Artist Meetups San Francisco

Sketch The Interval @ Long Now (Cafe Art Circle)

Cafe sketching at The Interval at the Long Now in the SF Marina. 📍 **3:00pm meet inside.** Look for us with sketchbooks. 🎨 Bring your own art supplies. Roam freely. Sketch what you see. ☕ Pull up a chair anytime to draw with us and talk art. 📓 4:45pm. We wrap things up with a show & tell throw down. **[The Interval at Long Now](https://longnow.org/interval/)**[ ](https://longnow.org/interval/)is a unique cafe and bar tucked inside SF's Fort Mason Center. Part coffeehouse, library, museum, it's home to the Long Now Foundation, an org dedicated to long-term thinking and humanity's future over the next 10,000 years. Their space is filled with books, curious artifacts, intricate machinery, and stunning design details. I've gotten a lot of steampunk intellectual vibes from it. Note: If you're a coffee enthusiast, the **[SF Coffee Festival](https://www.sfcoffeefestival.com/)** is happening right across the way at Fort Mason all of that weekend. I personally am attending the 1:30 session, which is $38 if you buy on their site. Message me if you wish to meet earlier for that. Otherwise we'll see you all at the Interval at 3pm. This is organized by the **[Cafe Art Circle](https://www.zenbay.org/cafe_art_circle)** meetup under SF Sketchers. We explore coffee and tea shops around the Bay Area, using sketching as a way to experience the atmosphere of each place and its neighborhood.

FORT BAKER PAINT OUT! 🧑‍🎨🎨

**[Fort Baker](https://www.nps.gov/goga/learn/historyculture/fort-baker.htm)**! Join us for a morning of plein air painting surrounded by some of the Bay Area’s most beautiful sceneryjaker, Sausalito 🕤 9:30 AM–12:30 PM Bring your portable painting setup, stool or chair, and layers—the waterfront can be cool and breezy. Come paint, explore, and enjoy a beautiful morning with fellow plein air painters. All skill levels welcome! 🖌️🌿

Oyster Point Plein Air Painting! 🌊🎨

**Plein Air Painting at Oyster Point 🌊🎨** Let’s take our easels to Oyster Point for a morning of painting by the Bay! This beautiful waterfront location offers a wonderful mix of open water, boats, shoreline, trees, and expansive sky—with plenty of opportunities to explore reflections, atmosphere, and changing light. Whether you enjoy painting water and boats, working with the soft colors of the Bay, or finding small details along the shoreline, there will be something to inspire every painter. 🎨 What We’ll Paint 🌊 Bay water & reflections — watch the light shift across the surface ⛵ Boats & marina views — great subjects for adding structure and interest 🌳 Trees & shoreline — natural shapes and textures against the water ☁️ Open sky & atmosphere — beautiful opportunities for subtle color and perspective 🏙️ Waterfront views — explore different compositions as you move along the shore 🎒 What to Bring Bring your preferred portable painting setup—oil, watercolor, gouache, acrylic, or sketchbook—along with a stool or folding chair. Dress in layers and bring a hat or sun protection. The waterfront can be breezy, even on a beautiful day. 🌿 Come Paint the Bay Oyster Point gives us a chance to paint a different side of the Bay Area—open water, boats, reflections, and the quiet rhythm of the waterfront. Come spend a few hours outside with fellow painters, exchange ideas, and see what catches your eye. Bring your easel. Find your view. Paint the Bay. 🌊🖌️ All skill levels are welcome!

Shelldance Orchid Gardens, Pacifica

This location offers magnificent ocean views from the parking lot and interesting buildings with charming gardens. You also have the option of painting indoors within Shelldance's extensive greenhouses, which are packed with orchids of every color, shape and size. Typically we have good weather at this site and if not, then indoor painting is available. The entire vibe of this location is zen-like and unique. *Historically, our group paints here every December and the owner of the property has confirmed our dates for this year.* Note that the entrance to Shelldance from Highway 1 is somewhat obscure. If you are coming from the north (i.e. San Francisco) you will need to do a U-turn at a traffic light to loop back north on Highway 1 for a few hundred yards to reach the Shelldance entrance. Once you are on Highway 1 north, you will need to keep a sharp eye out for the Shelldance entrance which is on your right. You will then drive up a steep curving hill to reach Shelldance. **Parking** Parking is plentiful and free **Bathrooms** There is a bathroom with flush toilet inside the first greenhouse and two port-a-potties in the parking lot. **Lunch** Meet at the small picnic area adjacent to the main building

Drink & Draw 21+ In San Francisco Every 3rd Thursday! FREE to join!

