The San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery and PhotoAlliance are pleased to present Eighteen Months: Taking the Pulse of Bay Area Photography. This exhibition features over 100 photographs by local artists and was the result of an open call. 261 regional photographers submitted works to be considered and 22 outstanding artists were selected. Eighteen Months presents a broad survey of what local photographers have been pointing their cameras at over the last year and a half. The selected works celebrate the diversity of Bay Area photographic production while they also highlight the unique viewpoints of the exhibiting artists. The diversity of style, interest and creative approaches represented in this juried exhibition clearly illustrates how the photographic talent present in the Bay Area continues to grow with each passing year.

Exhibition: July 17 – September 19, 2008
Reception July 17, 5:30-7:30
Location: City Hall

Open Houses open studio doors to you. Three times each year Headlands artists open their studios to the public to show works-in-progress. Open House showcases artists working in a breadth of disciplines including visual arts, performing arts, film, video, literature and poetry. Open House is free to the public.

Date: 7/13/2008 (Sunday)
Time: 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: 944 Fort Barry

Mess Hall Cafe Open from Noon – 4:30PM

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An exhibition introducing artists that have risen to the top of their classes in the following Bay Area graduate arts programs: California College of the Arts; Mills College; San Francisco Art Institute; San Francisco State University; Stanford University; University of California, Berkeley; and University of California, Davis.

Exhibition: July 19 – August 31
Opening Reception: Sunday, July 27, 3-5pm
Artists’ forum: Sunday August 17, 3pm. Moderated by Kenneth Baker, SF Chronicle art critic