Free to the public, enjoy galleries, open studios, art exhibits, and more on the second Friday of each month. Anchored by the Art Works Downtown galleries and studio tour, the 2nd Friday Art Walk connects art venues throughout downtown San Rafael for an evening of inspiration and community.
2025 Schedule:
1/10, 2/14, 3/14, 4/11, 5/9, 6/13, 7/11, 8/8, 9/12, 10/10, 11/14, 12/12
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Interested in sponsoring the 2nd Friday Art Walk? Contact Elisabeth Setten
October 10, 2025 Participating Venues throughout Downtown San Rafael
Multicultural Center Marin
709 Fifth Street, 6–9pm
ART MART, a brand-new monthly event from 6-9pm at the Multicultural Center of Marin as a new addition to the downtown San Rafael’s beloved 2nd Fridays Art Walk!
ART MART is more than just a marketplace; it's a community movement. It’s a place where local artists, makers, and neighbors can come together to celebrate creativity, share culture, and support economic opportunity through the arts!
-What You’ll Find at ART MART:
A rich variety of handmade goods and original artwork, including:
Local Music and Food
Jewelry
Paintings & Photography
Home Decor
Crafts and more...
All made with love by local hands!
These events are essential in creating space for cultural expression, economic inclusion, and community connection, especially in times when artists and small creators need visibility and support more than ever.
ART MART empowers local voices and brings art back to the heart of our neighborhoods.
Art Works Downtown
1325–1337 Fourth Street, 5–8pm
Joy reception
Gallery 1337
Joy celebrates visual-art’s ability to uplift our spirits by showcasing six Bay Area artists embracing positivity in diverse and thoughtful ways. Each connects with joy through their own path—whether rooted in lived experience, a relationship with creativity and materials, or from an intent to awaken a sense of wonder in the viewer. Together, their works form a radiant chorus that affirms joy as both personal and universal, playful yet profound. Visitors are invited to step into this exhibition with an open heart, ready to receive and to enjoy.Repair: An Exploration of Trauma & Healing
Founders’ GalleryREPAIR: An Exploration of Trauma & Healing, an exhibition that challenges our relationship with objects in a consumerist society. Featuring works by Bay Area artists, the exhibition explores repair's literal application, its symbolic connection to healing and trauma, and the blurred lines between utilitarian objects and artistic expression.
Finding Beauty by David McElwee
Donors’ Gallery
In my photography, I’m especially drawn to the unusual or peculiar. Sometimes that means experimenting with long exposures, double exposures, infrared light, or unexpected perspectives. Other times, it’s simply about honoring a moment of beauty just as it is. Hopefully what gets printed, gives viewers something they want to examine and regard as art, even if it’s just for a fleeting moment.Discover two levels of art studios and galleries
Joy • Gallery 1337
Jeff Downing, Skipjack, ceramics
Studio 5 Contemporary
1327 Fourth Street, 5–8pm
Open for visitation, Studio 5 Contemporary is a dynamic new contemporary art space in the heart of the Downtown San Rafael Arts District, founded by artists Sara Gallagherand Tubi Ho. The space functions as a gallery, working studio, and venue with a mission to amplify the voices of contemporary artists, bringing people together while being surrounded by high-impact artwork.
www.studio5contemporary.com/calendar-of-events
@studio5contemporary
Marin Jewelers Guild
1331 Fourth Street, 5–8pm
The Marin Jewelers Guild store on Fourth St. has undergone a fast and furious refresh with beautiful new cases and lighting. We love the way it showcases our creations.
Come check it out at 2nd Friday Art Walk!
Marelli Brothers Shoe Repair, Window
1318 Fourth Street, 24/7
Black, White and READ All Over
Award-winning folded-books artist Adrienne Biggs, of San Rafael presents hand-folded Bookagami totem art show Black, White and READ All Over. Visible 24/7 in the front window September through October 2025.
Bonus activity: September 12 (5 – 8pm) Free artist demo during 2nd Friday Art Walk
Why It’s So Cool: You’ve never seen books like this before! “Bookagami” bring the wow factor. How? Neuroscientists say the human brain experiences an “a-ha moment” the instant it translates 2-D objects (like books) into 3-D “art”.
Sources: Books used in the sculptures are rescued from landfill and free boxes.
Aroma CAFÉ
1122 Fourth Street, 6pm
Marin Ventures Art Exhibit
Marin Ventures will be exhibiting at Aroma Café from September 28–December, with a reception at 6:00 pm October 10 for the Art Walk. Marin Ventures is a non-profit day program for adults with developmental disabilities, with a robust arts program that includes drawing, painting, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, writing and music.
Roderick Eberhardt, Tomales, acrylic on canvas, 36” x 36”.
Marin Society of Artists
1515 Third Street, corner of E, 5–8pm
Marin Society of Artists presents "Printmaking, Process and Possibility", a juried exhibition focused entirely on hand-pulled fine art prints. Artists from all across the U.S. were invited to enter–42 artists were selected by the juror, Eileen Macdonald. This is a unique opportunity to view a large variety of styles and techniques, produced by some of the finest printmakers in the country.
At 4pm, Cathy Leather and Sam Leather will speak about the lithography process and digital imaging. Beginning at 5pm, music provided will be by Barbie Rose and John T.
All are welcome - enjoy the music, meet the artists and learn something new about printmaking.
In our Flex and Downstairs galleries, artwork by MSA artists will be on view and available for purchase, as well as jewelry, cards and ceramic art.
Art Walk can be everyday, enjoy the emPOWER Utility Box Art Project
A beautification project developed by the 2019 cohort of the Leadership Institute -- a program of the San Rafael Chamber of Commerce. Six talented, San Rafael-based artists were selected to design their vision of the “Spirit of San Rafael.” Enjoy their artistry at six locations in downtown San Rafael.
Lincoln & 3rd Street: Yuan Chen
Lincoln & 4th Street: Eyan Higgins Jones
Tamalpais & 3rd Street: Mirto Golino
Tamalpais & 4th Street: Stephanie Jucker
Tamalpais & Mission: Joshua Brindlely (Student) and Lynn Sondag (Associate Professor) of Dominican University
Lincoln & 2nd Street: Youth in Arts