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ToggleRoot Division’s 2024 Art Auction
October 24, 2024
Art Auction
Image: Susan O’Malley Painted by Robert Minervini. It Will Be More Beautiful Than You Could Ever Imagine, 2019. Root Division, San Francisco.
Root Division
1131 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
+1 (415) 863-7668
Root Division Website
Root Division Instagram
Root Division Hours
Monday | 11:00 am – 6:00 pm |
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Tuesday | 11:00 am – 6:00 pm |
Wednesday | 11:00 am – 6:00 pm |
Thursday | 11:00 am – 6:00 pm |
Friday | 11:00 am – 6:00 pm |
Saturday | Closed |
Sunday | Closed |
![Anisa Esmail, PJ Policarpio, and Staff. Root Division, SF.](https://alovelettertoart.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/anisa-esmail-pj-policarpio-and-staff-root-division-san-francisco-a-love-letter-to-art.jpg)
Overview
Root Division is a non-profit arts organization located in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood. In addition to hosting exhibitions, workshops, classes, and events, the org provides FREE OPEN STUDIO SPACE to 20+ artists.
They are currently preparing for their ANNUAL ART AUCTION, which will take place THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24 from 6:00-10:00 p.m.
This year’s auction features 190+ WORKS by an impressive roster of artists (you can check out these works on their website), including quite a few who have exhibited in museums:
David Huffman (see his new work at SFMOMA, Portals, so cool btw, and the show Fan Art: Bay Area Sports, which he curated, which are part of SFMOMA’s new sports-centric show, Get in the Game, opening Sat.); Michael Arcega (see his window mural When We Weave Waves at YBCA, also very cool); and Rodney Ewing, Hung Liu, Masako Miki, Trina Michelle Robinson.
Tickets start at $100 and can be purchased on Root Division’s website HERE.
Their events are a BLAST, and a wonderful way to support this vital institution in the San Francisco arts community.
Here’s a snippet of Root Division’s TASTE event back in April. Was soooo much fun!!!
TASTE 2024. Root Division, San Francisco.
Shown here:
1) Root Division’s Main Gallery
2) RD’s PJ Policarpio (Arts Program Manager) & Michelle Mansour (Executive Director)
3) RD’s Anisa Esmail (Marketing), PJ Policarpio, and Staff
4) Abacá Restaurant’s TERRIFIC Filipino cuisine @ RD’s 2024 TASTE Fundraiser
5) RD Artists Sammy Gripe & Aizik Brown
6) RD Artists Valeria Olguín & Maya Salcido White
7) RD Open Studios Victoria Cheng & Josie Licavoli
8) RD Staff
9) PJ Policarpio, Jonathan Carver Moore, Juan Carlos Fernandez, Sally Katz & Friends
10) Adam Polakoff, Kelsey Pinkwater & Friends
11) Root Division Outdoor Mural by the late Susan O’Malley painted by Robert Minervini
![TASTE 2024 Silent Auction. Root Division, SF.](https://alovelettertoart.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/taste-2024-silent-auction-root-division-san-francisco-a-love-letter-to-art.jpg)
Root Division’s 2024 Art Auction takes place on October 24, 2024 from 6:00-10:00 p.m.
💌 Did you attend the event? What did you think? Let us know in the comments (in the Reviews section located on the second tab at the top of the page).
![Valeria Olguín's Studio. Root Division, SF.](https://alovelettertoart.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/valeria-olguin-root-division-san-francisco-a-love-letter-to-art.jpg)
Quick Guide: Root Division
⭐ LOCATION: Root Division is located at 1131 Mission Street in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood.
⭐ HOURS: Monday–Friday 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
⭐ NEARBY ART: MUSEUMS: Asian Art Museum (9 min walk/4 min drive); Tenderloin Museum (11 min walk/7 min drive); GALLERIES: Jonathan Carver Moore (10 min walk/drive).
⭐ NEARBY FOOD/DRINK: Montesacro [AMAZING PIZZA] (6 min walk/3 min drive). Proper Hotel’s Charmaine’s rooftop bar and Villon (breakfast/brunch/lunch) Restaurant (6 min walk/3 min drive). Arsicault Bakery (7 min walk/4 min drive). *Cheap & Cheerful Picks: Tú Lan (3 min walk/1 min drive).
💌 More nearby suggestions are always welcome. Feel free to add in the comments!
A LOVE LETTER TO ART RECOMMENDS
NEARBY ART
![](https://asianart.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/7796_23_Murakami-Homepage-Static-Hero_800x600.jpg)
![](http://static1.squarespace.com/static/56fb4ee286db438eca84c809/t/5744eb76f850829c62cb32e8/1464134522021/150413_Tenderloin+Museum_All+logos.png?format=1500w)
The Tenderloin Museum celebrates the rich history of San Francisco’s Tenderloin district.
![](https://alovelettertoart.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/i-am-everyday-people-adana-tillman-installation-view-jonathan-carver-moore-san-francisco.jpg)
NEARBY FOOD/DRINK
![](http://static1.squarespace.com/static/61931f10b88c56329139d2a8/t/65552a5b749a00588f793b4d/1700080222625/Montesacro-Pinseria-website.jpg?format=1500w)
![](https://www.properhotel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/16152425/SFP_3-2_Charmaines_22.jpg)
![](https://www.properhotel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/16155400/SFP_3-2_Villon_3.jpg)
![](https://arsicault-bakery.com/static/media/circle_logo.8361fff6.png)
![](https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/00/74/64/17026346/17/rawImage.jpg)
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