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Thursday, May 15, 2008

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	SoMa, Museums, Art Organizations SEXICON at Stormy Leather (12pm) Sexicon open call for artist submissions. Get involved with the hottest erotic arts event of the year, finally making its way from berkeley to the city!... More

	SoMa, Museums, Modern Art Museums Cut: Revealing the Section at SFMOMA (11am - 5:45pm, till 8:40pm on Thu) This dynamic selection drawn from the SFMOMA collection highlights the vital architectural concept of the section, a cross section of a building or object... More

	Downtown/Financial District, Museums, Other Art Events The 5 Year Anniversary Show at Varnish Fine Art Studio (11am to 11pm (ish)) The 5 Year Anniversary Show celebrates 5 years of contemporary fine art at Varnish with new works by over 40 returning artists. This group exhibit of... More		415.222.6131

	Mission, Museums, Art Organizations Spring into Fashion and Art at Secession Art and Design (4pm-7pm) Spring into fashion and art with Secession Art and Design. Come view the Spring collection of art by Jonah Burlingame and Georgianne Fastaia. Jewelry... More		415.279.3058

	Berkeley, Museums, Fine Arts Museums, Photography Exhibits Protest in Paris 1968: Photographs by Serge Hambourg at UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (Wednesday-Sunday 11a-5p) “While I was a journalist, I had always worked as a documentary reporter, but at the same time as a photographer seeking to make personal creative work.... More		Buy Tickets

	SoMa, Museums, Modern Art Museums Modern Masterworks from the Elise S. Haas Bequest at SFMOMA (11am - 5:45pm, till 8:40pm on Thu) It would be hard to overestimate the significance of the Elise S. Haas collection for SFMOMA. Made up of some 35 paintings, sculptures, and works on paper,... More

	Golden Gate Park, Museums, Natural History Museums The Butterfly Zone: The Conservatory of Flowers’ exhibition of live butterflies at Conservatory of Flowers (9 AM- 5 PM Closed Mondays) Fly on over to the Conservatory of Flowers this spring because the butterflies are back, and there are more than ever. The popular exhibit “The Butterfly... More		415-666-7001 Buy Tickets

	Richmond (Outer), Museums Annie Leibovitz at Legion of Honor (Tuesday through Sunday, 9:30am – 5:15pm) For decades, Annie Leibovitz has artistically captured the icons of popular culture with her award-winning photography. Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer’s... More

	Civic Center, Museums, Art Organizations, Cultural Museums, Fine Arts Museums On Gold Mountain at Asian Art Museum (Tues - Sun 10 am to 5 pm, Thurs until 9 pm) Zhan Wang is among the most respected artists in China, having become world-renown for his stainless steel sculptures of “scholars' rocks,” the graceful,... More		415-581-3500 Buy Tickets

	Berkeley, Museums Parting the Curtain: Asian Art Revealed at UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (W - Su 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Th 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.) “Asian art” is not one but many diverse expressions of culture, religion, and aesthetics. The broad geographical range of Asia, from the subcontinent... More

	Berkeley, Museums, Modern Art Museums Enrique Chagoya: Borderlandia at UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (W - Su 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Th 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.) Mickey Mouse, Aztec gods, and Superman among the icons featured in this first comprehensive exhibition of the lively satirical work by Mexican-born, San... More		510-642-0808

	Oakland (Millsmont/Bancroft), Museums, Modern Art Museums In Our Own Backyard at Oakland Museum of California (10 am - 5 pm, opens at 12noon on Sun) The exhibition offers visitors a virtual tour through the East Bay's most scenic parks and open spaces, following the flow of water from snow-capped Mt.... More

	Golden Gate Park, Museums, Fine Arts Museums Jane Hammond: Paper Work at de Young Museum (9:30am - 5:15pm, till 8:45pm on Friday) Featuring 35 unique paper objects, drawings and prints. For nearly two decades, New York artist Jane Hammond has been using a fixed lexicon of 276... More		415.750.3600

	Sunnyvale, Museums Lace Exhibit at The Lace Museum (11am–4pm) The exhibit "Flora DeLucchi Pre-Nineteenth Century Collection of Handmade Italian and European Lace" showcases a unique collection of Venet... More

	Mission, Museums, Other Art Events CREATIVITY EXPLORED’S 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION at Foreign Cinema (7 to 10 p.m.) A gala event at Foreign Cinema to celebrate 25 years of making art and changing lives at Creativity Explored Creativity Explored, San Francisco’s... More		415.863.2108 Buy Tickets

	Polk Gulch/Van Ness, Museums, Art Organizations Tucker Nichols at Lincart Gallery at Lincart (6 -8 pm)		415 503 1981

	San Francisco, Museums, Art Festivals Lure: Chinese-American Contemporary Artist Beili Liu Explores the Ties that Bind Lovers at Chinese Culture Center (10 am-4 pm)		415.986.182

	Morgan Hill, Museums, Art Festivals Music and Arts Festival at ARTTEC Amphitheater (call for details) Enjoy seven days of music, movies, dance, art exhibits, theatrical performances and more. Plus see MythBusters’ Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman. Proceeds... More		888.SOBRATO

	Mission, Museums, Art Organizations Artist-Xchange-New works by sf bay area artists at Artist-Xchange (12p-9p) First Friday exhibit featuring new work of various media by sf bay area artists. Meet the artists behind their work during the opening reception. Free... More		415-864-1490

	Mission, Museums, Art Festivals, Art Organizations Quarter Century at Creativity Explored (Mon- Fr 10 a.m -3 p.m.; Th 10-7 p.m.; Sat 1-6 p.m.) This May marks the 25th year that this extraordinary art center has been changing lives through art. To celebrate this important milestone, the gallery... More		415.863.2108 Buy Tickets

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