20-YR Anniversary

Join us as Root Division commemorates 20 years of cultivating community-minded artists and arts-minded community. To mark this historic milestone, the organization will present a variety of inclusive festivities and goods!

We have an exciting line-up of events and special projects starting with the 20-Year Anniversary Kick-Off Event on Saturday, April 9! This will include the public opening reception for the 20-Year Anniversary Alumni Exhibition featuring 20 alums from Root Division’s Studios Program. The exhibition includes an impressive selection of work in a variety of media including painting, photography, sculpture, installation, and more. The cohort of exhibiting artists represents the 20-Year history of Root Division as an incubator for emerging artists. The span illuminates the connectivity and pathways to other arts organizations, awards, and galleries–SFMOMA SECA nominees; artists in residence with Headlands, Recology AIR, Facebook, KALA, and Local Language; California Arts Council, SF Arts Commission, and Kearny Street Workshop Aperture awardees; and gallery partners such as Catharine Clark, Rena Bransten, and Eleanor Harwood.

Additionally on view in the Frank-Ratchye Studio Artist Project space will be works by our current Studio Artist cohort, offering a window into the diversity of media and practices happening onsite.