Open Studios Week 5, Day 2

The weather cooperated yesterday and it was a fitting end to Open Studios in San Francisco.

The Shadow returned to the Hunters Point Shipyard and visited with over 100 artists yesterday and helped Hunters Point close out Open Studios with a bang.

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

Some of the works on display at Hunters Point

The Shadow spent over 5 hours yesterday viewing works of art in just about every medium there was.  From simple oils to metal sculptures to mixed media, there was something for everyone's taste.  And the artists could not have been nicer -- they were more than willing to discuss their work the entire day.

 

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Artists with their works include (top to bottom):

Aisjah Hopkins

Clarence Towers

Diana Krevsky

Isabel Koopman

Jerome

Katherine Hain

Leslie Printis

Marc Ellen Hamel

Mirang Wong

Paulette Long

At 5 p.m. there was also a live auction with work donated by many of the artists in Building 101 of Hunters Point.  Proceeds from the sale benefited the Shipyard Trust for the Arts (STAR).  STAR's main mission is to preserve and expand the arts community at the Hunters Point Shipyard.  More information on STAR can be found here.

 

 

Top:  An auction winner with her new work of art

Bottom:  A jazz guitarist provided music

This will bring to an end the 2008 San Francisco Open Studios.  The Shadow will have a final word on this event in a couple of days.  But we will say that it has been an exciting time for us and for art in San Francisco.

 

Artists Marc Ellen Hamel (right) and Isabel Koopman (left) with The Shadow in their studio

More pictures from yesterday are available here.