The Artist in Residence Program at Recology San Francisco is a unique art and education initiative that provides artists access to discarded materials, a stipend, and a large studio space. By supporting artists who work with re-used materials, Recology hopes to encourage people to conserve natural resources and promote new ways of thinking about art and the environment. Since 1990, over ninety-five professional Bay Area artists and twenty-five student artists have completed residencies. The art studio is located at the San Francisco Solid Waste Transfer and Recycling Center, a 47-acre facility that includes the transfer station, the Household Hazardous Waste Facility, the Organics Annex, the Public Disposal and Recycling Area (“The Dump”), and other recycling facilities. Artists have scavenging privileges for four months and during the final week of the residency the public is invited to attend their exhibition. Each year more than 5,000 children and adults attend tours of the facility which include meeting and talking with the artists. Recology works with the Department of the Environment to schedule tours for San Francisco school students, and public tours are held monthly. The program prompts people to think about their own consumption practices and encourages a greater consciousness about our impact on the environment.
This is a Green Stacks event.
Related Exhibitions and Events
- Trash Mash-up
- Saturday, June 1, 2013
Potrero - DIY Natural Cleaning Supplies
- Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Bernal Heights - SF Green Film Fest
- Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Main Library, Koret Auditorium - Golden Gate Park Mural
- Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Park - Green Saturdays @ Bernal
- Saturday, June 8, 2013
Bernal Heights - Islands of the Bay
- Saturday, June 8, 2013
Visitacion Valley - Fintastic!
- Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Richmond/Senator Milton Marks - Origami with Shinta Arifin
- Thursday, June 13, 2013
Joe DiMaggio Playground Clubhouse - Connecting Honeybees and Kids in the City
- Friday, June 14, 2013
Potrero - Origami with Shinta
- Saturday, June 15, 2013
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