Artwork Above: “Dry Shampoo” by Nibha Akireddy
This year marks 40 years of art and community,
celebrating creativity and a home for our neighborhood artists.
In 1985, Hospitality House proudly held its very first art auction to benefit our Community Arts Program (CAP) the only free fine arts studio and gallery in San Francisco specifically designed for artists and community members facing various economic challenges. Each year, more than 3,500 neighborhood artists take advantage of the free materials and ample space, using it to create, display, and sell their remarkable artwork. In addition, CAP organizes a variety of regular exhibitions at its gallery located at 1009 Market Street, as well as at other venues around the city. Notably, artists retain all the money earned from their sales making the program a unique social enterprise.
Join us in making THHE Auction 2025 a spectacular celebration by purchasing a sponsorship early.
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See you on Wednesday, April 30, 2025!
Doors open at 5:30 PM
SCENES FROM HOSPITALITY HOUSE THHE AUCTION 2024. JOIN US THIS YEAR ON APRIL 30TH.
see THE AMAZING ARTWORK from last year’S THHE AUCTION
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much gratitude to the Artists of thhe auction 2025:
Alexa "LexMex" Treviño | Alice Koswara | Alice Martinez | Alicia McCarthy | Amuri Morris | Amy Zheng | Andre Pace
Andrea Bergen | Angel Lemus | Angela Summers | Anson Cyr | Anthony Morrison | Arlene A Edwards | Audra Miller
Basher | Benito | Betsy Barron | BFitz | Bianca Levan | Bud Snow | Bussie Parker Kehoe | Carolynn Haydu
Casey Gray | Cate White | Chad Hasegawa | Charles Blackwell | Charlotte Beck | Chelsea Ryoko Wong
Cheyenne Concepcion | Chris Farris | Chris Stokes | Christine “CJ” Johnson | Christopher Burch | Christopher Martin
Coco Romano Giordano | Corey Curtis | csart | D Young V | Daniel Chen | Daniel Freeman | Danny Plotnick
Daria Voit | Daryll Peirce | David Arbuckle | DBRAD | Deonte Relerford | Drew Villanueva | Dylan Clendenin
Elizabeth Estrada | Ella Rose Avery | Emilio Lara | Emma Fenton-Miller | Emory Douglas | Eric "HiERICBRO" Broers
Ethel Jean Hayes | Fernanda Martinez | Ferris Plock | Fuzz E Grant | Gina M. Contreras | Gregory Rick
Haley Summerfield | Helena May | Hollis Callas | Ira Watkins | Jake Watling | Jam With-Flow | James Scoville
Jasmin Cañas | Jazzi Manalo Sullivan | Jeanne Hauser | Jeffrey Cheung | Jeffrey Sincich | Jim Knosp | Jo Smith
Jocelin Robles | John Casey | John Vochatzer | Johnny Karwan | Joseph Abbati | Joshua Jamil Teal | Josie Licavoli
Julia LaChica | Julio Rodriguez | Kahlil Muthamia | Kate Laster | Kayl Johnson | Kaytea Petro | Kelly Ording
Kelly Tunstall | Ken Leland | Kevin Lopez Pardillo | Koshi | Kseniya Makarova | Lady Henze | Lauren Corden
Laurie Blessen | LeadHead | Leah Rosenberg | Lena Gustafson | Leslie Lowinger | Leslie Mallo | Lillian Shanahan
Lindsey White | Magasama | Mario Navasero | Mark D. Powers | Mark Nobriga | Mayetta's Ceramics | Meghan Shimek
Messy Beck | Michelle Fleck | Midori | Miklos | Misia Soup | Monteque Pope-Le Beau | Muzae | Nathaniel J. Bice
Nibha Akireddy | Nick Beymer | Nicole Hayden | Nikki Sims | Patricia Araujo | Pleasurefaith | Rayos Magos
Renée DeCarlo | Robert Bowen | Robert Hasson | Ryan De La Hoz | Sabreena Haque | Sarah MH | Sawyer Arkilic
Scott Schryver | Seibot | Shady Clay | Shannon Taylor | Shawn Moore | Shikha Hutchins | Slim DNA | Soleé Darell
Sophia Blum | Steph Kudisch | Stormi Kenneth Lieth Skies | Sunny Vasquez | Sushma Kothari | Suzanne Baxter
Suzanne Mailloux | Sylvester Guard | Tamsin Spencer Smith | Tess Davis Cheek | Thomas Lewis | Txutxo Perez
Ursula X. Young | Victoria | Victoria Wayland | Vida Kuang
2025 gallery partners
an.a.log SF | The Drawing Room | 5 Olive | 6M Gallery | Hospitality House’s Community Arts Program
THANKS TO THHE AUCTION 2025 SPONSORS & donors
A.Samson & Joyce Juan Manalo
Allen & Danilo Ellison-Saavedra
Anonymous
The Arkilic Family
Barry Zevin
Beverly Curwen
Braden Cerutti
Compass Family Services
Delivering Innovation in Supportive Housing
Faithful Fools
Fleetwood SF
Harm Reduction Therapy Center
Joe Wilson & Cherie Putnam
Joel Villalon & Joshua Schwartz
Karen Alschuler
Karen Diefenbach
Kim & Dennis Isaac
