Special Projects
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The Discovery of Invisible Nature © 2019 Minerva Cuevas
Lead Artist: Minerva Cuevas
Assistant Artist: Ei Lippert, Francisco Franco, Yukako Ezoe
Location: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Lead Artist: Minerva Cuevas
Assistant Artist: Ei Lippert, Francisco Franco, Yukako Ezoe
Location: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Description
Mural inspired by the history of Smokey the Bear and the environmental impact of fire and climate change.
This mural was one of the art work shown at the SOFT POWER show at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art by Minerva Cuevas, a Conceptual Artist from Mexico City. Exhibition organized by Eungie Joo, curator of contemporary art, and presented exclusively at SFMOMA on two floors of the museum, the exhibition featured new and recent work by 20 international artists working in 12 countries.
This mural was one of the art work shown at the SOFT POWER show at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art by Minerva Cuevas, a Conceptual Artist from Mexico City. Exhibition organized by Eungie Joo, curator of contemporary art, and presented exclusively at SFMOMA on two floors of the museum, the exhibition featured new and recent work by 20 international artists working in 12 countries.
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"Tenderloin People's Garden Sign Project”
© 2018 Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and Precita Eyes Muralists
Directed Artists: Lead Artist Fred Alvarado and Assistant by Amanda Hooshmand
Design and created: 150 3rd, 4th, 5th-grade students from Bessie Carmichael Elementary School
Project created through Yerba Buena Center for The Arts in partnership with Precita Eyes, TNDC's Tenderloin People's Garden and 826 Valencia.
Location: Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation's Tenderloin People's Garden, 324 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94102.
Funding source: Yerba Buena Center for The Arts
© 2018 Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and Precita Eyes Muralists
Directed Artists: Lead Artist Fred Alvarado and Assistant by Amanda Hooshmand
Design and created: 150 3rd, 4th, 5th-grade students from Bessie Carmichael Elementary School
Project created through Yerba Buena Center for The Arts in partnership with Precita Eyes, TNDC's Tenderloin People's Garden and 826 Valencia.
Location: Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation's Tenderloin People's Garden, 324 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94102.
Funding source: Yerba Buena Center for The Arts
Description
For this project, with the support of 826 Valencia, the students learned about the healing powers of vegetables. With that knowledge, they created tales about vegetables granting superpowers. Students incorporated their family traditions and culture to their writing. These delicious and inspiring tales included kohlrabi that puts out fires to sweet peas that build homes. Students devised creative solutions to address various real-life issues in the tastiest and most nutritious of ways. Derived from the writing, the students worked alongside with the Precita Eyes artists and painted vegetable labels installed in the Tenderloin People's Garden. 826 Valencia published three books with the students writing and drawings for the vegetable labels. For the celebration of the project, the students presented at the San Francisco Public Main Library. After the presentation, they formed a procession and marched around the Civic Center. They chanted 'Health is Wealth!', while holding large banners with quotes that read, 'Decolonize your Diet'. The procession lead to the Tenderloin People's Garden.
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Community Cemetery for Dia De Los Muertos
©2017 Precita Eyes Muralists
mixed media
Artists: Directed by Max Marttila
In collaboration with: Jude, Eric, Xavier, George, Suriya and Javier and the Precita Eyes Urban Youth Arts Program.
Location: Bryant Elementary School
©2017 Precita Eyes Muralists
mixed media
Artists: Directed by Max Marttila
In collaboration with: Jude, Eric, Xavier, George, Suriya and Javier and the Precita Eyes Urban Youth Arts Program.
Location: Bryant Elementary School
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Prescription for Change
© 2017 Precita Eyes Muralists
107" x 68", acrylic on plexiglass
Muralists: Carla Wojczuk and Max Marttila with Build on Youth and Rodan and Fields
Location: Grand Hotel, Las Vegas
© 2017 Precita Eyes Muralists
107" x 68", acrylic on plexiglass
Muralists: Carla Wojczuk and Max Marttila with Build on Youth and Rodan and Fields
Location: Grand Hotel, Las Vegas
DESCRIPTION
Two sided acrylic mural on free- standing plexiglass. This mural was conceptualized with Rodan and Field's Prescription for Change foundation youth member of the Build On community service program. The murals were then painted by Build on Youth, Rodan and Fields top donors and 'Change Makers' in a live mural performance at the 2017 Rodan and Fields convention in Las vegas, NV. One side depicts two hands holding a world. One hand has a bracelet that says "Do Good"- a R+F slogan. This side also shows the names of the top donors to Prescription for Change Foundation. The second side depicts various images of community services that Build On Youth engage in, with the PFC logo at the center and a message that reads: "You can be the change maker."
