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WE HAVE EXTENDED THE DEADLINE 🚨

Our teaching fellowships have been extended to Mon 5/25
We are offering multiple fellowship spots for 2026-2027

Benefits include:

✨ a free studio space
✨ access to the Root Division work spaces and wood shop
✨ professional development
✨ a generous fellowship stipend
✨ an invitation into our beautiful community of artists

Apply! Link in bio

Root Division is proud to present Machismosa
Curated by Aleo Landeta

Opening Reception: Saturday, June 13, 2026, 5-7 pm
Exhibition Dates: June 3 - July 25, 2026

In the tradition of chisme as lore, Machismosa examines how machismo is learned, whispered, and passed down. This exhibition dismantles it through the same radical storytelling that built it, bringing together eleven Latine artists whose multimedia practices unravel machismo’s rigidity and reimagine it as fluid, intimate, and communal.

RSVP (Link in bio)

Level up your art practice with professional insight from the Bay Area’s leading curators and gallerists.

Our upcoming review sessions offer focused 20 minute critiques to help you navigate your next steps. Whether you are applying for opportunities or refining new work, these one on one conversations provide the guidance you need to move forward.

Limited spots available. Register at the link in our bio.
Pro tip: Become a member to save 20% on this session and all future workshops.

Only a few spots left! Our Portfolio Review is approaching fast!

Sat, 6/27 | 11 am-2 pm PDT
📍Root Division
Link in bio.

Get expert feedback on your artwork! Root Division’s Portfolio Reviews pair you with top Bay Area curators and gallerists for 1-on-1 sessions. 📈

2026 Reviewers:

Nicole Irene Anderson @nicoleireneanderson (Artist represented by @Johansson_Projects)
Cecilia Chia (Gallerist - @glass.rice) 
Michael Gonzalez (Gallerist - @maggalleries) 
Callie Jones @CalliegJones (Co-Founder of @colgallery.co) 
Zoë Latzer  @ZoeLatzer (Curator and Director of Public Programs of @ICASanJose) 
Christo Oropeza @orochristo (Artist and Co-Founder of @Inclinegallery)
Morgann Trumbull (Gallerist - @morgantrumbullprojects)

Upcoming painting workshop with Root Division Studio Artist and instructor @arielrivera.art

Landscape & Light: Oil Painting for Beginners | Tuesday, June 2 + June 9 6:30 - 8:30 pm

Join us for a beginner-friendly oil painting two-session workshop designed to teach students more about oil painting materials, color theory, composition, and atmospheric perspective.

Get a new painting (and maybe a new friend) + the skills and confidence to create any landscape you see.

Save your Spot. Link in bio.

#RootDivision #SFArtClass #SFAdultArtClass #SFArts #BayAreaArt

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the opening reception of They Stem and They Bloom, a solo exhibition by B Colleen (@b__colleen) in our Frank Ratchye Project Space.

Growing outwards from their hands, eyes, and mouth, lavender becomes a symbol of renewal- a gesture that began as a way to heal from within and extends as an offering to others. What grows with the artist is not kept but shared. Colleen returns to its form repeatedly, drawn to its organic fluidity and ability to transform, bend, and exist without constraints.

📍 Visit Us
B Colleen | They Stem and They Bloom
On View: Now through June 6th
Gallery Hours: Wed–Fri, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the opening reception of They Stem and They Bloom, a solo exhibition by B Colleen (@b__colleen) in our Frank Ratchye Project Space.

Growing outwards from their hands, eyes, and mouth, lavender becomes a symbol of renewal- a gesture that began as a way to heal from within and extends as an offering to others. What grows with the artist is not kept but shared. Colleen returns to its form repeatedly, drawn to its organic fluidity and ability to transform, bend, and exist without constraints.

📍 Visit Us
B Colleen | They Stem and They Bloom
On View: Now through June 6th
Gallery Hours: Wed–Fri, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the opening reception of They Stem and They Bloom, a solo exhibition by B Colleen (@b__colleen) in our Frank Ratchye Project Space.

Growing outwards from their hands, eyes, and mouth, lavender becomes a symbol of renewal- a gesture that began as a way to heal from within and extends as an offering to others. What grows with the artist is not kept but shared. Colleen returns to its form repeatedly, drawn to its organic fluidity and ability to transform, bend, and exist without constraints.