Grab your art supplies and come join us for a community Drink & Draw at 540 Bar in San Francisco to join.21+ FREE TO JOIN (but please 2 drink boozy/not min to support our local only small businesses) All levels of skills are welcome! Every 3rd Thursdays 6-8pm 21+ RSVP to let me know you’re coming! These activities are free because we pay for them, please support by: Grabbing a beverage or few (boozy or not) to support the bar, who lets us use the space on the monthly! They’re a small business owned by a trio of Richmond neighbors 💕 This is a labor of love by me (Risa) Supplies and cost of running this event are out of pocket. If you liked the event and would like to donate please venmo @Risa-Culbertson much appreciated! I’ll keep this running for as long as i can! Follow us on IG @Risa_Iwasaki_Culbertson @540bar We’re small businesses/ local artists. Come hang!

Side Project Saturday for Artists

Come down and work alongside fellow artists and creatives. Whether you prefer traditional art, or the latest AI tools—all mediums are welcome. Come down and learn and explore! **Who should join:** Artists of all kinds, from hobbyists to seasoned creators, all are welcome. Just have fun working alongside friends. **What to bring:** * Your art materials of choice. * Current project, or a blank canvas. * An open mind and creative spirit. The coffee shop has all the conventional options, a few lunch selections, and the best smoothies in town. Kindly patronize them. Thanks!

Call for Art - Holiday Lights 2026

Open Call for Entries : December 2026 Gallery Exhibit Holiday Lights 2026 Entry Deadline: NOVEMBER 7 6 PM Show: DECEMBER 8 – JANUARY 8, 2027 SFWA invites Bay Area artists of all genders are to submit their favorite works for consideration to be included in our Holiday Lights show. We celebrate Winter Solstice by inviting artists to submit work that’s bright, colorful and emphasize light. Artists are welcome to submit works that glitter, sparkle or shine. Choose bold chiaroscuro or delicate sfumato or be literal with your imagery or medium. All 2D and 3D Media and all artistic styles are welcome ( except video). MORE INFO and SUBMISSION LINK here: https://www.sfwomenartists.org/open-call-for-entries-december-2026/ SFWA is a designated SF Legacy Business in recognition of serving the community as a valued cultural asset of the city for over 100 years. Started in the late 1800s as the Sketch Club, it is one of California's oldest arts organizations.

Drink and Draw at Jupiter

Come draw, paint, or do whatever other art you're working on! Bring your own supplies. We're usually on the second floor -- look for all the people with sketchbooks and/or drawing tablets. In case you'd like to share your art or just stay in touch, we have a Discord server: [https://discord.gg/k7Vbwgm5ey](https://discord.gg/k7Vbwgm5ey)

Charcoal Drawing Classes Meet in Art Studio in SF

Thank you for visiting our group - Charcoal Drawing Class! We meet on Saturdays, 5:00-7:00pm, in my art studio located in San Francisco. All are welcome, whether you are a total beginner who want to explore, learn, or just have fun... or a more experienced artist who might want to freshen your techniques, pick up where you left off a while ago, or just enjoy the experience of drawing in a group setting and share the joy of creating art. My art studio is a place for kids M-F after school and we have day camps during school holidays. We have been in business since 2019. I have decided to include adult art classes on Saturdays and Sundays, and now we have oil painting classes 2-4:30pm, and drawing classes 5-7pm. On Sundays are have soft pastels drawing classes. We will draw still life. If there's a request for a live model, please let me know! It's a wonderful place for everyone to get together safely to have fun, learn, and bring home a beautiful piece of artwork that you have created! All art supplies are provided unless you wish to bring your own. Please go to my website https://www.sweetartssanfrancisco.com/art-for-adults, to pay/sign up. Please note that you are not signed up for the class if you only RSVP here on Meetup. Also, many participants sign up directly on our website for the event; therefore, if you see an event with no RSVP here on Meetup, it does not mean no one is attending the event. If you have any questions, please email me at sweetartssf@gmail.com for a quick response. Hope to see you soon!

