ART+BANDS= <3

A night of visual and aural art coming together for all the senses. Gallery champagne reception, live art performances, raw treats for sale in the back room, and two SF Rock Bands. And all of this is happening at F8. Yes, that venue that used to be called Icon lounge and that usually has DJs playing electronic music. Well, not tonight my friends, not tonight.

Thursday May 23rd

9pm artist reception with free champagne

10pm the rock 'n roll music starts

@F8 1192 Folsom St. SF Read more

CURRENTLY SHOWING: Lost Between Aberration and Absurdity: Craig LaRotonda

We are pleased and excited to introduce the work of Craig LaRotonda, a highly unique and provocative painter from New York, to the walls of our club. We are very lucky to be presented with his solo show: "Lost Between Aberration and Absurdity". The collection features small works, many published in national magazines, that are created in a style somewhere between "Doctor Cavalleri's Cabinet", "Metropolis", and "Frankenstein". This is a unique opportunity to see a body of work by Craig that has never been exhibited on the West Coast.

Allen Passalaqua: PHOTO EXPOSE' AND APERITIF FRENZY AT F8

allen passalaqua

SHOW DATES: April 17th-April 24th

1 Week, DUAL SHOWING WITH SEAN DIETRICH

F8 now presents one of our closest allies, Allen Passalaqua. He has been known to photograph the club scene with much tenacity and posses an eye that few his age are gifted with; the subjects in his photographs have the raw emotion that every young photographer aspires to capture and, in his way, the Read more

Opening and Solo-Live Painting by Children's Book Illustrator Sean Dietrich

F8 will be hosting both the opening and Live Painting demonstration for working/travelling artist, Sean Dietrich, while he is in the Bay Area on WEDNESDAY NIGHT THIS WEEK along with Housepitality's weekly shindig! Sean's work spans many different categories including dark, post-apocalyptic paintings, wood-block prints, children's book illustrations, satirical anti-corporation paintings, and splatter technique but, for us, he will be displaying new children's book illustrations and high quality wood-block prints.

Art Opening and Reception for Amanda Boughton

Show Starts: April 3rd

Show Ends: April 10th

Reception Start and End: 7:oopm- 11:oopm (coincides with Housepitality's weekly DJ event and promotional FREE and Unlimited Champagne from 9:oo-10:oopm along with a $5 cover charge that begins at 9:oo. The cover increases to $10 after 10:oopm.

Age Restriction: 21+ only please

Art Opening and Tattoo Haven of Pavel Brodsky

OFFICIAL SHOW OPENING: Wednesday, March 20th

SHOW DATES: March 19th- March 26th

LAST NIGHT TO VIEW: Sunday, March 24th

OPENING START TIME: 8:00 pm

OPENING DETAILS: Pavel is a tattoo artist residing in Castro Valley and working at a studio in Hayward, CA. His art consists of flash, abstract wood-block prints, Japanese print-making, figurative conceptual paintings, and graffiti type stencils. The opening coincides with Housepitality's event featuring Troy Read more

What this year Brought Us

The Return of "No One"

NO ONE!!

Show Opens:4-27-2013

Show ends: 5-10-2013

In the time since "No One" has been to F8, we have experienced A LOT of changes. Our furniture, bar, food menu, image, and even staff have all experienced drastic changes.... but let's not forget, they began with "No One's" Mural in our back room. He, in turn, has experienced many changes and has had the opportunity to paint many more murals and show in many more galleries. Always staying true to his graffiti roots, he has impressed both the bar and business crowd alike with his liberal use of the entire range of colors and drive in tailoring each and every mural to both the budget and crowd of the commission and moving back and forth from simple to complex with immense Read more

Decaying F8: Art Opening and "Awakening Into Reality" for Ransom and Mitchell

The Dialogue Between Logic and Emotion: Art Opening and Reception for Cody Rutty

Join us at F8 for an exciting opening that marks Cody Rutty's very first time showing his artwork in the Bay Area. Though this will be his first showing here, his work and mission seem to feel very at home in the Bay Area and, because of that and the mastery he shows in his craft, we are more than ecstatic to be the gallery that gets to show him off first. Read more

The Things We Forget: Art Opening and Reception for Lux Masaro

This Wednesday is the first night those of us who call F8 home (be they staff, frequent patrons, or all of you amazing first timers simply coming for the house music and free champagne) will be experiencing the work of Lux Masaro. Her work speaks to even the most traveled of people; reminding us that the things we see everyday can be new, wonderful, and even magical to those visiting a place that is not their home-ESPECIALLY those of us lucky enough to live in Read more

Minimalist Party: PART 2! Art Opening and Live Painting for Benjamin Kellgren

Live Painting for BROKE-ASS New Years Punk Show: DUNCE ART

Join us for the free punk event in honor of the New year and, well, you know, the world NOT ending. I for one, feel this deserves a hell of a party; so, not only is admission free, but there are 5 bands, drink deals ($6 for a shot of JAMESON AND A PBR! and 2 PBRs for $5 dollars!), AND (obviously this is what I've been building up to the entire time) a LIVE PAINTING DEMONSTRATION on a mannequin.

Dunce Art has been with us for multiple shows and never disappoints me (I myself have 3 of his pieces); his sketch work is just absolutely phenomenal. The doors will open officially at 7:30 and the bands will start at 8:00 sharp.

::..Life Is Art and So Are You..::

Show Starts: December 26th (Right on time for Housepitality on Wednesdays)- January 16th

(3 Weeks)

Thursday: December 27th at 8PM-1AM

Wednesday: January 2nd at 10PM-12AM

Saturday: January 4th at 11pm-finsh (will also have prints and works for sale this evening!)

"Life Is Art, And So Are You"

Dunce Art- Opening Wednesday Dec 12th FEAT. SOUTH AFRICAN DJ Deetoy

Dunce Art: Dec 12th-Dec 27th

Self-Taught Dunce Artist

"Buy My Art So I Can Eat"

This show opens along with Housepitality's weekly Wednesday shindig. The show will begin at 7pm and run until 10pm. We will be graced with DJ DEE-TOY(The King)'S presence from 7pm-9pm followed by Housepitality from 9pm-2(ish)am! As usual, Housepitality will provide guests with bottomless champagne from 9pm -10pm for the small door charge of $5.

We look forward to seeing you all!