Materials: Acrylic on sheet rock Location: SFO Harvey Milk Terminal 1 Design by: Lead artist Craig Calderwood Lead artist:Craig Calderwood Assisted by: Susan Cervantes, Eli Lippert, Ellen Silva, Jared Mar, Richard Bolingbroke, Kerra Hendrickson and Paola Reyes Melendez
Description
The artist describes the work— and its connection to slain gay rights activist Harvey Milk, for whom terminal is named—this way: "I distilled Harvey Milk's legacy into something simple, making life for people living in otherness easy, relaxed, and comfortable, focusing on the symbols and patterns of fruits, flowers and stripes which historically have been used to represent deviants, queerness and otherness." Other elements include Queer family structures, a dog park, and the potted plants that function as gardens for SF residents without yards. Calderwood was assisted by a Precita Eyes Muralists team of Susan Cervantes, Eli Lippert, Ellen Silva, Jared Mar, Richard Bolingbroke, Kerra Hendrickson, and Paola Reyes Melendez.
“Through research into Harvey Milks Life I (Craig) distilled his legacy into something simple. Making life for People living in otherness easy, relaxed, and comfortable. Focusing on the symbols and patterns of Fruits, Flowers and Stripes, which historically have been used to represent deviants, queerness and otherness. I created figures and environments made of these symbols living peaceful lives. Other elements of the mural include a Dog Park Scene in reference to the Dog Culture within San Francisco and in Queer family structures, Cathedral glass rectangle seen on my walks around the city and potted plants functioning as gardens for those of us without yards. All pulled together in a Vibrant color palette arranged with geometric shapes and many figures.”
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.
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.
Size: 107" x 68" Materials: 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."
Size: 4 murals 5x4 feet Materials: 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.
Materials: 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/
Materials: 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.
Size: 36’ x 50’ Materials: 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
Size: 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
Materials: Acrylic on sheet rock Mural Director: Susan Cervantes Contributing Artists: Jaime Wynn, Cynthia Roman, Josh Stevenson, Ellen Silva Location: 603 Valencia St, SF CA