Art in Storefronts Launch. Photo by Genevieve Masse
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This episode of Deep Roots looks at Art in Storefronts, our innovative pilot program that transformed the streetscape in four San Francisco neighborhoods: Central Market, the Tenderloin, the Bayview, and the Mission. Vacant storefronts with boarded up windows became destinations for vibrant contemporary art. This summer, visit Art in Storefronts in Chinatown. The launch party is Friday, June 11 from 5-7 in Wentworth Alley. (more…)
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Also tagged Bayview, Central Market, Chinatown, Jet Martinez, Jonathan Burstein, Kelly Ording, Kristine Mays, Leanne Miller, Liz Maher, Malik Seneferu, Mark Leno, Mission
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Following three successful launches in the Central Market/Tenderloin, Bayview and Mission neighborhoods, the Art in Storefronts pilot program will venture into Chinatown starting in June.
November 19, 2009 – 3:13 pm
The third installment of the Art in Storefronts pilot program will launch on lower 24th Street in the Mission District with a lively community event on Friday, November 20 from 7-10 p.m.
October 29, 2009 – 10:30 am
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..
October 26, 2009 – 9:47 am
Mayor Gavin Newsom today launched the Art and Storefronts pilot program, a new economic development initiative in Central Market and the Tenderloin. The program engages San Francisco-based artists to reinvigorate neighborhoods that have been hard-hit by the economic downturn.
