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Your Guide to the CASTRO Art WalkTODAY, June 7, 5-8 pm |
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We can’t wait to see you tonight!
The PRIDE edition of the Castro Art Walk is today with 21 great art exhibits 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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New Castro Theater sign is up after extensive renovations. Come see it! Photo credit: Steven Bracco |
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#1 Blackbird (2124 Market St):
Blackbird will feature the work of Evan Azher and Peter W Harris. |
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#2 Schlomer Haus Gallery (2128 Market St):
Cobi Moules, “Showering of Sparkling Bits” art exhibit, opening on May 3 “In a thought provoking exploration of queer bodies in space, Moules infects the American landscape with queerness.” |
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#3 The Academy (2166 Market St): Join us for the monthly Castro Art Walk as we continue our current exhibit entitled Transcending Above—an Exhibition by Marcel, Mila, & Greg 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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#4 Harvey Milk Photo Center (50 Scott St):
We are excited to announce photography exhibit ‘SF_retake.’ The show contrasts life in the Bay Area circa 2004 with new work by 22 contemporary photographers. Again. |
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#5 Flore Dispensary (258 Noe St):
Flore Dispensary will feature the work of Ashleigh Castro and Maria Fernanda Parker-Vicaino |
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#6 Art House SF (2324 Market St):
Art House SF presents an eclectic global contemporary mix from our collection: contemporary Japanese woodblock prints by Hajime Namiki, abstracts from the Icelandic Iris Kristmunds, thangkas from the Nepalese Tashi Gurung, fabric collages from the South African Tsholo Motong, psychedelic landscape from the Chilean Cristina Vera Aguilar, cute pets by the Ukrainian Alyona Krutogolova and more. |
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#7 2358MRKT (2358 Market St):
The long-awaited Pride month exhibition, 'Kindred'. This event is a tribute to the incredible talent of Don Hershman, Joseph Abbati, and Yunus Chkirate, and their shared passion for art. Beyond just an art display, it embodies the lively spirit of San Francisco's community. We invite you to witness their masterpieces in person and seize the opportunity to interact with these extraordinarily talented artists. |
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#8 STRUT (470 Castro St):
Celebrating the work of Eli Cather! Light snacks, wine, and non alcoholic drinks will be provided! Come for the free wine, stay for the incredible queer art.
This event is from 8 to 10pm. |
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#9 Blush! Wine Bar (476 Castro St):
Blush will feature Paintings by Michael Townsend. |
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#10 Fabulosa Books (489 Castro St):
Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens; Photography by Randall Whitehead.
Randall Whitehead grew up in Delaware and after graduating college, immediately drove to San Francisco, a city where he'd never been, knew no one, and didn’t have a job. He started as a photojournalist for magazines and newspapers, moving into fine art photography as he documented the people and places of his adopted city. One of his goals is to introduce San Francisco to the rest of the world as the creative center for entertainers from the queer community. |
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#11 Friends of Harvey Milk Plaza (500 Castro St):
Friends of Harvey Milk Plaza will present design renderings of new Harvey Milk Plaza by SWA Group; short promotional film by director Corey Leavitt
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#12 Local Take (4122 18th St):
Eric and Annie from 3 Fish Studios will be setting up at local take this weekend to sell their ‘not quite perfect’ prints. Deeeeep discounts on prints that you may not even notice aren’t quite perfect. This only happens once a year!
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#13 GLBT Historical Society Museum (4127 18th St):
On Friday, June 7 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm, we will be hosting the opening reception for our newest exhibition, Erotic Resistance: Performance, Art, and Activism in San Francisco Strip Clubs (1960s-1990s).
The museum will be closed to the general public 5-6pm for a private VIP reception, but participants are welcome to visit between 6-8 pm for the general reception!
People who would like to attend MUST purchase tickets ($5-$10 sliding scale) and pre-register at the following link. There will be a limited amount of space for walk-in tickets. |
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#16 Welcome Castro (525 Castro St):
Join us for an art exhibit by Katie Gilmartin
“My prints frequently interweave the visual and the verbal. The Queer Words explores the multiple meanings of Queer slang – retooled epithets, secret codes, and camp – as a record of creative resistance. My “Pulps” are faux pulp fiction covers: art for novels I’ve invented that are set in 1950s San Francisco and celebrate the city’s history. In writing blurbs for these fabricated novels, I engaged deeply with the aesthetics of pulp fiction and noir. Gradually, the text outgrew the prints and became an actual novel, Blackmail, My Love (Cleis Press), which won Lambda and Indifab Gold awards. “ |
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#17 How It’s Hanging (548 Castro St):
Stephen Williams. Naked Men Drawing from internet erotica, Mr. Williams celebrates the male form, channeling homoerotic desire through tender brushwork. Reminiscent of ancient Greek aesthetics, these figures suggest timeless youthfulness, earthly sensuality, raw vitality, and, of course, hormones. |
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#18 Aegean Delights (545 Castro St):
We’re thrilled to exhibit Alan Backstead Castro Street and LGBTQ Arts. |
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#19 Queer Arts Featured (575 Castro St):
Tomorrow at 5PM we open the Wet Paint silent auction!
Eight beautiful pieces by eight incredible Queer AF artists made on and with Castro History, the screen from @the_castro_theatre. Come to the opening of our living interactive gallery opening tomorrow 5PM-10PM to see and bid in person, and bid online until midnight Sunday. |
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#20 Ruby’s Clay Studio and Gallery (552A Noe St):
An LGBTQ+ Pride Month group exhibition featuring artworks by Zack Conquer, Russell Gaillot, Robert Glück, Phil Hung, Shreyas Jayanna, Byron Kim, Claudia McKenzie, Darryl Owens, Mike Roche, and Kent Tool. This show is all about celebrating the magic of everyday objects and supportive spaces, and how they influence and nurture our individual identities.
Artist Opening Reception Friday, June 7 from 5:00 to 8:00 PM |
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#21 MAG Galleries (3931 18th St):
IT’S NO PICNIC, Works by Risa Iwasaki Culbertson.
“My work throughout 2023 was centered around grief. Trying to process, channel, and create space to sit with it. I noticed how the holes in my heart settled into my body and a familiar feeling emerged of longing for any moments of light and joy in my life again.” |
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