Photo by Genevieve Masse
CALENDAR EDITORS PLEASE NOTE:
For Immediate Release - June 30, 2010
Media Contact:
Robynn Takayama, San Francisco Arts Commission
Tel: 415-252-2598 Email: robynn.takayama@sfgov.org
ARTIST TALK: BEHIND THESE SCENES OF ART IN STOREFRONTS
Saturday, July 17, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
WHAT: Art in Storefronts continues to garner national attention with its colorful murals and provocative installations that enliven Chinatown streets. Join the artists and property owners to learn about the Lion’s Den and the heyday of Wentworth Alley captured in Robert Minervini’s mural. Hear about the hungry visitors who try to enter Niana Liu’s faux-restaurant installation and how local merchants have embraced her. And find out how Leland Wong photographed 100 children in less than one month. These stories and more will be shared at a community discussion for Art in Storefronts.
An artist-led tour of the storefronts and murals follows the discussion.
WHO: The discussion features Art in Storefronts artists Niana Liu, Robert Minervini, Cynthia Tom, Hui-Ying Tsai, Leland Wong, and Yumei Hou; property owners including Andrew Young, whose building housed the historic Lion’s Den and Dragon-a-Gogo; and will be moderated by Art in Storefronts Project Manager Kelly Lindner.
Art in Storefronts is a pilot program in collaboration with the San Francisco Arts Commission, the Office of Economic and Workforce Development and community partners: Kearny Street Workshop, Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco, and Chinatown Community Development Center.
WHEN: Saturday, July 17, 2010 from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
WHERE: Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco; 750 Kearny Street, 3rd Floor; San Francisco.
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 vacant storefront windows and onto exposed walls. Now in Chinatown, Art in Storefronts launched last fall in Central Market, Tenderloin, Bayview, and Mission neighborhoods. 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 downturn 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. The Chinatown installations will remain on view through September 18, 2010.
