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Open Call 📣📣

It’s that time of year again! Root Division is opening up applications to our 2026-2027 teaching fellowships. Perks include a free studio space, access to the Root Division digital lab and wood shop, professional development, a generous fellowship stipend, and an invitation into our beautiful community.

Visit our website at rootdivision.org/apply on our Opportunities page to apply!

The full applications and information about teaching requirements are included online ✨

✨Call for submissions✨

INTRODUCTIONS 2026

Root Division invites Bay Area artists working in all genres to submit work for INTRODUCTIONS 2026, our annual juried exhibition.

JURORS:
Candace Huey, Curator and Founder, @re.riddle
Diedrick Brackens, Artist @deedsweaves
Harriet Salmon, Director, Art Partnerships, @CreativityExplored

Exhibition Dates: August 5-September 19, 2026
Artist Reception: September 12, 2026

𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟴

Applications are now open. Apply in our link in bio.

✨Call for submissions✨

INTRODUCTIONS 2026

Root Division invites Bay Area artists working in all genres to submit work for INTRODUCTIONS 2026, our annual juried exhibition.

JURORS:
Candace Huey, Curator and Founder, @re.riddle
Diedrick Brackens, Artist @deedsweaves
Harriet Salmon, Director, Art Partnerships, @CreativityExplored

Exhibition Dates: August 5-September 19, 2026
Artist Reception: September 12, 2026

𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟴

Applications are now open. Apply in our 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.

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)

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!

Upcoming painting workshop with Root Division studio Artist @ellennnaaaaa
Thursday, May 14, 6:30 - 8:30 pm

Connect with the land through the stroke of a brush. Join us for an afternoon of Native Botanical Illustration, where we celebrate the form and function of California’s flora.

Master the textures of Yarrow and Mugwort through a multi-medium approach (blending watercolor, ink, and graphite) while discovering the healing properties that make these plants so vital to our ecosystem.

Save your Spot. Link in bio.

#RootDivision #SFArtClass #SFAdultArtClass #SFArts #BayAreaArt

I’m excited to invite you to Dream Recital, my upcoming solo exhibition with @camigallerycalistoga

In these works, blue becomes a dreamscape of the mind, the color of the sky mirrored onto lakes.

Opening Reception: Friday, May 15th. 3-6pm
CAMi Gallery: 1333 Lincoln Ave, Calistoga, CA

I’m excited to invite you to Dream Recital, my upcoming solo exhibition with @camigallerycalistoga

In these works, blue becomes a dreamscape of the mind, the color of the sky mirrored onto lakes.

Opening Reception: Friday, May 15th. 3-6pm
CAMi Gallery: 1333 Lincoln Ave, Calistoga, CA

Meet our Jurors for Introductions 2026 👋

Diedrick Brackens, Artist @deedsweaves // Diedrick Brackens is an acclaimed textile artist whose intricate hand-dyed cotton weavings are held in the permanent collections of the Whitney Museum, The Met, and LACMA. Based in San Francisco, his MFA-backed practice has garnered prestigious honors including the United States Artists Fellowship and the Joyce Alexander Wein Prize. With major solo exhibitions spanning from the New Museum to international stages like the Kestner Gesellschaft, Brackens continues to redefine contemporary craft through narratives of identity and history.His solo exhibition gather tender night is currently on view @ybca.

Candace Huey, Curator and Founder, @re.riddle // Art historian and curator Candace Huey is the owner of San Francisco’s re.riddle gallery and Head Curator at Edge on the Square. With degrees from The Courtauld and UC Berkeley, she is on the SECA Council at SFMOMA and the San Francisco Art Dealers Association. Her work continues to shape the contemporary landscape through international exhibitions and local advocacy.

Harriet Salmon, Director, Art Partnerships, @CreativityExplored // Harriet Salmon is an MFA graduate of Yale University whose sculpture is held in the permanent collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. A former Artforum photo director and MacDowell Colony and Socrates Sculpture Park EAF resident, she has built an influential career as both a practitioner and advocate, exhibiting at prestigious New York venues like Postmasters Gallery and Klaus von Nichtssagenden Gallery. She currently leverages her extensive expertise as the Director of Art Partnerships for Creativity Explored, while bridging the gap between industry and artistry as the creator of the Craftsmanship Podcast.

👉𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟴

Apply today. Deadline is approaching fast. Link in bio.

Meet our Jurors for Introductions 2026 👋

Diedrick Brackens, Artist @deedsweaves // Diedrick Brackens is an acclaimed textile artist whose intricate hand-dyed cotton weavings are held in the permanent collections of the Whitney Museum, The Met, and LACMA. Based in San Francisco, his MFA-backed practice has garnered prestigious honors including the United States Artists Fellowship and the Joyce Alexander Wein Prize. With major solo exhibitions spanning from the New Museum to international stages like the Kestner Gesellschaft, Brackens continues to redefine contemporary craft through narratives of identity and history.His solo exhibition gather tender night is currently on view @ybca.

