ONGOING INSTALLATIONS IN THE GARDEN
 

We recently unveiled a beautiful new piece, EMERGENCE, by sculptor Mark Baugh-Sasaki, who had his studio in Hayes Valley for 10 years, isour sculpture garden artist in residence for 2020-21.  While most of that time we've been in lockdown, he was able to create and deliver an astonishing sculpture that beautifully captures elements of industrial structures merging with natural components of rocks and plants. The result is a stunningly beautiful piece.  Stop by and see it in person!
(photo credit: Stephen Santmaria)

Sculpture by artists at The Arc of San Francisco

"....Gardens have been an ideal place for our community members to develop a relationship with a small ecosystem in which they can work and produce.  .... We built the boat from scrap material.  It is at once a multi-level planter box and seat with writing table.  It is designed so that a vine can climb and inhabit the outer contours of the structure including the sail.  This marriage of structure and vine has continued to intrigue."  --David Duckworth, on The Arc of San Francisco staff.

Displaced 
Artist Ariel Ruiz sculpture represents displaced families that once called this area home.    

Ariel started this project while a student at SFSU.  The recently refurbished sculpture is on extended display in the garden.   Each day, people contemplate this piece, reading the signage that recounts the history of communities displaced from San Francisco.  This piece truly resonates with the Hayes Valley/Western addition community.

If All My Thoughts Were Spoken: I - VI
Rikki List's interactive panels in the garden

International media artist Rikki List's six interactive panels on dry-erase material allow visitors to write their own thought bubbles with dry erase pens.  Stop by and watch this piece evolve - and participate!

Red Means Stop  
Artist: Michael Goldman  
Passersby find their attention arrested by this wonderful sculpture on Lot S.  Michael Goldman's sculptures were recently exhibited in San Francisco, Denver, and Poughkeepsie.  "Red Means Stop" is available for purchase.  More info at   http://www.consolidatedstudios.com/art.html

Totem and Second Wind    
Artist: Michelle Echenique  

Michelle Echenique works with reclaimed material, including natural debris such as the trellis in Totem. She created these pieces specifically for HVAW's garden.   
More info: michelleechenique.com 

 

Honey Bear     
Artist:  fnnch
"Honey Bear" was fnnch's first sculpture, created for Burning Man 2016.    
For more information, visit fnnch.com

Upon a TIme  
Artist: Phillipe Jestin

"My work is inspired by the human figure and finding ways to create an object visually ambiguous, offering different lectures between the figurative and the abstract, going back and forth, open to the potential of a fluid perception."

More info at  www.philippejestin.com

CALL FOR ARTISTS: 
Musicans and artists for Sculpture garden music series and gallery shows

We are seeking  musicans for our Saturday Music Series, as well as sculpture, murals - especially work done during Covid - for the garden, fence and gallery.
Musicians: Please submit links to some audio/video of your music and desired rates.
Artists: For future exhibits, seeking paintings, prints, mixed media, photography, drawing, sculpture.
Garden work size: Varied for outdoor sculpture; gallery work size: Up to  5’ x 5’   
Please include cover letter or resume, 5-10 digital images, website or social media links.
Timeline:  Entries will be accepted on an ongoing basis.   We will notify by email.  
Contact:  HVAWSF@gmail.com

We are fiscally sponsored by Intersection for the Arts, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, which allows us to offer you tax deductions for your contributions. Use the Donate button above or please make checks payable to Intersection for the Arts, and write Hayes Valley Art Works in the memo line.  This ensures that you’ll receive an acknowledgement letter for tax purposes, and your donation will be available for our project.

Intersection for the Arts is our non-profit fiscal sponsor. Intersection provides assistance to individual artists and organizations as they work to develop and sustain their artistic work, and the fiscal sponsorship means that donations are tax-deductible.

Hayes Valley Art Works created a community art and gathering space, where neighborhood residents can meet and work with with professional artists and make tangible connections to the Bay Area's creative community. With successful partnership-based exhibitions, performances, activity days, and art residencies,  we’re laying the groundwork for new collaborative exhibitions that showcase the Bay Area’s vibrant creative relationships, resources, and creative innovation.

Please help us reach our goal by donating today. Every bit counts!  As we are now fiscally sponsored by Intersection for the Arts,  your donations are tax-deductible.