What’s Inside SOMArts?Artists, volunteers and cultural workers whose dedication and creativity drive 80+ events on-site each year––rotating monthly art exhibitions, performances, fundraisers, culinary and literary arts events, workshops and summits, fashion shows, film screenings & more

A robust cross-pollination of art and ideas resulting in one-of-a-kind San Francisco experiences

Discover Bay Area arts and culture at SOMArts— our venue holds two expansive galleries, three classrooms, a darkroom, and dance, ceramics & printmaking studios

“A truly impressive and rockin’ art and community facility in the city. Their exhibitions are curated with a slew of well thought-out insight and passion.” —recent Yelp! review

For 35 years, SOMArts Cultural Center has celebrated and empowered the multifaceted communities of San Francisco by supporting and producing art that is culturally engaged, deeply social and political, and thrillingly experimental.

Established as a nonprofit in 1979, SOMArts was forged in the passionate activism of the neighborhood arts movement—a trailblazing initiative in San Francisco closely tied to the civil rights movements empowering cultural communities.

Today, SOMArts offers exhibitions, classes, performances and events that attract 30,000 people each year.

Visit Visitors always welcome.

Learn about upcoming exhibitions & special events at SOMArts: www.somarts.org

Gallery Hours

Monday–Friday 12pm–7pm

Saturday 12–5pm

Contact Us

(415) 863-1414 info@somarts.org

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Organizations In Residence

ArtSpan artspan.org

Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center apiculturalcenter.org

Chrysalis Print Studio katiegilmartin.com

CityStudio sfai.edu/city-studio-0

San Francisco Shorin-Ryu Shorinkan Okinawan Karate and Kobudo Dojo kumemura.com

Sixth Street Photography Workshop sixthstreetphoto.net

VolunteerSOMArts volunteers generously contribute over 2,750 hours annually helping with gardening projects, exhibition installation, photo & video documentation, tours, and hospitality for events attended by hundreds of people.

If you are interested in sharing your time and skills, please visit somarts.org/volunteer or call 415-863-1414 x111.

GiveIndividual donors ensure that SOMArts can continue as a strong, vital home for art… one that is both sheltering and welcoming. You can invest in SOMArts’ future today by visiting somarts.org/give

SOMArts is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and all contributions are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law.

SOMArts exhibitions receive critical funding from the San Francisco Arts Commission, The San Francisco Foundation and individual donors, and are sponsored in part by a grant from Grants for the Arts.

Pamela Z. pictured, photo by J. Astra Brinkmann, Topsy Turvy pictured; Brotha Chaz Walker and the Peaceful Vibes pictured, photo by Bryan & Vita Hewitt; Las Bomberas de la Bahia pictured, photo by J. Astra Brinkmann; Artwork by Li Ma pictured, photo by J. Astra Brinkmann; Night Light Multimedia Garden Party 2014, photo by J. Astra Brinkmann; Sugar skulls by David Tafolla pictured; photo by J. Astra Brinkmann; altar by Victor Mario Zaballa pictured; Miss Persia pictured; Artwork by Brandon Shimmel pictured, photo by J. Astra Brinkmann; photo by Bryan & Vita Hewitt; Detour Dance pictured, photo by Jess Young