The Honey Hive Gallery: Local Talent in San Francisco
by Paul Weiner
Looking for a young and fresh face in the San Francisco art scene? The Honey Hive Gallery displays local artists and helps emerging talent gain exposure while supporting the neighborhood’s burgeoning culture. Since it was founded in October of 2013, the space has hosted a variety of art shows, poetry readings, live music sets, movies, dances, and workshops.
The best part of the gallery isn’t even the giant wasp painting guarding the entrance or the location right by the beach I’d like to be sitting on right now. What’s spectacular about the Honey Hive Gallery is that the management, led by Topher Knoll, is dedicated to the environment it exists in: the Outer Sunset District. Supporting local artists and communities is increasingly important as the art world is becoming dominated by super galleries and the patronage of the lucky few. Remodeled barred-over windows have turned into a welcoming art gallery and community gathering area in the Outer Sunset.
The Honey Hive Gallery is attracting attention from neighborhood residents and working from the ground up in an ethical way, the way that emerging art galleries should work. Entering the Honey Hive will leave you enveloped in breathing, tangible culture featuring accessible artists such as printmaker Myles Dunigan, oil painter Katie Steward, and illustrator Tony Papesh.
So, if you’re a San Franciscan looking to buy art, experience the local culture, or get a free date full of bad puns with your “honey,” stop by the Honey Hive Gallery. Upcoming events include live music January 10 and spoken word open mic nights on January 17 and 21 or get your hands dirty and RSVP for a screen printing class on January 25.
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I live three blocks away from the Honey Hive and have been watching it develop over my three months in the neighborhood. I didn’t realize it was a gallery until last week though and I’ve yet to check it out (it’s by my Muni stop and usually not open when I am there catching my train to work).
Thanks for the awesome review of the gallery.
Awesome! I would LOVEEE to go there!
Yes! There’s something really special about local art galleries.
What?! Why haven’t I heard of this place before?! Thanks for enlightening me. I gotta go check this out now!
Go take a peek at the gallery! Wonderful people over there.
Oh, definitely! I just checked out their website, and I’m interested in their workshops…as well as everything else!
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i am a big fan of san francisco, first off. and secondly, the honey hive sounds like a great place! i imagine san francisco has a lot of galleries and exhibits showcasing local artists. you’re lucky to be in that area. my aim is to search for same types of smaller venues, galleries and exhibits here in toronto. they are, actually, everywhere in our city. i just have to hunt them down.
Oh my … looks like SUCH fun!
Perfect! I’ve been here for almost a year and have yet to visit anything like this – definitely going on the list of to-check-outs! Thanks for sharing 🙂
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