SF Camerawork: Benefit Auctions 2023

SF Camerawork’s (SFC) always anticipated Benefit Art Auction returns this year to in person festivities at its new home on San Francisco’s waterfront, with a preview exhibition in its gallery, a live auction and celebration, and the opportunity for collectors across the globe to bid online with ARTSY. This year’s auction features the work of over 50 critically-acclaimed photographic artists both local and international, including Wesaam Al-Badry, John Chiara, Janet Delaney, Terri Loewenthal, and Chris McCaw among many others.

Over the span of its 49 year history, SF Camerawork has been a vital arts organization, promoting contemporary photography, and acting as a launching pad for many artists’ careers by supplying financial support, exhibition space, curation, and patronage. This is its most important fundraiser of the year.

The Benefit Art Auction’s main event is a celebration and live auction on September 30. Guests enjoy food, drink, music, and community while bidding. The public can view a preview exhibition free of charge from September 16-28 at SFC’s gallery space overlooking the Golden Gate at Fort Mason Center for the Arts & Culture. There are several preview events for VIP ticket holders as well, including a first look auction preview event Friday, September 15, and a VIP preview walkthrough led by the Auction Host Committee on Saturday, September 16. Tickets for both the live auction celebration and VIP events can be purchased here.