📍 Visit Us
B Colleen | They Stem and They Bloom
On View: Now through June 6th
Gallery Hours: Wed–Fri, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the opening reception of They Stem and They Bloom, a solo exhibition by B Colleen (@b__colleen) in our Frank Ratchye Project Space.

Growing outwards from their hands, eyes, and mouth, lavender becomes a symbol of renewal- a gesture that began as a way to heal from within and extends as an offering to others. What grows with the artist is not kept but shared. Colleen returns to its form repeatedly, drawn to its organic fluidity and ability to transform, bend, and exist without constraints.

📍 Visit Us
B Colleen | They Stem and They Bloom
On View: Now through June 6th
Gallery Hours: Wed–Fri, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the opening reception of They Stem and They Bloom, a solo exhibition by B Colleen (@b__colleen) in our Frank Ratchye Project Space.

Growing outwards from their hands, eyes, and mouth, lavender becomes a symbol of renewal- a gesture that began as a way to heal from within and extends as an offering to others. What grows with the artist is not kept but shared. Colleen returns to its form repeatedly, drawn to its organic fluidity and ability to transform, bend, and exist without constraints.

📍 Visit Us
B Colleen | They Stem and They Bloom
On View: Now through June 6th
Gallery Hours: Wed–Fri, 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Root Division is thrilled to share that we are a recipient of Further Triennial’s Community Impact Fund Grant.

This grant will provide essential support towards our participation in the Triennial’s first edition, Around Here, which will bring together nearly 100 arts organizations across the Greater Bay Area to celebrate Northern California’s creative life.

In Spring of 2027, Root Division will present Tahrir, a site-specific sonic installation by Bay Area–based Iranian artist @SholehAsgary and curated by @PJPolicarpio.

In Arabic and Farsi, tahrir means “freedom” and refers to a Persian vocal technique marked by oscillating pitch shifts shaped by both sound and silence. Asgary translates this tradition into a spatial experience using a calibrated network of industrial fans scored to produce shifting tonal frequencies that evoke sirens, breath, and lamentation.

At a moment of intensified global conflict, this project offers Bay Area audiences an urgently needed space for collective reckoning and reflection through contemporary art.

We look forward to celebrating Northern California’s vibrant art historical past and present with you!
@furthertriennial #FurtherTriennial

Root Division is thrilled to share that we are a recipient of Further Triennial’s Community Impact Fund Grant.

This grant will provide essential support towards our participation in the Triennial’s first edition, Around Here, which will bring together nearly 100 arts organizations across the Greater Bay Area to celebrate Northern California’s creative life.

In Spring of 2027, Root Division will present Tahrir, a site-specific sonic installation by Bay Area–based Iranian artist @SholehAsgary and curated by @PJPolicarpio.

In Arabic and Farsi, tahrir means “freedom” and refers to a Persian vocal technique marked by oscillating pitch shifts shaped by both sound and silence. Asgary translates this tradition into a spatial experience using a calibrated network of industrial fans scored to produce shifting tonal frequencies that evoke sirens, breath, and lamentation.

At a moment of intensified global conflict, this project offers Bay Area audiences an urgently needed space for collective reckoning and reflection through contemporary art.

We look forward to celebrating Northern California’s vibrant art historical past and present with you!
@furthertriennial #FurtherTriennial

Root Division is thrilled to share that we are a recipient of Further Triennial’s Community Impact Fund Grant.

This grant will provide essential support towards our participation in the Triennial’s first edition, Around Here, which will bring together nearly 100 arts organizations across the Greater Bay Area to celebrate Northern California’s creative life.

In Spring of 2027, Root Division will present Tahrir, a site-specific sonic installation by Bay Area–based Iranian artist @SholehAsgary and curated by @PJPolicarpio.

In Arabic and Farsi, tahrir means “freedom” and refers to a Persian vocal technique marked by oscillating pitch shifts shaped by both sound and silence. Asgary translates this tradition into a spatial experience using a calibrated network of industrial fans scored to produce shifting tonal frequencies that evoke sirens, breath, and lamentation.

