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Site-specific art installations at Presidio.

Photo by Kris Vann

These site-specific art installations are the first ever site-specific art-exhibition in a national park. Free and open until they disintegrate from weather conditions, or taken down next May, people have the chance to participate and observe the many installations.

Of many, there are big yellow chairs in which to observe the great blue heron, or run a start to finish line for the black tail jack rabbit.  Eleven shipping containers start visitors to the constructed pieces with art inside. There is a constructed “ghost trail” machine that leaves behind footprints of the Tule Elk. Bat houses were constructed as well as Ming Dynasty hand-made bird vessels for the screech owl. The screech owl no longer lives in the Presidio but these installations are memories of animals that used to live there and maybe, with wishful thinking, attract them back one day.

If you haven’t been able to stop by Air Castle to see Danielle deRoberts, from Onerary, new Art Installation be sure to check it out tonight for the closing party. She does a wonderful display of mixing art, fabric, and drawings to seamlessly draw your eye from one piece to the next. If you miss the party be sure to check out their collection of awesome hoodies for men and women and adorable dresses at www.Onerary.com

Air Castle will be open from 12-8pm

For a map of the Gallery click HERE.

Gallery is located on 1706 Steiner Street in San Francisco.

Phone: 415-328-2160

SCRAP’S 3rd Annual Exhibition will be happening December 11th, 2009 – January 29, 2010

Deadline is October 25th.

SCRAP (Scroungers Center for Reusable Art Parts) is seeking artists to submit works made in some form from found items, leftovers, recycled materials, or scraps!

This year they will have 2 venues for exhibiting. The First is ReMake Lounge on 50 Post Street (Crocker Galleria) and the Second, is Ec0-Center on 11 Grove Street (the SF Department of the Environment).

To download a copy of the submissions form go to Scrap-sf.org and scroll down for the “click here” button.

You can also email exhibition@scrap-sf.org or call for entries (415) 647-1746.

Scrap is located on 801 Toland Street  close to Third. Entrance is on Newcomb Ave between Toland & Selby.

Attendance of 5,000! I don’t think so, but never-the-less it was fun. We were expecting to only get a half of a table and ended up with a full one. Yay! We were also told it was non vending….people did it anyway. Had I known we would have brought A LOT more stuff. You live you learn and in the process we still managed to get people interested. So here is to our first “exhibit” and some pictures of the other “exhibitors.”

Enjoy!