soma nights: sidewalk gallery

july 23rd

overview quit your day job presents sidewalk gallery, a pop-up outdoor gallery and street-level music takeover nestled in one of soma’s hidden alleyways — a vibrant site of resistance, joy, subversion and raw creative energy. part of july soma nights our, sidewalk gallery engages about a dozen local artists from the neighborhood and beyond with themes around reclaiming industrial infrastructure and urban space as a temporary monument to independent art and underground culture. who we are quit your day job is a san francisco artist-run collective and anti-institutional platform for experiential events that validate artists that have had to demote their creative identity to part-time. we highlight creatives that have had to take a second shift outside of their creative practice to make ends meet in an increasingly absurd economy. if you’re like us and you’re sick of mourning the loss of the bay area’s arts and entertainment culture, join us as we show our support for local artist by making space for art to flourish.