Modernism grapples with the age-old conundrum of how to show fine art that attracts high prices while maintaining a hospitable atmosphere. And loses. If...

The former San Francisco Performing Arts Library & Museum was closed for renovation at the time of writing, due to reopen in March 2008 as the Museum of...

Needles stocks a huge range of handmade gifts by local artists, including clothes, along with the latest in self-published 'zines and arty periodicals.

At the forefront of the visual and media arts scene, this diminutive non-profit space is in a first-floor loft behind an unprepossessing black façade. Best...

The 1861 Octagon House is home to the small Museum of Colonial and Federal Decorative Arts, but is most notable as one of two surviving examples of...

Once the city's mint, this structure is now a Bank of Canton and also a museum. Emphasising San Francisco's connections with the Pacific Rim, the museum...

Park Life is a store stocking all kinds of intriguing design items, many of them handmade by locals. The schedule of monthly art exhibitions is a bonus.

Sweetow recently relocated to 77 Geary, where she shows painting, photography and sculpture from both established and emerging artists. To get a feel for...

In this part of the Mission, vibrant murals are everywhere. Even the local McDonald's on the corner of Mission and 24th has a technicolour coat. The vivid...

Receiver is a combination interactive design studio and art gallery that also sells limited edition T-shirts. The emphasis is on graphics, cartoons and...

In business since 1974, Rena Bransten originally focused on ceramic sculpture. Today the gallery's stable is more diverse, including sculptor Ruth Asawa,...

The lobby (facing Mission Street) of this art deco post office-cum-residential and office tower has intriguing WPA-style murals. Painted in 1941 by the...

Representing contemporary giants like Edward Burtynsky, Sally Mann, David Parker and Bill Owens, Robert Koch's gallery has a bit of a museum feel....

This non-profit space focuses on contemporary art and the Bay Area's place in that field. In addition to regular programming at the War Memorial Building,...