At a moment of intensified global conflict, this project offers Bay Area audiences an urgently needed space for collective reckoning and reflection through contemporary art.

We look forward to celebrating Northern California’s vibrant art historical past and present with you!
@furthertriennial #FurtherTriennial

Root Division is thrilled to share that we are a recipient of Further Triennial’s Community Impact Fund Grant.

This grant will provide essential support towards our participation in the Triennial’s first edition, Around Here, which will bring together nearly 100 arts organizations across the Greater Bay Area to celebrate Northern California’s creative life.

In Spring of 2027, Root Division will present Tahrir, a site-specific sonic installation by Bay Area–based Iranian artist @SholehAsgary and curated by @PJPolicarpio.

In Arabic and Farsi, tahrir means “freedom” and refers to a Persian vocal technique marked by oscillating pitch shifts shaped by both sound and silence. Asgary translates this tradition into a spatial experience using a calibrated network of industrial fans scored to produce shifting tonal frequencies that evoke sirens, breath, and lamentation.

At a moment of intensified global conflict, this project offers Bay Area audiences an urgently needed space for collective reckoning and reflection through contemporary art.

We look forward to celebrating Northern California’s vibrant art historical past and present with you!
@furthertriennial #FurtherTriennial

CALLING ALL LATINX TEACHING ARTISTS! 📣

Are you a bilingual artist looking for free studio space and a supportive community in San Francisco? Applications are now open for @rootdivision’s 2026-27 Latinx Teaching Artist Fellowship (LTAF)! 

What you get:
🌟 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟭𝟮 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 at our 1131 Mission Street facility (24-hour access, utilities, and WiFi included). 
🌟 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 $𝟱,𝟬𝟬𝟬 (distributed via quarterly milestones). 
🌟 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽: Meetings with a co-selected mentor in the field. 
🌟 𝗘𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀: Priority access to exhibit in Root Division’s gallery and project space. 
🌟 𝗣𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸: Full integration into a community of 30+ Bay Area Artists and professional development resources.

Interviews: June 8-12, 2026
Deadline to apply: THIS Sunday, May 17, 2026 (Link in bio)

CALLING ALL LATINX TEACHING ARTISTS! 📣

Are you a bilingual artist looking for free studio space and a supportive community in San Francisco? Applications are now open for @rootdivision’s 2026-27 Latinx Teaching Artist Fellowship (LTAF)! 

What you get:
🌟 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟭𝟮 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 at our 1131 Mission Street facility (24-hour access, utilities, and WiFi included). 
🌟 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 $𝟱,𝟬𝟬𝟬 (distributed via quarterly milestones). 
🌟 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽: Meetings with a co-selected mentor in the field. 
🌟 𝗘𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀: Priority access to exhibit in Root Division’s gallery and project space. 
🌟 𝗣𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸: Full integration into a community of 30+ Bay Area Artists and professional development resources.

Interviews: June 8-12, 2026
Deadline to apply: THIS Sunday, May 17, 2026 (Link in bio)

CALLING ALL LATINX TEACHING ARTISTS! 📣

Are you a bilingual artist looking for free studio space and a supportive community in San Francisco? Applications are now open for @rootdivision’s 2026-27 Latinx Teaching Artist Fellowship (LTAF)! 

What you get:
🌟 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟭𝟮 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 at our 1131 Mission Street facility (24-hour access, utilities, and WiFi included). 
🌟 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 $𝟱,𝟬𝟬𝟬 (distributed via quarterly milestones). 
🌟 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽: Meetings with a co-selected mentor in the field. 
🌟 𝗘𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀: Priority access to exhibit in Root Division’s gallery and project space. 
🌟 𝗣𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸: Full integration into a community of 30+ Bay Area Artists and professional development resources.

Interviews: June 8-12, 2026
Deadline to apply: THIS Sunday, May 17, 2026 (Link in bio)

CALLING ALL LATINX TEACHING ARTISTS! 📣

Are you a bilingual artist looking for free studio space and a supportive community in San Francisco? Applications are now open for @rootdivision’s 2026-27 Latinx Teaching Artist Fellowship (LTAF)! 

