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The Second Annual Love Your Mission Day!Braving dark clouds, and eventually rain, performers, artists, and community members showed their love for the Mission District this past Monday at Plaza 16, the 16 th Street BART Station. A free community event, the Second Annual Love Your Mission Day showcased and engaged community members of all ages and walks of life. Read more |
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Children's Day School kicked off the event by painting the Plaza with sidewalk chalk. Download JPG (1600x1200 pixels / 566kb) |
Autumn Express staff helped community members make Valentine's Day Cards. Photo: Judith Sandoval. Download JPG (1600x1064 pixels / 270 kb) |
Two portrait's of Laides Night participants from artist Kari Orvik's exhibition, "Ladies Night." Photo: Judith Sandoval. Download JPG (1600x1200 pixels / 251 kb) |
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People coming up the escalator from the BART station have a great view of artist Kari Orvik's exhibit, "Ladies Night." Photo: Judith Sandoval. Download JPG (1600x1064 pixels / 259 kb) |
Julie Leadbetter introduces Kari Orvik, the artist of "Ladies Night," the new series of portraits on exhibit at Plaza 16. Download JPG (1600x1200 pixels / 298 kb) |
Luis Cortez, of Mission Neighborhood Health Center, and Ann Smith, of the Community Music Center, provide information to the public about their programming. Photo: Judith Sandoval.Download JPG (1600x1064 pixels / 185 kb) |
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Members of the Good Samaritan Family Resource Center Teen Program's "Jambory" brought down the rain with their percussive beats. Photo: Judith Sandoval.Download JPG (1600x1064 pixels / 281 kb) |
Molly Burke, San Francisco Community Liaison for BART, takes in "Jambory" with Theresa Thornton of Autumn Press, as it begins to rain. Photo: Judith Sandoval. Download JPG (1600x1064 pixels / 163 kb) |
Half way through the event rain took over the Plaza, scattering participants.Download JPG (1600x1200 pixels / 299 kb) |
Mission Votes! A Youth-Led Community Voter Education RallyOn the eve of Election Day, the 16th Street BART Station was abuzz with energetic volunteers working to get out the vote. Teens spoke passionately about the importance of voting, while campaign workers reminded the Mission District to go to the polls. Read more |
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Marko Harps kicked off Mission Votes with singing and bluesy harmonica styling. Download JPG (1600x1200 pixels / 324 kb)
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Columbia Park Boys and Girls Club teen staff shared their perspectives on voting. Download JPG (1600x1200 pixels / 400 kb)
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A youth-made poster encouraging the Mission to go to the polls. Download JPG (1600x1200 pixels / 456 kb)
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Recent Event: ¡Arte Libre! at Plaza 16: Friday, October 6, 2006Despite grey skies, last Friday over 220 performers and artists celebrated art and public space at Plaza 16, the southwestern plaza at the 16th Street BART Station. ¡Arte Libre! A Fiesta of Mission Art and Public Space was the Mission Community Council’s most ambitious free community event to date. Read more |
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Marshall Elementary School--all 210 children and 18 teachers--kicked off Arte Libre by singing "This Land is Your Land." They also presenting the song in sign language. Download JPG (1600x1200 pixels / 452 kb)
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Marshall Elementary School students presented "This Land is Your Land" in sign language. The song expresses the students' concerns about public space and safety issues. Download JPG (1600x1200 pixels / 404 kb) |
Marshall Elementary School students carry colorful picket signs to call attention to the impact of public space issues on children. Download JPG (1600x1200 pixels / 452 kb)
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¡Arte Libre! featured live breakdancing performances by DEF ED (an off-site hip hop education program offered by CELLspace) and Baysic Project (a collaboration of Extra Credit/Sisterz of the Underground, Rockforce, Media Sirkus, and 5150), seen here in August at Plaza 16. Download JPG (1600x1200 pixels / 388 kb)
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DEF ED and Baysic Project drew a crowd during a free performance at Plaza 16 in August. On the dancefloor, b-boy Machine busts a move. Download JPG (1600x1200 pixels / 428 kb)
