SF/Arts Curator Insight

Building on the tremendous success of the inaugural The de Young Open in 2020, the second triennial of this juried community art exhibition will feature submissions by artists from the nine Bay Area counties. An exhibiting opportunity for many local artists, the exhibition will be hung “salon style,” installed nearly edge to edge and floor to ceiling, maximizing the number of works displayed. Designed to celebrate and support Bay Area arts communities, this exhibition allows artists to offer their works for sale and retain the proceeds. The museum will also acquire a selection of exhibition artworks for its permanent collection.