Come see the proposal for the new public artwork at Mission Playground!

WHEN: April 12 – 19, 2010
WHERE: Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, 2868 Mission Street (between 24th and 25th)
HOURS: Monday: 5 p.m. – 10 p.m. / Tuesday – Friday: 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. / Saturday: 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

The artwork proposal which may be downloaded from this page is the work of Mission District resident and artist Michael Bartalos who was selected to develop designs for eight to ten fence panels which will be fabricated out of metal, painted and permanently installed at Mission Playground along Valencia and 19th streets in conjunction with the upcoming playground renovation project.

Click here to view the proposal

Bartalos is an accomplished printmaker, sculptor and graphic designer who has exhibited his work internationally and has authored many limited edition artist books. In September 2008, his design for a 42-cent Latin Jazz stamp was issued by the U.S. Postal Service. For more information about the artist visit www.bartalos.com.

The Mission Playground artwork proposal will be presented to the Arts Commission’s Visual Arts Committee for review and approval on April 21, 2010*.  The meeting starts at 3 p.m. and is open to the public.  If you are interested in commenting on the artist’s proposal, you are invited to attend this meeting. (*The meeting date is subject to change.  All meeting agendas are posted 72 hours in advance of the meeting on the Arts Commission’s website.  Click here to view the agenda.)

The proposal will also be displayed on the Arts Commission’s website during the proposal exhibition dates. For questions, contact Project Manager Jennifer Lovvorn at jennifer.lovvorn@sfgov.org.