Haight Street Art Center

Haight Street Art Center

Founded	July 1, 2017;8 years ago (2017-07-01)
Headquarters	215 Haight St, San Francisco, CA 94102
Website	haightstreetart.org

Haight Street Art Center (HSAC) is a non-profit art space that focuses on poster and printmaking community located in San Francisco, California. They provide education regarding poster art with a printmaking studio, as well as exhibits for artists in the gallery space. They have hosted printmaking pop-ups at offsite locations, including the California Academy of Sciences, Outside Lands, ^[1] the National AIDS Memorial Grove, and Amoeba Records.^{[ citation needed ]} Additionally, they collaborate with local artists. In 2023, they worked with mural artist Oscar Lopez to bring awareness to food justice issues and climate in California. ^[2]

Haight Street Art Center opened on July 1, 2017, in the Lower Haight neighborhood of San Francisco. The building was originally part of San Francisco State Teachers' College ^[3] and later housed the San Francisco campus of UC Berkeley Extension. ^{[4] [5]} The Center now houses the "Bronze Bunny" sculpture by Jeremy Fish. ^[6]

References

1. "Overlooked Outside Lands: Expand Your Festival Experience". The San Francisco Standard. August 1, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
2. "Oscar Lopez and Haight Street Art Center". Creative Work Fund. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
3. Scerrato, Alisa (June 7, 2017). "Focused On Poster Art, 'Haight Street Art Center' To Open Next Month". Hoodline. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
4. "University of California Berkeley Extension". www.friendsof1800.org. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
5. "After decade-long saga, 330 apartments to open in Hayes Valley". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
6. "Semi-Creepy, Two-Ton Bronze Bunny Finds Home in San Francisco". NBC Bay Area. May 3, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2024.