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Deep Roots 05: StreetSmARTS

robynn.takayama@sfgov.org (SFAC and the Community Arts and Education Program) — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 06:48:38 +0000

StreetSmARTS is a partnership between the San Francisco Arts Commission and the Department of Public Works that connects established urban artists with private property owners to create vibrant murals and make the property less likely to be vandalized. Listen to this podcast to learn about the program and hear an artist profile on StreetSmARTS artist Francisco Aquino, who started doing graffiti in the early days of hip-hop. Special thanks to Paper Son for allowing us use of his re-mix, "Old Man Raps."

Deep Roots 04: El Tecolote’s Floricanto

robynn.takayama@sfgov.org (SFAC and the Community Arts and Education Program) — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 17:40:01 +0000

More than 40 poets celebrated El Tecolote's 40th anniversary with Floricanto, a poetry reading at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts.

Deep Roots 03: Art in Storefronts

robynn.takayama@sfgov.org (SFAC and the Community Arts and Education Program) — Wed, 12 May 2010 16:48:26 +0000

This episode of Deep Roots looks at Art in Storefronts, our innovative pilot program that transformed the streetscape in four San Francisco neighborhoods. Vacant storefronts with boarded up windows became destinations for vibrant contemporary art. This summer, visit Art in Storefronts in Chinatown. The launch party is Friday, June 11 from 5-7 in Wentworth Alley.

Deep Roots 02: Harvey Milk in City Hall

robynn.takayama@sfgov.org (SFAC and the Community Arts and Education Program) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:49:18 +0000

The second episode of Deep Roots offers a rare look at the sculpture in City Hall of civil rights leader and San Francisco hero, Harvey Milk; its sculptor; and its meaning to the city and the community that it represents.

Deep Roots 01: WritersCorps and LightHouse

robynn.takayama@sfgov.org (SFAC and the Community Arts and Education Program) — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:43:26 +0000

The Community Arts and Education Program launches Deep Roots by featuring a behind-the-scenes tour of WritersCorps and the LightHouse for the Blind’s Insights exhibition.