Yearly Archives: 2009

Arts Commission Appoints Tyra Fennell as New Arts Education Manager

Ms. Fennell will join the Arts Commission’s Community Arts and Education program staff on November 30, 2009.

Arts Commission and Department of Public Works Launch Where Art Lives

The new curriculum aimed at educating youth about the negative impacts of graffiti will be implemented in six San Francisco Unified Schools.

Shop Locally this Holiday Season with the San Francisco Street Artists

Shopping with San Francisco Street Artists Supports One of the City’s Last Grassroots Economies

Deep Roots 02: Harvey Milk in City Hall

Photo of the Harvey Milk sculpture by Dan Nicoletta

Photo of the Harvey Milk sculpture by Dan Nicoletta

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The second episode of Deep Roots offers a rare look at the sculpture in City Hall of civil rights leader and San Francisco hero, Harvey Milk; its sculptor; and its meaning to the city and the community that it represents. (more…)

Art in Storefronts Launches in Bayview This Friday, October 30

SAN FRANCISCO, October 28, 2009—The second installment of the Art in Storefronts pilot program will launch on Third Street in the Bayview district with a lively community event on Friday, October 30 from 4-6 p.m..