Siete Potencias Africanas Gallery

Siete Potencias Africanas Gallery seeks to build relationships with artists who can curate interactive gallery and street exhibitions where giving material goods to those who populate the block is the main goal. Our neighborhood gallery is located in the heart of the Tenderloin neighborhood in downtown San Francisco. The gallery facilitates opportunities for low-income, homeless, addicted, prostituted, and diseased Tenderloin community members to obtain critical survival resources, a sense of belonging and a feeling of dignity. The gallery uses the Holy Quran and the traditions of the Prophet Muhammed ( Sall'Allahu Alayhi wa Ala Aalihi wa Sahbihi wa Sallam) and those who follow his teachings to inform this work.

Siete Potencias Africanas Gallery is also a live performance space and visual arts gallery available to actors, filmakers, djs, bands, sound and visual arts curators and fine artists. Artistic content must not attack women, people of color or any oppressed communities. Visual artists may have their works displayed for shows, or ongoing representation with a goal of sale. The visual arts studio is available to artists in residency to create temporary nonfigurative pieces directly on the gallery walls. The Gallery houses a full PA soundsystem, turntables, small stage and an upright piano. Siete Potencias Africanas Gallery is located in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco. Tenderloin neighborhood keepsakes include international restaurants, performance halls, galleries, boutiques, florists, tourists and students. San Francisco's legacy as an urban arts epicenter finds no better expression than within the Tenderloin neighborhood.

Both the studio and gallery are accessible by appointment and during all shows advertised as open to the general public.

We are currently soliciting individual interested in creating Islamic inspired art and music for our artist-in-residence program at Siete Potencias Africanas Gallery.