Born out of the 2019 pandemic, Paint The Void matches local artists with local businesses, organizes public donation, then commissions uplifting murals, turning boarded-up storefronts into primed canvases for public art.
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The Paint the Void process of matching artists and businiesses kept artists at work, beautified the neighborhoods all across San Francisco, and gave small-business owners a new lease of hope, drawing the local community into the conversation at every opportunity.
Paint The Void has now completed 230+ murals, received massive acclaim from public and private sectors, and touched the lives of thousands of Bay Area residents. The entire project was originally organized and executed remotely, by 4 female founders. Although street art is not a unique idea, Paint the Void was quick to hit the streets as the city of San Francisco was one of the first cities to board up as a response to theft and robbery. The founders of PtV saw these boards as an opportunity, a canvas. The movement has evoked and inspired art and economic recovery during times of adversity. |
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How The Paint The Void Project Filled A Pandemic-Stricken San Francisco With Public Art
SF Gate
Artists add Color to Drab Boarded San Francisco Buildings
NBC Bay Area
Murals Beautify a Boarded-Up San Francisco
SF Weekly
Beautiful murals overtake SF's boarded-up storefronts. Here's who did them.
SF Gate
Cure for that empty feeling: Paint
O+A
SF Gate
Artists add Color to Drab Boarded San Francisco Buildings
NBC Bay Area
Murals Beautify a Boarded-Up San Francisco
SF Weekly
Beautiful murals overtake SF's boarded-up storefronts. Here's who did them.
SF Gate
Cure for that empty feeling: Paint
O+A