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A young girl participated in the hula hoop contest at ¡Arte Libre! Download JPG (1600x1200 pixels / 432 kb)
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Anna Hoopengardner (left) and Julia Baldassari-Litchman (right), of Anna and the Illfaters, performed an emotive ballad at ¡Arte Libre! Download JPG (1600x1200 pixels / 428 kb)
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A young participant (left) customizes a free t-shirt courtesy of The Apparel Source under the supervision of Darren Villegas (right), an instructor with DEF ED. Download JPG (1600x1200 pixels / 428 kb)
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A finished street art stencil t-shirt at DEF ED's booth at ¡Arte Libre! Download JPG (1600x1200 pixels / 392 kb) |
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A volunteer (left) from Columbia Park Boys and Girls' Club applies glitter face paint to vocalist Anna Hoopengardner (right), of Anna and the Illfaters. Ten community organizations offered information to the public at ¡Arte Libre! Download JPG (1600x1200 pixels / 420 kb)
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Mauricio Ramirez, a young artist in Precita Eyes Urban Youth Arts Program, paints during a live demonstration. Download JPG (1600x1200 pixels / 400 kb)
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Kyle Fiore (second from left), a longtime Mission community organizer, is presented with a work of art by Emily Claassen (far left), Alicia Vazquez (second from right) and Jovida Guevara-Ross(far right). Fiore recently stepped down from her post as the Mission Community Council Coordinator. Download JPG (1600x1200 pixels / 372 kb) |
Recent Event: Wellness Fiesta at Plaza 16: Thursday, July 20, 2006On Thursday, July 20th, over 250 people attended the Wellness Fiesta at Plaza 16, a free community event sponsored by the Mission Community Council and made possible with the help of dozens of local volunteers. Just off of the intersection of 16th and Mission Streets, young break dancers.... Read more |
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Kids and leaders from Saint John's Educational Thresholds Center paint watercolors beneath Margarita Lara's new exhibit at the Wellness Fiesta. Download JPG (1600x1200 pixels / 704kb)
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Boys from Saint John's Educational Thresholds Center paint watercolors beneath Margarita Lara's new exhibit at the Wellness Fiesta. Download JPG (1600x1200 pixels / 650 kb)
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Children's art from Saint John's Educational Thresholds Center is part of an ongoing service learning project involving sending postcards for community members. Download JPG (1600x1200 pixels / 608kb)
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A dancer from BAYSIC Project dances at Wellness Fiesta. Download JPG (1600x1200 pixels / 468kb)
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A student from DEF ED performs at Wellness Fiesta. Sisterz of the Underground teaches youth through DEF ED, a class at CELLspace that promotes the Hip Hop values of acceptance, non-violence, creative self-expression and physical fitness through breakdancing. Download JPG (1600x1200 pixels / 407 kb) |
DEF ED and BAYSIC Project breakdancers enjoy a large crowd of onlookers. Download JPG (1600x1200 pixels / 420 kb) |
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Still from "“Cooking with Margarita,” a manic, off-the-wall kid’s cooking show. Written, directed, and produced by San Francisco artist Margarita Lara. An exhibition of Lara's art opens at the Wellness Fest at the Plaza. Video still courtesy of Margarita Lara. Download JPG (1200x1521 pixels / 820kb)
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Still from "“Cooking with Margarita,” a manic, off-the-wall kid's cooking show. Written, directed, and produced by San Francisco artist Margarita Lara. An exhibition of Lara's art opens at the Wellness Fest at the Plaza. Video still courtesy of Margarita Lara. Download JPG (1200x854 pixels / 652kb) |
Matthew Blazon Yee, an instructor from the Quan Yin Healing Arts Center, conducts a demonstration of Qi Gong with a young participant. Yee has been called "a gifted teacher, very engaging and lots of fun." Qi Gong is a form of Chinese breathing and movement exercises. Download JPG (1200x1600 pixels / 529kb) |
