Clarion Alley Mural Project
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Clarion Alley Mural Project (CAMP) is an artists' collective formed in October 1992 by a volunteer collective of six North Mission residents: Aaron Noble, Michael O'Connor, Sebastiana Pastor, Rigo 92
, Mary Gail Snyder, and Aracely Soriano. The project creates and facilitates other artists creating murals on Clarion Alley
, between Valencia and Mission Street
s and surrounding areas.
and other murals and muralists of San Francisco's Mission District, CAMP came together to initiate a mural project on Clarion Alley, also the source of the collective's name. While the Balmy Alley mural project focused on the theme of Central American struggle, the stated goals of CAMP were social inclusiveness and aesthetic variety. CAMP went on to organize projects off site at the Redstone Building (in 1997), and the ILWU Building, as well as gallery installations at San Francisco Art Institute
, New Langton Arts
, and Intersection for the Arts
. Members of CAMP over the years include Diego Diaz, Kate Ellis, Permi Gill, Maya Hayuk, Andrew Schoultz, Megan Wilson, Jet Martinez, CUBA, Ivy Jeanne McClelland, Antonio Roman-Alcala, Daniel Doherty, and Bunnie Reiss.
In 2003, CAMP collaborated with Apotik Komik, an artists collective in Indonesia, and Intersection for the Arts
to organize and present the project Sama-sama/Together, an international collaboration and exchange between community arts organizations and artists from San Francisco (U.S.A.) and Yogyakarta (Indonesia). The project was designed to foster understanding of recent world events and Muslim and non-Muslim cultures between the two communities through the creation of new works, as well as through cross-cultural dialogue between participating artists and the public at large. Sama-sama/Together artists included: Aaron Noble, Alicia McCarthy, Andrew Schoultz, Carolyn Castaño, Carolyn Ryder Cooley, and Megan Wilson from CAMP and Arie Dyanto, Arya Panjalu, Nano Warsono, and Samuel Indratama from Apotik Komik.
Rigo 23
Rigo 23 , born Ricardo Gouveia, is a Portuguese muralist, painter, and political artist residing in San Francisco, California...
, Mary Gail Snyder, and Aracely Soriano. The project creates and facilitates other artists creating murals on Clarion Alley
Clarion Alley
Clarion Alley is a small street in San Francisco between Mission and Valencia Streets and 17th and 18th Streets. The alley lies at what was once the center of a lagoon that covered the central Mission District area, although some historians dispute the existence of the fresh water lagoon...
, between Valencia and Mission Street
Mission Street
Mission Street is a north-south arterial thoroughfare in San Francisco, California that runs from the city's southern border to its northeast corner. The street and the Mission District through which it runs were named for the Spanish Mission Dolores, several blocks away from the modern route. Only...
s and surrounding areas.
Origins
Inspired by Balmy AlleyBalmy Alley
Balmy Alley is the location of the most concentrated collection of murals in the city of San Francisco. Located in the south central portion of the Inner Mission District between 24th Street and Garfield Square....
and other murals and muralists of San Francisco's Mission District, CAMP came together to initiate a mural project on Clarion Alley, also the source of the collective's name. While the Balmy Alley mural project focused on the theme of Central American struggle, the stated goals of CAMP were social inclusiveness and aesthetic variety. CAMP went on to organize projects off site at the Redstone Building (in 1997), and the ILWU Building, as well as gallery installations at San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco Art Institute is a school of higher education in contemporary art with the main campus in the Russian Hill district of San Francisco, California. Its graduate center is in the Dogpatch neighborhood. The private, non-profit institution is accredited by WASC and is a member of the...
, New Langton Arts
New Langton Arts
-About:New Langton Arts was a not-for-profit arts organization focusing on contemporary art founded in 1975 in San Francisco, California. Part of the first wave of alternative art spaces in the US, New Langton Arts was a leader in exhibiting new media forms in art, and involving artists in the...
, and Intersection for the Arts
Intersection for the Arts
Intersection for the Arts, established in 1965, is the oldest alternative non-profit art space in San Francisco, California. Intersection's reading series is the longest continuous reading series outside of an academic institution in the state of California....
. Members of CAMP over the years include Diego Diaz, Kate Ellis, Permi Gill, Maya Hayuk, Andrew Schoultz, Megan Wilson, Jet Martinez, CUBA, Ivy Jeanne McClelland, Antonio Roman-Alcala, Daniel Doherty, and Bunnie Reiss.
Collaborations
CAMP has worked with many talented artists and the work represents a wide range of styles - from folk influenced to spray-can works to conceptual projects. In addition, CAMP has provided space for collaborative youth initiatives that include Oasis For Girls, Horizons Unlimited and the American Indian Movement Youth Council.In 2003, CAMP collaborated with Apotik Komik, an artists collective in Indonesia, and Intersection for the Arts
Intersection for the Arts
Intersection for the Arts, established in 1965, is the oldest alternative non-profit art space in San Francisco, California. Intersection's reading series is the longest continuous reading series outside of an academic institution in the state of California....
to organize and present the project Sama-sama/Together, an international collaboration and exchange between community arts organizations and artists from San Francisco (U.S.A.) and Yogyakarta (Indonesia). The project was designed to foster understanding of recent world events and Muslim and non-Muslim cultures between the two communities through the creation of new works, as well as through cross-cultural dialogue between participating artists and the public at large. Sama-sama/Together artists included: Aaron Noble, Alicia McCarthy, Andrew Schoultz, Carolyn Castaño, Carolyn Ryder Cooley, and Megan Wilson from CAMP and Arie Dyanto, Arya Panjalu, Nano Warsono, and Samuel Indratama from Apotik Komik.
List of Clarion Alley participating artists
Below are some of the artists who have been part of the Clarion Alley Mural Project.- Cuba
- Brad K. Alder
- Rene Amini
- AQUA
- ATOM
- Tauba Auerbach
- Georgina Barney
- Helen Bayly
- BIGFOOT
- BLIS
- Vichian Boonmeemak
- Alex Braubach
- Leslie Kulesh
- Suzie Buchholz
- Chuy Jesús Campusano
- Carolyn Castaño
- Scott Cowgill
- Carolyn Ryder Cooley
- Andy Cox
- Diana Cristales-David
- Ethan Allen Davis
- Bryan Dawson, Rogelio Martinez, and Sayaka Tagawa
- Matt Day
- Eric Derail
- DX
- Arie Dyanto
- Emily (Butterfly)
- ESA
- ESPO
- John Fadeff
- Tom Farthing
- Julio Flores and Luis Lule
- Amilca Fuentes/American Indian MovementAmerican Indian MovementThe American Indian Movement is a Native American activist organization in the United States, founded in 1968 in Minneapolis, Minnesota by urban Native Americans. The national AIM agenda focuses on spirituality, leadership, and sovereignty...
Youth Council - J Garcia
- GIANT
- Susan Greene
- Maya Hayuk
- Heart 101
- Cliff Hengst
- Ron Hennegler
- Marisa Hernandez
- Scott Hewicker
- Horizons Unlimited (class taught by Carolyn Castaño and Amy Berk)
- Mia Houlberg
- Kenneth Huerta
- Victor Hugo
- Samuel Indratama
- IVY
- Marisa Jahn
- Xylor Jane
- Mario Joel
- Chris JohansonChris JohansonChris Johanson is an American painter and street artist. He is a member of San Francisco's Mission School art movement.- Biography :Johanson was born in suburban San Jose, California in 1968. He has no formal training in art, learning some technique by painting skateboards and houses...
- Keith Knight
- Mari Kono
- Mei-Tsung Lee
- Vatos Revere Life
- Michael Loggins and Jamie Morgan
- Alice McGinn
- America MeredithAmerica MeredithAmerica Meredith is a Swedish-Cherokee painter, printmaker, and lecturer living in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her work is known for its humorous approaches to social and environmental issues and for combining Native American and pop imagery.-Background:...
- Seija Metsola
- LUCHA
- LUNO
- Chris Lux
- Scott MacLeod
- Carlos Madriz
- Jet Martinez
- Alicia McCarthy
- Barry McGee (TWIST)Barry McGeeBarry McGee is a painter and graffiti artist. He is also known by monikers such as Ray Fong, Lydia Fong, Bernon Vernon, P.Kin, Ray Virgil, Twist and further variations of Twist, such as Twister, Twisty, Twisto and others.-Life and career:McGee graduated from El Camino High School in South...
- Jessica Miller
- Julie Murray
- Ruby Neri (Reminisce)Reminisce (artist)Reminisce is a sculptor, painter, and former street artist from San Francisco and Los Angeles, California, known for her evocative portrayal of horses.- Biography :...
- Aaron Noble
- Sirron Norris
- Oasis For Girls (Sierra Bloomer, Micaiah Caplong, Su Mei Mai, Sunum Mobin, Nancy Salcedo, Amber Sanchez, Jennifer Tse, Lily Zhen)
- Arya Panjalu
- Sebastiana Pastor/La Casa de las Madres
- Michaela Pavlatova; Ray Patlán/Eduardo Pineda (Fresco)
- Jesús Angel Perez
- Precita Eyes Mural Arts Center/Susan CervantesPrecita EyesPrecita Eyes Muralists Association is a community-based non-profit muralist and arts education group located in the Mission District of San Francisco, California, founded in 1977 by Susan and Luis Cervantes.-History:...
- Bunnie Reiss
- RigoRigo 23Rigo 23 , born Ricardo Gouveia, is a Portuguese muralist, painter, and political artist residing in San Francisco, California...
- Brooke Ripley
- Ryan Rivadeneyra
- Clarence Robbs (Cuba)
- Isis Rodriguez
- Cynthia Rojas
- Erin Ruch
- Ron Salmeron
- San Francisco Art InstituteSan Francisco Art InstituteSan Francisco Art Institute is a school of higher education in contemporary art with the main campus in the Russian Hill district of San Francisco, California. Its graduate center is in the Dogpatch neighborhood. The private, non-profit institution is accredited by WASC and is a member of the...
(class taught by Kristin Calabrese) - Andrew Schoultz
- Mary Scott
- Daniel Segoria
- Steve Shada
- Christine Shields
- Greta Snider
- Spie
- Alfonso Texidor
- Gabriel Thormann
- Sara Thustra
- Brian and Jasper Tripp
- Lucena Valle
- Josh Wallace
- WARNED
- Nano Warsono
- Scott WilliamsScott Williams (artist)Scott Williams is an American artist best known for his work with stencils.Williams was born in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in Santa Barbara. He began painting with watercolor in high school, and studied art and anthropology at Santa Barbara City College, Cabrillo College, and Sonoma...
- Megan WilsonMegan WilsonMegan Wilson is an American visual artist based in San Francisco. Known for her large-scale installations and public projects, she incorporates traditional crafts and decoration to address conceptual interests that include “home,” impermanence and generosity; and intersections of art and...
- Lena Wolff
- Rebecca Young