With the slow economy, I suspected that gallery owners would hibernate a little longer than usual, but it turns out Mission District galleries are ready to go. A string of openings this afternoon and tonight should be a good way to while away a Saturday in the City. (Sadly, my Canon Powershot is out of commission, so no pics tonight.)

Drawn Together
Community Celebration at Laguna Honda Hospital
Featuring a collaborative art project lead by Helena Keeffe
Saturday, January 24, 2009, 2-4pm
Laguna Honda Hospital, Moran Hall, 3rd floor, main building
375 Laguna Honda Blvd
San Francisco, CA

Mads Lynnerup: You are the Artist, You Figure it Out
Baer Ridgway Exhibitions
172 Minna Street
Opening Reception :Saturday, January 10, 2009, 4-6 pm
Exhibition: Jan. 10- Feb. 14

Retractions: An exhibition exploring notions of vacated information
Curated by Whitney Lynn
Opening Reception: Saturday, January 10, 7-10 pm
Exhibition Dates: January 7-24, 2009
Sliding Scale Suggested Donation: $2-$20
Root Division Gallery
3175 17th Street (at S. Van Ness)
San Francisco, CA 94110
ARTISTS INCLUDE:
Peter Baldes
Taha Belal
Jan Blythe
Ross Campbell
Deric Carner*
Jon Clary* & Bruce Wilhelm
Julie Cloutier & Claire Nereim
James Davis
Adam Whitney Day
JRF
Jennifer Maria Harris
Ryan Hendon
Robin Johnston
Ryan Jones*
Forrest Lewinger
Ann Mansolino
Ramekon O’Arwisters
Piero Passacantando
Moshe Quinn
Michael J. Ryan
Jeff Schmuki
Travis LeRoy Southworth
James Tantum
Will Tucker
Hooper Turner
J. Parker Valentine
Allison Watkins
Julie Weitz
Jameson Zaerr
* Root Division Resident Artist

Mat O’Brien
I Ain’t no Freud, I’m from SF.
Opening: Saturday, January 10, 2009, 7-10pm
Exhibition: Jan. 10- Feb. 14
Eleanor Harwood Gallery
1295 Alabama Street
San Francisco, CA

The Big Three
Opening: Saturday, January 10, 2009, 6-9pm
Rosenthal Gallery
365 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA
Featuring 18 young artists: Scott Barry, Sara Blaylock, Nicholas Bohac, Amy Casey, Nathan Ross Davis, Robyn Engel, Renee Gertler, David Gurman, Katty Hoover, Sangyon Joo, Lauren Lavitt, Christine Monahan, Suzy Poling, Anthony Record, Brion Nuda Rosch, Erik Scollon, Michael Swaine, and Annie Wong.