Welcome to the 34th Annual SF Open Studios!

The goal of ArtSpan's SF Open Studios is twofold:

• To allow local emerging and established artists the opportunity to open their studio doors and show their artwork in a democratic forum
• To provide the art-loving public with the opportunity to enjoy art at its origin and to start a dialogue with artists that may lead to the start of an art collection

• REGISTER FOR SF OPEN STUDIOS 2009! ONLINE REGISTRATION NOW AVAILABLE.
• Artist Registration UPDATES for Returning Artists
• Premier & Participating Membership Benefits and Registration Deadlines
• SF Open Studios Guide (printed and online)
• SF Open Studios Exhibition
• Artist Participation and Eligibility
• Recommended Art Photographers for Digital Images

Artist Registration UPDATES for Returning Artists

• Only online registrations will be accepted via the online registration site. Completed personal and artist information forms, payment, and artwork image submissions are all due on the deadline date at 5pm. If you experience technical difficulties, please call ArtSpan at (415) 861-9838.
• Only digital artwork image files will be accepted. Slides will NOT be accepted. Premier Artist Members must submit ONLY a 300 dpi, CMYK TIFF file, 2.5 inches/750 pixels on the longest side, smaller than 5MB (for Printed and Online Guide).
• Participating Artist Membership must submit ONLY a 72 dpi, RGB JPEG file (for Online Guide ONLY).
• Early Bird Premier Artist Members will enjoy the $170 rate until April 30 and will have until May 8 to complete their registration forms online. After April, the rate for the Premier Artist Membership will go up to $185. All Premier Artist Members must submit completed personal and studio info forms and digital artwork images by May 8. Click here for full list of benefits.

SF Open Studios Guide

The SF Open Studios Guide is a FREE, full-color, glossy, perfect-bound, 136-paged, 8.5" x 11" magazine that includes studio listings, maps, and artwork images from 550 Premier Artist Members participating in the SF Open Studios program. The Guide features articles authored by professionals in the art field on topics ranging from art collecting to the history of art appreciation in San Francisco. The 2008 SF Open Studios Guide is available upon request from the ArtSpan Office ($5 shipping fee). Please call (415) 861-9838. The 2009 edition will be available in September 2009.

ArtSpan distributes 25,000 copies of the Guide FREE throughout the San Francisco Bay Area at over 300 distribution points, including copies that are mailed directly to ArtSpan members and those distributed by participating artists. Guides are also available at the SF Open Studios Exhibition held at the SomArts Main Gallery during October. Click here to learn how to advertise in the 2009 SF Open Studios Guide!

The SF Open Studios Online Guide allows you to peruse artwork images, find artist contact information, and read artist statements of over 800 local artists (click here). Narrow your search by open studios weekend, artist name, medium, style, or specific street location. The Online Guide currently features SF Open Studios Artists who participated in 2008. The 2009 version will be available in mid-September 2009.

SF Open Studios Exhibition

The SF Open Studios Exhibition features over 400 artworks from different Premier Artists, hung salon-style by geographic location. The Exhibition hosts SF Open Studios-related publicity and fundraising events, such as:

• Private Preview Gala, Saturday, October 3, 2009 (ticketed event)
• Exhibition Opening Reception, Sunday, October 4, 2009 (free event)

SF Open Studios Artist Participation and Eligibility

• Eligibility: Any individual artist living and/or practicing in San Francisco may register to participate in SF Open Studios. Each artist must display and sell current original artwork, made by him/herself. Each artist must complete registration forms and submit registration fees separately.
• Value: The cost to produce SF Open Studios and serve one artist is $345. ArtSpan fundraises throughout the year to offset the remaining balance after the artist registration fee. Refunds are at the discretion of ArtSpan and artists may incur a non-refundable administrative fee.
• Group Sites: Five or more artists showing at one location qualify as a group site. Each artist must register individually; there are no discounts on registration fees for artists participating in a Group Site. The Group Site name will appear in each artist's studio listing information and on the map.

