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To the best of
our knowledge, Start, Inc. is the only high-tech recruiting
company in the world that is headquartered in an art gallery.
In early 2003, START founder
John Doffing launched what the San Francisco Examiner
called a 'roving upstart art gallery'. Over the
last two years, START
SOMA has put
together an acclaimed series of art shows -
without the benefit of a permanent location! The
openings featured the work of literally hundreds of emerging
artists, many of whom had never shown publicly before. START
SOMA showcased several thousand original works of
art - from painting, sculpture, and photography to interactive
installations, video art, and new media pieces. Thousands
of people came to the gallery openings, the events raised money
for some great local non-profits, and START SOMA
actually facilitated the creation of
new art through a unique
artist in residence program.
What
started as a side project quickly took on a life of its own.....
The
response from artists,
customers,
and the press
confirmed the original vision - it was definitely the right
time for a NEW sort of art gallery.
After many months of looking
for the PERFECT permanent location for the gallery, we
finally found something truly unique. Located in the
heart of San Francisco's historic Mission District, we found
a space that would work for both art shows AND a recruiting
company!
And what a space
it is! 
Built over the last decade
by an eccentric diamond merchant, the new home of Start,
Inc. + START SOMA is hard to describe....
Somewhere between an art
deco salon and Walt
Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean ,
the space is itself a wonderfully eclectic work
of art. And a perfect setting for the critically acclaimed NEW
ART that START SOMA features
in its monthly art shows + openings.
It is also a wonderful
place to meet with clients + candidates for the recruiting
company!
The gallery is available
on weekends at NO CHARGE for non-profit organizations
+ charitable fundraisers.
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