The Bay Area is filled with interesting venues for seeing art, from major museums and galleries to artist-run spaces and apartment galleries. Here’s a list of smaller venues for seeing art that might not be on your radar yet. You can read more about some of them in this Artsy article.
San Francisco
100 Percent | email info@100percent.gallery for location | by appointment only
Some.Time.Salon | email anna@sometimesalon.com for location | by appointment only
c2c project space | 1695 18th St., #413 | Sundays, 12-5 pm
ATA | 992 Valencia St. | windows visible 24/7
R/SF | 1050 Larkin St. | Saturday-Sunday, 1-6 pm and by appointment
Root Division | 1131 Mission St. | Wednesday-Saturday, 2-6 pm
Alter Space | 1158 Howard St | Thursday-Saturday, 1-6 pm
Oakland
Lago Projects | 1215 2nd Ave. | Saturdays, 1-4:30 pm and by appointment
City Limits Gallery | 300 Jefferson St. | Sundays, 1-5 pm and by appointment
Betti Ono Gallery | 1427 Broadway | Wednesday-Friday, 12-5 pm, Saturday, 1-5 pm
Nook Gallery | email nookartgallery@gmail.com for location | by appointment only
Ctrl+Shift Collective | 1430 34th St. | Saturday-Sunday, 12-6 pm and by appointment
Royal Nonesuch Gallery | 4321 Telegraph Ave. | Saturday-Sunday, 1-4 pm and by appointment