Teach Something. Show Something. Gather People.
San Francisco Vintage is open to artists, instructors and creative hosts who want to hold an intimate event or teach a class surrounded by the collection. The room is small on purpose. It is the kind of room where everyone can hear each other, see what your hands are doing, and leave having actually met somebody.
Host an Event
If you make something, teach something, or have an idea for an evening that belongs among old furniture and good light, we would like to hear it. The shop hosts a small number of events, chosen the same way the stock is chosen — one at a time, because they are interesting.
You set your admission price and you keep 70% of the gross admission revenue. San Francisco Vintage keeps 30%. That is the whole commercial arrangement.
Every event and every setup is approved in advance. That is not a formality — the floor is a working shop full of things that are for sale, and the approval conversation is where we work out together what the room needs to become for your evening and how it goes back afterwards.
Classes and Creative Gatherings
The room suits anything where a small group is an advantage rather than a compromise. Some of what we would welcome:
- Art classes, taught in a room full of things worth looking at
- Craft workshops, where everyone gets a seat at the same table
- Demonstrations, close enough that people can see your hands
- Small creative gatherings, readings and salons
- Other thoughtful concepts we have not thought of yet — bring them
If your idea is not on that list, that is not a no. The list is a starting point, and the most interesting proposals usually are not on it.
Gallery Exhibitions
Local artists may apply to use the shop walls for a three-day exhibition. It runs across a weekend, so the work is seen by people who came into town for the weekend as well as by the people who live here.
- The run
- Friday through Sunday, three days
- Opening
- An opening reception on Friday evening, with the artist there
- Public showing
- Open to the public through the rest of the exhibition period
- Breakdown
- Breakdown on Sunday evening
All artwork and installation plans are approved before anything is hung. Capacity and layout depend on the exhibition you propose.
Pricing for a gallery exhibition is provided after the exhibition proposal is reviewed. We would rather look at what you are actually proposing than publish a number that turns out to be wrong for it.
Capacity and Setup
The space generally accommodates approximately 8 to 10 guests. That is an intimate room and we treat it as the feature it is: nobody sits at the back, nothing has to be repeated, and a class of ten people gets ten people's worth of attention.
The exact number depends on the proposed activity, how the furniture is arranged, accessibility needs, and the setup your event requires. We settle it together when we approve the event rather than guessing at it here.
Pricing
Everything commercial about hosting an event here, in one place.
- The host receives, of gross admission revenue
- 70%
- San Francisco Vintage receives, of gross admission revenue
- 30%
- Typical capacity, depending on setup
- 8–10
- Gallery exhibitions
- Pricing provided after the exhibition proposal is reviewed. Not yet standardised.
Anything not written on this page has not been decided. If a question about money comes up that this section does not answer, ask, and the answer will be added here rather than agreed privately.
Submit an Inquiry
Tell us what you would like to do, roughly when, and roughly how many people. If you are proposing an exhibition, say what the work is and how much wall it needs. You will get an honest answer quickly, including if the answer is no.
Your inquiry is with us.
It is stored, it is in the queue, and somebody reads that queue. You will get an honest answer quickly, including if the answer is no.
If you thought of something after you pressed send, write to treasurehunter@sanfranciscovintage.com and it will reach the same person.
Would rather just write to us? Tell Us Your Idea by email instead. It reaches the same person and gets the same answer; it just does not leave you a record that it arrived.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many people can I have?
Approximately 8 to 10, depending on the activity, the furniture arrangement, accessibility needs and your setup.
How does the money work?
You keep 70% of gross admission revenue and San Francisco Vintage keeps 30%.
Do I need approval?
Yes. Every event and every setup requires advance approval, and for an exhibition that includes the artwork and the installation plan before anything is hung.
What does a gallery exhibition cost?
Pricing is provided after your exhibition proposal is reviewed. There is no standard rate, and we are not going to invent one before we have seen the proposal.
What about food, drink, insurance or a deposit?
None of those are settled, so this page does not pretend they are. Raise it in your inquiry and we will work it out for your event, and whatever we agree will end up written on this page for the next person.