Patricia’s Green Temporary Art Installations to Continue

The hard work of the Hayes Valley Art Coalition, the HVNA ACE committee and the Public Arts Program of the SF Arts Commission is poised to bring another powerful work of art to Patricia’s Green this fall. The ACE committee and HVNA Board of Directors is working with the Arts Coalition and the City to facilitate approval, and there will be a presentation of the proposed artwork at this month’s HVNA meeting on July 24th.


Artist's rendering of the proposed temporary art installation to commemorate 50 years since the peace sign was first created.
Photo: SF Arts Commission

As conceived, the sculpture will be painted steel, approximately ten feet in diameter and two feet wide. Plans are to have it installed for a duration of six months, hopefully starting prior to the November election. This is the 50th anniversary of the creation of the peace sign as a graphic symbol during the days of concern about nuclear fall out or attacks in the 1950s. It seems to have particular significance given the current state of affairs.

Creator Tony Labat is a highly regarded SF artist who is on the faculty of the San Francisco Art Institute. His art has received many awards and grants, including two from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Hayes Valley Art Coalition has been working hard to ensure that temporary art installations on the Green continue uninterrupted, and has plans for future art works to make this goal a reality.