrate step by step with a goal for each attendee to produce a finished painting, using the reference image here, which we will also make available during the session. Techniques include: wet in wet in wet, wet on dry, spattering, blending, layers, masking, salt, and lifting techniques. The supplies you’ll need are listed on our Facebook Page and the Eventbrite page (don’t worry if you don’t have everything; there are workarounds if you have basic watercolor set).
Everyone is welcome to join, from beginners to advanced, kids and adults. The class is free; donations to HVAW are welcomed. We look forward to seeing you!
JOIN ON ZOOM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88344619577?pwd=WEtLcUplanYySlVaUGxUc1RxQk1Ydz09
Meeting ID: 883 4461 9577. Password: 034826
For more info or to donate directly to Lucia: https://www.luciagonnella.com/
Facebook link. https://www.facebook.com/events/447053523008070
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We’ve hosted watercolor workshops every other Saturday since spring, with the exception December 26th. Some of the past workshops are listed below.
Watercolor Workshop online with Lucia Gonnella! Saturday October 31, 11 am!
Sign up on EVENTBRITE click here –
JOIN US AND INSTRUCTOR LUCIA GONNELLA ON ZOOM FOR OUR LATEST INSTALLMENT IN THE FREE WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP SERIES. Plein air artist Lucia Gonnella teaches another in a series of watercolor workshops online this week.Italian-born Lucia is a long time North Beach plein air artist with lots of teaching experience.
ALL LEVELS Encouraged to attend! Beginner, intermediate, or advanced. You’ll get instruction on the basics, as well as more advanced techniques for those seeking to improve their skills
The class is free; donations to HVAW are welcomed. We look forward to seeing you!
She will demonstrate techniques step by step with a goal for each attendee to produce a painting of flowers. Techniques include: wet in wet in wet, wet on dry, masking, salt, and lifting techniques.
The supplies you’ll need are listed on our Facebook Page and the Eventbrite page (don’t worry if you don’t have everything; there are workarounds if you have basic watercolor set):
Sign up here – Eventbrite
JOIN ON ZOOM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88344619577?pwd=WEtLcUplanYySlVaUGxUc1RxQk1Ydz09
Meeting ID: 883 4461 9577. Password: 034826
To donate to HVAW: https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/Mjc2ODc
To donate to Lucia: https://www.luciagonnella.com/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/events/362830434766359/
Watercolor Workshop online with Lucia Gonnella! Saturday October 17, 11 am!
JOIN US AND INSTRUCTOR LUCIA GONNELLA ON ZOOM FOR OUR LATEST INSTALLMENT IN THE FREE WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP SERIES. Plein air artist Lucia Gonnella teaches another in a series of watercolor workshops online this week.Italian-born Lucia is a long time North Beach plein air artist with lots of teaching experience.
Watercolor Workshop online with Lucia Gonnella! Saturday October 3, 11 am!
JOIN US AND INSTRUCTOR LUCIA GONNELLA ON ZOOM FOR OUR LATEST INSTALLMENT IN THE FREE WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP SERIES. Plein air artist Lucia Gonnella teaches another in a series of watercolor workshops online this week.Italian-born Lucia is a long time North Beach plein air artist with lots of teaching experience.
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BE A PART OF THE ART
Sunday, Sept 27, 11 am
arts.culture.entertainment committee meeting
Socially distant drop in at HVAW Garden at Lily/Octavia gate, or join via ZOOM 883 4461 9577
Meeting ID: 883 4461 9577
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+16699006833,,88344619577# US (San Jose)
Watercolor Workshop online with Lucia Gonnella! Saturday Sept 19 11 am!
JOIN US AND INSTRUCTOR LUCIA GONNELLA ON ZOOM FOR OUR LATEST INSTALLMENT IN THE FREE WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP SERIES. Plein air artist Lucia Gonnella teaches another in a series of watercolor workshops online this week.Italian-born Lucia is a long time North Beach plein air artist with lots of teaching experience.
ALL LEVELS Encouraged to attend! Beginner, intermediate, or advanced. You’ll get instruction on the basics, as well as more advanced techniques for those seeking to improve their skills
She will demonstrate techniques step by step with a goal for each attendee to produce a painting of flowers. Techniques include: wet in wet in wet, wet on dry, masking, salt, and lifting techniques
Lucia will be working either outside in a real plein air setting or in her studio; attendees will work from a photo of what she paints from. (Download event photo above.) We will also make available a photo of the finished watercolor.
The supplies you’ll need are as follows (don’t worry if you don’t have everything; there are workarounds if you have basic watercolor set):
Art Supplies:
- drafting tape and/or masking liquid
- scissors
- hair dryer
- table salt
- a sharpened twig (can use a pencil)
- Watercolor paper (suggested 140 lb/300gsm 8”x10” or 9″x12″)
- Palette knife
Brushes:
- Flat 1 inch
- Round n.6
- Round n.3
Paint colors recommended (can use similar colors as available):
- Alizarin crimson
- Lemon yellow
- Burnt Sienna
- Ultramarine blue
- Cerulean blue
- Cadmium red
The class is free; donations to HVAW are welcomed. We look forward to seeing you!
JOIN ON ZOOM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88344619577?pwd=WEtLcUplanYySlVaUGxUc1RxQk1Ydz09
Meeting ID: 883 4461 9577. Password: 034826
To donate to HVAW: https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/Mjc2ODc
To donate to Lucia: https://www.luciagonnella.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/316759619626803/
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Hayes Valley Art Works Community Cleanup! Sat. Aug 29 11am-1pm
Please join us (air quality permitting) Saturday for a socially distanced garden cleanup! If you can spare an hour or so, we would love to have you – Octavia between Oak and Page, enter at the Lily Street gates. Please bring your own gloves and masks. If you have a rake or broom please bring along! We have garden tools, trash bags. We are tidying up so the community can enjoy a socially distanced garden again!
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Workshop! Saturday AUGUST 8 11 am : Watercolor Painting! Join instructor Lucia Gonnella on Zoom for our latest installment in HVAW’s Watercolor Workshop series.
About this Event
Join us and instructor Lucia Gonnella on Zoom for our latest installment in the free Watercolor Workshop series.
