Online ticket sales will end at 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 16. Tickets will be available at the door while supplies last.


6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Opening Benefit Party - VIP

• Exclusive preview of all ArtPadSF exhibitors before doors open to the general public
• Open bar and tasty bites from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. hosted by Chambers eat + drink
• Poolside performance by synthpop and chillwave band Altars
• A special synchronized swimming performance in the Phoenix Hotel pool by the San Francisco Tsunami Swim Club, a gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and straight-friendly masters-level swim team
• Bonus: complimentary three-day VIP pass to attend fair activities throughout the weekend!

8:00 - 10:00 p.m. Opening Benefit Party - General

• Exclusive preview of all ArtPadSF exhibitors before the doors open to the general public
• Music, drinks, and food specials throughout the night, including conceptual concessions from Thought for Food
• Outdoor video installation by Bay Area-based artist Andrew Benson, programmed by BAM/PFA curator Steve Seid

From May 16 to 19, 2013 the third-annual ArtPadSF will transform the Phoenix Hotel into a visual arts destination, with over 40 hotel rooms taken over by galleries and curatorial projects. This year the boutique art fair, focused on emerging and contemporary art from the Bay Area and beyond, launches with an exclusive preview party benefiting the upcoming SECA Art Award exhibition.

Since 1967, SFMOMA and its art interest group Society for the Encouragement of Contemporary Art (SECA) has honored more than 70 Bay Area artists with this biennial award. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to support SECA and explore ArtPadSF!

Visit artpadsf.com for more information.