What you get:
🌟 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟭𝟮 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 at our 1131 Mission Street facility (24-hour access, utilities, and WiFi included). 
🌟 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 $𝟱,𝟬𝟬𝟬 (distributed via quarterly milestones). 
🌟 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽: Meetings with a co-selected mentor in the field. 
🌟 𝗘𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀: Priority access to exhibit in Root Division’s gallery and project space. 
🌟 𝗣𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸: Full integration into a community of 30+ Bay Area Artists and professional development resources.

Interviews: June 8-12, 2026
Deadline to apply: THIS Sunday, May 17, 2026 (Link in bio)

We are nearing the end of @Trina_m_robinson’s Open Your Eyes to Water, and we couldn’t let the exhibition close without celebrating the partners that helped make the exhibition possible.

A special thank you to @OrionCustomFraming for their exquisite custom framing ✨the perfect finish for a profound body of work.

Our thanks also go to our generous donors @warholfoundation, @sf.gfta, @sf_arts_commission, and to @pushdance for an unforgettable final program this past Saturday. This is your last chance to view the exhibition here and at @500CappStreet.

Root Division Gallery Hours:
W–F: 12–6 PM Sat: By Appointment only (Link in bio)

We are nearing the end of @Trina_m_robinson’s Open Your Eyes to Water, and we couldn’t let the exhibition close without celebrating the partners that helped make the exhibition possible.

A special thank you to @OrionCustomFraming for their exquisite custom framing ✨the perfect finish for a profound body of work.

Our thanks also go to our generous donors @warholfoundation, @sf.gfta, @sf_arts_commission, and to @pushdance for an unforgettable final program this past Saturday. This is your last chance to view the exhibition here and at @500CappStreet.

Root Division Gallery Hours:
W–F: 12–6 PM Sat: By Appointment only (Link in bio)

We are nearing the end of @Trina_m_robinson’s Open Your Eyes to Water, and we couldn’t let the exhibition close without celebrating the partners that helped make the exhibition possible.

A special thank you to @OrionCustomFraming for their exquisite custom framing ✨the perfect finish for a profound body of work.

Our thanks also go to our generous donors @warholfoundation, @sf.gfta, @sf_arts_commission, and to @pushdance for an unforgettable final program this past Saturday. This is your last chance to view the exhibition here and at @500CappStreet.

Root Division Gallery Hours:
W–F: 12–6 PM Sat: By Appointment only (Link in bio)

We are nearing the end of @Trina_m_robinson’s Open Your Eyes to Water, and we couldn’t let the exhibition close without celebrating the partners that helped make the exhibition possible.

A special thank you to @OrionCustomFraming for their exquisite custom framing ✨the perfect finish for a profound body of work.

Our thanks also go to our generous donors @warholfoundation, @sf.gfta, @sf_arts_commission, and to @pushdance for an unforgettable final program this past Saturday. This is your last chance to view the exhibition here and at @500CappStreet.

Root Division Gallery Hours:
W–F: 12–6 PM Sat: By Appointment only (Link in bio)

We are nearing the end of @Trina_m_robinson’s Open Your Eyes to Water, and we couldn’t let the exhibition close without celebrating the partners that helped make the exhibition possible.

A special thank you to @OrionCustomFraming for their exquisite custom framing ✨the perfect finish for a profound body of work.

Our thanks also go to our generous donors @warholfoundation, @sf.gfta, @sf_arts_commission, and to @pushdance for an unforgettable final program this past Saturday. This is your last chance to view the exhibition here and at @500CappStreet.

Root Division Gallery Hours:
W–F: 12–6 PM Sat: By Appointment only (Link in bio)

We are nearing the end of @Trina_m_robinson’s Open Your Eyes to Water, and we couldn’t let the exhibition close without celebrating the partners that helped make the exhibition possible.

A special thank you to @OrionCustomFraming for their exquisite custom framing ✨the perfect finish for a profound body of work.

Our thanks also go to our generous donors @warholfoundation, @sf.gfta, @sf_arts_commission, and to @pushdance for an unforgettable final program this past Saturday. This is your last chance to view the exhibition here and at @500CappStreet.