Italian-born Lucia is a long time North Beach plein air artist with lots of teaching experience.
ALL LEVELS Encouraged to attend! Beginner, intermediate, or advanced. You’ll get instruction on the basics, as well as more advanced techniques for those seeking to improve their skills.
Plein air artist Lucia Gonnella teaches another in a series of watercolor workshops online this week.
She will demonstrate techniques step by step with a goal for each attendee to produce a painting of flowers. Techniques include: wet in wet in wet, wet on dry, masking, salt, and lifting techniques
Lucia will be working outside in a real plein air setting; attendees will work from a photo of what she paints from. (Download event photo above.) We will also make available a photo of the finished watercolor.
The supplies you’ll need are as follows (don’t worry if you don’t have everything; there are workarounds if you have basic watercolor set):
Art Supplies:
- drafting tape and/or masking liquid
- scissors
- hair dryer
- table salt
- a sharpened twig (can use a pencil)
- Watercolor paper (suggested 140 lb/300gsm 8”x10” or 9″x12″)
- Palette knife
Brushes:
- Flat 1 inch
- Round n.6
- Round n.3
Paint colors recommended (can use similar colors as available):
- Alizarin crimson
- Lemon yellow
- Burnt Sienna
- Ultramarine blue
- Cerulean blue
- Cadmium red
Everyone is welcome to join, from beginners to advanced, kids and adults. The class is free; donations to HVAW are welcomed. We look forward to seeing you!
JOIN ON ZOOM
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88344619577?pwd=WEtLcUplanYySlVaUGxUc1RxQk1Ydz09
Meeting ID: 883 4461 9577
Password: 034826
To donate to HVAW: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88344619577?
To donate to Lucia: https://www.luciagonnella.com/
https://www.facebook.com/events/682584755806212/
Workshop Saturday July 25, 11 am : Watercolor Painting! Join instructor Lucia Gonnella on Zoom for our latest installment in HVAW’s Watercolor Workshop series.
Join us and instructor Lucia Gonnella on Zoom for our latest installment in the free Watercolor Workshop series.
FREE or DONATION tickets at:
Italian-born Lucia is a long time North Beach plein air artist with lots of teaching experience.
ALL LEVELS Encouraged to attend! Beginner, intermediate, or advanced. You’ll get instruction on the basics, as well as more advanced techniques for those seeking to improve their skills.
Plein air artist Lucia Gonnella teaches another in a series of watercolor workshops online this week. This week, we will be painting a seascape using the photo here.
She will demonstrate techniques step by step with a goal for each attendee to produce a painting of flowers. Techniques include: wet in wet in wet, wet on dry, masking with masking tape and masking liquid, spattering, salt, and lifting techniques.
Lucia will be be doing a live demo; attendees will work from either the screen, or a photo posted here. We will also make available a photo of the finished watercolor.
The supplies you’ll need are as follows (don’t worry if you don’t have everything; there are workarounds if you have basic watercolor set):
Art Supplies:
- drafting tape and/or masking liquid
- scissors
- hair dryer
- table salt
- a sharpened twig (can use a pencil)
- Watercolor paper (suggested 140 lb/300gsm 8”x10” or 9″x12″)
- Palette knife
Brushes:
- Flat 1 inch
- Round n.6
- Round n.3
Paint colors recommended (can use similar colors as available):
- Alizarin crimson
- Lemon yellow
- Burnt Sienna
- Ultramarine blue
- Cerulean blue
- Cadmium red
- Phthalo Blue
Everyone is welcome to join, from beginners to advanced, kids and adults. The class is free; donations to HVAW are welcomed. We look forward to seeing you!
JOIN ON ZOOM
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88344619577?pwd=WEtLcUplanYySlVaUGxUc1RxQk1Ydz09
Meeting ID: 883 4461 9577
Password: 034826
To donate to HVAW:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88344619577?
https://www.facebook.com/events/682584755806212/
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Online Workshop: Saturday, July 11, 11am – 1pm: Plein Air Watercolor Painting with Lucia Gonnella
Join us online via Zoom! for our latest installment in the free Watercolor Workshop series.
Italian-born Lucia is a long time North Beach plein air artist with lots of workshop experience. ALL LEVELS Encouraged to attend!
Lucia will demonstrate techniques step by step with a goal for each attendee to produce a painting of Calandrinia flowers. Techniques include: wet in wet in wet, wet on dry, masking, salt, and lifting techniques.
Lucia will be working live; attendees will work from a photo of what she paints from. (Download event photo above.) We will also make available a photo of the finished watercolor.
The supplies you’ll need are as follows (don’t worry if you don’t have everything; there are workarounds if you have basic watercolor set):
Art Supplies:
- drafting tape and/or masking liquid
- scissors
- hair dryer
- table salt
- a sharpened twig (can use a pencil)
- Watercolor paper (suggested 140 lb/300gsm 8”x10” or 9″x12″)
- Palette knife
- Brushes:
- Flat 1 inch
- Round n.6
- Round n.3
- Paint colors recommended (can use similar colors as available):
- Alizarin crimson
- Lemon yellow
- Burnt Sienna
- Ultramarine blue
- Cerulean blue
- Cadmium red
ALL LEVELS Encouraged to attend! Kids and adults. Beginner, intermediate, or advanced! You’ll get instruction on the basics, as well as more advanced techniques for those seeking to improve their skills.
The class is free; donations to HVAW are welcomed. We look forward to seeing you!]
Please register for a FREE ticket so we know who is coming:
Register on Eventbrite ZOOM Meeting ID: 883 4461 9577 Password: 034826
THIS LAND WAS MADE FOR YOU AND ME
Online Workshop: Saturday, July 4, 11am – 12:30 pm.
A 4th of July special fun workshop using up-cycled materials to explore the geometry of the American Flag
For this 4th of July, we have a special guest artist Catherine Sherman, who has created the perfect workshop for Independence Day – an exploration of our American Flag.
In her workshop we’ll explore the geometry of the American Flag.
Participants will experiment with new colors, patterns and textures using their own materials.
Please have on hand:
- a flat workspace
- scissors
- various kinds of paper or fabric in 8×11 or smaller
- markers or crayons.
