CALENDAR EDITORS PLEASE NOTE:

For Immediate Release - October 26, 2009

Media Contacts:
Robynn Takayama, San Francisco Arts Commission
Tel: 415-252-2598 Email: robynn.takayama@sfgov.org

Kate Patterson, San Francisco Arts Commission
Tel: 415-252-4638 Email: kate.patterson@sfgov.org

Art in Storefronts Pilot Program Kicks Off in Bayview With Four Original Art Installations, Live Music and More!

Friday, October 30, 4:00-6:00 p.m.

WHAT: Third Street will come alive for the Art in Storefronts Bayview launch event, featuring an art walk, jazz by youth group Pop Lyfe, and light refreshments. The community celebration will kick off with an unveiling of the four storefront windows designed by San Francisco artists at 4900 Third Street.

*Special media tours and interviews with participating artists will be scheduled throughout the afternoon upon request.

WHO: Art in Storefronts is a pilot program in collaboration with the San Francisco Arts Commission, The Mayor’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development and Triple Base Gallery.

WHEN:Friday, October 30, 2009 from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Formal remarks will begin at 4:45 p.m. followed by an unveiling of the window installations and art walk with the artists. Light refreshments will be served.

WHERE:
Storefronts located along Third Street between Quesada and Kirkwood avenues. Reception and remarks at 4900 Third Street at Palou Avenue.

COST: FREE

INFORMATION: Visit www.sfartscommission.org/storefronts

ABOUT ART IN STOREFRONTS
Art in Storefronts temporarily places original art installations and murals by San Francisco-based artists into a total of 18 vacant storefront windows and two walls located in Central Market, Tenderloin, Bayview, and Lower 24th Street in the Mission. This inventive citywide project engages local artists and reinvigorates neighborhoods that have been hard-hit by the economic downturn. It also provides artists, who have also been affected by the economy, with a unique opportunity to showcase their creativity in transforming vacant storefronts into free exhibition spaces and to garner public recognition for their work.