3rd Annual
Nexus: SF Bay Area Black Art Week - Sept 30-Oct 4, 2026
Building on the momentum of the first two years groundbreaking debut, Nexus: SF/Bay Area Black Art Week returns to honor the vibrant creativity and cultural impact of Black artists across the region. This dynamic week-long celebration brings together arts organizations, galleries, creative hubs, and visionary Black artists for a series of exhibitions, open studios, events, programs, and immersive experiences.
PLEASE NOTE: While most events are free to attend, some events require ticket purchase and/or RSVP. Check event listing for all information on how to attend.
Daily Schedule
- 9:00 am - 8:00 pm | EXHIBITION
- Reading in Color: Honoring African American Children’s Book Illustrators | San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, CA
- 9:30 am - 5:15 pm | EXHIBITION
- Nengi Omuku: The Gathering | de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA
- 10:00 am - 4:00 pm | EXHIBITION
- Creative Growth | Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA
- 10:00 am - 6:00 pm | EXHIBITIONS
- David C. Driskell: Wake Up Everybody | Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- Lava Thomas | Jessica Silverman Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- Sadie Barnette | Jessica Silverman Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- 11:00 am - 5:00 pm | EXHIBITIONS
- After the Island: Ornament and Ceramic Practice | Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco, CA
- Dewey Crumpler: Sonic Lineages | Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco, CA
- Dorian Reid: Calling All Cats! | Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco, CA
- Mildred Howard: Poetics of Memory | Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA
- 11:00 am - 6:00 pm | EXHIBITION
- Making (Space): Celebrating 5 Years of Black (Space) Residency | Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA
- 11:00 am - 8:00 pm | EXHIBITION
- Dread Scott: The Body Politic | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
- 12:00 pm - 5:30 pm | EXHIBITION
- Antwoine Washington: LIFE BE LIFING | COL Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | ARTIST TALK
- Disappearing West Oakland - Cityscapes of Change | 7th West, Oakland, CA
- 6:00 pm -7:30 pm | ARTIST TALK
- After the Island: Ornament and Ceramic Practice in the Jamaican Diaspora | Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco, CA
Thursday October 1st
- 9:00 am - 8:00 pm | EXHIBITION
- Reading in Color: Honoring African American Children’s Book Illustrators | San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, CA
- 9:30 am - 5:15 pm | EXHIBITION
- Nengi Omuku: The Gathering | de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA
- 10:00 am - 4:00 pm | EXHIBITION
- Creative Growth | Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA
- 10:00 am - 6:00 pm | EXHIBITIONS
- David C. Driskell: Wake Up Everybody | Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- Lava Thomas | Jessica Silverman Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- Sadie Barnette | Jessica Silverman Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- 11:00 am - 5:00 pm | EXHIBITIONS
- Dread Scott: The Body Politic | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
- Mildred Howard: Poetics of Memory | Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA
- 11:00 am - 6:00 pm | EXHIBITION
- Making (Space): Celebrating 5 Years of Black (Space) Residency | Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA
- 12:00 pm - 5:30 pm | EXHIBITION
- Antwoine Washington: LIFE BE LIFING | COL Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm | EXHIBITIONS
- After the Island: Ornament and Ceramic Practice | Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco, CA
- Dewey Crumpler: Sonic Lineages | Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco, CA
- Dorian Reid: Calling All Cats! | Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco, CA
- O. Smith: Artivist | San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
- 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm | EXHIBITION
- Sheena Rose and Nimah Gobir | Johansson Projects, Oakland, CA
- 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm | OPEN GALLERIES
- Free First Thursday | Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco, CA
Friday October 2nd
- 9:30 am - 5:15 pm | EXHIBITION
- Nengi Omuku: The Gathering | de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA
- 10:00 am - 4:00 pm | EXHIBITION
- Creative Growth | Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA
- 10:00 am - 5:00 pm | EXHIBITION
- O. Smith: Artivist | San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
- 10:00 am - 6:00 pm | EXHIBITIONS
- David C. Driskell: Wake Up Everybody | Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- Lava Thomas | Jessica Silverman Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- Sadie Barnette | Jessica Silverman Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- 11:00 am - 5:00 pm | EXHIBITIONS
- After the Island: Ornament and Ceramic Practice | Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco, CA
- Dewey Crumpler: Sonic Lineages | Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco, CA
- Dorian Reid: Calling All Cats! | Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco, CA
- Dread Scott: The Body Politic | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
- 11:00 am - 6:00 pm | EXHIBITIONS
- Ana Silva: Mascaras and Woven Histories | TnT Art Lab, San Francisco, CA
- Making (Space): Celebrating 5 Years of Black (Space) Residency | Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA
- 11:00 am - 9:00 pm | EXHIBITION
- Mildred Howard: Poetics of Memory | Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA
- 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm | ART WALK
- The BLAC Map Tour | Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco, CA
- 12:00 pm - 5:30 pm | EXHIBITION
- Antwoine Washington: LIFE BE LIFING | COL Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm | EXHIBITION
- Reading in Color: Honoring African American Children’s Book Illustrators | San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, CA
- 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | OPEN STUDIO & ARTIST TALK
- Taylor Smalls | 2121 Peralta St, Oakland, CA 94607
- 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm | ART WALK & EXHIBITIONS
- Oakland Art Murmur on First Friday | 2300 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94612
- Gregory Rick | Johansson Projects, Oakland, CA
- Sheena Rose and Nimah Gobir | Johansson Projects, Oakland, CA
- 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | ARTIST TALK
- Artists in Conversation: Taylor Smalls, Jasmine Renee Ross and Akintunde Ahmad | Kinfolx, Oakland, CA
- 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm | OPEN STUDIO & ARTIST TALK
- Tiffany Conway - Art Studio Sip N See | 3094 E 10th St, Studio 11, Oakland, CA 94601
- 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm | ARTIST TALKS
- Exhibition Walkthrough with Lava Thomas | Jessica Silverman Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- Making (Space): Celebrating 5 Years of Black (Space) Residency - Event | Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA
- 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm | EXHIBITION
- Selena Scott: Opening Reception | mighty mighty studio, Oakland, CA
- 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm | EVENT
- Friday Nights at OMCA | Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA
- 5:45 pm - 7:00 pm | ARTIST TALK
- The State of Black Artists in San Francisco: Artist Panel | ICA San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
- 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm | ARTIST TALK
- Artists in Conversation: Mildred Howard and Adrian Burrell | Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA
- 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | EXHIBITION
- Sheilby Macena and Simrah Farrukh: HOLD ME TENDER Opening Show | 1018 4th Ave, Apt 202, Oakland, CA, 94606
Saturday October 3rd
- 9:30 am - 5:15 pm | EXHIBITION
- Nengi Omuku: The Gathering | de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA
- 10:00 am - 3:00 pm | EXHIBITION
- Creative Growth | Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA
- 10:00 am - 5:00 pm | EXHIBITIONS
- David C. Driskell: Wake Up Everybody | Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- O. Smith: Artivist | San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
- 10:00 am - 6:00 pm | EXHIBITIONS
- Lava Thomas | Jessica Silverman Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- Reading in Color: Honoring African American Children’s Book Illustrators | San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, CA
- Sadie Barnette | Jessica Silverman Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- 11:00 am - 5:00 pm | EXHIBITIONS
- After the Island: Ornament and Ceramic Practice | Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco, CA
- Dewey Crumpler: Sonic Lineages | Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco, CA
- Dorian Reid: Calling All Cats! | Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco, CA
- Dread Scott: The Body Politic | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
- Mildred Howard: Poetics of Memory | Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA
- 11:00 am - 6:00 pm | EXHIBITIONS
- Ana Silva: Mascaras and Woven Histories | TnT Art Lab, San Francisco, CA
- Making (Space): Celebrating 5 Years of Black (Space) Residency | Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA
- 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm | EXHIBITION
- Sheilby Macena and Simrah Farrukh: HOLD ME TENDER | 1018 4th Ave, Apt 202, Oakland, CA, 94606
- 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm | EXHIBITION
- Selena Scott | mighty mighty studio, Oakland, CA
- 12:00 pm - 5:30 pm | EXHIBITION
- Antwoine Washington: LIFE BE LIFING | COL Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm | EXHIBITIONS
- Gregory Rick | Johansson Projects, Oakland, CA
- Sheena Rose and Nimah Gobir | Johansson Projects, Oakland, CA
- 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm | EVENT
- 5th Annual Afro Latinx Concert: Pre-Show Reception and Community Dinner | Tato, San Francisco, CA
- 6:00 pm - 11:30 pm | EVENT
- Afropolitan Ball | Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA
- 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm | EVENT
- 5th Annual Afro Latinx Concert | Bayview Opera House, San Francisco, CA
Sunday October 4th
- 9:30 am - 5:15 pm | EXHIBITION
- Nengi Omuku: The Gathering | de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA
- 10:00 am - 5:00 pm | EXHIBITION
- O. Smith: Artivist | San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
- 11:00 am - 5:00 pm | EXHIBITIONS & OPEN STUDIO
- After the Island: Ornament and Ceramic Practice | Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco, CA
- Dewey Crumpler: Sonic Lineages | Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco, CA
- Dorian Reid: Calling All Cats! | Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco, CA
- Dread Scott: The Body Politic | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
- Mildred Howard: Poetics of Memory | Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA
- Ramekon O'Arwisters - Open Studio | 2747 19th St, San Francisco, CA 94110
- 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm | EXHIBITION
- Sheilby Macena and Simrah Farrukh: HOLD ME TENDER | 1018 4th Ave, Apt 202, Oakland, CA, 94606
- 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm | EXHIBITION
- Selena Scott | mighty mighty studio, Oakland, CA
- 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm | EXHIBITION
- Reading in Color: Honoring African American Children’s Book Illustrators | San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, CA
- 12:45 pm - 3:45 pm | ARTIST TALK
- The Monroe Arts & Cultural Center - with Alistair Monroe | 2928 Chapman St, Oakland, CA 94601
- 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | ARTIST TALK
- MoAD Mix | 60th Anniversary of the Black Panther Party | Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco, CA
- 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm | EVENT
- Black Feast & Headlands Center for the Arts Supper | Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA