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"Veggie and Fruit Power"
©2017 Precita Eyes Muralists
4 murals 5x4 feet on TYVEK paper
Mural Director: Fred Alvarado.
Painted and Designed: 5th-grade students from Bessie Carmichael Elementary School
Funding Source: Yerba Buena Center for The Arts
©2017 Precita Eyes Muralists
4 murals 5x4 feet on TYVEK paper
Mural Director: Fred Alvarado.
Painted and Designed: 5th-grade students from Bessie Carmichael Elementary School
Funding Source: Yerba Buena Center for The Arts
Description
The mural class at Bessie Carmichael Elementary created four portable murals on Tyvek based on their semester long inquiry into the theme of Food Justice. Their murals depict what they felt it was, what it looks like, and why it is important.
Students in this class developed ideas and drawings in order to design and paint 4 murals. The class focused on scale, drawing, painting, and collaboration. Students received an over view on color, composition, perspective, and drawing/painting techniques. Youth artist were introduced to basic visual art techniques and vocabulary through the experimentation of various materials, like water color, chalk pastels, design markers, inks, acrylic and different paper. The murals created in the two 5th grade classes at Bessie Carmichael reflected the writing they made during sessions with 826 Valencia. The project as a whole is a collaboration between Bessie Carmichael, 826 Valencia, Precita Eyes Muralists and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.
Students in this class developed ideas and drawings in order to design and paint 4 murals. The class focused on scale, drawing, painting, and collaboration. Students received an over view on color, composition, perspective, and drawing/painting techniques. Youth artist were introduced to basic visual art techniques and vocabulary through the experimentation of various materials, like water color, chalk pastels, design markers, inks, acrylic and different paper. The murals created in the two 5th grade classes at Bessie Carmichael reflected the writing they made during sessions with 826 Valencia. The project as a whole is a collaboration between Bessie Carmichael, 826 Valencia, Precita Eyes Muralists and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.
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“John F Kennedy Elementary Logo Mural Project ”
© 2016 Precita Eyes Muralists
41'x6' and 6'x10'
Painted by: Naoki Onodera & Yukako Ezoe
© 2016 Precita Eyes Muralists
41'x6' and 6'x10'
Painted by: Naoki Onodera & Yukako Ezoe
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“Bloomberg Philanthropies Company Picnic: Photo Stand Mural Project ”
© 2016 Precita Eyes Muralists
Three panels of 4'x6', acrylic on plywood boards
Designed and Painted by: Deirdre Weinberg & Felipe Hernandez
© 2016 Precita Eyes Muralists
Three panels of 4'x6', acrylic on plywood boards
Designed and Painted by: Deirdre Weinberg & Felipe Hernandez
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"Waterfall–Kenny Alley Stairway Mosaic Mural"
©2016 Precita Eyes
Tile and mirror
Mural Director: Designed and created by Kim Jensen and students from City Arts and Tech (CAT) High School. Installed by Suaro Cervantes and Felipe Hernandez
Location: Kenny Alley Stairs, between 4941 Mission Street and 4945 Mission Street, San Francisco
©2016 Precita Eyes
Tile and mirror
Mural Director: Designed and created by Kim Jensen and students from City Arts and Tech (CAT) High School. Installed by Suaro Cervantes and Felipe Hernandez
Location: Kenny Alley Stairs, between 4941 Mission Street and 4945 Mission Street, San Francisco
Description:
The Kenny Alley Beautification Project is a multi-phased effort to revitalize and beautify the Kenny Alley Stairs, a small unaccepted passage located between a car lot and an apartment building on Mission Street in San Francisco’s Excelsior District. The stairs are located between 4941 Mission Street and 4945 Mission Street, and create a passage between London Street and Mission Street, providing access to Safeway, local businesses and public transportation.
Kim Jensen and students from City Arts and Tech (CAT) High School, as well as local resident volunteers played a key role in the final design selection and creation of the mosaic art panels. The “flowing water” mosaic is specifically designed in conjunction with Matt Christenson’s mural painting, which incorporates many local and unique plants, animals and marine life. Greenery and landscaping selected for the stairs and pathway planters will use native, drought-tolerant plants that thrive in our local climate.
