This special, free weekend of Open Studios at the unique location of the country's largest artist community is self-organized by the hundreds of artists who paint, weld, and work within the impressive industrial buildings of the old Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco.
"We are so thrilled to welcome the public to the Shipyard in person this fall," says Barbara Ockel, President/CEO of STAR. "The pandemic has been a blow to artists everywhere as opportunities to show work and engage with the public were all curtailed. Open Studios is a wonderful chance for art lovers to support and connect with local artists directly during these challenging times and to discover something new in the process, from our unique location to the creative voices of the many BIPOC and neighborhood artists who are now part of our collective."
It's quite a place, with colossal, decommissioned cranes arrayed along the shore of the Bay, and the artists have fought hard to stay there over the last 30 years, finally gaining recognition as a centerpiece of the Shipyard's current redevelopment.
The Shipyard, only open to the public twice a year for artist events, offers visitors the rare chance to visit and connect with over one hundred art makers in their spaces, all in one fell swoop.
This includes many artists who call the neighboring Bayview Hunters Point area home. Through the equity efforts of the nonprofit Shipyard Trust for the Arts (STAR), the Shipyard artist collective represents an increasingly diverse array of BIPOC artists, including a growing number from the neighborhood.
Since 1995, STAR has actively worked to create connections to the neighboring Bayview Hunters Point community through Shipyard artist-led programs for children, youth and adults, as well as a robust artist-in-residence program that provides 18 months of studio space to artists from the community. Many of these artists have subsequently secured permanent studios at the Shipyard and will be participating in Open Studios including award-winning painter, draughtsman, muralist, sculptor, and illustrator Malik Seneferu; self-taught painter and muralist Ira Watkins; artist/animator Ahmad Walker; wood carver/sculptor Hasseem Abdallah; and many more.
Discover the Hunters Point Shipyard art tradition!
* Buy Art Direct
* Interact with artists in their workspaces
* Enjoy food from local Bayview vendors
* Bring the whole family, ample free parking!
This event is brought to you by the Hunters Point Shipyard Artists, in partnership with the Shipyard Trust for the Arts, The Point and Bayview Opera House.
Image Credits:
Malik Seneferu, "From the Hill and Beyond" (2019), acrylic on canvas, 38" x 38", photo by John Arbuckle
Also a photo of the Shipyard crane by Paul Gralen
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"We are so thrilled to welcome the public to the Shipyard in person this fall," says Barbara Ockel, President/CEO of STAR. "The pandemic has been a blow to artists everywhere as opportunities to show work and engage with the public were all curtailed. Open Studios is a wonderful chance for art lovers to support and connect with local artists directly during these challenging times and to discover something new in the process, from our unique location to the creative voices of the many BIPOC and neighborhood artists who are now part of our collective."
It's quite a place, with colossal, decommissioned cranes arrayed along the shore of the Bay, and the artists have fought hard to stay there over the last 30 years, finally gaining recognition as a centerpiece of the Shipyard's current redevelopment.
The Shipyard, only open to the public twice a year for artist events, offers visitors the rare chance to visit and connect with over one hundred art makers in their spaces, all in one fell swoop.
This includes many artists who call the neighboring Bayview Hunters Point area home. Through the equity efforts of the nonprofit Shipyard Trust for the Arts (STAR), the Shipyard artist collective represents an increasingly diverse array of BIPOC artists, including a growing number from the neighborhood.
Since 1995, STAR has actively worked to create connections to the neighboring Bayview Hunters Point community through Shipyard artist-led programs for children, youth and adults, as well as a robust artist-in-residence program that provides 18 months of studio space to artists from the community. Many of these artists have subsequently secured permanent studios at the Shipyard and will be participating in Open Studios including award-winning painter, draughtsman, muralist, sculptor, and illustrator Malik Seneferu; self-taught painter and muralist Ira Watkins; artist/animator Ahmad Walker; wood carver/sculptor Hasseem Abdallah; and many more.
Discover the Hunters Point Shipyard art tradition!
* Buy Art Direct
* Interact with artists in their workspaces
* Enjoy food from local Bayview vendors
* Bring the whole family, ample free parking!
This event is brought to you by the Hunters Point Shipyard Artists, in partnership with the Shipyard Trust for the Arts, The Point and Bayview Opera House.
Image Credits:
Malik Seneferu, "From the Hill and Beyond" (2019), acrylic on canvas, 38" x 38", photo by John Arbuckle
Also a photo of the Shipyard crane by Paul Gralen
This special, free weekend of Open Studios at the unique location of the country's largest artist community is self-organized by the hundreds of artists who paint, weld, and work within the impressive industrial buildings of the old Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco.
