stARTup Art Fair San Francisco is a contemporary art fair for independent artists.

The fair runs April 24-26, 2020 at the Hotel Del Sol and takes place at the sam

e time as the Art Market SF gallery fair at nearby Fort Mason.
Hotel Del Sol is a unique 1950’s motor lodge turned boutique “California beach house” style hotel, located in San Francisco’s scenic and happening Marina neighborhood. The De Sol is a perfect setting for an immersive contemporary art experience filled with artist exhibition rooms, provocative discussions about today’s art market, and interactive public art projects.

Applications for stARTup Art Fair San Francisco will be accepted through February 9, 2020. Those selected from the open application process will each take over a hotel room for the course of three days to present a solo show of their work. Through its democratic online application, artists get the opportunity to have their work reviewed by an impressive Selection Committee with a diverse range of art world professionals:

Andrew Rafacz, Owner Director, Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Chicago
Michelle Nye, Director, SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco
René de Guzman, Senior Curator of Art, Oakland Museum of California

Danielle Fox, Owner/Director, Slate Contemporary Gallery, Oakland
Artists can apply with a resume, bio, proposal, and 10 images
There are application and exhibitor fees.