Clarion Alley Mural Project' (CAMP) is an artists' collective in San Francisco's

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. The mission of CAMP is to support and produce socially engaged and aesthetically innovative public art, locally and globally as a grassroots artist-run organization. CAMP is a community, a public space, and an organizing force that uses public art (murals, street art, performance art, dance, poster projects, literary events) as a means for supporting social, economic, racial, and

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messaging and storytelling. The project is currently co-directed by

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and Christopher Statton with a Board of Directors that includes Wilson, Statton, Shaghayegh Cyrous,

Keyvan Shovir Keyvan Heydari-Shovir (Persian:; born September 1985), also known as CK1, is an Iranian-born contemporary artist, and street artist. His work combines Iranian traditional culture with contemporary pop culture, and he is a pioneer of Iranian graf ...

, Ivy McClelland, Kyoko Sato, Fara Akrami, and Chris Gazaleh.

Clarion Alley Clarion Alley is a small street in San Francisco between Mission and Valencia Streets and 17th and 18th Streets, notable for the murals painted by the Clarion Alley Mural Project. History Originally called "Cedar Lane," the alley's name was chan ...

runs one block (560 ft long and 15 ft. wide) in San Francisco's inner Mission District between 17th and 18th streets and Mission and Valencia streets.

Origins

CAMP was formed in October 1992 by a volunteer collective of six residents of the North

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: Aaron Noble, Michael O'Connor, Sebastiana Pastor, Rigo 92, Mary Gail Snyder, and Aracely Soriano. Inspired by

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and other murals and muralists of

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, CAMP came together to initiate a mural project on Clarion Alley. At the time, two of the founders were living on the alley, while another had helped found the Balmy Alley project. While Balmy Alley focused on the theme of Central American struggle, the stated goals of CAMP were social inclusiveness and aesthetic variety. CAMP went on to organize projects off site at the

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Local 6 SF headquarters (1995), the

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(1997),

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Indonesia (2003, 2018), and the

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(2012), as well as gallery installations at

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, and

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Collaborations

''Sama-Sama/Together''

''Sama-Sama/Together''is the first international mural exchange between artists in the United States (San Francisco) and

Indonesia, co-organized by CAMP, Apotik Komik of Indonesia and

. The project was designed to foster understanding of recent world events and Muslim and non-Muslim cultures between the two communities through the creation of new works, as well as through cross-cultural dialogue between participating artists and the public at large. Artists from San Francisco included: Aaron Noble,

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, Andrew Schoultz, Carolyn Castaño, Carolyn Ryder Cooley, and

. Artists from Indonesia included: Arie Dyanto, Arya Panjalu, Nano Warsono, and Samuel Indratma. The project was the catalyst for the mural and graffiti movement in

. The ''San Francisco Bay Guardian'' awarded the project “The Best Transnational Art Undertaking” in 2004.

''Bangkit/Arise''

In 2018 Clarion Alley Mural Project in collaboration with the

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organized ''Bangkit/Arise'', the second international exchange and residency between artists from the

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and

, Indonesia. Artists from San Francisco include Christopher Statton, Kelly Ording, Jet Martinez, Shaghayegh Cyrous,

, Jose Guerra Awe, and

. Artists from

include: Nano Warsono, Bambang Toko, Ucup, Wedhar Riyadi, Vina Puspita, and Harind Arvati. The project was designed to address critical issues facing global and local communities, such as community development, land use, environmental crises, housing instability, and geopolitical divisions, using art as a point of departure. Community partners included the village of Panggunharjo, the Institut Seni Indonesia, AROC (Arab Resource and Organizing Center),

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, and SOMCAN (South of Market Community Action Network).

List of Clarion Alley participating artists

Below are some of the artists who have been part of the Clarion Alley Mural Project. * CK1 ' Keyvan Shovir ' * Cuba * Brad K. Alder * Rene Amini * Anti-Eviction Mapping Project * APEX * Tim Armstrong * Anthony G. * AQUA * ATOM * Tauba Auerbach * Jose Guerra Awe * Bahama Kangaroo * Georgina Barney * Helen Bayly * BEMS * David Benzler * Amy Berk * BIGFOOT * BLIS * James Bode * Mark Bode * Vichian Boonmeemak * Alex Braubach * Suzie Buchholz * CHAOS 938 * Chor Boogie * Chuy Jesús Campusano * Carolyn Castaño * CECIL * Scott Cowgill * Carolyn Ryder Cooley * Andy Cox * George Crampton * Shaghayegh Cyrous * DAGON * Diana Cristales-David * Ethan Allen Davis * Bryan Dawson, Rogelio Martinez, and Sayaka Tagawa * Diamond Dave * Matt Day * Eric Derail * DESIE * DNO * Daniel Doherty * Emory Douglas * Christianne Dugan * DX * Arie Dyanto * Ezra Eismont * Emily (Butterfly) * EON 75 * ESA * ESPO * ESTRIA * EURO * Yuka Ezoe * John Fadeff * Farhan Siki * Tom Farthing * Julio Flores and Luis Lule * Pablo Fonseca de Pinho * FREE * Friends' School * Amilca Fuentes/

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Youth Council * J Garcia * C. Gazaleh * GIANT * Corrina Goldblatt * Danny Gotimer * Chris Granillo * Susan Greene * Ruben Guzman * QR Hand (poem) * Chad Hasegawa *

Maya Hayuk Maya Hayuk (born 1969 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an internationally exhibited American artist living and working in Brooklyn, New York. She is best known for the bold geometric patterns she employs in large-scale murals. Biography Hayuk r ...

