Archive for September, 2007

Wet Infrastructure: How and Where Should San Francisco Get Water?

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

Sept. 26
We’ll look the possibilities of a radically different relationship to our local water supplies, including our aquifer, creeks and rainfall. But most of San Francisco’s water is supplied by the Tuolumne River, which flows through a series of reservoirs, aqueducts and tunnels to our taps. These facilities are being rebuilt now, along with yet [...]

Art & Politics: Mona Caron

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

Sept. 19
Inaugurating a new “third Wednesdays” series at CounterPULSE, Mona Caron will present a slide show of her famous murals and many other works, talking about the politics of her art, and her ideas about the relationship of art and politics.
podcast: http://diva.sfsu.edu/users/Chris.Carlsson/ssf_talks?podcast=10

“$56 million a year and Where’s The Art?”

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007

Sept. 12
From city arts entitlements to grantmaking by private foundations, big money is spent on the arts in San Francisco. Funders struggle to be fair, while local artists and arts organizations are torn between their creative mission and market forces. This event is co-sponsored by Independent Arts & Media as part of the annual Expo [...]