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San Francisco Arts Commission
San Francisco, CA
$250,000 |
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Employing small 'sidewalk plazas,' Public Architecture transforms the street into a nexus - not a divider - for the community. Diagram by Public Architecture |
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Established in 1932, the San Francisco Arts Commission includes providing equal access to high-quality art experiences for all of its residents as one of its missions. The arts commission has partnered with city agencies, urban designers, and local stakeholders to form the Mid-Market Cultural District Partnership, a collaborative effort to redevelop and transform Market Street -- one of San Francisco's main thoroughfares -- between 6th and 8th streets into a dynamic, pedestrian-friendly arts and culture hub.
With its MICD25 grant, the San Francisco Arts Commission will develop the Mid-Market Cultural District through a comprehensive community development strategy that comprises four components. A lighting design competition will yield lighting installations to mark the district's gateways at UN Plaza and Market and 6th Street while a biweekly arts market on UN Plaza will feature site-specific performing arts events. To take advantage of the area's many commercial spaces, visual arts installations and media arts projects will be created for vacant storefronts and open spaces, and arts and educational organizations that lease ground floor spaces in the district will be encouraged to host special events such as festivals, exhibitions, and performances that utilize the space outside their storefronts.
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