Presentation: Legacy as Living Practice
Shaping Legacy Artists in Conversation
Diasporic Joy, Through the Concrete, Sophia Tupuola | Apesvchi: An Ode to Community Care, Tricia Rainwater | Set in Stone, Ambrose Trataris
Tuesday, September 16. 2025 | 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Koret Auditorium
Koret Lobby
San Francisco Main Library
100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
Join us for a conversation with artists rethinking legacy and public memory in San Francisco.
What does it mean to reimagine monuments and memorials in our city? Shaping Legacy: San Francisco’s Monuments and Memorials is a multi-year initiative of the San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC) that explores this question. The project looks back by critically examining the Civic Art Collection and looks forward by engaging artists and communities historically excluded from the commemorative landscape.
Artists Ambrose Trataris, Sophia Tupuola and Tricia Rainwater will share existing artworks, inspirations and works in progress. Presentations will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by Angela Carrier, Senior Program Manager at SFAC.