The more colors/variety the better. Catherine will provide suggestions for sewing and construction to everyone who attends.
Everyone is welcome to join, from beginners to advanced, kids and adults. The class is free; donations to HVAW are welcomed. We look forward to seeing you!
JOIN ON ZOOM
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88344619577?pwd=WEtLcUplanYySlVaUGxUc1RxQk1Ydz09
Meeting ID: 883 4461 9577
Password: 034826
To donate to HVAW:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88344619577?
Facebook event page
https://www.facebook.com/events/734922273936357/
Online Workshop: Saturday, June 27th, 11am – 1pm: Plein Air Watercolor Painting with Lucia Gonnella
lots of workshop experience.Lucia will demonstrate techniques step by step with a goal for each attendee to produce a painting of Calandrinia flowers. Techniques include: wet in wet in wet, wet on dry, masking, salt, and lifting techniques.
Lucia will be working outside in a real plein air setting; attendees will work from a photo of what she paints from. (Download event photo above.) We will also make available a photo of the finished watercolor.
The supplies you’ll need are as follows (don’t worry if you don’t have everything; there are workarounds if you have basic watercolor set):
Art Supplies:
- drafting tape and/or masking liquid
- scissors
- hair dryer
- table salt
- a sharpened twig (can use a pencil)
- Watercolor paper (suggested 140 lb/300gsm 8”x10” or 9″x12″)
- Palette knife
- Brushes:
- Flat 1 inch
- Round n.6
- Round n.3
- Paint colors recommended (can use similar colors as available):
- Alizarin crimson
- Lemon yellow
- Burnt Sienna
- Ultramarine blue
- Cerulean blue
- Cadmium red
The class is free; donations to HVAW are welcomed. We look forward to seeing you!]
Please register for a FREE ticket so we know who is coming:
Register on Eventbrite
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Online Workshop: Saturday, June 13th, 11am – 1pm: Watercolor Painting with Lucia Gonnella
Cadmium yellow, Cerulean Blue, Black, Burnt Sienna
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Online Workshop: Saturday, May 30, 11am – 1pm: Watercolor Painting with Lucia Gonnella
Cadmium yellow, Cerulean Blue, Black, Burnt Sienna
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NOTICE: As of
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March 19, our garden and space are closed for the duration of the San Francisco and State of California Shelter in Place orders.
We are moving our events and workshops online, as much as possible, during this time. Please visit our Facebook page or Meetup.com page for more information.
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Online Workshop: Saturday, May 16, 11am – 2pm: Plein Air Painting with Lucia Gonnella
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NOTICE: As of March 19, our garden and space are closed for the duration of the San Francisco and State of California Shelter in Place orders.
We are moving our events and workshops online, as much as possible, during this time. Please visit our Facebook page or Meetup.com page for more information.
Online Workshop: Saturday, March 28, 11 am: Plein Air Painting with Lucia Gonnella
Holiday Art Show! Opens December 6 in the gallery
FUF Green Christmas Tree Pickup &
Holiday Craft Workshops with HVAW Artists
Sat, Dec 7 and Sun, Dec 15, 10am-2pm
Pick up a Green Christmas Tree and join us for Holiday Crafts!
Saturday December 7 10am – 2pm
- Card making and other crafts with Hayes Valley artists Michelle Echenique and Earl Speas.
- Plein air painting workshop with artist Lucia Gonnella
Sunday December 15 10am – 2pm
- 2nd annual “Deck the Halls” workshop with artist Catherine Sherman! Make ornaments, festoonery and other crafts!
- Miss Fit’s Train Rides – Create your own cardboard “train car” and “ride” (walk) through the Land of Misfit Toys with artists Todd Young and Babs Early. nd wreaths with artist Todd Young and other Hayes Valley artists.
Cookies & treats provided by Three Babes Bakeshop.
Order your FUF Green Tree here!
Friends of the Urban Forest (FUF) offers living, potted Christmas trees in November and December each year. FUF Green Christmas Trees are better for the environment than traditional dead trees. They reduce waste and post-holiday litter — and once they’re planted on the streets of San Francisco, they’ll provide benefits for generations.
This event is presented partnership with Friends of the Urban Forest (FUF), the San Francisco Department of the Environment, and Hayes Valley Art Works.
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Workshop: Saturday, August 24, 12-5 pm
RADICAL RELIEF WORKSHOP with Matthew Kowalski and other guests
Free tickets on Eventbrite
Join us at Hayes Valley Art Works for this special workshop with artist Matthew Kowalski. Matthew is our Artist in Residence through September and will lead a workshop on his unique RADICAL RELIEF style. Additional artists include musical guests and local artists. In the spirit of RADICAL RELIEF, homeless service providers will also join us with information to share, including Pets of the Homeless and information from Project Homeless Connect.
For more information about Matthew Kowalski, visit matthewkowalskiart.com
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July 25 6-8:30pm
You’re invited! Kid friendly, all inclusive. Hayes Valley Neighborhood Assn Community Meeting is tonight at Hayes Valley Clubhouse/Playground at corner of Buchanan and Hayes. HVAW exhibiting artist Matthew Kowalski is featured in a discussion of “Radical Relief.”
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Meghan Freeback | Project Homeless Connect
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Rich Watson | Lava Mae
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Nick Ferris and Rachel Rodriguez | Citizens Collective
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Matthew Kowalski | Multimedia Artist (formerly homeless), Author, Recovery Counselor
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Darcy Brown | Art on Site
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David Kriozere | Art Trail SF
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Barbara Early and Stephen Santamaria | Hayes Valley Art Works
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Earl Speas| Paintings & HVAW community sketchbook
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Dena Emmerson | Upcycled material craft project
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Matthew Kowalski | Radical Relief
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Mr. Sushi | Live music
We will have a community potluck from 6-7, then the meeting will be 7-8:30
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August 3 – September 2, 2019:
RADICAL RELIEF: THE ART OF MATTHEW KOWALSKI
- Thursday, July 25, 6-8:30 pm Radical Relief Community meeting and potluck! Hayes Valley Playground, corner of Buchanan & Hayes
- Saturday, August 3, 1-5pm Opening Reception at the gallery with musical guest John Ryback and Friends
- Saturday, August 10, 1-3pm Matthew Kowalski in Conversation with Anne Veh, at Haight Street Art Center, 295 Haight
- Saturday, August 24, 1-5pm RADICAL RELIEF WORKSHOP with Matthew Kowalski and guest artists
Multimedia artist Matthew Kowalski spent 27 years as a homeless, disenfranchised person. His artistic journey became his vehicle for self-expression and his path to taking a place in the community. He uses multiple techniques and incorporates found objects and other media to make the flat surface come alive. Matthew has authored two books about his experience, including Riding Shotgun Through a Hurricane: A Memoir of Addiction and Radical Recovery, a gripping memoir of his journey from gifted child to homeless in San Francisco to his recovery from addiction.
“Matt Kowalski’s story is a true ‘rags to riches’ of the spirit … Matt is one who ‘walks the talk’ as an inspiration and role model.” – David Kroziere, developer and cofounder of Art on Site.
Matthew also works as an inspirational speaker, and as an addiction Recovery Coach and Addiction Specialist.
Matthew will be on-site each weekend in August and the first weekend of September, making art and music with art and musical guests. Come by and make art and music with us!
Presented by Hayes Valley Art Works and Art on Site.
For more information about Matthew Kowalski, visit matthewkowalskiart.com
Saturday JUNE 8, 1-5 pm
TAKE PRIDE, MAKE PRIDE!
Make your own PRIDE banner with HVAW artists Todd Young and Catherine Sherman
Opening SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 1-5 pm
CONTAINER PIECES: The Art of Todd Young and Catherine Sherman
Opening Reception Sunday, June 2nd 1-5pm Please join us for wine and cheese and music and fun for all ages.
Artists Catherine Sherman and Todd Young explore the messages we take in and give out, how we contain ourselves and how we express the inner voices that inform and guide us.
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Art Opening! Saturday May 4, 2-5pm
POETIC WAX features the work of artists Judith Williams and Larraine Seiden. Both artists paint using Encaustic, a technique originated by the Ancient Greeks. Encaustic is derived from the Greek word encaustikos, “to burn in.” The paint is composed of beeswax, resin (sap from trees), and pigment particles. These ingredients are melted together at 200 degrees and applied to panels in a molten state with a brush.
Judith and Larraine both incorporate collage with papers, found and collected mementos, segments from journals, grocery lists, and receipts, among other items. Using the transparent beauty of wax, they layer and arrange these elements. The resulting images are a poetic mix of words, color, and images, with the hauntingly beautiful effect of the encaustic process lifting the work and transporting the viewer into another realm.
Larraine uses the language of textile arts to witness the everyday. “My work comes directly out of the chaos of contemporary life–in the found spaces between juggling young children, teaching jobs, stacked chores, and an iPhone. My art practice is my meditation, through which I seek moments of transcendence against the intense chatter of this moment.” larraineseiden.com
Judith works in encaustic for its “beautiful translucency and transparency….. There is an on-going psychological component in my figurative work. I think about the female psyche and how in manifests in behavior….to nurture and accommodate, to be seen and noticed, to compete, to be respected, and to survive. It is issues of being female in a patriarchal society that always intrigues me.” judithwilliamsart.com
The show runs May 4 – May 27, 2019. Gallery hours are Fri, Sat, Sun & Mon, 11am – 4pm, or by appointment. Gallery located at 295 Oak St., Hayes Valley, San Francisco, CA 94102.
For more information, please email hvawsf@gmail.com.
Saturday April 20, 1-3 PM
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Hayes Valley Art Works presents
Duncan Dobson: Hall of Mirrors
Exhibition runs March 1-April 1
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 2, 5-9pm with Free beer! and other creations by the artist
Duncan Dobson was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and grew up on the San Francisco peninsula. He is an artist, writer, and an entrepreneur in the food industry. A painter since the late 1990s, Dobson takes inspiration from the traditions of Andy Warhol and Mark Rothko. His work in “Hall of Mirrors” reflects his interest in recontextualizing tradition and imagery and cultural figures through a kaleidoscopic lens of color and juxtaposition.
Dobson will also be featuring several books he has written and illustrated as part of the exhibition. Some examples of his books at http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/ddobson
Additional artwork can be seen at https://www.numsf.com/gallery
Hayes Valley Art Works presents
IMAGINE: Asian inspired artwork celebrating the Lunar New Year
Exhibition runs February 1 – 28, 2019
Opening Reception: Sunday, February 3, 1-4 pm
The exhibition features the work of six Bay Area artists: Eric Broers, Katherine Chen, Tisha Kenny, Alice Koswara, Sophia Lee and Earl Speas.
Eric Broers, originally from Chicago, has been in San Francisco for the past decade. He works with sumi, gouache, brush and paper. Painter, ceramicist and flower arranger Katherine Chen was born in Taiwan and grew up in a traditional Chinese family, where she was exposed to the Chinese arts in daily life. Tisha Kenny studied Chinese brush painting and ikebana for 32 years, and her work focuses on floral and scenic depictions. Alice Koswara’s work draws inspiration from her collections of vintage ephemera and old movies; she works with watercolor, ink and acyrlilc. Sophia Lee’s painting features intuitive calligraphy, capturing the movement of flowers through the brush strokes. Curating the show is Earl Speas, who uses traditional materials – ink and brush on rice paper – to capture movement and life, making the brush dance and the ink sing.
IMAGINE will run February 1 – February 28, 2019. It is open to the public starting Friday, February 1st. An artist’s reception will be held Sunday, February 3 from 1-4pm. Gallery hours are Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday from 11am-4pm and by appointment. For additional information, please visit our website hayesvalleyartworks.org, or contact hvawsf@gmail.com
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Past Exhibits and Events
Exhibition: Community Sandwich
Reception: Friday, December 7, 2-6 pm
A showcase of 20 emerging Bay Area Artists in the Hayes Valley Art Works Gallery and Sculpture Garden. Advanced art students at San Francisco State University, led by Professor Mike Arcega, will showcase individual and group artworks. Please join us for the reception of the work focused on art and social function and their engagement with Hayes Valley Art Works.
