Intersection for the Arts presents The Intersection Institute's Art Walk through the Mission July 14, 2007

From July 14 to August 4, 2007, art lovers will be able to stroll through a small section of the Mission District and discover exciting new work from local artists in unexpected places.

As a highlight of the Intersection Institute's workshop on art show curation led by visual artist, educator and curator Julio Morales, nine workshop participants will curate their own art show in the form of an Art Walk across several blocks of the Mission District. Morales' workshop included discussions about how to put together a grant proposal, find funding, plan, curate, hang and promote an art show in public and in gallery settings. The students were asked to pair a local artist with an ideal venue for the artist's work and to put together a joint art show. Unlike a gallery show, the artwork for this Art Walk will be spread out among several businesses, restaurants, service organizations and public spaces. A map with locations and addresses will be available at Hideo Wakamatsu beginning July 14th.

A reception will be held at Hideo Wakamatsu, 563 Valencia Street (between 16th and 17th Street) on July 14 from Noon to 3 p.m.
Artists and Addresses include:
Bill Jenkins,
Corner of 17th Street and Mission (in front of Thrift Town);

Marialuisa Ruiz & Eileen Schwappach,
Buffalo Wings Restaurant, 663 Valencia Street (18th Street);

Marion Coleman,
Regalito, 3481 18th Street (Valencia);

Kristen Van Patten,
Lamp Post in front of Architectural Elements, 573 Valencia Street, (17th Street);

Rebecca Miller,
Hideo Wakamatsu, 563 Valencia Street, (17th Street);

Secret Artist,
16th Street (Albion) above Southwest Corner;
Mike Arcega, Farmacia Remedios, 2400 Mission Street (20th Street);
Jason Cros, location to be announced soon

The Intersection Institute provides opportunities for people to engage in an interactive exploration of the process of creating new art. The unique curriculum includes master classes, artist talks, tours, films, lectures, workshops, special events, and opportunities to perform, present and interact with the ongoing array of multidisciplinary arts programming Intersection supports. Intersection's Education Program cultivates artistic and informative environments where personal and collective ideas and projects generate larger, more inclusive worldviews and broader aesthetic, social, political, and cultural perspectives.
Our educational programs are suitable for all ages and are available to educators, students, community groups, artists and non-artists with all levels of skill and experience.
Intersection for the Arts (est. 1965) Is San Francisco's oldest alternative art space and provides a place where provocative ideas, 
diverse art forms, artists and audiences can intersect one another. At Intersection, experimentation and risk are possible, debate and critical inquiry are embraced, community is essential, resources and experience are democratized, and today's issues are thrashed about in the heat and immediacy of live art.