SomArts Cultural Center
Past Events
The SomArts Cultural Center has hosted many events in the past. There are 87 listings stored in the HistoryGuide database for this property.
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| Every Tue Every Wed Every Thu More... | At War Exhibition. At War, curated by and featuring artists Peter Max Lawrence and Truong Tran, explores identities in conflict, ranging from ethni… (Arts - Art Exhibit) 415-863-1414. |
| Every Mon Every Tue Every Wed More... | The Future is NOW: Asian America On Its Own Terms. The Future is NOW explores the ways in which contemporary Asian American artists explore, engage, reflect and critique their rel… (Arts - Art Exhibit) 415-829-9467. |
| Every Tue Every Wed Every Thu More... | "Performing Community" Art Exhibition Explores South of Market. SOMArts Cultural Center invites you to explore the diverse communities, thriving creative pockets, and hidden histories of San F… (Arts - Art Exhibit) |
| Every Tue Every Wed Every Thu More... | Speak Your Peace. The exhibition brings together Bay Area-based painters, digital, video and installation artists ranging in age, ethnicity and na… (Arts - Art Exhibit) |
| Every Tue Every Wed Every Thu More... | Mourning And Scars: 20 Years After the War exhibition. Works of art in a variety of media, including paintings, video, textile sculpture and large-scale multimedia installations, expl… (Arts - Art Exhibit) |
| Every Tue Every Wed Every Thu More... | Hidden Cities. Hidden Cities, curated by Pireeni Sundaralingam and featuring 26 moving and still images and interactive, site-specific installa… (Arts - Art Exhibit) |
| Every Tue Every Wed Every Thu More... | Projected Personae Group Exhibition. Projected Personae, curated by Justin Hoover, is an exhibition about the self as surface and the construction of identity throug… (Arts - Art Exhibit) |
| Every Sun Every Mon Every Tue More... | 'Memory of Trees' - A Photo Exhibit by Kathryn Cook. Memory of Trees, curated by Annalisa D'Angelo, features the work of photographer Kathryn Cook as she traced the memory of the Ar… (Arts - Photography Exhibit) 408-838-2970. |
| Every Tue Every Wed Every Thu More... | The Annual Murphy and Cadogan Contemporary Art Awards Exhibition. This focused look at the future of the Bay Area visual and media arts landscape showcases 24 promising visual artists working ac… (Arts - Art Exhibit) |
| Every Tue Every Wed Every Thu More... | A Place of Her Own. A Place of Her Own features more than 30 artworks and large-scale installations that excavate the vibrant dreams and hopes of wo… (Arts - Art Exhibit) 415-863-1414. |
| Every Tue Every Wed Every Thu More... | Visions Into Infinite Archives. Visions Into Infinite Archives - a group exhibition curated by Black Salt Collective that manifests alternative futures as well… (Arts - Art Exhibit) 415-863-1414. |
| Every Tue Every Wed Every Thu More... | Timeless Motion. In Timeless Motion, seven moving image artists reveal the science and magic behind cinema through photography, collage, drawing,… (Arts - Art Exhibit) 415-863-1414. |
| Every Tue Every Wed Every Thu More... | The Black Woman is God. Curated by Karen Seneferu and Melorra Green, The Black Woman is God: Reprogramming That God Code celebrates the Black female pre… (Arts - Art Exhibit) 415-863-1414. |
| Every Tue Every Wed Every Thu More... | The Annual Murphy and Cadogan Contemporary Art Awards Exhibition. The exhibition showcases 15 promising visual artists working across disciplines and identifies young artists from Master of Fine… (Arts - Art Exhibit) 415-863-1414. |
| Daily | 27th Annual United States of Asian America Festival: Be(long)ing Here. Featuring artists from a variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds, highlighting the work of Asian American and Pacific Islande… (Festivals - Cultural) 415-829-9467. |
| 02/12/05 | 8th Annual Activating the Medium. This year's festival brings together a reunion of early pioneers of "American Noise," featuring a first-time ever Bay Area live… (Performance - Headliner) 415-674-8648. |
| 08/11/05 08/13/05 08/20/05 | 3rd Annual Cafe Show. Opening reception on August 11 includes stage performances and a silent auction ($5-$10). Music, art and theatrical performance… (Performance - Staged Reading) 415-505-3060. |
| 08/31/05 | 8th Annual One Night Stand. Art Show and Benefit for the San Francisco Sex Information and San Francisco Artists Resource Center. Art on exhibit from class… |
| 12/08/05 12/09/05 | Global Youth Media and Arts Festival. Features work created by youth ages 12-18 addressing this year's theme, 'Peace and Conflict: Local to Global,' including photogr… (Festivals - Arts Festival / Fair) 415-292-7421. |
| 04/22/06 | Earth Day Digital Be-In. Symposium, exhibition, rally, and multimedia entertainment extravaganza. The 14th edition of the Digital Be-In celebrates the fu… (Community - Networking) |
| 04/10/09 04/10/09 04/11/09 | A Portrait by Means of the Sun. Pythia Dance Company presents a unique solo piece set to music. The audience journeys through the cavernous Bay Gallery in this… (Performance - Dance) 415-331-1620. |
| 06/26/10 | Blue Planet Reception. The Pacific Region Women's Caucus for Art presents a national juried eco-art exhibition which examines and explores social, poli… (Arts - Art Exhibit) 650-444-1354. |
| 10/02/10 | ArtSpan's ArtLaunch 2010. Formerly called Private Preview Gala, ArtSpan's new open house event and gala features over 430 original artworks by SF Open Stu… 415-861-9838. |
| 12/23/10 | Festivus 2010. Mediterranean cuisine, live provocative entertainment. Presented by Ed Rosenthal and the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. Procee… (Festivals - Holiday Event / Party) 510-533-0506. |
| 03/13/11 | Breathed - Unsaid Film Festival. This festival celebrates crossings and dismantling of symbolic, nationalistic, cultural, internal, and external borders, with fi… (Festivals - Film Festival) 415-863-1414. |
| 03/24/11 | 'What is a (w)Hole?' : Salon of Mysteries. Readings and contemplations by Joel B. Tan, Nick Brinkley, Paul Brown, Laleh Khadivi, Morgan Weinert, and Jack Fertig designed e… (Performance - Staged Reading) 415-863-1414. |
| 03/26/11 | ArtSpan Presents: Benefit Art Show & Auction 2011. San Francisco's premier visual art event. Bid on 170 fabulous affordable artworks by established and emerging artists in live an… (Community - Fundraiser / Benefit) 415-861-9838. |
| 03/31/11 | Breathed.. Unsaid... Exhibit Artists Talk and Closing Reception. A performance by Archana Sachdev in the style of a Bollywood dance party, and a spoken word poetry reading of historic works by… (Arts - Opening / Closing Reception) 415-863-1414. |
| 04/08/11 | Spread. Off Space's exhibition features the work of seminal, emerging and mid-career Bay Area conceptual and new media artists. The exhi… (Arts - Art Exhibit) 415-552-2131. |
| 04/08/11 04/09/11 04/10/11 | SOMArts All Access Weekend. Enjoy a casual weekend of art, food and entertainment. Stroll through the community garden, grab lunch from a local food cart, a… (Educational - Open House and Fairs) 415-863-1414. |
| 09/22/11 | Changing Neighborhoods, Changing Lives. Meet new friends, eat, drink, and support your local SF chapter of Rebuilding Together. This is a fun, casual event, open to eve… (Community - Fundraiser / Benefit) |
| 09/24/11 | HeartGifts: Artists Supporting Doctors Without Borders. We invite you to a live and silent auction of works by over 60 Bay Area artists to raise needed funds for Doctors Without Border… (Community - Fundraiser / Benefit) 415-331-9183. |
| 09/29/11 | ArtLaunch 2011. Dress in creative cocktail attire to enjoy delicious snacks, open bar and a live dj while SF Open Studios artists display their… (Arts - Art Exhibit) 415-861-9838. |
| 11/12/11 | Visual Aid's Big Deal. Visual Aid's iconic party where 450 works of art are sold at $165, and an exciting live auction features fun luxury items and ar… (Retail - Retail Sale) 415-777-8242. |
| 11/30/11 | Man as Object: Reversing the Gaze - Closing Reception, Screening and Discussion Panel. A traveling survey of 117 artworks which place the male form in a position of objecthood and reverse conventional hierarchies in… (Arts - Opening / Closing Reception) 415-863-1414. |
| 12/10/11 | Third Strike: 100 Performances for The Hole. A one night only mini-marathon of 100 artistic moments. Each performance lasts just two minutes and takes place in, around, or i… (Performance) 415-863-1414. |
| 02/03/12 | Opening Reception for At War Exhibition. At War, curated by and featuring artists Peter Max Lawrence and Truong Tran, explores identities in conflict, ranging from ethni… (Arts - Opening / Closing Reception) 415-863 1414. |
| 02/03/12 | War Words and Dance Performance for 'At War' Exhibition. Featuring artists Peter Max Lawrence and Truong Tran, explores identities in conflict, ranging from ethnic, gender, and sexual i… (Arts - Opening / Closing Reception) 415-863-1414. |
| 02/16/12 | At the Front Line: War Words and Dance Performance for 'At War' Exhibition. Performance will have At War artists Peter Max Lawrence and Truong Tran act as generals for their respective armies of multidisc… (Arts - Art Exhibit) 415-863-1414. |
| 02/21/12 | Feast of Words: A Literary Potluck, 'At War'. A monthly dinner party where writers and foodies come together to eat, write, & share. Award winning Chinese author Maxine Hong… (Performance - Staged Reading) 415-863 1414. |
| 02/25/12 | At Peace: Panel Discussion. Panelists include Rebekah Edwards and Monica Jane Peck, authors of essays and criticism on At War, and contributing video artist… (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) 415-863-1414. |
| 03/10/12 | ArtSpan presents: Benefit Art Auction 2012. Bid on over 150 original artworks by Bay Area artists in 4 silent auction sections and a dynamic live auction. VIP advanced purc… (Arts - Art Exhibit) 650-704-7844. |
| 03/21/12 | I Fought The Law: A Conversation with Artists and Attorneys. Exhibiting artists are paired with local attorneys who are experts in intellectual property, immigration, and criminal law. The… (Community - Lecture) 415-863-1414. |
| 04/27/12 | Night Light: Multimedia Garden Party. Site-specific luminous art installations, live music and performances, digital and cinematic projections and sound sculptures by… (Arts - Art Exhibit) |
| 07/21/12 | Dunes, Trains, and Beer: The Buried History of SOMA. A free, all-ages walking tour (photography encouraged) of San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood. SOMArts Cultural Center… (Educational - Walking Tour) |
| 09/07/12 | The San Francisco Foundation & SOMArts' Annual Murphy & Cadogan Contemporary Art Awards Exhibition. The Annual Murphy and Cadogan Contemporary Art Awards Exhibition showcases the work of 23 promising visual artists from regional… (Arts - Art Exhibit) |
| 02/27/13 | The Salvadoran Diaspora through the Lens of Visual Arts, Literature and Politics. A panel discussion, The Salvadoran Diaspora through the Lens of Visual Arts, Literature and Politics, features academic leaders… (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) |
| 04/13/13 | ArtSpan Benefit Art Auction 2013. Bid on 100+ artworks by Bay Area artists in juried live and silent auctions. Proceeds benefit ArtSpan's mission to build communi… (Festivals - Arts Festival / Fair) 415-861-9838. |
| 04/27/13 | Night Light: Multimedia Garden Party. The group exhibition Night Light: Multimedia Garden Party blankets SOMArts in site-specific luminous art installations, live mu… (Arts - Art Exhibit) 415-863-1414. |
| 06/01/13 | Prime. At this opening reception, the celebration begins with free food and drinks for everyone! There will be a silent auction for all… (Arts - Opening / Closing Reception) 626-808-7062. |
| 10/10/13 | ArtLaunch: SF Open Studios Exhibition Opening Reception. Trying to figure out your plan of art attack for this year's SF Open Studios? Come join ArtSpan and SF Open Studio artists at Ar… (Arts - Opening / Closing Reception) 415-861-9838. |
