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Daddy Sal’s Heart is on Eagle Plaza

Please join us as Daddy Sal gets a heart unveiled at the Eagle Plaza, this Thursday, June 23rd, at 4:00 pm, on Eagle Plaza, 12th Street near Harrison, in San Francisco. 
Daddy Sal has done so much for our community, offering thousands of precious hours and dedication in helping to foster a healthy and thriving leather community. Daddy Sal has poured energy into the SF Exiles, the Ms. SF Leather Contest and many other projects. 
Let’s celebrate the hard work and love that Daddy Sal has shown our communities for decades. For more info, visit https://www.facebook.com/events/4899865040119918.
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Ringold Revival Block Party and Boot Walk

Gayle Rubin leads history tour at Ringold Revival. Photo by Gloria Polo.

To celebrate the recent repairs and maintenance to the Ringold Leather History Alley, the District and Soma West CBD held a block party, on Saturday, June 18, 2022 from 12 noon to 3 pm, on Ringold Street, which runs from 8th to 9th Street, between Folsom and Harrison Streets in  San Francisco.

  • It featured:
    A history tours by noted historian, and District board member, Gayle S. Rubin
  • Live painting with Josh Katz
  • Rope bondage suspension with Two Knotty Boys
  • Caricatures by Paul Gallo
  • A blessing by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
  • Bootblack boy zander
Art Boots. Photo by Gloria Polo.

In honor of the Alley’s bronze bootprints, sixteen local artists turned a combat boot into an art piece. The boots were on display during the event and put up for auction. 

Click here to view Art Boots!

 

 

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Artist Opportunity

Mercy Housing California (MHC) is seeking qualified artists residing in the state of California to submit their qualifications for the commissioning of multiple artworks for an 8-story, mixed-use, affordable housing development at 600 7th  Street, in San Francisco.

This is an exciting  opportunity for artists to become involved in the early stages of the project. 

Check out the full “Request for Qualifications” here.

Apply for consideration of your qualifications before the deadline of June 27, 2022

600 7th Street: Construction is slated to begin July, 2022 and be completed Summer, 2024

Deadline for Submission: June 27, 2022
email to lynne@baerartprojects.com
Inquiries to: Lynne Baer via email lynne@baerartprojects.com.
For further information on Mercy Housing California; www.mercyhousing.org
Project website: https://www.7thandbrannon.org