For high res image, right-click on the image. Photo by Michele Kraus at the Western Addition Sunday Streets event

Media Contacts:
San Francisco Arts Commission
Tel: 415-252-4638

Department of Public Works
Tel: 415-554-6931

FREE WALL PAINTING ACTIVITY FOR ALL AGES AT CIVIC CENTER SUNDAY STREETS

Sunday, October 24, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

WHAT: Building on the success of the StreetSmARTs program, which pairs urban artists with private property owners to create vibrant murals, the San Francisco Arts Commission and the Department of Public Works have joined forces again with a Mobile Free Wall Activity pilot program. The program provides temporary free areas where urban artists can apply their skills. Notable urban artists will oversee Free Wall Activities to facilitate crowd participation. The activity is open to community members of all art backgrounds and levels. Artists and the public are encouraged to stop by the Free Wall and participate during Sunday Streets, from 10a.m. to 2 p.m.

WHO: San Francisco Arts Commission and Department of Public Works with Chor Boogie, the artist who created The Color Therapy of Perception, the large-scale mural located on Market Street between 6th and 7th streets.

WHEN: Sunday, October 24, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

WHERE: Civic Center Plaza between McAllister and Grove streets, Larkin Street and Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

COST: FREE

INFORMATION: Visit http://www.sfartscommission.org/CAE/street-smarts-arts-education/free-wall/

About the San Francisco Arts Commission
Established by charter in 1932, the San Francisco Arts Commission is the City agency that champions the arts in San Francisco. Led by the belief that a creative cultural environment is essential to the City’s well-being, the Arts Commission programs permeate all aspects of City life. Programs include: Civic Art Collection, Civic Design Review, Community Arts & Education, Cultural Equity Grants, Public Art, SFAC Gallery, Street Artist Licensing, and Summer and the Symphony Concert Series.

About the Department of Public Works (DPW)
DPW is responsible for the care and maintenance of San Francisco’s streets and much of its infrastructure. The department cleans and resurfaces streets; plants and maintains City street trees; designs, constructs and maintains city-owned facilities; inspects streets and sidewalks; constructs curb ramps; removes graffiti from public property; and partners with the diverse neighborhoods in San Francisco to provide stellar cleaning and greening services.