Green Christmas Tree Pickup from Friends of the Urban Forest &
Holiday Craft Workshops with HVAW Artists
December 2, 8 and 16, 10am-2pm
Sunday December 2 10am – 2pm
Ornament and Card Making with Dena & Babs
Wreath Making with Friends of the Urban Forest
Saturday December 8 10am – 2pm
Workshop**: “Deck the Halls” with artist Catherine Sherman
Cookie Decorating sponsored by Three Babes Bakeshop
Sunday December 16 10am – 2pm
Wreath Making with Community Grows
Card making with artist Michelle Echenique
Cookie Decorating sponsored by Three Babes Bakeshop
In partnership with the San Francisco Department of the Environment and Hayes Valley Art Works, Friends of the Urban Forest (FUF) offers living, potted Christmas trees in November and December each year. FUF Green Christmas Trees are better for the environment than traditional dead trees. They reduce waste and post-holiday litter — and once they’re planted on the streets of San Francisco, they’ll provide benefits for generations. FUF offers species that are popular choices for beautifying the streets of San Francisco, such as Primrose, Fruitless Olive, and Fern Pine.
In addition to warm cider from FUF, Hayes Valley Art Works will be hosting crafts with an assortment of holiday DIY projects.
Find the events on Facebook here.
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LAST CALL FOR ARTISTS: HOLIDAY SHOW
Please email us ASAP for the show opening December 9
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Miss Dog: Dog Eat Dog World
Artist: Rikki List 
There’s a new dog in town!
Artist Rikki List called a few weeks ago and said she had a surprise – and could I meet her at Art Works? Sure!
As I walked up to the corner, Rikki waved me over to the partial median along Octavia Boulevard. “There’s someone I’d like you to meet,” she said…
To my stunned surprise, there sat a near perfect image of Darla the Dog dressed in a sporty jogging suit with a windbreaker emblazoned with the message, “DOG EAT DOG WORLD.”
This Darla replica will replace our beloved Mr. Dog, who was in need of repairs too extensive for continued outdoor living. Mr. Dog has moved on to another life, and now we have the gorgeous Miss Dog.
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Workshop: Deck the Halls
Saturday, Dec 8, 1-4 pm
‘Tis the Season! Join our community of crafters to create holiday “festoonery” and garlands for decking your halls and walls. We’ll also create a colorful community bunting to decorate Hayes Valley Art Works. Participants will receive instruction for creating their own buntings using paper or fabric. Led by artist Catherine Sherman.
Click HERE to register, or drop by.
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Community Sandwich:
Exhibition by the Art & Social Function Class
Reception Friday, December 7, 2-6 pm
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Saturday & Sunday, December 1 & 2, 1-4 pm
Creatures: Paintings & Prints by Barbara Oplinger
Join artist Barbara Oplinger this weekend for a special Holiday Reception for her exhibit, “Creatures: Paintings and Prints.” Free refreshments, art and gifts for sale.
Exhibit extended by popular demand through December 4th. Holiday Reception Saturday December 1 and Sunday, December 2.
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New Exhibition: November 2-25, 2018
Creatures: A Show of Paintings and Prints by Barbara Oplinger
Opening Reception: Friday, November 2, 6-8 pm.
Hayes Valley Art Works presents “Creatures: A Show of Paintings and Prints” by Barbara Oplinger.
Bay Area artist Barbara Oplinger brings her love and sensitivity for all animals – and the necessity of dogs in her life – to the canvas in this exhibit of recent work. Her colorful paintings express devotion to all kinds of creatures with whimsy and metaphor. Barbara earned her BFA at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University. Her studies in painting, sculpture, stained glass and animation led to eclectic art commissions and a variety of employment, including mask maker for the Boston Ballet’s “Nutcracker,” clay sculptor for Grandmaster Flash’s “U Know What Time It Is” video claymation, and pictorial billboard painter. “Creatures” features images of animals she has known or admired.
An opening reception will be held Friday, November 2 from 6-8pm at HVAW Gallery, 295 Oak Street, San Francisco. The exhibition runs November 2 – 25, 2018. F
or more information, please visit www.hayesvalleyartworks.org or email hvawsf@gmail.com
SFAC’s Passport 2018 comes to Hayes Valley Art Works! 
René Yañez was an artist, curator and producer who lived and worked in San Francisco. A founder and former Artistic Director of Galería de la Raza, Yañez was one of the first curators to introduce the contemporary concept of Mexico’s Day of the Dead to the United States. Active as both a visual and performing arts curator, he curated numerous exhibitions including “Chicano Visions: American Painters on the Verge.” Until his last day he remained a strong role model and vital cultural force in the San Francisco arts community.”
Rene’s stamp will be administered by his son and artist Rio Yanez.
More about Passport 2018 from SFAC‘s website:
“Passport is SFAC Galleries’ signature event that puts the art collecting experience in the hands of the general public! Local artists will be stationed in venues throughout Hayes Valley/Civic Center and Passport attendees can “create” their own limited-edition artist’s book by collecting original, artist-designed stamps in a customized “passport” notebook.
Walking throughout Hayes Valley/Civic Center, hundreds of do-it-yourself art collectors will follow a designated route to collect stamps from emerging and established Bay Area artists while discovering small businesses in the neighborhood. (continue reading about Passport here)
I want to go! How do I get a Passport?
Step 1: Purchase your passport for $25 here. Passports will also be available for purchase the day of the event at Passport Home Base (Patricia’s Green) and at Passport Outpost (SFAC Galleries). Only official Passport 2018 notebooks will be eligible to receive stamps. 
Step 2: Pick up your Passport and event map at Home Base/Will Call (Patricia’s Green) between 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Sunday, October 21 come rain or shine.
Step 3: Follow the Passport map to local businesses where artists will be waiting to stamp your passport with an original artwork.
Step 4: Allow 3-4 hours to complete the route. Bring sunscreen and plan to shop and eat along the way!