Root Division Gallery Hours:
W–F: 12–6 PM Sat: By Appointment only (Link in bio)

We are nearing the end of @Trina_m_robinson’s Open Your Eyes to Water, and we couldn’t let the exhibition close without celebrating the partners that helped make the exhibition possible.

A special thank you to @OrionCustomFraming for their exquisite custom framing ✨the perfect finish for a profound body of work.

Our thanks also go to our generous donors @warholfoundation, @sf.gfta, @sf_arts_commission, and to @pushdance for an unforgettable final program this past Saturday. This is your last chance to view the exhibition here and at @500CappStreet.

Root Division Gallery Hours:
W–F: 12–6 PM Sat: By Appointment only (Link in bio)

We are nearing the end of @Trina_m_robinson’s Open Your Eyes to Water, and we couldn’t let the exhibition close without celebrating the partners that helped make the exhibition possible.

A special thank you to @OrionCustomFraming for their exquisite custom framing ✨the perfect finish for a profound body of work.

Our thanks also go to our generous donors @warholfoundation, @sf.gfta, @sf_arts_commission, and to @pushdance for an unforgettable final program this past Saturday. This is your last chance to view the exhibition here and at @500CappStreet.

Root Division Gallery Hours:
W–F: 12–6 PM Sat: By Appointment only (Link in bio)

We are nearing the end of @Trina_m_robinson’s Open Your Eyes to Water, and we couldn’t let the exhibition close without celebrating the partners that helped make the exhibition possible.

A special thank you to @OrionCustomFraming for their exquisite custom framing ✨the perfect finish for a profound body of work.

Our thanks also go to our generous donors @warholfoundation, @sf.gfta, @sf_arts_commission, and to @pushdance for an unforgettable final program this past Saturday. This is your last chance to view the exhibition here and at @500CappStreet.

Root Division Gallery Hours:
W–F: 12–6 PM Sat: By Appointment only (Link in bio)

Art + Water didn’t emerge in isolation. It’s part of a much larger local and international conversation about what artists need in order to stay, work, and meaningfully shape civic life.

As we’ve built the residency, we’ve looked closely at institutions around the world that treat artists not as temporary additions to a city, but as essential cultural infrastructure.

One of the spaces we return to often is POUSH (@poush), a massive artist residency in a converted industrial complex outside Paris that now supports more than 250 artists. What inspires us about POUSH is not just its scale, but its philosophy: affordable space, long-term support, public engagement, and the belief that artists working alongside one another create a kind of cultural cross-pollination that strengthens an entire city.

Closer to home, Root Division (@rootdivision) has also been an important influence. Since 2002, Root Division has built a model where subsidized studios, arts education, and community engagement all support one another, proving that artist support and public service can meaningfully exist hand in hand.

These places remind us that residency programs can be more than temporary retreats. They can become ecosystems. Places where artists teach, learn, exhibit, experiment, and build lasting relationships with the communities around them.

That’s the spirit we’re carrying into Art + Water at Pier 29. A residency grounded not just in studio practice, but in public life.

Applications for our inaugural cohort are open through June 1.

Art + Water didn’t emerge in isolation. It’s part of a much larger local and international conversation about what artists need in order to stay, work, and meaningfully shape civic life.

As we’ve built the residency, we’ve looked closely at institutions around the world that treat artists not as temporary additions to a city, but as essential cultural infrastructure.

One of the spaces we return to often is POUSH (@poush), a massive artist residency in a converted industrial complex outside Paris that now supports more than 250 artists. What inspires us about POUSH is not just its scale, but its philosophy: affordable space, long-term support, public engagement, and the belief that artists working alongside one another create a kind of cultural cross-pollination that strengthens an entire city.

Closer to home, Root Division (@rootdivision) has also been an important influence. Since 2002, Root Division has built a model where subsidized studios, arts education, and community engagement all support one another, proving that artist support and public service can meaningfully exist hand in hand.

These places remind us that residency programs can be more than temporary retreats. They can become ecosystems. Places where artists teach, learn, exhibit, experiment, and build lasting relationships with the communities around them.

That’s the spirit we’re carrying into Art + Water at Pier 29. A residency grounded not just in studio practice, but in public life.

Applications for our inaugural cohort are open through June 1.