Candace Huey, Curator and Founder, @re.riddle // Art historian and curator Candace Huey is the owner of San Francisco’s re.riddle gallery and Head Curator at Edge on the Square. With degrees from The Courtauld and UC Berkeley, she is on the SECA Council at SFMOMA and the San Francisco Art Dealers Association. Her work continues to shape the contemporary landscape through international exhibitions and local advocacy.

Harriet Salmon, Director, Art Partnerships, @CreativityExplored // Harriet Salmon is an MFA graduate of Yale University whose sculpture is held in the permanent collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. A former Artforum photo director and MacDowell Colony and Socrates Sculpture Park EAF resident, she has built an influential career as both a practitioner and advocate, exhibiting at prestigious New York venues like Postmasters Gallery and Klaus von Nichtssagenden Gallery. She currently leverages her extensive expertise as the Director of Art Partnerships for Creativity Explored, while bridging the gap between industry and artistry as the creator of the Craftsmanship Podcast.

👉𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟴

Apply today. Deadline is approaching fast. Link in bio.

Meet our Jurors for Introductions 2026 👋

Diedrick Brackens, Artist @deedsweaves // Diedrick Brackens is an acclaimed textile artist whose intricate hand-dyed cotton weavings are held in the permanent collections of the Whitney Museum, The Met, and LACMA. Based in San Francisco, his MFA-backed practice has garnered prestigious honors including the United States Artists Fellowship and the Joyce Alexander Wein Prize. With major solo exhibitions spanning from the New Museum to international stages like the Kestner Gesellschaft, Brackens continues to redefine contemporary craft through narratives of identity and history.His solo exhibition gather tender night is currently on view @ybca.

Candace Huey, Curator and Founder, @re.riddle // Art historian and curator Candace Huey is the owner of San Francisco’s re.riddle gallery and Head Curator at Edge on the Square. With degrees from The Courtauld and UC Berkeley, she is on the SECA Council at SFMOMA and the San Francisco Art Dealers Association. Her work continues to shape the contemporary landscape through international exhibitions and local advocacy.

Harriet Salmon, Director, Art Partnerships, @CreativityExplored // Harriet Salmon is an MFA graduate of Yale University whose sculpture is held in the permanent collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. A former Artforum photo director and MacDowell Colony and Socrates Sculpture Park EAF resident, she has built an influential career as both a practitioner and advocate, exhibiting at prestigious New York venues like Postmasters Gallery and Klaus von Nichtssagenden Gallery. She currently leverages her extensive expertise as the Director of Art Partnerships for Creativity Explored, while bridging the gap between industry and artistry as the creator of the Craftsmanship Podcast.

👉𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟴

Apply today. Deadline is approaching fast. Link in bio.

Meet our Jurors for Introductions 2026 👋

Diedrick Brackens, Artist @deedsweaves // Diedrick Brackens is an acclaimed textile artist whose intricate hand-dyed cotton weavings are held in the permanent collections of the Whitney Museum, The Met, and LACMA. Based in San Francisco, his MFA-backed practice has garnered prestigious honors including the United States Artists Fellowship and the Joyce Alexander Wein Prize. With major solo exhibitions spanning from the New Museum to international stages like the Kestner Gesellschaft, Brackens continues to redefine contemporary craft through narratives of identity and history.His solo exhibition gather tender night is currently on view @ybca.

Candace Huey, Curator and Founder, @re.riddle // Art historian and curator Candace Huey is the owner of San Francisco’s re.riddle gallery and Head Curator at Edge on the Square. With degrees from The Courtauld and UC Berkeley, she is on the SECA Council at SFMOMA and the San Francisco Art Dealers Association. Her work continues to shape the contemporary landscape through international exhibitions and local advocacy.

Harriet Salmon, Director, Art Partnerships, @CreativityExplored // Harriet Salmon is an MFA graduate of Yale University whose sculpture is held in the permanent collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. A former Artforum photo director and MacDowell Colony and Socrates Sculpture Park EAF resident, she has built an influential career as both a practitioner and advocate, exhibiting at prestigious New York venues like Postmasters Gallery and Klaus von Nichtssagenden Gallery. She currently leverages her extensive expertise as the Director of Art Partnerships for Creativity Explored, while bridging the gap between industry and artistry as the creator of the Craftsmanship Podcast.

👉𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟴

Apply today. Deadline is approaching fast. Link in bio.