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October 2026
TODAYOCT 22Thu
Mathias Kauage, Kauage Flies to Scotland, 1999
Contemporary Painting in Papua New Guinea: Mathias Kauage and His Family
Mar 30 – Dec 6, 2026
de Young (Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco)
TODAYOCT 22Thu
Gallery program at the Legion of Honor
Free Saturdays at the Legion of Honor
Jan 1 – Dec 31, 2026
Legion of Honor (Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco)
TODAYOCT 22Thu
Visitor viewing art at the de Young
Free Saturdays at the de Young
Jan 1 – Dec 31, 2026
de Young (Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco)
TODAYOCT 22Thu
Rooted in Place: California Native Art
Rooted in Place: California Native Art
Aug 26 – Dec 6, 2026
de Young (Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco)
TODAYOCT 22Thu
Arts of Indigenous America
Arts of Indigenous America
Aug 26 – Aug 31, 2028
de Young (Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco)
TODAYOCT 22Thu
Rose B. Simpson artwork featured in the LEXICON exhibition
Rose B. Simpson: LEXICON★
Aug 30 – Feb 7, 2027
de Young (Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco)
TODAYOCT 22Thu
This Asian American Life
This Asian American Life
Sep 19 – Nov 2, 2026
Asian Art Museum, San Francisco
TODAYOCT 22Thu
Black Creativity exhibition poster
Black Creativity
Nov 6 – Oct 31, 2026
African American Art & Culture Complex (AAACC), San Francisco
TODAYOCT 22Thu
Modern and Contemporary American Abstraction
Modern and Contemporary American Abstraction
Nov 19 – Oct 26, 2026
Cantor Arts Center, Stanford
TODAYOCT 22Thu
Emory Douglas In Our Lifetime exhibition poster
Emory Douglas: In Our Lifetime★
Dec 5 – Oct 31, 2026
African American Art & Culture Complex (AAACC), San Francisco
TODAYOCT 22Thu
Al-An deSouza: Table Settings
Al-An deSouza: Table Settings
Apr 9 – Nov 2
Asian Art Museum, San Francisco
TODAYOCT 22Thu
Feel the Beat: Dance in Photographs
Feel the Beat: Dance in Photographs★
May 16 – Feb 28, 2027
SFMOMA, San Francisco
TODAYOCT 22Thu
Maren Hassinger: Living Moving Growing
Maren Hassinger: Living Moving Growing
Jun 6 – Nov 29
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA)
TODAYOCT 22Thu
Nengi Omuku, The Gathering, 2020
Nengi Omuku: The Gathering
Jun 27 – May 14, 2028
de Young (Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco)
TODAYOCT 22Thu
JANE!
JANE!
Jul 2 – May 18, 2028
Cantor Arts Center, Stanford
TODAYOCT 22Thu
Graciela Iturbide: Between Two Worlds
Graciela Iturbide: Between Two Worlds
Jul 11 – Nov 29
SFMOMA, San Francisco
TODAYOCT 22Thu
O. Smith: Artivist
O. Smith: Artivist
Jul 25 – Jun 20, 2027
SFMOMA, San Francisco
TODAYOCT 22Thu
Joan Miró, À toute épreuve, 1958
Miró: Proof Against All
Jul 25 – Jul 25, 2027
Legion of Honor (Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco)
TODAYOCT 22Thu
Kim Minwook: On Carving, Bending, and Binding Wood
Kim Minwook: On Carving, Bending, and Binding Wood
Jul 30 – Mar 29, 2027
Asian Art Museum, San Francisco
TODAYOCT 22Thu
Treasures of the Pharaohs exhibition objects
Treasures of the Pharaohs
Aug 1 – Jan 31, 2027
de Young (Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco)
TODAYOCT 22Thu
GaHee Park: Behind the Curtain
GaHee Park: Behind the Curtain
Aug 7 – Jan 3, 2027
YBCA | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco
TODAYOCT 22Thu
Visions of the Future
Visions of the Future
Aug 10 – Oct 23
Sebastopol Community Cultural Center
TODAYOCT 22Thu
Woody De Othello: coming forth by day
Woody De Othello: coming forth by day
Aug 12 – Dec 5
Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, Davis
TODAYOCT 22Thu
Black-and-white image of Bruce Nauman performing inside a taped square.
Out of Line: Art at the Edge
Aug 12 – Dec 5