Works/San José

Came here for first Friday (free entry) and once when walking around town. The staff here are always very friendly, helpful, and charismatic. The art was extraordinary and the space seems full of life. The bathrooms here are perfect, spacious, clean, and gender neutral.

This was probably the best gallery I went to see during the free First Friday Art Walk. Definitely the place to check out if you want to do take advantage of the free galleries.

Outstanding space for the community! Truly supports all art forms. Must go!

The new space is a beautiful upgrade! Attached a photo of the inaugural show flyer at Works' new location. Come see it in all it's local art glory!

Great display and location for numerous local artists and designers in the Bay Area

This is a nice small place with some really neat local art. Small enough to stop in for a quick look, but enough artwork to keep you busy if you have time.

This non-profit art gallery breathes much needed cultural life into the South Bay, and has done so for decades. It lives on with integrity. Check it out!

Very cool gallery! Beautiful space for local artists

This was probably the best gallery I went to see during the free First Friday Art Walk. Definitely the place to check out if you want to do take advantage of the free galleries.

We went to Works SJ because I noticed it was open for SOFA Fri 5/1/09. The exhibit we saw was "Beast Figurative" lots of wild art, some very strange, even a hanging sculpture. They had wine - I think w/ a donation. If you're doing SOFA or in the area, worth a stop. Photos allowed just No Flash. Hrs: Th 3-7p, Fri & Sat 12-4 www.workssanjose.org

My daughter & I strolled in on a Sunday before lunch. Super cutesy art gallery. Lovedddd the whole Anti Valentines theme.

After leaving the SJ Convention Center's Snowboarding festival yesterday, my husband and I found ourselves in front of the Works Art Gallery. It sits in between the Center and the nearby public parking garage. It was free to go in so we excitedly entered to view the current art exhibit: American Gun Show. Sculptures, paintings, prints, and 3D-printed guns were all on display, and Bonnie at the entrance was happy to walk around with us and tell us about a few of the pieces and the artists who created them. She was well-educated on the pieces and very interesting to listen to. They have some world-known artists on display, and local artists' pieces as well. It was a wonderful collection and really fun to walk around. The gallery is small - leave them a donation if you enjoy the experience!

This is a cute, local gallery that I really enjoyed. It is free, quirky, and nicely put together. Smart, helpful staff too!

Visited this art gallery and it was very nice! We attended an art auction gala. It sounds fancy but was very casual. We heard about this by searching local events online. It was fantastic and supports local artist which is great! The art was affordable for all different price levels and it was so cool! The staff was wonderful. I'd definitely go again! Cute place with very wonderful art for all tastes.

When this place is good, it's great. When it's not, you don't even let the door close. This place used to be on 3rd street near a parking garage. Now it's in place of where the ICA gallery used to be. The WORKS exposes itself by its window wall. The most annoying thing about this place is the bell on the door. All of the fliers and design that comes out of the gallery is done by San Jose State design professor Joe Miller. It's cool to see his "blunt" graphic designs, but sometimes it feels like he's desperate to get his work seen. Like one time he had all his stuff showing in the back of the gallery. I'm not hating, just an observation. The gallery is entirely run by volunteers while the art is provided by local artists, typically new college grads or locals. The space is quite large. The white walls make the place glow while the concrete-like floor makes it feel pretty cool. A person who looks after the place sits at a desk way in the back of the gallery. These people, probably volunteers, aren't that friendly but it could be worse. This place is never as packed as Anno Domini. I'm not sure why. Maybe because this place never defines itself as a certain type of gallery (ie contemporary, urban, etc). It's all free so I'll quit my whining.

A large, open and well lighted space. Street metered parking. Different exhibits each month.

I came here on the self guided tour of the monthly Art Walk in downtown San Jose. This was probably my favorite art studio that I visited. It's a studio full of indie games created by locals. One of the games I played was created by SJSU's game development club. The workers or I guess they're the owners or curators? greeted us and gave us a brief explanation that the games are not mainstream games, they also have a leave a game, take a game area, and gave us a brief background information on some of the game creators. After the explanation, they left us alone to play.

Been here a few times for South First Fridays, always a fun time viewing others work. I have a question though, did any of you go to the "live art" show earlier last week? I'm trying to find out the name of the artist who sang and played an acoustic guitar with his electric guitar buddy behind him. If anyone can send me a message with his alias/band name I would deeply appreciate it! This place and Anno Domini are probably the few worth looking at while strolling the strip on South First Fridays. Just my two cents.

The Works Gallery, like Anno Domini, displays a few works of art by local artists. This gallery is not nearly as well attended as AD, but it is larger and the art is definitely more accessible. It's proximity to AD certainly merits a visit on "First Fridays".

I came here to support a friend's exhibit, and I was impressed by the whole venue. For a small space in Downtown, it felt open and welcoming for an art space. It's modern and fresh, and I love that they have local artists in there. I'm not sure how often they change out their artists, but I would recommend coming by to check it out. Sometimes parking can be a nag. Basically, you just have to circle around the adjacent blocks to find something, so plan on walking a couple of blocks.

i would rate this 10 if the stars came up that high. each year works art space hosts san jose state university's senior graphic design exhibition. this year it was www.preflightcountdown.com and it went extremely successful. joe miller has always worked out a deal with us. and it didn't hurt that he is a design professor at state. works finally found its new home on 1st street at the design ghetto. its a bit narrower and deeper than the old works but it did our show wonders. this place is a great place regardless if it didn't support SJSU. its a non-profit organization that keeps the art culture and community in san jose alive. p.s. its only a few doors away from the bars....ha

Saw the Against Me! show here. Works was great for an intimate performance. The crowd got rowdy at times but the staff handled it great, especially the guys who had to hold the speakers up the whole show. The show had cheap ticket prices, and still wasn't to packed. The only downside was one toilet for everybody. Don't get me wrong, bathroom line talk is very interesting. All and all, the show was awesome.

great newer location right in the heart of the SOFA district. Great events and shows held there. It's always nice to swing by on their 1st friday art walks and check out the amazing art.

This place owns for what they do. Local art is important and Works seems to understand that perfectly. Cool shows! Hail!