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Your Guide to the CASTRO Art WalkTODAY, April 5, 5-8 pm |
We can’t wait to see you tonight!
The April edition of the Castro Art Walk is today with 18 great art exhibits sprinkled all across the amazing Castro Arts District in San Francisco. You don’t want to miss it!
The Castro Art Walk is 5 - 8, and some businesses stay even later.
Paper maps can be picked up in any of the participating stores. Feel free to tag us in any social media posts @castroartwalk and use hashtags #CAW #CastroArtWalk.
Castro Art Walk
www.castroartwalk.com
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Featured Art Exhibits: |
#1 ArtFuse (2051 Market St):
Our walls are covered by local San Francisco muralists! |
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#3 Schlomer Haus Gallery (2128 Market St):
Josh Cloud, “Bearing” art exhibit, opening on April 5 “Bearing is an exploration of understanding, of perseverance, of struggle, and most importantly, the hope that brews within it.” |
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#4 The Academy (2166 Market St): We hope you'll join us this evening for our friend and Academy member Simón Malvaez's last show as an SF-based artist, as part of the monthly Castro Art Walk. The collection is on display in the Showroom on our Main Level (other areas of the club are reserved for members & guests only). We will have drinks available for purchase. We hope to see you there! |
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#5 Harvey Milk Photo Center (50 Scott St):
Bodies of Work by KatinKa Herbert.
This exhibition explores the commodification of athletic bodies. Bringing two projects into dialogue, Katinka Herbert delves into the lives of Mexican wrestlers and Cuban athletes. In doing so, her images capture the dilemma of physical performance: a tense relationship between economic necessity and the human form. Katinka is a commercial portrait photographer based in London.Her projects explore identity, performance and extroversion. Brought up among filmmakers and circus performers, she is fascinated by characters who visibly manufacture their own identities: wrestlers, cross-dressers, movie stars and burlesque dancers. Her work is highly-constructed, immersing her subjects in a world of seduction, theatre and enigmatic humour. |
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#6 Flore Dispensary (258 Noe St):
Flore Dispensary will feature the work of Clint Frederic Wiater |
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#7 Art House SF (2324 Market St):
Art House SF would like to present the latest work from contemporary Japanese woodblock artist Hajime Namiki. While many are familiar with traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e woodblock prints, modern woodblock art is far less known.
Hajime Namiki is part of the post-war Sōsaku-hanga ("creative prints") art movement. While his subjects are traditionally Japanese, he elevates his work to the Western definition of fine art. Hajime draws, carves, and prints each piece himself—his sole creation. |
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#8 2358MRKT (2358 Market St):
This month, after a break, 2358MRKT has curated a unique gallery collection of beautiful works by exceptional artists for this weekend. Join us tonight from 5 pm to 10 pm. Have fun, Make new friends, and support the arts! |
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#9 STRUT (470 Castro St):
Join us for another Art Opening at Strut! For the month of April we are exhibiting the art of Chase Irvin! Join us Friday, April 5th at 8PM for the art opening reception! Light snacks, wine, and non alcoholic drinks will be provided! Come for the free wine, stay for the incredible queer art.
Chase Irvin is a visual artist based in Oakland. She is a self-taught painter and trained architectural designer. Her work explores themes around the body, rest and intimacy. This event is from 8 to 10pm. |
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#10 Blush! Wine Bar (476 Castro St):
Blush will feature Photography by Ron Kisling. |
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#11 Fabulosa Books (489 Castro St):
We'll present paintings by Damon Mahoney. |
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#12 Local Take (4122 18th St):
3 Fish Studios - Eric Rewitzer and Annie Galvin |
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#14 Welcome Castro (525 Castro St):
Johnny Botts is an award-winning artist, specializing in colorful pop art, often featuring robots. He lives and works in San Francisco with his husband of many years. In Silicon Valley, Johnny designed equipment for outer space in the early days of CAD, and left that behind in 2013 to create art full time. Johnny was featured in San Francisco's de Young Museum exhibition "The de Young Open" in 2020, has painted murals at the Salesforce Transit Center in San Francisco, and at Facebook’s CA headquarters, and had his artwork published in the Arts and Entertainment section of the New York Times. |
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#15 How It’s Hanging (548 Castro St):
Sam Roloff, a third-generation San Franciscan, discovered his artistic flair early on through expressing himself in drawings and paintings. Through his unique perspective of being a dwarf, his art connects him to the world. Whether through pencil, paint, or digital media, his captivating approach defines a truly unparalleled body of work. “I learned to dance, not with my body, but with a brush.”
Joe Casserly & Todd Young: A Floating Gallery of California Native Plants. Joe and Todd have been building and suspending mobile art structures for over two decades. |
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#16 Queer Arts Featured (575 Castro St):
This Friday, April 5th 5PM-9PM we’re thrilled to open SUM OF OUR PARTS.
This group exhibition explores the tapestry of our lived experience and the depth of our individual journey of self. Each artist shares a piece of themselves, each story a reminder that what makes us different enriches our shared humanity. |
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#17 Ruby’s Clay Studio and Gallery (552A Noe St):
Art Alive! Planted Pots! A collaboration of plant artistry by Alex Lenarsky and thirty artists from Ruby’s Clay Studio & Gallery. Alex Lenarsky creates living sculptures with plants in ceramic vessels. You can see his work on Instagram @Direct.Sun.Designs; Alex will have a number of his living sculptures in the gallery during the exhibit.
On view Thursday, April 4 through Sunday, April 28, 2024 |
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#18 MAG Galleries (3931 18th St):
SÍMBOLOS MÁGICOS/ MÁGICAL SÝMBOLS Works by RAYOS MAGOS, April 04-April 29
Rayos Magos transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary. People become Mesoamerican gods, goddess and warriors. Upcycled paper becomes the armor and ritual headdresses of these mythical beings. SÍMBOLOS MÁGICOS opens this Friday, 5-9pm. Joins us! |
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