My first month and a half at Root Division has gone by so fast! It’s been a whirlwind of studio visits with Root Division Studio Artists, selecting work for the Frank-Ratchye project space, and lately, helping the RD staff prepare for the upcoming Annual Art Auction on Thursday, October 27. This year’s auction features 199 works of […]
Top 5 Auction Picks by Lauren Etchells, Exhibitions Fellow Read More »
Hey everyone–it’s been a while! Since our last blog post, Root Division has moved into and celebrated one year in our new space at 1131 Mission Street. Root Division’s new 13,400-square-foot home now provides subsidized studio space for 31 artists and has helped us to expand the roster of class offerings to provide arts education
Collect art, support arts education, and be inspired by artists at Root Division’s largest annual fundraising event!
We are proud to feature an eclectic mix of high quality artwork from over 150 established and emerging Bay Area artists, many who have been partners of the organization’s growth over the past 15 years and including plenty of rising stars!
Proceeds directly benefit local artists, free art classes for Bay Area youth, and the continued success of Root Division’s unique model for keeping artists working at the heart of San Francisco.
AUCTION 2017 Tickets Read More »
Root Division is thrilled to partner with our former neighbors at ODC by curating the theater lobby with the work of our Studio Artists and Affiliates. This season, we will present a series of shows addressing the shifting landscape of San Francisco. Our first features a new body of work by Evan Barbour, former Studio
Former Root Division Studio Artists Julia Sackett and Tom Loughlin discuss Tom’s work in anticipation of his solo exhibition “This Space Intentionally Left Blank,” opening at the Spare Change Artist Space this Thursday, February 19th. It seems appropriate that two artists working with manipulating the urban landscape are in conversation, even if one landscape is historically
We at Root Division love to create the opportunity for solo exhibitions of our Studio Artists‘ work at partner offsite spaces! Julia Sackett’s State of Change, is a new body of work currently on display at the Spare Change Artist Space. In playful work informed by is the historical facts of California’s boom and bust economy, Sackett connects and
Root Division may have moved out of our long time location on 17th Street, but our artists will continue to have a presence in the neighborhood. Root Division’s Exhibitions and Events Director, Amy Cancelmo has been curating the lobby of our former neighbor, the ODC Theater with the work of our Studio Artists and Affiliates since 2011.
We may be going through some major transitions at Root Division with upcoming move, but that doesn’t slow us down! We are still continuing to produce high quality shows both on and offsite! For our current exhibition at the Spare Change Artist Space current RD Studio Artist Space Mie Hørlyck Mogensen has created a new body of
Jennie Lennick is a Studio Artist at Root Division where she teaches art to adults and children. Lennick’s work reinterprets traditionally domestic and feminine imagery into collages, sculpture, animations, and drawings. Her current solo exhibition at the Spare Change Artist Space is on view through April 4th. Amy Cancelmo: When Jennie first approached me with a proposal
About six months ago, Michelle Mansour (Executive Director of Root Division) and I, were called into the offices of Rhodes & Fletcher, a financial planning office in downtown San Francisco for a meeting about curating their space. After that first meeting it became clear that curating, what they had dubbed the “Spare Change Artist Space,”
