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San Francisco Bay Area · Local makers · 8 shops

Bay Area shops that support local makers & artists

These 8 shops say on their own pages that they stock or support local makers, artists or authors. All are in San Francisco Bay Area; see all 128 nationwide.

The 8 shops

Outer Sunset · San Francisco

Sunset Variety

New Outer Sunset shop (open Friday-Sunday) of locally made goods, art and everyday treasures, named after an original Sunset Village business.

Heads up: Consignment is implied by the homepage ('Questions about consigning...'); split and terms aren't published.

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Castro · San Francisco

Local Take

Castro shop carrying Bay Area artists' and designers' work on consignment.

EmailConsignmentArtGifts
Downtown Oakland · Oakland

Cape & Cowl Comics

Oakland comic shop with a local-artist consignment display for self-published comics, zines, prints and pins.

Heads up: Terms are from a 2019 consignment agreement; check they're current.

FormEmailConsignment + feesBooksArtPrints
Richmond District · San Francisco

Green Apple Books

Independent new and used bookstore with three SF stores (Clement St, Books on the Park, Browser Books); selective about consignment titles.

Heads up: Unsold copies must be picked up within two weeks of notice or go in the free box.

EmailConsignmentBooks
Willow Glen · San Jose

Hicklebee's

San Jose children's bookstore with a consignment program for Bay Area authors and illustrators.

Heads up: Unclaimed books are donated 30 days after a consignment ends.

FormConsignment + feesBooksKids & toys
Grand Lake · Oakland

Bay-Made

Grand Lake gift shop (since 2017) run by two Lake Merritt makers, acting as a 'permanent local art and crafts fair' for Bay Area artists and makers.

Heads up: Collective memberships are closed and the portal is down; only limited email/Instagram submissions.

EmailGiftsArt
Downtown · Sausalito

The Gallery Store at Sausalito Center for the Arts

Arts nonprofit's gallery store of one-of-a-kind and giftable work by Bay Area artists, rotated quarterly.

Heads up: Commission or split isn't stated on the page.

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Rockridge · Oakland

Lesley Evers (Rockridge)

Clothing designer's own Rockridge store that also features local designers and makers on consignment.

Heads up: This is a designer brand's own store, not a multi-brand boutique.

EmailConsignmentArtAccessoriesJewelry

New York City: 11 shops → · Los Angeles: 10 shops → · Chicago: 9 shops → · Seattle: 9 shops → · Portland: 12 shops → · Austin: 10 shops → · Philadelphia: 5 shops → · Denver: 13 shops → · Nashville: 10 shops → · Boston: 7 shops → · Atlanta: 11 shops → · Minneapolis–St. Paul: 7 shops → · Washington, DC: 6 shops →

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