Founded in 2008, SOMAOpenStudios.org is a grass roots organization committed to expanding the arts community and consciousness in the South of Market neighborhood. Through promoting our artists we hope to inspire, nurture, educate and empower artists and their audiences, while enhancing the social and cultural diversity of this unique neighborhood. Our mission Is to foster community enrichment through the promotion of the arts and to educate the general public in what our artists have to offer.

The artists of South of Market seek to create a dialogue between the the past and the present, in an environment that is responsive to the issues of modern, contemporary and experimental art, while being accessible to the public