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Friday, September 7, 12pm-2pm
Reception to meet the artists and view the new exhibition
Ashley Chimienti, Acrylic on Canvas
Hayes Valley Art Works presents “Protect and Resist: Art from The Arc of San Francisco.” The exhibit is a group show featuring the work of artists from The Arc San Francisco’s ArtReach Studios. The artists consider what the words protect and resist mean personally, connecting the creative process to a social issue each individual feels passionate about. Protect and Resist reflects various historical lessons, discussions, and collaborations surrounding the themes of art and activism. This focus on the intersection of personal expression and personal politics gives each artist the opportunity to explore ways to communicate complex political and social issues through striking visual forms, from poster art to large-scale paintings to mixed-media sculpture.The center of this exhibit is the “Recycle Tree,” a large mixed-media installation that was conceived and designed by ArtReach Studios artists. As a group, they collaborated on a single idea that would reflect everyone’s mutual passion for protecting the environment while also resisting against the pernicious forces that threaten its health and longevity. The installation was hand-built from all recyclable materials and is a physical reminder that everything we consume has a direct connection to the natural world.
About the Arc: The Arc San Francisco is a lifelong learning center for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities serving over 700 clients in San Francisco, Marin and San Mateo counties. Our two art programs, Howard Street and ArtReach Studios, promote the advancement of visual artists from The Arc SF through exploration, education, exhibitions and entrepreneurship. Our artists create fresh, powerful artwork that reveals not only innate ability, but also a point of view that is important and unique in our community. We believe it is important to connect with those who share our vision of promoting inclusion and diversity in our communities through art, and we hope you enjoy our work.
“Protect and Resist” will run September 7th through October 7th. It is open to the public starting Friday, September 7 from 11am-5pm. Gallery hours are Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday from 11am-5pm and by appointment. For additional information, please contact hvawsf@gmail.com
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Global Climate Action Summit Affiliate Event
HVAW’s “Transformation Station”We’re hosting an affiliate event as part of @GCAS2018; find out about our Transformation Station. #GCAS2018 #StepUp2018Participate in climate action through art at HVAW’s three Community Transformation Stations:
- Transform plastic water bottles into flowers, led by The Arc of San Francisco – bring a plastic water
bottle to make into flowers that like those on the“Recycle Tree” that The Arc of San Francisco is exhibiting in our sculpture garden, made entirely of recycled materials. Please bring empty plastic water bottles to the event to transform! - Transform the Maker’s Shed into a community Portrait Gallery – Create portraits – of yourself, friends, neighbors, pets, or other community members – to transform the wooden Maker’s Shed on site into a community portrait gallery using reused and upcycled materials. Please bring any materials or recycled materials from the neighborhood to use in your portraits. All portraits will fit into approximately 3″ diameter roughly circular spaces on the exterior of the Portrait Gallery.
- Transform t-shirts into tote bags – Please bring an old t-shirt to transform. Inspired by The Wear Movement to reduce textile waste in SF.
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HVAW Paint and SipMix together: wine + paint + friends = Paint and Sip Night!
Join us for a delightful autumn evening of wine, paint, and friends at Hayes Valley Art Works! We are in discussions with our merchant neighbor, San Francisco Wine and Cheese, to provide delicious wine. We’ll provide the paint and supplies. You provide the fun and creativity and a memorable night!
We’re looking to start Wine and Sip on Tuesday or Wednesday evenings later in September …. date and time to be announced soon! Let us know if you are interested in pre-registration for this event!
FREE EVENT: Mid-Summer Art Party: Make Art! Sip Wine! & Volunteer for HVAW!
Sunday, August 12, 1-5 PM
Make Art with internationally known artist Todd Young and political artist David Duckworth
Join us for a fun mid-summer art making and refreshments as we celebrate the Summer Pop-Up exhibition — sign up to volunteer at Hayes Valley Art Works!
Learn some of the secrets of internationally know artist Todd Young as he leads visitors in making butterflies from feathers and bees from secret ingredients! Later, David Duckworth will demonstrate brush and ink techniques, with watercolor. And a surprise guest may join us to teach tie-dye techniques!
1-3: Todd Young, Bee and Butterfly making
3-5: David Duckworth demonstrates ink and watercolor techniques
Artist Todd Young unveils his new piece, “All Natural Ingredients” – he will teach us how to make the butterflies and bees that populate the piece.
Free, donations welcome. All ages.
“All Natural Ingredients,” mixed media, 2018, Todd Young (artist pictured to right of piece)
FREE EVENT: The Art of Ikebana: Celebration and Party, Sunday, July 1st, 1-3 pm
Please join us from 1-3 pm in the garden for a celebration of our one year anniversary at our site on Octavia. Advanced floral designers Tisha Kenny, Kathy Chen, and Kazuko Yoshida will demonstrate artful arrangements, using plants from our garden.
Light refreshments will be served.
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Who Let the Dog Out?
Rikki List’s popular Mr. Dog sculpture returned – just in time for Design Week!
Mr. Dog had a little work done…. a face lift and a new…. sweater! He joined us for the opening of the Pop Up Art show for Design Week in early June, and Rikki and the crew “walked the dog” up to Patricia’s Green, where he enjoyed the Silent Disco and hung out with artist Charles Gadeken (creator of the “Squared” sculpture) and other party goers!
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Spring-Summer Pop Up Show with Rarely-Exhibited Todd Young piece
Gallery renovation is complete! Please stop by to see our current show, featuring works by local artists Todd Young, David Duckworth, Rikki List, Stephen Santamaria, Daniel Farnan, Barbara Early, and other artists.
Todd Young’s piece (below) has not been exhibited publicly for many years – make sure to take advantage of this rare opportunity to view!
Other artists and work will rotate in and out until our next exhibit in August, so stop by often!
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Please visit our garden and join us for Maker’s Fridays (12-2), Art in the Garden Saturdays 12-4, Writing and Weeding Sundays 12-3. Or stop by any time during our open hours, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday 11-5.
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Saturday, February 17!
Year of the Dog: Exhibit and Lunar New Year Party!
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 17 from 1-5 pm, a celebration of Lunar New Year and the opening of our new exhibit: Year of the Dog. Featuring canine themed art work by local artists Delaine Hackney, Rikki List, Barbara Oplinger, Rhonel Roberts, Eva Sacher, and Ashley Siemon . Live Music by Joshua Brody, performance by Skate Stone, poetry by Frank Andrick, labyrinth building with Mary Teetor, and refreshments will be served!!
