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- Free Art on Market Street Cata...
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Friday, September 25 at 9:10am - New Public Art at Ingelside Li...
Ingelside Branch Library
Saturday, September 12 at 1:00pm - Artist Proposals for the New C...
Chinese Recreation Center
Friday, August 28 at 9:00am - Public Art Installation
Laguna Honda Hospital
Friday, August 14 at 7:55pm - Free Tour of Patrick Dougherty...
Civic Center Plaza
Tuesday, August 4 at 12:20pm - Take a Sneak Peak at SFO's New...
SFO - Terminal 2 (Still in Construc...
Thursday, July 23 at 7:00pm - The Language of the Birds
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Monday, June 29 at 6:00pm - New Harvey Milk Center for Rec...
Harvey Milk Recreation Center
Saturday, June 20 at 10:30am - Meet Kent Roberts and See His ...
Moscone Recreation Center
Thursday, May 28 at 4:30pm - Temporary Public Art Installat...
Eureka Valley Recreation Center
Sunday, May 17 at 3:00pm
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Maya Lin debuts the latest addition to her "What is Missing?" memorial project in Copenhagen. Check it out http://bit.ly/8KLIuR
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Maya Lin's video for WhatIsMissing.net asks, if deforestation were happening in your city, how quickly would you work to stop it?
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The Arts Commission is very sad about the passing of Larry Sultan. He
will be remembered for his work "Waiting", which he created with Mike
Mandel for SFO. San Francisco Arts Commission
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Christiane Amanpour interviewed artist and architect Maya Lin about global warming and her final memorial., "What is Missing?", which debuted at the California Academy of Sciences and was commissioned by the San Francisco Arts Commission. http://bit.ly/7IvRlY
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Watch the latest breaking news, politics, entertainment and offbeat videos everyone is talking about at CNN.com. Get informed now!
SFAC Public Art From Patrick Dougherty’s The Upper Crust installation to Maya Lin’s last memorial, What is Missing?, our 40th anniversary year was filled with triumphs, including the selection of The Language of the Birds as one of America’s best public art projects at the Americans for the Arts Convention last summer. Here's a look at some of last year's high points....
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With our great views, amazing food, easy access to spectacular natural terrain and a rich and vibrant cultural scene, the quality of life in San Francisco has long been considered to be one of the best in the country. ...
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Wowhaus has created 23 amazing little creatures for the newly-renovated Sunnyside Conservatory. The unveiling is this Saturday. Stop by if you don't have plans. http://www.sfartscommission.org/pubartco
Arts Commission Unveils 23 New Sculptures at the Sunnyside Conservatory | Public Art & Civic Art Col
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Arts Commission Unveils 23 New Sculptures at the Sunnyside Conservatory
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We still have free Art on Market Street catalouges left - stop by the office and pick one up. http://www.sfartscommission.org/pubartco
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Art on Market Street Catalogue Celebrates 2008 Poster Series
SFAC Public Art Check out this before and after of artist team Living Lenses', NEVERODDOREVEN, at the new Laguna Honda Hospital. The sculpture is comprised of five interlocking arches, carved out of salvaged redwood from an old bridge using a particular technique that has its origins in many ancient cultures. In the coming months the ...Public Art program will be installing over a hundred original works of art at the new Hospital.
SFAC Public Art Here is a sneak peek at one of Linea Glatt's new sculptures for the new Laguna Honda Hospital. Don't you just want to rub your face on it! It's so beautiful! The work was inspired by the artist's mother who who suffered from Alzheimer's and often focused on the simple task of buttoning and unbuttoning a sweater.
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Maya Lin discusses What is Missing? on NPR's On Point http://www.onpointradio.org/2009/11/maya
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Maya Lin's Vietnam Memorial changed how we remember war. We'll talk with her about her latest and, she says, last public memorial -- a monument to vanishing species.
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LAST CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE “ART ON MARKET STREET” EXHIBITION
The Bedford Gallery in Walnut Creek is hosting another fun Culture + Cocktails event on Thursday, November 12 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. It’s the last call to see the Bedford Gallery’s brilliant exhibition Art on Market Street which profiles the San Francisco Art...s Commission’s exemplary public art program. The exhibition closes on Sunday November 15. http://www.bedfordgallery.org/
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Check out Maya Lin's last memorial at Cal Academy, now the only institution in the world to have two sculptures by the famed artist who created the Vietnam Memorial in DC. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO3Qmgv1m
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Maya Lin explains her last memorial, "What is Missing?"
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