MaestraPeace Mural (2012)
Client: Women’s Building Visit Website: http://www.womensbuilding.org Painted in 1994, The Women’s Building’s beautiful MaestraPeace Mural is a work of artistic achievement and a symbol of women’s contributions throughout history and the world. It is one of the most famous of the Mission District’s murals, and after seventeen years it needed restoration. We partnered with the Women’s Building […]
Luggage Store Living Wall (2010)
$3,000 to the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation to install plants above the facade of the Luggage Store, an art space at 1007 Market. A Living Wall is an innovative way to add greenery and beauty to an urban environment. Since 1988, San Francisco Beautiful has been helping neighbors realize their dreams for a more beautiful […]
Tenderloin People’s Garden (2010)
$3,800 to the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation to create a community garden to provide fresh local food to the low-income residents of the Tenderloin. The People’s Garden is volunteer-run and located at the corner of McAllister and Larkin. Since 1988, San Francisco Beautiful has been helping neighbors realize their dreams for a more beautiful city with […]
Linden Alley (2010)
$3,800 to the Neighborhood Parks Council to support the Linden Living Alley project (should this be a hyperlink to a map), which installed seating, landscaping, and traffic calming features in a blighted alleyway. Today the alley is a beloved community gathering place for neighbors to relax, interact, and enjoy a cup of San Francisco’s own Blue Bottle […]
Indy Arts Market (2011)
In 2011, $4,500 was presented to Independent Arts and Media for local Art Market. SF Arts Market brings local arts to UN Plaza, Civic Center and Central Market, supporting a healthy local arts economy and connecting it to the thriving local-food economy that has emerged around San Francisco’s most visible and accessible farmer’s market. This […]
650 Eddy Landscaping (2011)
$4,500 to Community Housing Partnership to install permeable landscaping at 650 Eddy. Permeable landscaping improves communities through beautification, habitat creation, and by allowing water to infiltrate into the ground rather than flooding the storm drains. Since 1988, San Francisco Beautiful has been helping neighbors realize their dreams for a more beautiful city with small grants. Through […]
McLaren Park Landscaping (2010)
$3,800 to Help McLaren Park for installation of landscaping at the Gambier Street entrance. Since 1988, San Francisco Beautiful has been helping neighbors realize their dreams for a more beautiful city with small grants. Through our grant program we were able to revitalize community assets like gardens, create innovative new opportunities for interaction, and help communities […]
Malcolm X Academy Garden (2011)
$4,500 to POWER (People Organized to Win Employment Rights) for a community garden at Malcolm X Academy. Since 1988, San Francisco Beautiful has been helping neighbors realize their dreams for a more beautiful city with small grants. Through our grant program we were able to revitalize community assets like gardens, create innovative new opportunities for interaction, […]
Starr King Greening (2011)
$4,500 to support Starr King Elementary School’s perimeter greening project. Since 1988, San Francisco Beautiful has been helping neighbors realize their dreams for a more beautiful city with small grants. Through our grant program we were able to revitalize community assets like gardens, create innovative new opportunities for interaction, and help communities build their capacity to […]
Argonne Garden (2011)
$4,500 to the Argonne Elementary PTO for a gardening and beautification project. Since 1988, San Francisco Beautiful has been helping neighbors realize their dreams for a more beautiful city with small grants. Through our grant program we were able to revitalize community assets like gardens, create innovative new opportunities for interaction, and help communities build their […]