| 10/25/13 | Gathering the Embers: A Dia de los Muertos Tribute Show. Curators Amanda Vigil & Natalia Vigil bring together emerging and established writers, interdisciplinary performing artists, med… (Arts - Art Exhibit) |
| 12/05/13 | Live Art Happening & Tea Time. Jeff Kelley will facilitate a reinvention of the late Allan Kaprow's groundbreaking 1959 performance "18 Happenings in 6 Parts."… (Arts - Art Exhibit) 415-863-1414. |
| 01/22/14 | Parallel Universe? Artist Talk to accompany All Possible Futures. Delve deeper into contemporary speculative pieces in the group exhibition All Possible Futures with an artist talk featuring vi… (Community - Lecture) 415-863-1414. |
| 02/12/14 | All Possible Futures Closing Reception. All Possible Futures concludes with a reception and catalog launch event, including a conversation with Sueda, the exhibition's… (Arts - Opening / Closing Reception) |
| 02/14/14 02/15/14 02/16/14 | "On The Edge 4" Erotic Photography Exhibition. Featuring the ultimate in erotic photography by 26 photographers displaying 450 photographs, from fine art nude to extreme eroti… (Arts - Photography Exhibit) |
| 03/29/14 | ArtSpan Art Auction 2014. ArtSpan is hosting its annual Art Auction with proceeds funding its art programs and community outreach. Cocktails and wine will… (Community - Fundraiser / Benefit) 415-861-9838. |
| 05/02/14 | Flaming Lotus Girls Host 'Somatic' Art Gallery Benefit. The show will feature over 50 high-quality, original pieces, including framed photographic prints, metal transfers, and small-sc… (Community - Fundraiser / Benefit) |
| 05/06/14 | Queer Cultural Center co-hosts The News. This May The Queer Cultural Center (QCC) collaborates with The News to preview upcoming shows to be held at various locations as… (Performance) |
| 05/30/14 | Flag Stories Exhibition & Culminating Event. Digital prints, stencils, paintings and video will be on view throughout the evening, which features Malaysian food and drink, s… (Arts - Art Exhibit) 415-863-1414. |
| 06/04/14 | 2014 Headlands Benefit Art Auction. The annual Benefit Art Auction-Headlands biggest event and fundraiser of the year. Join us for live and silent auctions, enterta… (Community - Fundraiser / Benefit) 415-331-2787. |
| 06/07/14 | Second Helpings Exhibition & Performance "Fatinee". Second Helpings is a group visual art exhibition, a "fatinee" of multidisciplinary performance, and a queer intervention into Am… (Performance) 415-863-1414. |
| 04/27/13 07/19/14 | Night Light: Multimedia Garden Party. One night onlythe group exhibition Night Light: Multimedia Garden Party blankets SOMArts in site-specific luminous art installa… (Festivals - Arts Festival / Fair) 415-863-1414. |
| 08/23/14 | Water Storied. Water Storied is part of Soundwave, San Francisco's acclaimed biennial of innovative sound, art and music. This summer-long Soun… (Performance) 415-484-6278. |
| 10/10/14 | Visions at Twilight: Dia de los Muertos 2014 Opening Event. The Day of the Dead exhibition at SOMArts Cultural Center offers a visually dense and stimulating environment of elaborate, trad… (Arts - Art Exhibit) |
| 12/05/14 | Wake Up the Walls. Hands-on activities for everyone include: theater games inspired by Augusto Boal & led by American Conservatory Theater's Stage… (Performance) 415-863-1414. |
| 12/12/14 | In the Red - Gallery Show. IN THE RED features a gallery show of over 70 limited edition archival prints on metal, standard framed prints, and stocking stu… (Arts - Art Exhibit) |
| 01/30/15 | Glamorgeddon Limo Lectures. Glamorgeddon: The Spectacle brings together visual and performance artists in a critical response and free-form celebration of t… (Performance) |
| 01/31/15 | Celebrate Your Body. Hosted by poet/activist Sonya Renee and featuring designs and styles by Halmoni Vintage, THUY Custom Clothier, Patria Native Lan… (Community) 415-503-0520. |
