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Creating Waves: San Francisco Celebrates Unveiling of New Permanent Public Artwork "Mareas" at Pier 27 Cruise Terminal Plaza

SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC), in partnership with the Port of San Francisco, are ...

Mayor Lurie Unveils Bust of Late Mayor Ed Lee at City Hall

Mayor Lurie, Family, Friends, Former Colleagues of Mayor Lee Honored Him on Eighth Anniversary of His Passing by Unveiling Bust at City Hall

Mayor Lurie, San Francisco Arts Commission Award More Than $10 Million To Support 151 Local Artists, Nonprofits, Cultural Organizations

Grants Will Uplift Local Artists, Strengthen Cultural Organizations; Builds on Mayor Lurie’s Work to Support Arts Organizations, Drive San Francisco’s Economic Recovery

Mayor London Breed Announces National Call For Artists to Create Chinatown Artist Registry

The Request for Qualifications launching today is the first step to establish a dedicated pool of artists with direct and meaningful connections to San Francisco’s Chinatown community The City is committed to investing over $2 million for three public art initiatives in Chinatown

Mayor London N. Breed Announces The San Francisco Arts Commission Is One of Nine Municipalities Nationwide That Has Received A Portion of a $25 Million Mellon Foundation Grant to Support Its Work on Monuments and Memorials Initiative

The $3 million Monuments Project grant will fund and support “Pulse Check: Accountability and Activation of Future SF Monuments” a San Francisco Arts Commission project that will evaluate the City’s Civic Art Collection over the next three years.

City commissions new mural celebrating the strong family and community bonds helping SF's Latinx community heal

Local artist Elizabeth Blancas creates new mural in the Mission’s famed Clarion Alley.

San Francisco to distribute 20,000 masks designed by local artists

Custom-designed, reusable masks will be provided to communities most impacted by COVID-19.