Links: http://www.kennyalleystairs.com/the-project/
https://www.facebook.com/kennyalleysf/
Kim Jensen and students from City Arts and Tech (CAT) High School, as well as local resident volunteers played a key role in the final design selection and creation of the mosaic art panels. The “flowing water” mosaic is specifically designed in conjunction with Matt Christenson’s mural painting, which incorporates many local and unique plants, animals and marine life. Greenery and landscaping selected for the stairs and pathway planters will use native, drought-tolerant plants that thrive in our local climate.
Links: http://www.kennyalleystairs.com/the-project/
https://www.facebook.com/kennyalleysf/
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"We Walk Here Poster Project ”
© 2015 Precita Eyes Muralists
Acrylic, 2'x1.5' poster paper
Muralist: Fred Alvarado
Designed and Painted by: Bessie Carmichael Elementary 3rd and 4th, grade students
© 2015 Precita Eyes Muralists
Acrylic, 2'x1.5' poster paper
Muralist: Fred Alvarado
Designed and Painted by: Bessie Carmichael Elementary 3rd and 4th, grade students
Description
This workshop was conducted with students of the forth grade at Bessie Carmichael Elementary School in the South of Market district in San Francisco. Students in the class experimented with pastels, pencils, markers, ink, water color, and paint. Students studied historical posters, mandalas, and maps. From their research students created large poster, public service announcements, that will be installed in the SOMA and Tenderloin neighborhoods. The aim is to distribute them on different walking school routes that the children may take. The “We Walk Here” project was created to bring awareness that children exist in these neighborhoods. Students in this class learned design fundamentals, typography, image rendering, transfer techniques, and large scale drawing. Some of the goals of the class was to develop skills in drawing, develop personal style, and create community based visual media.
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"Alemany Freeway Column Mural"
© 2011 Precita Eyes Muralists
36’ x 50’, acrylic on cement
Mural Director: Designed by Cory Ferris. Directed and painted by Precita Eyes, Susan Cervantes, Peter Frauenfelder and Portola District volunteers
Location: Freeway Pillar at San Bruno Ave and Alemany Boulevard, San Francisco, CA
© 2011 Precita Eyes Muralists
36’ x 50’, acrylic on cement
Mural Director: Designed by Cory Ferris. Directed and painted by Precita Eyes, Susan Cervantes, Peter Frauenfelder and Portola District volunteers
Location: Freeway Pillar at San Bruno Ave and Alemany Boulevard, San Francisco, CA
Description:
Teen's mural brightens pillar at Hwy. 101, I-280. ART Teen's snake slithers up column in Portola area with Caltrans' OK
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"Art in the Atrium: Visable Means of Support"
©2009 Precita Eyes Muralists
Size/Medium: 2 interior walls, 28’x32’ each
Directed: Precita Eyes Muralists
In collaboration with: Kerry James Marshall
Location: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Atrium
Funded by: SFMOMA
©2009 Precita Eyes Muralists
Size/Medium: 2 interior walls, 28’x32’ each
Directed: Precita Eyes Muralists
In collaboration with: Kerry James Marshall
Location: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Atrium
Funded by: SFMOMA
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“Marin Health”
©2009 Precita Eyes Muralists
Size/Medium: Exterior 20’x 60’
Directed by: Precita Eyes Muralists
In collaboration with: Eli Simmons for the Marin Health and Wellness Campus, San Rafael, CA
Funding: San Rafael Arts Council
©2009 Precita Eyes Muralists
Size/Medium: Exterior 20’x 60’
Directed by: Precita Eyes Muralists
In collaboration with: Eli Simmons for the Marin Health and Wellness Campus, San Rafael, CA
Funding: San Rafael Arts Council
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"Good Vibrations Mural"
©2004 Precita Eyes Muralists
Acrylic on sheet rock
Mural Director: Susan Cervantes
Contributing Artists: Jaime Wynn, Cynthia Roman, Josh Stevenson, Ellen Silva
Location: 603 Valencia St, SF CA
©2004 Precita Eyes Muralists
Acrylic on sheet rock
Mural Director: Susan Cervantes
Contributing Artists: Jaime Wynn, Cynthia Roman, Josh Stevenson, Ellen Silva
Location: 603 Valencia St, SF CA