SFAC Gallery Day Proclamation

The 40th Anniversary Exhibitions Opening was a tremendous success. In fact, it was so successful, that Mayor Gavin Newsom proclaimed February 12, 2010 to be San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery Day! The full text of the proclamation is below.

Proclamation City and County of San Francisco from Mayor Gavin Newsom

WHEREAS, located in the heart of San Francisco Civic Center, the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery (SFAC)
makes contemporary art accessible to broad audiences; and

WHEREAS, for the last 40 years, the SFAC through its curated exhibitions has reflected our City and our region’s diversity
and has firmly established our position in the Bay Area as a leader in contemporary art on an international level; and

WHEREAS, by commissioning new works, collaborating with arts and community organizations, and supporting artists’ projects, the SFAC Gallery’s programs provide new and challenging opportunities to foster a greater civic dialogue on contemporary art and artist; and

WHEREAS, the SFAC Gallery was founded in 1970 and is entrusted to provide meaningful exhibition programs for the
San Francisco Arts Commission, the agency of our City; now

THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED, that I, Gavin Newsom, Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco, in celebration of 40 years of making art accessible to the public, do hearby proclaim February 12, 2010 as…

SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION GALLERY DAY IN SAN FRANCISCO!