| 03/26/15 | Dis/Play Opening Reception. DIS/PLAY centers the perspectives of artists with and without disabilities who deconstruct and examine individual and shared exp… (Arts - Opening / Closing Reception) 415-863-1414. |
| 03/26/15 | The Educated Bidder: Bay Area Art Now!. A lively and informative evening as DeWitt Cheng, Maria Jenson, and art professionals discuss the art of the auction. (Community - Lecture) 415-861-9838. |
| 04/08/15 | Axis Dance Performance & Dis/Play Artists Panel. Dig deeper into the themes of DIS/PLAY with docent-led tours, a performance by AXIS Dance Company and a panel discussion featuri… (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) |
| 04/23/15 | DIS/PLAY Closing Reception w/Film, Pizza & Poetry. The final opportunity to view and interact with DIS/PLAY features short film screenings in the gallery, including recent work by… (Arts - Opening / Closing Reception) 415-863-1414. |
| 09/19/15 | Makers, Music, and Mimosas. An afternoon of free creative workshops & live music. Whether you fancy yourself a maker, artist or craftsperson, or have two le… (Community) |
| 10/08/15 | ArtLaunch: SF Open Studios Exhibition Opening Reception. Join ArtSpan and SF Open Studio Artists at ArtLaunch, the SF Open Studios Exhibition opening reception featuring over 400 origin… (Arts - Opening / Closing Reception) 415-861-9838. |
| 10/10/15 | ArtSpan SF Art Tasting. Please your palette with wine tastings, while viewing over 400 works of art, sculpture, and jewelry by San Francisco artists. Ex… (Arts - Art Exhibit) 415-861-9838. |
| 02/02/16 | Class Rage & Gold Chains: Working-Class Femmes Take The News!. The News is guest curated by Annah Anti-Palindrome and The Lady Ms. Vagina Jenkins and features AH-Mer-AH-Su, Blyth Barnow, Kent… (Performance) 415-863-1414. |
| 02/12/16 02/13/16 02/14/16 | ON THE EDGE 6, Erotic Photography and Sculpture Exhibition. Featuring 25 photographers and sculptors displaying erotic sculptures and hundreds of erotic photographs from fine art nude to e… (Arts - Art Exhibit) |
| 03/26/16 | ArtSpan Juried Art Auction 2016. ArtSpan is hosting its annual Juried Benefit Art Auction. Proceeds benefit ArtSpan's mission to build community through year-rou… (Community - Fundraiser / Benefit) 415-861-9838. |
| 07/23/16 | Night Light Multimedia Garden Party. Featuring luminous art installations, including audiovisual performances and performative interventions by 22 artists, and digit… (Arts - Art Exhibit) 415-863-1414. |
| 09/17/16 | Makers, Music & Mimosas 2016. Join five "makers" exhibiting in The San Francisco Foundation & SOMArts Annual Murphy and Cadogan Contemporary Art Awards Exhibi… (Community) 415-853-1414. |
| 10/08/16 | ArtSpan SF Art Tasting. Please your palette with wine tastings, while viewing over 400 works of art, sculpture, & jewelry. Explore the gallery with a sc… (Festivals) 415-861-9838. |
| 02/10/17 02/11/17 02/12/17 | ON THE EDGE 7, Erotic Photography Exhibition. ON THE EDGE 7, Erotic Photography Exhibition, will feature 25 photographers displaying hundreds of erotic photographs from fine… (Arts - Photography Exhibit) |
| 06/17/17 | Kearny Street Workshop's Celebrate Your Body 2017. Hosted by Janae Johnson (2015 National Poetry Slam Champion), CYB's body positive, gender inclusive runway will dazzle and inspi… (Retail - Fashion Show / Fair) 415-503-0520. |
| 06/27/17 | Pablove Shutterbugs San Francisco Gallery Show. Join your friends at the Pablove Shutterbugs Gallery Show and celebrate the work of our San Francisco Bay Area Pablove Shutterbu… (Arts - Art Exhibit) |
| 12/14/17 12/15/17 | Chocolate and Art Show. Indulge yourself in some of SF's finest up-and-coming artists, photographers and creators! There is something for every body inc… (Festivals - Arts Festival / Fair) |
| 12/10/16 12/08/18 | In the Red. FLG's annual gallery party fundraiser - part art show and all around general good time. (Community - Fundraiser / Benefit) |
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