Needles And Pens

Needles And Pens San Francisco's ZINE, ART, & HAND-MADE GOODS HIDE OUT since 2003! For many, Needles & Pens is the first place to display anything they’ve created publicly.
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Established in 2003 by Andrew Martin Scott and Breezy Culbertson, San Francisco’s Needles & Pens is an arts space that showcases international and locally-made artist books, self-published zines, magazines, independent press, as well as, hand-made goods, jewelry, accessories; and visual artwork in a gallery setting. Since it’s inception, the mission of the space has been to create a dialogue betwe

en the artistic community and the general public of San Francisco by providing a venue in which artists can directly sell their creations – 50-60% of most items sold goes directly back to the artist that created it. Over the last 10 years, having hosted over 80 gallery exhibitions (including one in London, England and another in Malmo, Sweden), N&P has evolved into a grass-roots hub of the city’s thriving arts scene that attracts both a local and an international scope of artists providing an integral “stepping-stone” type of service with it’s virtual open-door to beginning artists. There have been countless throngs of successful local individuals who’s work was first shown in a zine or silk-screened t-shirt on the racks at N&P that later went on to greater acclaim. Among this spectrum of influential artists are: Tauba Auerbach, Monica Canilao, Bill Daniel, Chris Duncan, Hamburger Eyes, Maria Forde, Jay Nelson, Mat O’Brien, Emily Prince, The Polaroid Kidd, Kyle Ranson, Sara Thustra, and many more…

WE'RE OPEN DAILY
12 PM - 7 PM

When in Los Angeles visit our sister store:
& Pens Press
8564 Washington Blvd
Culver City, CA. 90232

03/17/2026
We’re Hiring! Part-time shopkeepers, must be available weekends and retail experience preferred. Email your resume to: h...
03/17/2026

We’re Hiring! Part-time shopkeepers, must be available weekends and retail experience preferred. Email your resume to: [email protected] or drop it off at the shop!

End of The Year Sale! 20% off Everything! Sale ends Jan 1st 2026
12/29/2025

End of The Year Sale! 20% off Everything!
Sale ends Jan 1st 2026

We’re hiring!
11/28/2025

We’re hiring!

New Apartamento #36Featuring: Noreen Masud on Charleston House, Louis Fratino, Dea Kulumbegashvili, Zizipho Poswa, Vale...
11/06/2025

New Apartamento #36
Featuring: Noreen Masud on Charleston House, Louis Fratino, Dea Kulumbegashvili, Zizipho Poswa, Valerie Giampietro & Alessandro Cicoria, Ignasi Monreal, Graciela Iturbide, the Lijadu Sisters, Takashi Homma, Simon Costin, Christian Kerez, Isamaya Ffrench, Moki Cherry’s Schoolhouse, Konstantin Kakanias & Joe Pickman, Anita Vitale, and Lourdes Castro.
Plus: ‘Nelly’, a short story by Mariana Enriquez (tr. Megan McDowell), ‘Mrs Tependris Takes a Bath’, and ‘Time 2 Kill’, a series of pastimes by Jody Barton

Please join us for the magazine release of May 30th, 6-9pm🎉
05/24/2025

Please join us for the magazine release of
May 30th, 6-9pm🎉

Happy 415 Day! 🌁
04/15/2025

Happy 415 Day! 🌁

Address

1173 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA
94110

Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 7pm
Tuesday 12pm - 7pm
Wednesday 12pm - 8pm
Thursday 12pm - 7pm
Friday 12pm - 8pm
Saturday 11am - 8pm
Sunday 11am - 8pm

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