* Heart 101 * Cliff Hengst * Ron Hennegler * Marisa Hernandez * Crystal Hermman * Scott Hewicker * Horizons Unlimited (class taught by Carolyn Castaño and Amy Berk) * Horea * Hospitality House * Mia Houlberg * Scott Hove * Kenneth Huerta * Victor Hugo * Samuel Indratama * IVY * Marisa Jahn *

Xylor Jane Xylor Jane (born 1963) is an American visual artist and painter. Her work is labor intensive and made up of dots, set to a mathematical sequence. Often the paintings are made of bright colors. She has lived and worked in Greenfield, Massachusetts ...

* Mario Joel *

Chris Johanson Chris Johanson is an American painter and street artist. He is a member of San Francisco's Mission School art movement. Biography Johanson was born in suburban San Jose, California in 1968. He grew up skateboarding, attending punk rock shows ...

* K2 * Jamila Keba * Saroun Khan * Keith Knight * Mari Kono * Mei-Tsung Lee * LOCUST * LANGO * Vatos Revere Life * Michael Loggins and Jamie Morgan * Alice McGinn *

America Meredith America Meredith ( Cherokee Nation) is painter, curator, educator, and editor of ''First American Art Magazine''.

* Seija Metsola * LUCHA * LUNO * Chris Lux * MACE * Scott MacLeod * Carlos Madriz * Mark Martin * Jet Martinez * Alicia McCarthy * Barry McGee (TWIST) * Jessica Miller * Amilca Mouton-Fuentes (1978-2004) * Julie Murray * Natel * Victor Navarette * Ruby Neri (Reminisce) * Aaron Noble *

Sirron Norris Sirron Norris is an American illustrator, muralist, and arts educator. He is known for his work on the FOX animated television show ''Bob's Burgers'' and for numerous cartoon-style public murals, including ones at Balmy Alley, Clarion Alley, and ...

* Ivan Nunez * Oasis For Girls (Sierra Bloomer, Micaiah Caplong, Su Mei Mai, Sunum Mobin, Nancy Salcedo, Amber Sanchez, Jennifer Tse, Lily Zhen) * OKAE * Naoki Onodera * Onomy * OOPS * ORFN US BKF * Kelly Ording * Arya Panjalu * PastTime * Sebastiana Pastor *

Michaela Pavlátová Michaela Pavlátová (born 27 February 1961) is a Czech animator, film director and teacher. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for ''Words, Words, Words'' (1991) and won the Short Film Golden Bear for ''Repete' ...

; Ray Patlán/Eduardo Pineda (Fresco) *

Hilary Pecis Hilary Pecis (born 1979) is an American artist based in Los Angeles. Pecis was raised in Redding, California close to the border with Oregon. She earned a BFA and MFA from California College of the Arts California College of the Arts (CCA) ...

* Jesús Angel Perez * PEZ * Poor Magazine * Precita Eyes Mural Arts Center/

Susan Cervantes Susan Kelk Cervantes (née Susan Elizabeth Kelk; born 1944) is an American artist who has been at the epicenter of the San Francisco mural movement and the co-founder and executive director of the community-based non-profit, Precita Eyes Muralis ...

* Texta Queen * Kyle Ranson * Mike Reger * Bunnie Reiss * Renos * Martin Revolo * Doug Rhodes *

Rigo Rigo may refer to: People * Rigo 23, a Portuguese artist active in San Francisco, California * Blessed Rigo, also known as Henry of Treviso, a medieval Italian saint * Frank Rigo (c. 1868–1936), American opera director in Australia * Marek Rig ...

* Brooke Ripley * Ryan Rivadeneyra * Clarence Robbs (Cuba) * Isis Rodriguez * Cynthia Rojas * Al Rose (poem) * Jeff Roydson * Erin Ruch * Ron Salmeron *

(class taught by Kristin Calabrese) *

(class taught by Aaron Noble &

) * San Francisco Print Collective * Andrew Schoultz * Mary Scott * Stev Sechovec * Daniel Segoria * SESI * Steve Shada * Christine Shields * Aminah Slor * Greta Snider * SnoMonkey * Spenser * Spie * Christopher Statton * Mats Stromberg * Shilo Suleman * Alfonso Texidor * Gabriel Thormann * Sara Thustra * Brian and Jasper Tripp * TWICK * UFO * Smael Vagner * Lucena Valle * Vatos Mexicanos Locos * Josh Wallace * WARNED * Nano Warsono * Mel C. Waters * Scott Williams * Bradley Wilson *

* Tanya Wischerath * Lena Wolff * Nina Wrights * Rebecca Young * Daisy Zamora (poem) * Zore & Hyde * Zulah

Notes

References

*Murray, Julie. "Moving Stairway to Heaven" in ''Street Art San Francisco: Mission Muralismo.'' Jacoby, Annice, ed. NY: Abrams, 2009. p. 126 *Noble, Aaron. "The Clarion Alley Mural Project" p. 113 and "Vatos Mexicanos Locos" p. 122 in ''Street Art San Francisco: Mission Muralismo.'' Jacoby, Annice, ed. New York: Abrams, 2009. *Wilson, Megan. "Sama-Sama: Mural Missionaries" p. 170 - 171 in ''Street Art San Francisco: Mission Muralismo.'' Jacoby, Annice, ed. New York: Abrams, 2009. *Rapoport, Lynn
"Wall space: The Clarion Alley Mural Project uses public art to paint a home."
''San Francisco Bay Guardian'', October 23, 2002. *Drescher, Timothy W
"Clarion Alley and Post-modernism."

External links

Clarion Alley Mural Project Official Website

Flickr Photo Pool

Clarion Alley Gallery on Found SF

Photos from the 2006 Clarion Alley Block Party
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