SF Open Studios Artist Membership Benefits:

• Premier Artist Membership
  • April 30 deadline, $170 (Early Bird Discounted Rate)
  • May 8 deadline, $185
• Participating Artist Membership
• August 21 deadline, $125

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AND ALL BENEFITS THOROUGHLY BEFORE REGISTERING

• Registration information, fee payment, and artwork images will be accepted ONLY via the online registration site. ONLY digital artwork images will be accepted; slides and discs will NOT be accepted.
• All deadlines are absolute. Postmarks are not accepted. Late registrations may incur a non-refundable administrative fee and are not guaranteed inclusion in the SF Open Studios Guide (printed or online versions).
• ArtSpan communicates important, time-sensitive information to SF Open Studios Artists via e-mail. Please place "artspan.org" on your e-mail contact safe-list or address book to prevent e-mails from Artspan to be marked as junk mail.

• Studio information and one color image in the PRINTED Guide (print run of 25,000). One 300 dpi, CMYK TIFF file, 2.5 inches/750 pixels on the longest side, smaller than 5MB required (this is the only image that needs to be submitted). Slides NOT accepted.
• Studio information and one color image in the ONLINE Guide.
• Eligibility for one 20" x 20" space in the SF Open Studios Exhibition
(space reservation forms due August 21 will be sent separately)
• ALL benefits of Participating Artist Membership (see below)

• Official Participation in SF Open Studios 2009
• ArtSpan Membership, including regular e-mail updates from ArtSpan featuring events, discounts, & artist opportunities
• Studio information in the ONLINE Guide. 72 dpi, RGB JPEG file required. (Participating Artist Members (August 21 deadline, $125) ARE NOT included in the PRINTED version of the SF Open Studios Guide magazine.)
• Inclusion in the SF Open Studios Map/Listing in the SF Bay Guardian (print run of 135,000)
• SF Open Studios event publicity throughout SF and the Bay Area
• Eligibility for Juried Shows, including Selections 2009 and 2011
• Access to ArtSpan Workshops, including Marketing Your Open Studio
• Eligibility to submit show announcements to ArtSpan's monthly eNewsletter (5,000 recipients)
• SF Open Studios Exhibition Opening Reception (2 free drink tickets)
• Discounts on Private Preview tickets
• 20% Discount at Rocket Postcards
• One Official SF Open Studios Artist Sticker to be picked up by artist
• 10 SF Open Studios Posters to be picked up by artist
• 10 SF Open Studios Guides to be picked up by artist

SF Open Studios Online Registration Now Available

• Visit www.artspan.org/reg09/reg_login.php, click through to the payment page and select desired registration level (either Early Bird Premier/$170 or Participating/$125). Please note that ONLY Premier Artist Members will be included in the printed version of the SF Open Studios Guide magazine.
• Please read through all material thoroughly.
• Complete payment of the registration fee via PayPal (with a either a PayPal account or any major credit card).
• Your user name and a new password will be sent to you via e-mail. If you do not receive this e-mail within 24 hours, please check your junk mail box and contact ArtSpan at info@artspan.org.
• Return to www.artspan.org/reg09/reg_login.php. Log in to the site with your user name and password. Complete each section of registration by the specified deadline: Personal Info, Studio Info, Image Upload, and Artist Statement (optional).

Recommended Art Photographers for Digital Images

• Blow Up Lab (contact Terra Muzik) (SF)
  (415) 861-1200 / blowuplab@mac.com
  Mention that you are registering for SF Open Studios and receive a 10% discount.
• Johnny Davis (SF)
  (415) 505-3060 / johnnyd@artworksf.com
  Mention that you are registering for SF Open Studios and receive a 20% discount.
• Don Felton (Almac, SF)
  (415) 986-6327
• Pernilla Persson (SF)
  (415) 317-6548 / fineart@pernillapersson.com
• Judy Reed (Artists Only, SF)
  (415) 822-7299 / judyreed11@earthlink.net
  Mention that you are registering for SF Open Studios and receive a 20% discount.
• John Sheridan (East Bay)
  (510) 205-2814 / john@johnsheridanart.com
• Zabrina Tipton (SF)
  (415) 425-1817 / zabrinatipton@gmail.com

• Premier Artist Membership ($170/March 31 Early Bird Deadline - $185/May 8 Regular Deadline): one CMYK, 300 dpi TIFF file, 2.5 inches/750 pixels on the longest side, smaller than 5MB (for the PRINTED Guide magazine - ArtSpan will create the JPEG for the online version of the Guide).
• Participating Artist Membership ($125/August 21 Deadline): one 2MB, RGB, 72 dpi JPEG file (for ONLINE Guide ONLY)