Gallery Route One’s Annual BOX SHOW™
AUGUST 29–SEPTEMBER 26, 2026
Closing Celebration: Friday, September 25, 5–7 PM
Bidding closes at 10 AM on September 26. Boxes available for pickup starting at 11 AM.
How to Bid
1) REGISTER
Go to THE BOX SHOW™ auction site and select the Register link in the top main navigation bar. Enter your contact information and follow the instructions to complete the registration.
NOTE: All bidders must Register first (regardless of registration last year).
2) BROWSE & BID
After registration, visit the Auction link in the top main navigation to browse the Boxes that you’d like to place bids on.
When you find one you’d like to bid on, select it and follow the instructions for finalizing a bid. Pay by credit card or cash when you're done bidding during checkout.
Bidding closes at 10 AM on September 26.
3) PICKUP
Boxes available for pickup starting at 11 AM on September 26. Unclaimed boxes will be donated after October 30.
More information: Email us or call (415) 663-1347 during gallery hours Thursday–Monday, 11 AM–5 PM. Stay in touch about THE BOX SHOW™ and more by subscribing to our E-blast.
Sponsors
Participating Artists
Nadya Abo Shaeer
Carole Alter
Adrienne Admundsen
Andrea Apatow
Sue August
Stewart Bailey
Greg Bard & Nicholas Bard
Annie Bates Winship
Charlynn Baumsteiger
Don Beaton & Jordan Beaton
Dan Becker
Alex Benedict
Alice Benedict
David Benoit
Richard Blair
Molly Blauvelt
Mia BloomBecker
Stevan Bosanac
Corinne Braun
Loretta Bresh
Spencer Brewer
Mesa Broek
Austin Buckingham
Jon Capasso
Dan Cassidy
Jack Champie
Barry Chukerman & Susan Bishop
John Coveney
Suzanne Daly
Cindy Davis & Todd Pickering
Donita Decker
Beth Descala
Terry Donohue
Anne Dowie
Kelly Driscoll
Bill Edelen
Vasilia Martha Emmanouilides
Sally Fairfax & Mary Ann King & Alejandro Villalobos
Loretta Farley
Todd Fellows
Alexis Fineman
Christopher Foehr
Geraldine GaNun
Melanie Gassner
Kathleen Goodwin
Mirto Golino
Marsha Grant
Karen Haas
Amena Hajjar
Jenny-Lynn Hall
Michele Hament
Diana Hamid
Margot Hartford
Elizabeth “Corky” Heffernan
Sha Sha Higby
John Horrell
Siobhan Hughes
Steven Hurwitz
Jeni Kandel
Nicholas Kapas
David Keller
Eric Kelly
Sarah Killingsworth
Kathleen Kimber
Leslie Klor
Prudy Kohler
Jaine Kopp
Joseph Kosdrosky
Geraldine Liabraaten
Toni Littlejohn
Mollie Lounibos
Aaron Ludlow
Dennis Ludlow & Prartho Sereno
Patricia Marina
Alison Marks
Matt Masson & Grace Drake
Judy Mayne
Sarah Mays-Salin
Anne McClain
Courtney McFall & Tyson Mitchell
Donna McKee
Amanda Mitts
Geo Monley
Judith Moore
Judith Morris
Linda Mulvaney & Barbara Applegate
Juliet Musso
Paula Neese
Axel Nelson
Holly Newton
Arianna Orleans
Nick Palter
Carla Patterson
Zuni Picarelli & Amber Watts
Megan Osborn Pillsbury
Eileen Plitchta
Geoffrey Post & Wei Hwa Feng
Kim Powers
Tom Rank
Larry Rippee & Molly Rea
Tina Roberts
Alice Rose
Gary Rosenblatt
Michael Rosenthal & Marleen Roggow
Shelley Rugg
Sara Sakurada
Sierra Salin
Shirley Salzman
Kristina Schubeck
Alix Schwartz
Wendy Schwartz
Anne Shaheen
Susan Shahinian
Esther Siegel
Steve Siegelman
BJ Slater
Michele Smith
Peggy Smith & Betsy Crockett
Earl Speas and Sarah Young
Mari Stefonetti
Mara Stolurow Nelson
Ted Stoeckley
Inez Storer
Wendy R. Taylor
Phoenicia Thomas
M. Kathryn Thompson
Mick Thoms
Will Thoms
Sarah Thorp
Kathleen Tyson
Luci Unagar
Scott Ungermann
Vickisa
Katie Walters
Christopher Weare
Lee Ann Weber
Evelyn Whitburn
Kathryn Whitten
Carole Williams
Barry Willis
Margo Wixsom
Dan Wlodarczyk
Maree Wong
Philip Wong
E A Zappa
Gina Zetts
Susan Zupko
Origins of THE BOX SHOW™
A San Francisco Bay Area tradition, THE BOX SHOWTM is an annual showcase of the inventive and ingenious ways works of art can emerge from the starting point of a simple wooden box. This exhibition is not only a remarkable opportunity for artists to flex their creativity in their chosen medium and beyond, but it is also Gallery Route One’s biggest fundraiser of the year.
The Box Show was established in 1998 by Betty Woolfolk and her husband Nick Corcoran. It was conceived of as a spin off on Joseph Cornell’s work and at first, they had to beg people to make boxes. It wasn’t long before the idea caught fire and people were begging to be in the Box Show. We now show 150 unique artworks by 150 different artists every year. We currently have a wait list of over 60 people who are hoping to be one of the Box Show Artists.
Proceeds from our annual silent auction exhibition go to fund our programs which include our Exhibitions Program, Visiting Artist Program, Fellowship Program, Artists In the Schools Program, the Artists’ Exchange, and the Latino Photography Project.
Enter a Box
Many more people are interested in being in THE BOX SHOWTM than we can accommodate. Although we do not have a jurying process, there are a few ways for you to sign up for a chance to be the next year’s box show:
Waiting List
Currently we have about 60 names on the list. When artists drop out of the box show (sometimes at the last minute), we take names from this list. You can sign up for the waiting list in the gallery during THE BOX SHOWTM or by writing to groboxshow2025@gmail.com
Raffle
Each year we raffle off 5 spots for the next year’s show. Tickets cost $1 and are on sale at Gallery Route One during the show. This year we were able to welcome 7 new box artists. Once you become a Box Show artist you can participate for as many consecutive years as you wish.
Bid on a Future Box
We offer one Future Box in the current The Box ShowTM Silent Auction for you to bid on. The winning bidder will be given a box for next year’s Box Show.