Kid and dog friendly – dogs on leashes please.
CLICK HERE FOR MOON AND DOG SONGS!
Exhibition runs Feb 11 – March 22. Gallery hours Friday, Sat, Sun & Monday 11-5 or by appointment.
Join us this Saturday, February 10, for a Valentine Making Party! 1-4 pm
OPENING SOIREE “Future Forward: Works from The Arc San Francisco” Opening Reception: Saturday December 2, 1-5pm
We are pleased to announce the opening reception for “Future Forward: Works from The Arc San Francisco” on Saturday, December 2, from 1-5pm. The exhibition is presented by The Arc of San Franciscoand features art works created through their art program. The exhibition will remain on display through mid-December.
This Holiday Art Pop Up and Drawing Soiree is organized by The Pulse of the Arc. Enjoy the art work, refreshments such as wine, apple cider and donuts, check out the wonderful artwork – and create some art for yourself. Drawing materials will be provided. Proceeds of the event to benefit The Arc of San Francisco, a nonprofit organization.
Images from top left to right: Robert Cheng, Portrait, Tempera on paper Frank Zangillo, Humphrey Bogart, Charcoal on paper Kim Bazile, Maze, Acrylic on paper Kevin Bell, Thought, Tempera on paper
FUF GREEN CHRISTMAS TREE PICK-UP PARTY Saturday, December 2 & 9, 9:30am-2:30pm
“Green” your holiday celebrations by adopting a future street tree! Friends of the Urban Forest (FUF) will be hosting a tree pickup event at Hayes Valley Art Works Parcel S on Saturday December 2nd and Saturday December 9th. Join us for hot cider, donuts and cookies when you pick up your living tree, or stop by to see some of the other FUF trees on the site.
Friends of the Urban Forest, in partnership with the San Francisco Department of the Environment, offers living, potted Christmas trees in November and December each year. For a tax-deductible $75 donation, you get a beautiful, three-to-six-foot-tall, non-traditional tree to bring home for decoration and enjoyment. For more information visit the FUF Green Christmas Trees webpage or order your tree here.
HAYES VALLEY BLOCK PARTY Family Day Saturday, December 2, 3-6pm
Stop by for crafts and bubbles during the Hayes Valley Block Party Family Day on Saturday, December 2 from 3-6pm.
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“Quintuple: 5 Artists from the Heart of Hayes Valley” Opens Sunday September 17th from 11am to 5pm
Come and join us for our two inaugural events – a soft opening of our new space at Octavia and Oak, and the opening of our new Nexus Gallery inaugural exhibit.
Soft opening event: Sunday, September 17, 11-5. Gallery Opening Artist Reception:
Saturday, September 23, 2-6 pm.
The gallery’s inaugural exhibit is “Quintuple: 5 Artists from the Heart of Hayes Valley.” Earl Speas, Barbara Early, Jennifer Maria Harris, Stephen Santamaria, and Daniel Farnan exhibit work focusing on five variations on the theme of vision: how we see life and movement; how we see ourselves in relation to others; how we see and learn to interpret nature and the world around us; how we shape our vision through our stories, both those we tell ourselves and those that we learn; and how our vision shapes community and connection.
Please and join us to celebrate a vision of community enhancement through creativity and joining together in our new garden space and gallery.
Hayes Valley Art Works has moved!
We are now located on Octavia between Oak and Lily, in a new space with our container gallery, new programming, and upcoming shows. Site set-up is well underway, and we expect to be offering new programming this fall. Your input is welcome. Volunteers and artists encouraged as we seek to expand hours and offerings.
Through our partnership with Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association we have been granted a month-to-month lease arrangement on Parcel R on Octavia between Oak and Lily. We have submitted our proposal for a longer-term occupancy, and hope for this approval in the coming weeks. Continuing to partner with Friends of the Urban Forest to host young trees for Public planting, we have relocated our soon-to-be street trees and are looking forward to upcoming public planting events. Please come by during our open hours to say hello, currently Friday through Monday 11am to 5pm, as we seek to expand our volunteer pool and open hours.
We are a Member of Intersection for the Arts. Intersection provides Bay Area based artists and arts organizations with resources, community and cultural space in order to develop sustainable practices. Visit http://www.theintersection.org.
Below are posts from Lot O, our previous location:
Pop Up: Uneasy Structures
March 4 – 18, 2017
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 4th, 2:00 – 4:00pm
Join us for the opening of Uneasy Structures!
This pop-up group exhibition features work by six West Coast artists, Ian Dolton-Thornton, Cara Levine, Bailey Hikawa, Rachel Higgins, Lisa Rybovich Crallé and Emma Spertus. This event will also feature performances throughout the reception.
“Uneasy Structures” is an emergent installation combining a range of large-scale sculpture practices at an outdoor, public space. Through a variety of materials and scale, each of the six artists explore concepts of borders, fences, corporations, networks, and divisions in relationship to public space. Installed within a fenced-in area, this concept becomes even more heightened. With materials ranging from bread to styrofoam to plywood, there is an inherent need to create in our current unstable moment. This emergent and adaptive way of bringing six artists together is a necessary way of utilizing creative thinking moving forward.
“Uneasy Structures” will be on view through Sunday, March 18th.
This exhibition was organized by Emma Spertus and Samantha Reynolds, Art Program Coordinators for Hayes Valley Art Works under Project O.
Project O identifies public spaces in San Francisco to provide emerging and experimental artists with exhibition and residency spaces. By organizing artists and partnering with local art organizations, Project O creates accessible art spaces for the local community and greater Bay Area to enjoy. Bay Area artists experimenting and developing new ideas are at the center of Project O’s focus and support.
Love In 2017
Join us on Sunday, February 26th, 12:00pm- 4:00pm on the corner of Octavia and Hayes St.
During the month of St. Valentine’s, we call on you to counter hate by creating cards for those in need of love.
Michelle Echenique, a mixed-media artist and Hayes Valley Art Works volunteer, will be facilitating a creative space to invite participants to create a love note for anyone in need: friends, family, acquaintances, community leaders, refugees, immigrants, the homeless and others.
A Love-In is a gathering or party at which people are encouraged to express feelings of friendship and love, associated with the hippies of the 1960s. It has been interpreted in different ways by different organizations, but is often connected to protesting local, social or environmental issues. This event is part of the 100 Days Action initiative.
ONE Year Anniversary Celebration & Opening Reception
Friday, December 9, 6 – 8pm
Please join us for a special night event celebrating the one-year anniversary of Hayes Valley Art Works!
To mark the occasion, this event will also serve as the opening reception for a dual-solo exhibitions featuring work by local artists by Nicolas Hullibarger “Making Space” and Kate Kuaimoku “Semblance of Order”.
In addition to the art exhibited, we will have music, refreshments and tents set up in preparation for the forecasted rain.
This will be the final event for our 30 day fundraising campaign. Donate Here!
Help us meet our Fundraising Goal of $5,000 to ensure arts programming through Spring 2017.
Learn more about our campaign and donate through our Indiegogo Campaign.
With hundreds of visitors to our community creation space, a $10 – $15 donation from 10% would put us well on our way to keeping Hayes Valley Arts Works a “welcoming open space” in Hayes Valley.
In its short lifetime, Hayes Valley Art Works has created a gathering space where neighborhood residents can mingle with professional artists from all over the Bay Area and feel tangible connection to our city’s creative community.
With successful partnership-based exhibitions, performances, activity days, and art residencies behind us, we’re already laying the groundwork for new collaborative exhibitions that showcase the Bay Area’s vibrant systems of creative relationships, network of resources, and spirit of creative innovation.
Please help us reach our goal by donating, today. Every bit counts!
Where the Paint meets the Canvas!
Canvas Fundraiser
Saturday, October 22 form 3-6pm
Hayes Valley Art Works (HVAW) and Hayes Valley Neighborhood (HVNA) come together for an event to sustain HVAW’s large scale art shows and community programs through spring 2017.
Event Activities:
-Live auction of “canvases”
-Local art’s non-profit Public Glass will host glass blowing demos and man their Glass Pumpkin Patch
-Tours of current show Present Ground by curator Samantha Reynolds
-Light refreshment
-And more
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San Francisco, CA 94102
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Join us for the opening of Present Ground on Saturday, October 1, 4 – 7pm
Image: Elizabeth Sims, 12-20 Breaths Per Minute, 2016, suminagashi ink print and graphite on paper, 30 x 44”
Join us for the opening reception of Hayes Valley Art Works’ second open call, Present Ground on Saturday, October 1 from 4:00 – 7:00 pm. Present Ground is free and open to the public.
Curated by Samantha Reynolds, Present Ground features work by Johnna Arnold, Andrea Bacigalupo, Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo, Consolidated Studios (Michael Goldman), Yvette Dibos, Ricki Dwyer, Michelle Echenique, Daniel Farnan, fnnch, Kevin Haas, Amy Lange, Eric Lister & Ross Simonini, Emily Peckenham, Cait Petersen, Julia Rittereiser, Stephen Santamaria, Elizabeth Sims and Joshua Peder Stulen.
The opening reception will feature a live performance by Georgia Carbone.
For more details about the exhibition, please visit here.
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Hayes Valley Art Works is pleased to present What Century Are These Paintings From: New Works By Paulette Humanbeing. Join us for the opening reception on August 26, 2016 from 5-7pm. The exhibition will be on view from August 26 – September 24, 2016.
Paulette will be exhibiting paintings of dogs, the Hayes Valley Artworks lot, and two presidents. Also shown will be production art from the Jeffrey Vallance Interview Film, a painting of the Los Angeles skyline, a painting of a liquor store in Oakland, a painting of 22nd street in San Francisco, and her painting of a Thomas Kinkaide painting.
Her paintings are a mixture of studio work and plein air work, done in oil paint. Paulette hopes to show beauty in the things she paints, regardless of how unpleasant a subject may be. For instance, she painted a stuffed dog that isn’t really beautiful, but the paintings of the dog are beautiful, portraying it favorably like when you get the pimples taken out of your high school senior year photos. She hopes that her paintings are lies that tell some kind of truth, like Picasso is quoted as saying except in different words.
Join us for the opening reception this coming Friday and then attend the performance of Hamlet afterwards!
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Stairwell’s Valley Step Works
August 28, 2016
12-3pm
HVAW is excited to announce the residency of Stairwell’s during the month of August
Join Stairwell’s and HVAW for a culminating open house event on Sunday, August 28, 12-3pm. Explore the site and surrounding area, take part in circuit training of the non-athletic variety and win prizes for doing something, anything, as best you can. Refreshments will be served while supplies last.
Event begins: 12pm
Participatory activities: 12-3pm
Special, short walking tour departs from HVAW: 1:30pm
Awards ceremony:2:30pm
A collaborative project led by San Francisco-based artists Sarah Hotchkiss and Carey Lin, Stairwell’s creates new experiences that challenge familiar understandings of everyday surroundings. The project has taken many forms, from site-specific interventions to group walking tours to curated exhibitions. Stairwell’s seeks to foster temporary communities of curious and engaged individuals, providing opportunities for connections and changes in perspective.
Check stairwells.org and hayesvalleyartworks.org for updates!
San Francisco Youth Theatre
Presents…
William Shakespeare’s
HAMLET
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. San Francisco 2016
August 26-28, 2016
Hayes Valley Art House
456 Laguna St, San Francisco, CA 94102
Directed by Cliff Mayotte with music by Schuyler Karr.
More info here.
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Island of Stars – Sunday, July 31 at 3pm
More info about Island of Stars here
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On Monday, July 25 from 5-7pm Elliott Cost and Marc Matchak will open an exhibition Peter Gray Hurley: Garden Drawings.
Hurley lives and works in San Francisco making visual art and music.
http://petergrayhurley.tumblr.com/
http://teenagechain.bandcamp.com/
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More info on upcoming events here!
New Paintings – Helen R Gaus
July 15- 18th 2016
Opening July 15th, 4-8pm
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New Quarters – Inaugural Exhibition
June 4th – July 9th 2016
Opening June 4th, 4-6pm
See the show →
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