The Last Mile, Kevin McCrackin
Lailah Samson
Launie Douglas
Leslie & Merle Rabine
Lyndsey & Matthew Forrester
Marissa D'Orazio & Jeff Saslowsky, Arrow Events
Maria Rocchio
Marie Monrad
Noz Nozawa, Noz Design
Progress Foundation
Sandy Weil
Stephanie Ong
Steven & Elisha Cheek
STUDIO Gallery
Tess Davis Jewelry
& Thank You to our In-Kind Sponsors
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Fleetwood SF
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Nick Melle
Geary Print Shop
Recess
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Hospitality House
Hospitality House is a progressive, community-based organization located in San Francisco’s Tenderloin Neighborhood, Sixth Street Corridor, and Mid-Market Area that provides opportunities and resources for personal growth and self-determination to homeless people and neighborhood residents. Our mission is to build community strength by advocating policies and rendering services which foster self-sufficiency and cultural enrichment.
The Impermanent Art of Found Objects
John Mason Myres III (“Gigot”)
John Mason Myres III is a nomad with a vision. Known by his street art name “Gigot,” he turns found objects into wood sculpture and collages. A leftover piano crate, broken pallets, discarded canvas banners and design flyers serendipitously placed where had can find them become the materials for his works of art.
His art is as impermanent as his daily life. Homeless for most of the past 2 ½ years, Myres doesn’t sit still. He’s always scouting for new materials and constantly constructing something. His works reflect what he finds on the streets, recombined and reimagined. “I’ve been working on different strategies for how to adapt to whatever is made available to you, whatever you can find and how to quickly build and quickly un-build shelter in case you have to be moved,” Myres said.
His personal studio is an outdoor nook under a bridge near San Francisco’s design district, where he also seeks shelter. His large outdoor works frequently get swept up and held by the city’s public works department during street cleanups. He knows the routine for recovering them inside and out, and he builds his sculptures modularly so he can easily reuse pieces in new works if they get damaged.
“If they take something, even if I’ve worked hard on it, I’ll just start again and make something new out of what I’ve got,” Myres said.
That was the story behind how he started his work called “Leather Cowboy,” which depicts the leather scene on the city’s South of Market neighborhood. It started as a depiction of his favorite playing card, the king of clubs, but then fell apart after being moved and restarted without success. He reused the pieces for the “Leather Cowboy” sculpture.
“I was building myself a portrait of the perfect husband,” Myres said.
Finding the Community Arts Program
Myres was looking for a place to keep some of his art safe, when an acquaintance told him about Hospitality House’s Community Arts Program. It not only gave him a place to hold some of his art, but it’s also become his indoor studio space. In particular, Myres is able to work on graphic design and typography for his pieces, such as cutting and pasting found type, that is difficult to do outside.
Having his art at CAP’s studio has proven beneficial. CAP was able to put some of it on display for a show last year, and he also has sold a couple pieces.
“If they ever need art to be put up all of sudden, I’ve got art right here,” he said. “You just never know when something like this could be needed.”
Moving to San Francisco
Myres moved to San Francisco from Eugene, Ore., five years ago, after studying graphic design at the local community college. He was looking for a city with a better gay culture.
“Eugene was nice but it really didn’t quite suit me as far as the pace of life,” he said.
He was working two jobs in the city and renting a room when, about 2 ½ years ago, everything changed. He lost his jobs, and his roommate kicked him out.
Beyond the joy he gets from creating art, Myres hopes it also can help out others facing homelessness.
“My approaches with design might help people come up with their own shelter solutions because of what designers leave [behind],” he said. “Their leftovers become our staples for survival.”