Art + Water didn’t emerge in isolation. It’s part of a much larger local and international conversation about what artists need in order to stay, work, and meaningfully shape civic life.

As we’ve built the residency, we’ve looked closely at institutions around the world that treat artists not as temporary additions to a city, but as essential cultural infrastructure.

One of the spaces we return to often is POUSH (@poush), a massive artist residency in a converted industrial complex outside Paris that now supports more than 250 artists. What inspires us about POUSH is not just its scale, but its philosophy: affordable space, long-term support, public engagement, and the belief that artists working alongside one another create a kind of cultural cross-pollination that strengthens an entire city.

Closer to home, Root Division (@rootdivision) has also been an important influence. Since 2002, Root Division has built a model where subsidized studios, arts education, and community engagement all support one another, proving that artist support and public service can meaningfully exist hand in hand.

These places remind us that residency programs can be more than temporary retreats. They can become ecosystems. Places where artists teach, learn, exhibit, experiment, and build lasting relationships with the communities around them.

That’s the spirit we’re carrying into Art + Water at Pier 29. A residency grounded not just in studio practice, but in public life.

Applications for our inaugural cohort are open through June 1.

Art + Water didn’t emerge in isolation. It’s part of a much larger local and international conversation about what artists need in order to stay, work, and meaningfully shape civic life.

As we’ve built the residency, we’ve looked closely at institutions around the world that treat artists not as temporary additions to a city, but as essential cultural infrastructure.

One of the spaces we return to often is POUSH (@poush), a massive artist residency in a converted industrial complex outside Paris that now supports more than 250 artists. What inspires us about POUSH is not just its scale, but its philosophy: affordable space, long-term support, public engagement, and the belief that artists working alongside one another create a kind of cultural cross-pollination that strengthens an entire city.

Closer to home, Root Division (@rootdivision) has also been an important influence. Since 2002, Root Division has built a model where subsidized studios, arts education, and community engagement all support one another, proving that artist support and public service can meaningfully exist hand in hand.

These places remind us that residency programs can be more than temporary retreats. They can become ecosystems. Places where artists teach, learn, exhibit, experiment, and build lasting relationships with the communities around them.

That’s the spirit we’re carrying into Art + Water at Pier 29. A residency grounded not just in studio practice, but in public life.

Applications for our inaugural cohort are open through June 1.

𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟭𝟬 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀: 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗶𝗻𝘅 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽! 🇵🇭✨

Now in its tenth year, the FTAF is designed for a Filipinx artist who is dedicated to their studio practice and passionate about culturally responsive mentorship.

The fellow becomes a vital part of the Galing Bata after-school program at Bessie Carmichael Elementary/FEC. You will guide youth through storytelling and art-making that celebrates heritage and community.

In exchange for this service contribution, the artist will receive:
🌟 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟭𝟮 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 at our 1131 Mission Street facility (24-hour access, utilities, and WiFi included). 
🌟 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 $𝟱,𝟬𝟬𝟬 (distributed via quarterly milestones). 
🌟 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽: Meetings with a co-selected mentor in the field. 
🌟 𝗘𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀: Priority access to exhibit in Root Division’s gallery and project space. 
🌟 𝗣𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸: Full integration into a community of 30+ Bay Area Artists and professional development resources.

𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟳𝘁𝗵
Interviews: June 8-12 
𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: RootDivision.org/Apply (Link in bio)

𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟭𝟬 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀: 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗶𝗻𝘅 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽! 🇵🇭✨

Now in its tenth year, the FTAF is designed for a Filipinx artist who is dedicated to their studio practice and passionate about culturally responsive mentorship.

The fellow becomes a vital part of the Galing Bata after-school program at Bessie Carmichael Elementary/FEC. You will guide youth through storytelling and art-making that celebrates heritage and community.

In exchange for this service contribution, the artist will receive:
🌟 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟭𝟮 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 at our 1131 Mission Street facility (24-hour access, utilities, and WiFi included). 
🌟 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 $𝟱,𝟬𝟬𝟬 (distributed via quarterly milestones). 
🌟 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽: Meetings with a co-selected mentor in the field. 
🌟 𝗘𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀: Priority access to exhibit in Root Division’s gallery and project space. 
🌟 𝗣𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸: Full integration into a community of 30+ Bay Area Artists and professional development resources.

𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟳𝘁𝗵
Interviews: June 8-12 
𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: RootDivision.org/Apply (Link in bio)

𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟭𝟬 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀: 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗶𝗻𝘅 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽! 🇵🇭✨

Now in its tenth year, the FTAF is designed for a Filipinx artist who is dedicated to their studio practice and passionate about culturally responsive mentorship.

The fellow becomes a vital part of the Galing Bata after-school program at Bessie Carmichael Elementary/FEC. You will guide youth through storytelling and art-making that celebrates heritage and community.

In exchange for this service contribution, the artist will receive:
🌟 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟭𝟮 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 at our 1131 Mission Street facility (24-hour access, utilities, and WiFi included). 
🌟 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 $𝟱,𝟬𝟬𝟬 (distributed via quarterly milestones). 
🌟 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽: Meetings with a co-selected mentor in the field. 
🌟 𝗘𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀: Priority access to exhibit in Root Division’s gallery and project space. 
🌟 𝗣𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸: Full integration into a community of 30+ Bay Area Artists and professional development resources.

𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟳𝘁𝗵
Interviews: June 8-12 
𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: RootDivision.org/Apply (Link in bio)

FINAL WEEK to see @trina_m_robinson’s Open Your Eyes to Water in our Main Galleries.

A huge thank you to @elteewilliams for his brilliant support on the exhibition’s wall text.

As a scholar, artist, and professor at UT Austin, Luke’s work explores the pulse of Black performance and visual cultures. From his PhD at Stanford to his recent book Blood, Sweat, and Time on Mildred Howard and Adrian Burrell (2024), published by @SmingSmingBooks, and several scholarly and public-facing articles. His current manuscript observes how the value of Black art has changed on the market in the last decade.

See the exhibition and read his text before we close!

FINAL WEEK to see @trina_m_robinson’s Open Your Eyes to Water in our Main Galleries.

A huge thank you to @elteewilliams for his brilliant support on the exhibition’s wall text.

As a scholar, artist, and professor at UT Austin, Luke’s work explores the pulse of Black performance and visual cultures. From his PhD at Stanford to his recent book Blood, Sweat, and Time on Mildred Howard and Adrian Burrell (2024), published by @SmingSmingBooks, and several scholarly and public-facing articles. His current manuscript observes how the value of Black art has changed on the market in the last decade.

See the exhibition and read his text before we close!

FINAL WEEK to see @trina_m_robinson’s Open Your Eyes to Water in our Main Galleries.

A huge thank you to @elteewilliams for his brilliant support on the exhibition’s wall text.

As a scholar, artist, and professor at UT Austin, Luke’s work explores the pulse of Black performance and visual cultures. From his PhD at Stanford to his recent book Blood, Sweat, and Time on Mildred Howard and Adrian Burrell (2024), published by @SmingSmingBooks, and several scholarly and public-facing articles. His current manuscript observes how the value of Black art has changed on the market in the last decade.

See the exhibition and read his text before we close!

FINAL WEEK to see @trina_m_robinson’s Open Your Eyes to Water in our Main Galleries.

A huge thank you to @elteewilliams for his brilliant support on the exhibition’s wall text.

As a scholar, artist, and professor at UT Austin, Luke’s work explores the pulse of Black performance and visual cultures. From his PhD at Stanford to his recent book Blood, Sweat, and Time on Mildred Howard and Adrian Burrell (2024), published by @SmingSmingBooks, and several scholarly and public-facing articles. His current manuscript observes how the value of Black art has changed on the market in the last decade.

See the exhibition and read his text before we close!

FINAL WEEK to see @trina_m_robinson’s Open Your Eyes to Water in our Main Galleries.

A huge thank you to @elteewilliams for his brilliant support on the exhibition’s wall text.

As a scholar, artist, and professor at UT Austin, Luke’s work explores the pulse of Black performance and visual cultures. From his PhD at Stanford to his recent book Blood, Sweat, and Time on Mildred Howard and Adrian Burrell (2024), published by @SmingSmingBooks, and several scholarly and public-facing articles. His current manuscript observes how the value of Black art has changed on the market in the last decade.

See the exhibition and read his text before we close!