Minnesota Street Project Foundation presents
The 2025 San Francisco Art Book Fair
July 11 – 13, 2025
Preview: Thursday, July 10
1150 25th Street
1275 Minnesota Street
1240 Minnesota Street
1201 Minnesota Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
For the third year in a row, Minnesota Street Project Foundation is pleased to present the San Francisco Art Book Fair (SFABF), returning July 10–13, 2025. One of the most anticipated, free, large-scale annual Bay Area arts events, SFABF celebrates art publishing and print culture, bringing together independent publishers, artists, designers, collectors, and enthusiasts from around the world.
Founded in 2016, SFABF is a dynamic, multi-day event showcasing a wide range of printed material, including artists’ books, zines, monographs, art catalogs, periodicals, and printed ephemera. Since 2023, when Minnesota Street Project Foundation stepped in as the non-profit presenting organization behind this beloved cultural event, public enthusiasm has continued to grow, as has its footprint–which now encompasses four buildings along Minnesota Street.
The fair serves as an important platform for independent publishing, fostering engagement and placing the unique history and perspectives of the Bay Area in dialogue with national and international publishing communities. SFABF25 features an extensive roster of over 150 exhibitors, 30 of whom are international, traveling from countries including Australia, Indonesia, Japan, and Nicaragua. For a complete list of exhibitors and the full programming schedule, see the SFABF website.
Adding to the excitement, Minnesota Street Project Foundation is inviting visitors into the Screening Gallery and Exhibition Warehouse at 1201 Minnesota Street to experience new and never-before seen programs, exhibitions, and events, including West Coast and international debuts.
Programming highlights:
1201 Minnesota Street
2024 Paris Photo–Aperture PhotoBook Awards Shortlist Exhibition
Thursday, July 10: 6–10pm
Friday, July 11: 11am–6pm
Saturday, July 12: 11am–6pm
Sunday, July 13: 11am–5pm
View the West Coast debut of the 2024 Paris Photo–Aperture PhotoBook Awards Shortlist—an annual celebration of the photobook’s enduring role within the evolving narrative of photography. Now in its 12th year, the awards recognize excellence in three major categories of photobook publishing: First PhotoBook, PhotoBook of the Year, and Photography Catalog of the Year. The shortlist represents more than just the most highly produced, classically beautiful books—it is also an expression of the possibilities of bookmaking across a broad spectrum of resources, intentions, and storytelling techniques.
The Stoutmobile
Thursday, July 10: 6–10pm
Friday, July 11: 11am–6pm
Saturday, July 12: 11am–6pm
Sunday, July 13: 11am–5pm
William Stout Architectural Books brings its storied collection beyond the walls of its beloved Jackson Square bookstore with the debut of The Stoutmobile at SFABF25. For 50 years, Stout has been a vital source for books on architecture, art, design, and visual culture, serving generations of designers, artists, and readers worldwide. The Stoutmobile reimagines this spirit of discovery as a traveling outpost curated specifically for wider audiences. Visitors will find an edited selection of rare, out-of-print, and newly published titles alongside a range of archival catalogs, artist books, and cultural ephemera. The Stoutmobile extends the bookstore's ethos into public space, creating opportunities for dialogue, serendipity, and tactile engagement with books as objects.Presented by William Stout Architectural Books
Presented by William Stout Architectural Books
Screening Program curated by San Francisco Cinematheque
Thursday, July 10: 6pm – 10pm
Friday, July 11: 11am – 4pm
Saturday, July 12: 11am – 6pm
San Francisco Cinematheque is a 64-year-old nonprofit dedicated to the cultivation of the international field of avant-garde cinema through curated exhibitions, publications, and archives projects. Cinematheque's work inspires aesthetic dialog between artists, stimulates critical discourse and encourages appreciation of artist-made cinema across the broader cultural landscape. As part of SFABF, Cinematheque will activate the Screening Gallery through the presentation of twenty-nine multi-channel film/video works presented across nearly 70 feet of gallery space including installation work and single-channel film work expanded and remixed for this weekend only. Programs curated by Steve Polta. For complete details, visit: sfcinematheque.org
SFABF x KUSF Rock‘N’Swap
Sunday, July 13: 11am – 5pm
KUSF’s Rock’N’Swap pop-up record fair dates back to 1983 as a destination event for music lovers and collectors. Everyone from passionate collectors to the simply curious can dive into hundreds of crates to browse and shop records, CDs, tapes, music memorabilia, and posters from over 40 vendors, offering a variety of genres from jazz to rock and roll and everything in between. Come discover bargains along with hard-to-find rarities and collector’s items. Curated by Miranda Morris.
Presented by Minnesota Street Project Foundation and Noise Pop
West Coast Launch of Peace Makers in the Summer Time with Creative Growth
Sunday, July 13: 11:30am – 12:30pm
Marking the season, Creative Growth is bringing us the West Coast launch of Peace Makers in the Summer Time, a collaborative record by Creative Growth artist William Scott and Studio Route 29 artist BJ Armour. This special release, blending visual art and music, will kick off the SFABF x KUSF Rock’N’Swap event. Through this project, Scott and Armour explore themes of unity, resilience, and community, offering a new way to experience their work.
Creative Growth Art Center, based in Oakland, California, is a globally recognized nonprofit supporting artists with developmental disabilities through a professional studio and gallery program. For over 50 years, Creative Growth has championed inclusivity and creativity, offering artists the space, materials, and support to develop their practice and share their work with the world.
Listening Room with Discogs
Sunday, July 13: 1pm – 5pm
Join Discogs, the world’s leading music discovery and record-collecting platform, for the Listening Room, where artists chat about their favorite albums and the stories behind each. Special guests will drop the needle on their personal selection of records, played live. Part conversation, part high-fidelity audio experience, the Listening Room is a space for sharing a love of vinyl.
1pm: Howard Wiley (prolific Bay Area Jazz musician & saxophonist, Resident Artistic Director of SF Jazz)
2pm: Dan the Automator (Deltron 3030, Handsome Boy Modeling School / Platinum-selling producer, composer, engineer, and DJ)
3pm: TOKiMONSTA (Grammy-nominated electronic music producer, songwriter, and DJ)
4pm: Toro y Moi (Bay Area-based and Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, record producer, and graphic designer)
Walk-in registration is welcome; pre-registration is recommended, as space is limited. Pre-register here.
Presented by Minnesota Street Project Foundation and Noise Pop
1240 Minnesota Street
Open Studios
Saturday, July 12: 12pm, 1pm, 2pm
Visit the private Artists Studios at 1240 Minnesota Street and connect with some of the career artists working year-round behind closed doors. The Artists Studios, which is a program operated by Minnesota Street Project Foundation, provides 43 below-market rate studio spaces and several shared facilities, including a wood shop, ceramics area, wet dark room, digital print lab, analog print room, and staging gallery. Learn how this long-running program that started in 2016 continues to support the San Francisco Bay Area arts community.
As part of Open Studios, studio artists Klea McKenna and Trina Michelle Robinson will be on site demonstrating shaped-plate Intaglio printing techniques on a newly acquired etching press. Visitors can learn about the process in-passing and collaborate informally in making a unique shaped-plate Intaglio print.
Walk-in registration is welcome; pre-registration is recommended, as space is limited. Pre-register here.
Thank you to the SFABF sponsors whose support makes this event possible:
