Creativity Explored is thrilled to bring an art fair championing artists with disabilities to downtown San Francisco! Partnering with The Open Invitational, we'll bring together progressive studios from across the country, providing individual funding so that studios can join when other fairs have traditionally been out of reach. Free and open to the public, the fair will expand SF Art Week's offerings to encompass these important artworks, artists and studios; catalyzing the long-overdue cultural dialogue of who is exhibited, who is collected, and who is discussed.
Participating Organizations
Access Gallery – Denver, CO
The Arc–Solano – Vallejo, CA
Arts of Life – Chicago, IL
Cedars – Ross, CA
Center for Creative Works – Philadelphia, PA
Claraty Arts Project – Santa Cruz, CA
Community Access Art Collective – New York, NY
Creative Growth – Oakland, CA
Creativity Explored – San Francisco, CA
ECF Art Centers – Los Angeles, CA
Elbow Room – Portland, OR
Fresh Eye Arts – Minneapolis, MN
Helpers Artisan Boutique – San Francisco CA
Heralbony – Tokyo and Paris
Imagine That! – Kansas City, MO
Interact Art Center – St. Paul, MN
The Living Museum – Queens, NY
Make Studio – Baltimore, MD
NIAD – Richmond, CA
Progressive Art Studio Collective (PASC) – Detroit, MI
Project Onward – Chicago, IL
Slingshot / Alpha Studio – Santa Barbara, CA
Studio Route 29 – Frenchtown, NJ
Tierra del Sol – Los Angeles, CA
Fair Hours
Press Preview/Lunch:
Thursday, January 22, 2026, 12:00–2:00 pm
VIP Preview:
Thursday, January 22, 2026, 5:00–9:00 pm
Open to the Public:
Friday, January 23, 2026, 11:00 am–7:00 pm
Saturday, January 24, 2026, 11:00 am–7:00 pm
Sunday, January 25, 2026, 11:00 am–5:00 pm
Public Programing
Building Relationships Through Artmaking Practices
Saturday, January 24
11:00 am–12:30 pm
A panel discussion of artists and studio facilitators on collaborative projects and building relationships through artmaking practices.
Economic Empowerment for Artists with Disabilities
Saturday, January 24
1:30–3:00 pm
A panel discussion focused on economic empowerment for artists with disabilities. Topics will include art collecting as advocacy, visibility, independence, and representation within the established art market.
CExOI public programs are made possible by funding from the Campbell Foundation.
Accessibility
/ Entering The Fair
The fair is located on the ground floor of 215 Fremont Street, which has a large passenger loading zone in front of it. The front entrance has a push-button system that will automatically open the doors to the lobby. Once inside, there will be large vinyl arrows on the floor to lead you to the entrance of the fair.
/ Bathrooms
There are accessible bathrooms located near the entrance of the fair on the ground floor. Silver wall signs point in the direction of the restrooms.
/ Public Programs
Public programs will have ASL interpreters and reserved spaces for wheelchair users.
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