Second Sunday: Writing & Weeding

Join us Sundays for Writing & Weeding! Join us for Writing & Weeding! We've all had times when we just can't seem to figure out how to the words out. Sitting with other writers in the garden really helps break writer's block. In our unique garden setting, you can also literally weed out your thoughts by taking some time to pull weeds in a community garden. Getting our hands in the dirt can sometimes inspire creative flow. (Note, we recommend you bring your own gardening gloves.) We are at the gallery and garden at Hayes Valley Art Works - 295 Oak Street at Octavia - writing and pulling some actual weeds! We usually meet at the tables by the gate at Lily / Octavia. In damp weather, we may meet in the gallery in the converted shipping container with the red and black mural 295 Oak Street corner of Octavia. I Please note, we do not have heat in the gallery and run on solar power, so bring your laptop charged and dress appropriately for the weather! Writers are welcome to sit in either south or north garden, or the gallery, both are between Page and Oak on the east side of Octavia. We suggest bringing any devices fully charged as we don't have outlets or a restroom. We recommend stoppping at Mercury Cafe across the street at Page and Octavia - they have a restroom and great food and drinks we recommend stopping in there on your way over for a beverage and use the facilities if needed. If possible, or in bad weather, we will also open our Zoom meeting but this is not always an option due to internet access at the garden. Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84912436792?pwd=R0FOq4fHuBXaaz0zdoTVbiiSbCUtY8.1 Meeting ID: 849 1243 6792 Passcode: 94102 Theme is open. Poetry, prose, fiction, non-fiction. Bring your own project to work on, or use the suggested themes and writing prompts announced at each meeting. Writers are free to share from their writing or not, as they wish. Introductions at 12:00. 12:05-12:45 writing/weeding time 12:45-1:00 discussion, weeding time, share writing if inspired share how the session went, stay on if you wish to discuss, share, or continue writing or help pull weeds! This event is linked with the Shut Up & Write event - https://www.meetup.com/shutupandwriteSFO/events/280885360 There is no fee for the meetup. Donations to support Hayes Valley Art Works are welcome either in our cash tip jar or at the link below. Suggested $5-10, but not required. Donate: [https://hayesvalleyartworks.org/donate/#:~:text=Learn%20more%20about%20our%20campaign,open%20space%E2%80%9D%20in%20Hayes%20Valley.](https://hayesvalleyartworks.org/donate/#:~:text=Learn%20more%20about%20our%20campaign,open%20space%E2%80%9D%20in%20Hayes%20Valley.) Hayes Valley Art Works is focused on building community through art. More about Hayes Valley Art Works: https://hayesvalleyartworks.org/

SF Men's Naked Drawing Group Session Saturday 11/07/2026

In-Person Soft Pastels Drawing Class in Art Studio in SF

**Please sign up directly on our website: sweetartssanfrancisco.com** GOALS 1\. Acquire familiarity with the media and the tools\. 2\. Develop drawing\, and blending skills\. 3\. Developing the ability to work with layers\. 4\. Increase students' ability to perceive and match values\. OVERVIEW Our art teacher will offer a demonstration, guiding students step-by-step, from start to finish. You will create a simple landscape pastel drawing to take home at the end of class. No drawing experience is necessary since the course is for beginners, and we will provide all the materials. SPECIFICATIONS In this course, the student will draw with soft pastels from a selected photo reference, using a light mid-tone paper surface, and blending tools. The mid-tone surface allows the student to add value when making the colors darker and subtract value when making them lighter. Working in both directions will add a natural and realistic character to the drawing. The student will start with a simple sketch, using lines to create a basic shape while considering the proportions. Then the student will find and apply the values to the drawing using analogous soft pastel colors, creating areas of colors indicating light and shadow. The student will be using blending tools to create a color gradient while working on layering the soft pastel colors. Lastly, we will create a shadow for the object in the background and use lighter colors to reveal the illumination source.