Gallery 146

Gallery 146 showcases the work of emerging artists in the Community Arts Program, San Francisco's only free-of-charge fine arts studio for poor, homeless, formerly homeless and at-risk adults. We encourage you to visit Gallery 146 to view and purchase original work created by our talented local artists.

Gallery 146 is located on 146 Leavenworth Street, between Golden Gate Avenue and Turk Street. Keep an eye out for the large mural on the front wall. Call 415-749-2133 for more information. Map and Driving Directions.

All listed events below will take place at Gallery 146, unless otherwise noted. Exhibitions and shows are open to the public, and 100% of all proceeds from the sale of artwork goes directly to the artists.

 
Current & Upcoming Exhibitions:
 

"Summer Invitational Salon"
August 5 - September 15, 2010
Opening Reception - Thursday, August 5th, 4:00 - 7:00 PM

Hospitality House partners with local community artists for the Summer Invitational Salon

Hospitality House’s Community Arts Program (CAP) and Gallery 146 are pleased to announce the Summer Invitational Salon. This is a new concept in the gallery’s exhibition series where Gallery 146 opens its doors and supports artists from outside the CAP. The exhibition features work from members of Tenderloin Health, Roaddawgz, Toolworks, Naked Artists Sketch Group and others. According to Ivan Vera, CAP Program Manager, the Summer Salon promotes a community-wide celebration of arts. “We decided to invite friends and members of other art organizations to join us and exhibit work alongside ours in this exhibition,” said Vera.

While there is no particular theme to this exhibition, there will be lots of great art at very reasonable prices that enthusiasts can take with them at the time of purchase. As always, artists receive 100% of the commissions from pieces sold.

Artists participating in the exhibition are: Barry Adams, Shane Armstrong, Charles Blackwell, Paul Blake, John Bogacki, Iris Brightwater, Elisha Brown, Marsha Campbell, Robert Chambers, Flint Curtiss, Kai Figueroa, Benjamin Forsythe, Alva Fulton, John Gallo, Maggie Garcia, Charlene Goddard, Socorro Hernandez, Andres Herrera, Jim Housley, Hector Ibarra, Tom Jirasek, J.J. Johnson, Jeff Marshall, Daniel Miller, Txutxo Perez, Jeff Roysdon, Amanda Sage, Niki Savage, James Scoville, Chris Settle, Melissa K. Smith, Reginald Upshaw, Joshua Vasquez, Alexander Vega, Patti Walker, Dave Yando, Drake, JemmaLynn and others.

The exhibition will be on view from August 5 through September 15, 2010. There will be an artist reception Thursday, August 5th from 4 to 7 PM. For more information, please contact: Ivan Vera, Hospitality House’s Community Art Program Manager at 415.749.2104 or ivera@hospitalityhouse.org.
 

"Roots"
June 8 - September 3
Opening Reception - Tuesday, June 8th, 4:00 - 7:00 PM
Celtic Coffee Company, 142 McAllister Street (between Leavenworth & Hyde)

Hospitality House's Community Arts Program (CAP) are pleased to invite you to “Roots,” a joint exhibition with Faithful Fools to be held at the Celtic Coffee Company starting June 8th, 2010.

“Roots” explores themes of a personal nature: cultural heritage and identity, self-discovery and personal growth are among the topics illustrated in this exhibition. “It is people’s own individualities that forge the core of a community, and the Tenderloin is no exception,” said Ivan Vera, CAP Program Manager “In a neighborhood where most of its residents are not afforded a proper living room in their places of residence, self-help centers and other community programs offer a constructive solution to spending time off the streets during the daytime,” he continued.

Both the CAP and Faithful Fools have been dedicated to providing their Tenderloin neighbors with more than just a place to escape the hardships of the street, but also a safe environment where residents and local artists can explore and express their creativity, an intangible factor that often gets neglected by the hardships of every day life. The works presented in the exhibit clearly celebrate the importance of these Community Programs to its participants, in a time when they are threatened by the massive city budget cuts looming ahead. The support extended to these programs by neighborhood businesses like the Celtic Coffee Company helps emphasize the sense of sharing and helping one another in the community.

Having a joint exhibition at the Celtic Coffee Co. also offers an opportunity for the two programs to culminate their respective creative writing workshop with a Spoken Word/Open Mike during the artists’ reception on Tuesday, June 8th from 4 to 7 PM.

Some of the artists participating in the exhibition are: Charles Blackwell, James Scoville, Iris Brightwater, David Michael, James Word, Jim Housley, Kirsten Hove, Txutxo Perez, Patty Walker, Marsha Campbell, Kai Figueroa, Robert Chambers, Brittany Sondergaard, Amanda Sage, Midori Meissen, and others.

The Celtic Coffee Company is located at 142 McAllister Street between Leavenworth and Hyde. Their hours of operations are: Mon-Thu: 6:30 am – 7:00 pm; Fri: 6:30 am – 6:00 pm;
Sat-Sun: 8 am – 6 pm.

Hospitality House’s Community Arts Program is located at 146 Leavenworth Street and Faithful Fools is located at 234 Hyde.

For more information, please contact: Ivan Vera, Hospitality House’s Community Art Program Manager at 415.749.2104 or ivera@hospitalityhouse.org.

 
To view past exhibitions at Gallery 146, please visit this page.

 

290 Turk Street
San Francisco
CA 94102

415 749 2110

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