February 14, 2011 – 11:48 pm
Francisco Aquino talking with youth at his mural. Photo by Michele Kraus.
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StreetSmARTS is a partnership between the San Francisco Arts Commission and the Department of Public Works that connects established urban artists with private property owners to create vibrant murals and make the property less likely to be vandalized. Since the program launched in 2010, the mural sites have seen a dramatic decrease in tagging. Listen to this podcast to learn about the program and hear an artist profile on StreetSmARTS artist Francisco Aquino, who started doing graffiti in the early days of hip-hop.
Special thanks to Paper Son for allowing us use of his re-mix, “Old Man Raps.”
During the StreetSmARTS’s 2010 pilot year, seventeen murals were created throughout San Francisco and at six public school sites. The San Francisco Arts Commission’s 2010 photography interns captured every step. The outcome of their work is STILLmatic!
STREETSMARTS CELEBRATES URBAN ART & CULTURE WITH COMMUNITY EXTRAVAGANZA
The San Francisco Arts Commission and the Department of Public Works plan an array of lively activities to commemorate the completion of the StreetSmARTS program’s pilot-year. veryone is invited to join the fun on Saturday, June 19, 2010 from 6:00 p.m. to 2 a.m. at the African American Art and Culture Complex
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Also tagged African American Art and Culture Complex, Bryana Fleming, Eon75, Jeff Petersen, Jet Martinez, Jonathan Brumfield, Marina Perez-Wong, Max Ehrman, Meagan Spendlove, Micho P. Wong, Rattlecan Blasters, StreetSmARTS, Twick, Vera Gordeev-Lowdermilk
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