111 Minna Gallery is proud to host NeighborhoodSF, a group show featuring some of San Francisco’s most exciting and prolific artists, co-curated by Ryan Malley of the ArtPrint.net and Martin Olive of sQuint. NeighborhoodSF is a collection of San Francisco’s finest artists who are each given the task of representing this City’s many unique neighborhoods, showing at 111 Minna Gallery from September 3rd through the 26th, 2009.

San Francisco is without a doubt, one of the most diverse cities in the world. Its neighborhoods are each legendary in their own way and it’s residents are iconic in their varied personalities.

(From Adbusters via Nuart's blog)

Guerrilla gardening and street art come together in this recipe for green mayhem. Get out there and spread some spores!

Ingredients:
-1 can of beer (or 12 oz yoghurt)
-1/2 tsp sugar
-Several clumps of garden moss (found in damp, shady places)

1. Rip the moss into small chunks, blend with sugar and beer (or yoghurt) until smooth and creamy.

2. Find an appropriate location (fairly moist without too much sun).

3. Using a stencil or freehand, paint your design.

4. Over the next 2–3 weeks revisit the spot and spray-mist your design with water.

5. Watch your green design grow!

From the Streets of Iran
"Works on Paper by Urban Artists from Iran"

Opening Reception:
September 10th, 2009 from 6pm to 9pm
(During the Downtown Artwalk)
Show runs thru September 26th, 2009

Crewest presents From the Streets of Iran, Works on paper by urban artists in Iran, curated by Shervin Shahbazi. This exhibit is the first of its kind in the U.S. featuring graffiti-based works on paper by ICY, SOT, FRZ, MAD, and CK1. These artists have exhibited their work in Europe and Australia, and this is their United States debut.

John Fekner just contacted Stencil Archive to let us know that he's updated his site http://www.johnfekner.com/

Though he has "beta" on the mast head, the site has many images from his amazing art/stencil portfolio.

Fekner told us that he's updating more content to his site "in a timely fashion."

We can't wait to see the additions!

A lot of small updates today. But a batch of new artists and locations as well!

This update fueled by authentic Wisconsin cheese curds (they squeak)

New archives from two South American countries

• Ecuador
• Nicaragua

Random updates from around the world:

• North Cali
• 7U in Australia
• Tino's pics from St. Johns, NL, CA (+1 fm Vancouver)
• FAKE from NL, EU
• J.'s Anarchist auto from FR, EU
• a grab from Lebanon
• a solo pic from Pi in NYC
• a new album from Philly's amazing cut-out artist J. Burochow

And from San Francisco:

• the Mission (with a few from Larry Jones)
• Valencia St.
• the Tenderloin (thanks Larry)
   
• Ocean Beach
• Clarion Alley (thanks Larry)
• Financial Dist.
• the Haight
• North Beach

Happy clickin', ya'll.....
 

Street art and artists in the Mission

Julian Guthrie, Chronicle Staff Writer

Friday, August 21, 2009