Public Art for the Church and Duboce Streetscape Improvement Project

View and Comment on Proposed Public Art for the Church/Duboce Rail Improvement Project; October 1-14, Harvey Milk Recreation Center, 50 Scott Street at Duboce Ave.  Hours: Monday, 9 a.m. - 9 p.m., Tuesday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 7 p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Click here for a flyer about this event.
 
Project Background
A key strategy of the Castro/Upper Market CBD is to  Maximize the use of resources; Combining City efforts with CBD efforts to achieve an increased outcome.
 
The Church/Duboce Rail Improvement Project is a perfect example of such collaboration. In 2010-11, MTA will be involved in a major construction project on the Church and Duboce transit rail lines. The Castro/Upper Market CBD and the Duboce Triangle Neighborhood Association have been meeting with MTA about this project and working with them to achieve increased streetscape improvements. District 8 Supervisor Bevan Dufty played an important role in advising the CBD on potential funding opportunities for public art and other improvements. Through funds availble from the PUC, the CBD and DTNA are now working closely with the Arts Commission and MTA on public art installations in this important and busy transit hub.
 
Art Proposal Review Process
Three proposals for public art for the streetscape at the intersection of Church and Duboce will be on display at the Harvey Milk Recreation Center and on the San Francisco Arts Commission’s website for two weeks starting on October 1st.  The project finalists (Rebar Group, Masayuki Nagase and Primitivo Suarez-Wolfe) were selected by an ad-hoc selection panel comprised of two community representatives, three arts professionals, a SFMT/DPW project team member, and an Arts Commissioner.  The three finalists have each developed public art concepts, one of which will be selected for implementation through the Arts Commission in conjunction with the Muni Rail Replacement and Streetscape Improvement Project.
 
Members of the public are invited to preview and comment on the competing proposals. A comment book will be provided onsite so that community members will be able to contribute their feedback. The Arts Commission will also accept comments via email until 11:59 PM on October 14. The community's input will be conveyed to the artist selection panel for their consideration prior to panel deliberations and recommendation of a project artist. Afterward, the panel’s recommendation will be presented to the Arts Commission’s Visual Arts Committee and the full Arts Commission, which must approve the project before the selected artist can begin work.  
 
If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Lovvorn, Project Manager, at 252-4637 or by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .