The Golden Mile Project, located in the heart of San Francisco’s majestic Golden Gate Park, is a 1.5-mile stretch of road that has been transformed into an urban oasis bursting with art, music, and joy.
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Previously one of San Francisco’s most dangerous roads for pedestrians and bikers, the community now has a safe place to gather and view art. The road underwent a complete transformation over three months beginning in the fall of 2022. More than a dozen massive murals are painted directly upon the former roadway alongside other installations.
Paint the Void led the curation, production and installation of 12 massive murals painted directly upon the former roadway. Other artworks include large-scale sculpture installations which adorn the mile as creative totems to community solidarity, two grand pianos that sit ready for open play, live music permeates the air from two different stages, a beautifully restored vintage caravan pours locally roasted coffee, circus performers emerge and vanish again as organically as the naturally occurring elements, a storyboard walk educates minds young and old on the history of the park, children’s games can be found in plain sight. Even a full fledged beer garden appeared on weekends for the adults–all of this in a safe and joyful environment. This extraordinary transformation, funded through private philanthropy, served to reveal the promise of this former road, turned urban oasis. It is credited with motivating San Francisco voters to overwhelmingly pass Proposition J in November 2022, which permanently closed a section of the road (JFK Drive) to vehicles. Special Thanks to Atlix Martinez, our Community Organizer |
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SF Examiner
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KQED
Artists Transform SF’s JFK Drive Into a Sprawling Canvas to ‘Reveal the Promise of the Road’
The Frisc
SF Examiner
'We Are Here and Present': New Native American Mural in Golden Gate Park, Despite Recent Vandalism, Continues Efforts to Uplift Bay Area Native History
KQED
Artists Transform SF’s JFK Drive Into a Sprawling Canvas to ‘Reveal the Promise of the Road’
The Frisc