Community Arts

For his art activations, Mexican born artist Txutxo Perez led a printmaking workshops based on the sacred book the Popol Vuh from the Mayan. Techniques included linocuts, silkscreen, and t-shirt printing. 

For his art activation, Thai-born artist Tan Siranumas invited participants to create natural, plant-based sculptures in a quiet meditative workshop based on traditional Thai crafts.

Kat Geng's art activity led participants in making individual sculptures from scrap odds and ends. Participants took the sculptures home or presented them as holiday gifts to friends and family.

For Adam Herbst's Block Fest activation, participants used upcycled materials to design and create the taxonomy of a community sculpture.

CounterPulse's Zerena Diaz provided the TL an opportunity to speak truth to power by creating protest signs and buttons.

CounterPulse's Natalie Cone invited participants to decorate and compose a succulent collage using a wealth of diverse, easy-to-care for plants. Participants walked home with their very own plant to bring warmth and life to their personal space.

In November of 2018, CounterPulse partnered with San Francisco Ride of Silence and the San Francisco Bike Coalition to honor the life of Gregory Blackman and advocate for bicycle safety with the creation of a ghost bike. Participants contributed to the memorial with art materials.

For his art activation, Jason Wyman led a diverse group of Tenderloin Youth in a multi month intensive inquiry of why people live in the Tenderloin and their aspirations for the future. [Pictured: Jason Wyman; Photo of Block Fest in the Forest in association with the Luggage Store/Tenderloin National Forest, www.luggagestoregallery.org. Photo by Robbie Sweeny]

Leroy Staples led a series of drumming circles encouraging community participation and dance. Photos by Robbie Sweeny

Social-practice artist Ramekon O'Arwisters led a community-building activity that incorporated crocheting strips of fabric into individual free-form and organic soft sculpture that individuals kept as souvenirs for their participation in a community project that fosters social interaction, creativity, and liberation. [Pictured: Ramekon O'Arwisters; Photo of Block Fest in the Forest in association with the Luggage Store/Tenderloin National Forest, www.luggagestoregallery.org. Photo by Robbie Sweeny]