2nd Friday Art Walk

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.

2026 Schedule:
1/9, 2/13, 3/13, 4/10, 5/8, 6/12, 7/10, 8/14, 9/11, 10/9, 11/13, 12/11

Please consider supporting the 2nd Friday Art Walk. Donate Today!
Interested in sponsoring the 2nd Friday Art Walk? Contact Elisabeth Setten

March 13, 2026 Participating Venues throughout Downtown San Rafael

Love • Gallery 1337

Art Works Downtown

1325–1337 Fourth Street, 5–8pm

  • Love  reception
    Gallery 1337

    Love brings together artworks that approach love obliquely — through moments such as connection, tension, memory, and quiet presence. Across diverse materials and visual languages, artists explore love as something shaped through time, labor, vulnerability, and perception. This exhibit invites viewers to enjoy how art reveals love in unexpected ways.

  • Art of the Africa Diaspora 2026
    Founders’ Gallery

    Celebrating 29 Years, Art of the African Diaspora is the longest running event of its kind in the Bay Area. For 29 years it has supported hundreds of artists of African descent through representation, professional development and building a creative community.

  • The Art of Enlightenment by Damion Powell
    Donors’ Gallery

    Damon Powell is an Artist & Theologian who currently resides in Emeryville, California. Damon received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Kansas City Art Institute, his Master of Divinity from Payne Theological Seminary, and a Doctor of Philosophy from the Graduate Theological Union (GTU). After obtaining his BFA, he began a career as a professional illustrator and free-lance artist. However, upon entering seminary Dr. Powell’s theological studies helped him to understand that his visual artistry was an integral part of his vocation and ongoing spiritual practice.

  • Discover two levels of art studios and galleries 

Gustavo Ramos Rivera Sintitulo, monotype, intaglio and collage on hand made paper

Kim Eagels-Smith
1327 Fourth Street, 5–8pm

Exhibiting Gustavo Ramos Rivera’s recent mixed media works and sculpture by Beniamino Bufano.

www.kesfineart.com

Tree of Life 5, Patti Oji, mixed media paper

Tree of Life 5, Patti Oji, mixed media paper

Marin Jewelers Guild

1331 Fourth Street, 5–8pm

Patricia Oji
February 17—April 2026

Sadly, in September of last year, Art Works Downtown lost one of its great artists. Patti Oji was such a talented artist and a special friend to many. We at Marin Jewelers Guild have the privilege of sharing her work with you. 

www.marinjewelersguild.com

Top: Dreaming II, Kathleen Lack
Bottom, Women who Run with Wolves, Andrea Darby-Tietjens

Marin Society of Artists  

1515 Third Street, corner of E, 5–8pm

The Marin Society of Artists presents Figuratively Speaking in the Main Gallery. This unique and dynamic exhibition celebrates the human face, figure, concerns and dangers, and everything else that comes with being a human.

On view in the Flex Gallery, are recently created paintings by nine Marin Society of Artists members.

www.marinsocietyofartists.org

Marin Ventures, Carolyn C, Blue Time, acrylic on canvas

RileyStreet Art Supply

1138 Fourth Street, 5–8pm

Marin Ventures, a non-profit day program for adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities with a robust fine arts program, will be exhibiting and having a reception for the March Art Walk from 6 pm – 8 pm.  There will be light refreshments.
The art will be available March 8 – Mar 31

www.marinventures.org
www.rileystreet.com

Vacant To Vibrant Window Activation

1212 Fourth Street, 24/7

Featuring the artwork of Irene Bee Kain and Cynthia Tom.

Irene Bee Kain is a Bay Area painter, mixed-media artist, photographer, curator, and community connector whose work centers on creating uplifting and accessible art experiences. A board member and leader within Art African Diaspora and a board member at Art Works Downtown, she is deeply engaged in fostering creative community and cultural dialogue. Her vibrant, warm, and colorful artworks often incorporate non-traditional tools and techniques, reflecting her commitment to experimentation and inclusivity. Through both her art and her community roles, Kain cultivates spaces that celebrate connection, joy, and creative expression.
www.irenebeekain.com

Cynthia Tom is a cultural surrealist, visual artist, and curator whose work explores ancestral patterns, healing, empowerment, spirituality, and feminism through a social justice lens. For over 30 years, she has used painting, mixed media, installation, and community-based projects to elevate women’s stories and foster intuitive healing. As the founding director of A PLACE OF HER OWN™, she creates art-based programs that address generational trauma and empower women of color. Her art and curatorial work have been exhibited nationally and internationally, including at the de Young Museum, SOMArts, the Legion of Honor, and Surrealismo NOW in Portugal, with recognition from the Smithsonian Archives and multiple curatorial awards. Featured in publications such as the New York Times, Psychology Today, and ABC7, Tom continues to advocate for social change through culturally rooted, heart-centered art.
www.cynthiatom.com

no event, display only

Marelli Brothers Shoe Repair, Window

1318 Fourth Street, 24/7

Sole Stories is a collaboration between Stela Mandel and Sharon Paster, both full-time artists working at ICB/Art in Sausalito, whose love of shoes and their expressive qualities bind them together in surprising ways. You’ll find their work at the Marelli Brothers window on Fourth Street (between C and D), across from Artworks Downtown.

@marelliwindow
www.SharonPasterArt.com
www.StelaMandel.com

Schedule of opening hours — As a Window Display, it is open 24/7

Art Walk can be everyday, enjoy the emPOWER Utility Box Art Project

Downtown San Rafael 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.