"We are so thrilled to welcome the public to the Shipyard in person this fall," says Barbara Ockel, President/CEO of STAR. "The pandemic has been a blow to artists everywhere as opportunities to show work and engage with the public were all curtailed. Open Studios is a wonderful chance for art lovers to support and connect with local artists directly during these challenging times and to discover something new in the process, from our unique location to the creative voices of the many BIPOC and neighborhood artists who are now part of our collective."
It's quite a place, with colossal, decommissioned cranes arrayed along the shore of the Bay, and the artists have fought hard to stay there over the last 30 years, finally gaining recognition as a centerpiece of the Shipyard's current redevelopment.
The Shipyard, only open to the public twice a year for artist events, offers visitors the rare chance to visit and connect with over one hundred art makers in their spaces, all in one fell swoop.
This includes many artists who call the neighboring Bayview Hunters Point area home. Through the equity efforts of the nonprofit Shipyard Trust for the Arts (STAR), the Shipyard artist collective represents an increasingly diverse array of BIPOC artists, including a growing number from the neighborhood.
Since 1995, STAR has actively worked to create connections to the neighboring Bayview Hunters Point community through Shipyard artist-led programs for children, youth and adults, as well as a robust artist-in-residence program that provides 18 months of studio space to artists from the community. Many of these artists have subsequently secured permanent studios at the Shipyard and will be participating in Open Studios including award-winning painter, draughtsman, muralist, sculptor, and illustrator Malik Seneferu; self-taught painter and muralist Ira Watkins; artist/animator Ahmad Walker; wood carver/sculptor Hasseem Abdallah; and many more.
Discover the Hunters Point Shipyard art tradition!
* Buy Art Direct
* Interact with artists in their workspaces
* Enjoy food from local Bayview vendors
* Bring the whole family, ample free parking!
This event is brought to you by the Hunters Point Shipyard Artists, in partnership with the Shipyard Trust for the Arts, The Point and Bayview Opera House.
Image Credits:
Malik Seneferu, "From the Hill and Beyond" (2019), acrylic on canvas, 38" x 38", photo by John Arbuckle
Also a photo of the Shipyard crane by Paul Gralen
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"We are so thrilled to welcome the public to the Shipyard in person this fall," says Barbara Ockel, President/CEO of STAR. "The pandemic has been a blow to artists everywhere as opportunities to show work and engage with the public were all curtailed. Open Studios is a wonderful chance for art lovers to support and connect with local artists directly during these challenging times and to discover something new in the process, from our unique location to the creative voices of the many BIPOC and neighborhood artists who are now part of our collective."
It's quite a place, with colossal, decommissioned cranes arrayed along the shore of the Bay, and the artists have fought hard to stay there over the last 30 years, finally gaining recognition as a centerpiece of the Shipyard's current redevelopment.
The Shipyard, only open to the public twice a year for artist events, offers visitors the rare chance to visit and connect with over one hundred art makers in their spaces, all in one fell swoop.
This includes many artists who call the neighboring Bayview Hunters Point area home. Through the equity efforts of the nonprofit Shipyard Trust for the Arts (STAR), the Shipyard artist collective represents an increasingly diverse array of BIPOC artists, including a growing number from the neighborhood.
Since 1995, STAR has actively worked to create connections to the neighboring Bayview Hunters Point community through Shipyard artist-led programs for children, youth and adults, as well as a robust artist-in-residence program that provides 18 months of studio space to artists from the community. Many of these artists have subsequently secured permanent studios at the Shipyard and will be participating in Open Studios including award-winning painter, draughtsman, muralist, sculptor, and illustrator Malik Seneferu; self-taught painter and muralist Ira Watkins; artist/animator Ahmad Walker; wood carver/sculptor Hasseem Abdallah; and many more.
Discover the Hunters Point Shipyard art tradition!
* Buy Art Direct
* Interact with artists in their workspaces
* Enjoy food from local Bayview vendors
* Bring the whole family, ample free parking!
This event is brought to you by the Hunters Point Shipyard Artists, in partnership with the Shipyard Trust for the Arts, The Point and Bayview Opera House.
Image Credits:
Malik Seneferu, "From the Hill and Beyond" (2019), acrylic on canvas, 38" x 38", photo by John Arbuckle
Also a photo of the Shipyard crane by Paul Gralen
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