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Children's art on the iron fences in the Plaza. Download JPG (1600x1200 pixels / 350 kb)
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A representative of non-profit organization Pie Ranch discusses organic, locally grown ingredients. Download JPG (1600x1200 pixels / 699 kb)
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A display from the UCSF Valencia Health Clinic reveals the amount of sugar in soft drinks. Download JPG (1600x1200 pixels / 649 kb)
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A girl from Saint John's Educational Thresholds Center paints watercolors at the Wellness Fiesta. Download JPG (1200x1600 pixels / 644 kb)
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A boys from Saint John's Educational Thresholds Center drawing at the Wellness Fiesta. Download JPG (1200x1600 pixels / 576kb)
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Past Event: Love Your Mission Neighborhood Day, February 2006. |
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B-girls Sisterz of the Underground and friends pose. Photo: Emily Claassen. Download JPG (2048x1536 pixels / 1.4 mb) |
Children from St. John's Educational Threshold Center perform. Photo: Emily Claassen. Download JPG (480x360 pixels / 56 kb) |
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Ongoing ExhibitionsWith the help of curatorial input from Mission artists, curators and residents, MCC exhibits Mission art at Plaza 16, one of San Francisco's unique 24-hour accessible, outdoor art gallery. The site features new, site-specific two-dimensional work, with an emphasis on collaboration. Artists who live, work, play or pray in the Mission are invited to submit a proposal (PDF, 48 kb). |
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At ¡Arte Libre! on October 6, 2006, the Precita Eyes Urban Youth Arts Program unveiled "Safe Space, Safe Travels," a new exhibition of mixed media paintings by Ronnie Freeman, Eli Lippert, Mauricio Ramirez, Jimmy Carruzo, Marcus Jackson Kelley, and crookone. The exhibit will continue for approximately two months. Download JPG (1600x1200 pixels / 636 kb)
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A mixed media painting from "Safe Space, Safe Travels," a new exhibition of mixed media paintings by the Precita Eyes Urban Youth Arts Program. The artwork centers on public space and transportation themes; above, a young man whimsically floats on a magic carpet. Download JPG (1125x1449 pixels / 456 kb)
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A mixed media painting from "Safe Space, Safe Travels," a new exhibition of mixed media paintings by the Precita Eyes Urban Youth Arts Program. Above: Concerned with local safety, the artists created a vignette of hometown pride. Download JPG (1161x1485 pixels / 392 kb)
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Josh Short's Urban Terrariums exhibit (2005). Photos courtesy of Josh Short. Download JPG (500x333 pixels / 32 kb)
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Josh Short's Urban Terrariums exhibit (2005). Photos courtesy of Josh Short. Download JPG (500x333 pixels / 128 kb)
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Josh Short's Urban Terrariums exhibit (2005). Photos courtesy of Josh Short. Download JPG (500x333 pixels / 144 kb)
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The visual art exhibition space at Plaza 16 in February 2005. Photo: Emily Claassen. Download JPG (480x360 pixels / 56 kb)
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Ongoing ActivitiesMCC conducts free weekly cultural activities in Plaza 16 Fridays from 3:00 to 5:00 pm to celebrate the cultural diversity of the Mission. Past activities have included coloring and origami. Themes range from papel picado to Juneteenth to Summer Solstice. Get involved in MCC's unique public art opportunities! Calling Performers, Educators, Non-profits, and Youth Groups in the Mission District... more Get more information on upcoming weekly activities, please email Lori Dueck. |
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Sample sheet from a recent papel picado (cut paper) coloring activity. Download GIF of the 8.5x11" page (72dpi / 44 kb) |
Sample sheet from a recent coloring activity in celebration of Juneteenth at Plaza 16. Download PDF of all three coloring pages (150dpi / 169 kb) |
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MCC logo for print use. Download Bitmap TIF (4.5x4.5 inches at 600 DPI / 176 kb) |
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