Public Art Projects

Odonatoa - Kinetic Dragonfly
Joyce Hsu, 2004
Holly Park near Highland and Holly Park Circle
Wind-driven kinetic dragonfly sculpture, stainless steel and painted steel.

Mission 23
Rigo (Ricardo de Gouveia), 2003
Mission Street Bus Bulbs, 23rd Street and Mission

Layla & Swingdaddy
Joe Mangrum, 2002
Mission Street Bus Bulbs
NE & SW corners of Mission and 22nd Streets
A central, multi-colored, organic shape is surrounded on each corner by undulating bands of blue & black.

One Tree
Precita Eyes with Peter Carpou, Susan Cervantes, and Carolyna Mark, 2002
Mission Street Bus Bulbs
150 Otis Street, between McCoppin and 13th Streets
Ceramic tile mosaic depicting the tree of life in a highly stylized manner.

Substrata
Brian Goggin, 1999
Mission St. between Cortland and Precita
Nine concrete inserts, cited in transit "bus bulbs," each with a different Bernal Heights historical reference, using a sculptural imprint and text.

Seven Dancing Stones
Gary Dwyer, 1994
Mission Police Station (Main station lobby),17th and Valencia
A sculptural installation based on a legend of the Ohlone Indian tribes that originally inhabited the area. Stone furniture is arranged in the pattern of the constellation Pleiades; framed panels feature myths and stories as told by area residents.

Hope Flight
JoeSam, 1994
Mission Police Station (Juvenile Facility lobby)
17th and Valencia
Brightly painted metal bird sculptures are suspended in the atrium and mounted on lobby walls, invoking life and color in an institutional setting.