For Immediate Release
September 28, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION GALLERY ANNOUNCES

PASSPORT 2010

Public Event Celebrates Bay Area Artists

and San Francisco’s Vibrant Neighborhoods

San Francisco, CA –On October 9 and 10, 2010, the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery (SFAC Gallery) presents Passport 2010, an affordable do-it-yourself art collecting experience.

Participants buy a $25 customized Moleskine® journal and stroll Hayes Valley while collecting artist-designed passport stamps from 16 local artists! At the end of the day passport holders have met an amazing group of artists, and have a limited edition art book to take home!

Passport 2010 Participating Artists
Timothy Cummings, Richard Diebenkorn (courtesy of the estate), Jamaica Dyer, Ana Teresa Fernandez, Suzanne Husky, Jason Jägel, Ruth Laskey, Paul Madonna, Nigel Poor, Ricardo Richey, Lordy Rodriguez, Jovi Schnell, Travis Sommerville, Deth P. Sun, Weston Teruya, and Lindsey White.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Passport 2010 Kick-Off Party

Saturday, October 9
6–9 p.m.
The Rickshaw Stop
$5 suggested donation at the door; free for 2010 Passport holders

At the Passport 2010 Kick-Off Party, guests can pick up pre-purchased passport books or purchase passports at the door, enjoy food, drinks and music, and enter to win raffle prizes from a range of exciting community partners. Passport 2009 artist, Sean McFarland will be running a photo booth, Passport 2010 artist Suzanne Husky will be hosting a video kissing booth for any and all willing participants. Music by DJ Nuxx, who was just voted best DJ by the San Francisco Bay Guardian.

Passport 2010 Stamping Day

Sunday, October 10
noon–4 p.m. (will call opens at 11am)
Passport 2010 home base: Patricia’s Green, Hayes Street @ Octavia
Stamps available at various locations in the Hayes Valley, San Francisco

Visit favorite spots in Hayes Valley or discover new ones while collecting original stamps created by Bay Area artists for Passport 2010. Stop by Passport 2010 Home Base at Patricia’s Green to purchase a passport, pick up a map of locations, learn more about the SFAC Gallery, or relax and enjoy $1 hot dogs in the park with the whole family.

Information and Passport Purchase

To purchase a $25 passport:
Online at eventbrite.com or at one of the following venues: SFAC Gallery, Electric Works, Rare Device, Baer Ridgeway Gallery and Park Life.

Purchase during the event at the Kick-Off Party and at Passport Home Base.

NEW – This year the Gallery will offer a Concierge Passport option. For $125 Gallery staff will collect all the stamps for you and mail the Passport to your home. Only 25 Concierge Passports will be available, so early purchase is suggested.

Media Contacts

Meg Shiffler: 415.554.6080, meg.shiffler@sfgov.org

Aimee Le Duc: 415.554.6080, aimee.leduc@sfgov.org

San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery401 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102
t: 415.554.6080
f: 415.554.6093

www.sfartscommission.org/gallery

About San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery
Located in the heart of San Francisco’s Civic Center, the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery makes contemporary art accessible to broad audiences through curated exhibitions that both reflect our regional diversity and position Bay Area visual art production within an international contemporary art landscape. By commissioning new works, collaborating with arts and community organizations and supporting artist’s projects, the SFAC Gallery’s programs provide new and challenging opportunities for contemporary art to engage with a civic dialogue. The SFAC Gallery was founded in 1970 and is the exhibitions program of the San Francisco Arts Commission, the arts agency of the City and County of San Francisco.

SFAC Gallery's Passport 2010 is presented in partnership with Moleskine® with additional support  provided by: Rickshaw Stop, Electric Works Gallery, Chronicle Books and our media sponsors, 7X7 and San Francisco Bay Guardian.

About San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery
Located in the heart of San Francisco’s Civic Center, the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery makes contemporary art accessible to broad audiences through curated exhibitions that both reflect our regional diversity and position Bay Area visual art production within an international contemporary art landscape. By commissioning new works, collaborating with arts and community organizations and supporting artist’s projects, the SFAC Gallery’s programs provide new and challenging opportunities for contemporary art to engage with a civic dialogue. The SFAC Gallery was founded in 1970 and is the exhibitions program of the San Francisco Arts Commission, the arts agency of the City and County of San Francisco.