Over the course of the project, the lead artists Weston Teruya & Kimberley Arteche will facilitate and create a series of community artworks to be integrated into SOMA storefront businesses that highlight the history, knowledge, and trades of community members. The artists will be collaborating with staff from each of the businesses to create art projects designed to reflect the nature of their work, skills, or history within the neighborhood. The projects will be designed to best adapt to the business, its goals, and community, so may be object-based, interactive, events, performances, or more curatorial in nature. The project will culminate in a neighborhood walk that draws audiences to visit, engage with the work, and patronize the businesses.

Funder acknowledgements:

This project was made possible in part by a grant from The Creative Work Fund, a program of the Walter and Elise Haas Fund that also is supported by The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Additional support has been provided by a California Arts Council’s Artists Activating Communities grant and the SoMa Community Stabilization Fund at the Mayor’s Office of Housing & Community Development.