Our Mission: ArtHouse serves as a clearinghouse for information about artists' studio and live/work space and cultural facilities.

Our History: In 1986, California Lawyers for the Arts (C.L.A.) and the San Francisco Arts Commission developed ArtHouse as a joint program to respond to the acute need of artists for affordable space in which to live and work in the Bay Area. C.L.A. is an organization which provides educational programs, publications, lawyer referral and alternative dispute resolution services for artists and arts organizations of all disciplines. ArtHouse has become a resource for arts organizations seeking to improve their facilities. We are located at 1360 Mission St., between 9th and 10th St., in San Francisco.

Our Services:

ArtHouse Hotline: Since 1989 ArtHouse has provided a real estate listing service exclusively for artist space in the San Francisco Bay Area. To subscribe to the hotline, check out our Listings page for instructions.
Small offices for lease to artists and arts organizations!
ArtHouse provides an artist certification service for artist-restricted housing units.
Do you have space for an artist? If you have live/work, studio, or workshop space that you would like to rent to an artist, please contact us to post an ad on our hotline at (415) 552-2183 or assistant@arthouseca.org.

Coming Soon: New Artist Studios at ArtHouse

ArtHouse California has been a resource for artists seeking space for the past 20 years. In 2007 we will be building out our own artist studio spaces dedicated to developing both visual and performance art. ArtHouse has leased 8000 square feet of ground floor space that will have studios ranging in size ideal for individual painters, photographers, graphic and creative artists. In addition we will have a cooperative art gallery and separate multi-use space for a variety of community events.

ArtHouse California is very excited to be bringing this new venue to our 1360 Mission Street address. We want to make our arts facility a destination point for the City of San Francisco and the creative people that are looking to expand their artistic endeavors in a new welcoming community.

Construction of our studio spaces will soon be underway and we want artists on board! Sign up on our waiting list now to reserve your studio space and receive progress updates. We would love to hear from you about your studio needs and have you become part of our ArtHouse family.

Please contact us at assistant@arthouseca.org, or manager@arthouseca.org. You can also call us at 415-552-2183. Thank you.

Non-profit Community Media Center @ The Goodman 2 Building

Art Space Development Corporation at 1695 18th Street, is seeking Digital Media Production organizations for a non-profit community Media Center in the heart of San Francisco on Potrero Hill.

We have 1500 square feet of raw space to be developed into a media production space for a community of non-profits with like goals:

Education and community service, training and mentoring programs for at-risk youth and adults
Collaborative programming and productions
Use of digital technology for training and networking
Develop new and innovative programs in an artistic, creative environment

For more information please contact marciakimmell@sbcglobal.net or manager@arthouseca.org. Let us know of your interest in this exciting new project.