GROW: A Public Art Installation by the Goldman Environmental Prize
**Please note that this is not a specific event; rather, GROW is a public art installation in San Francisco’s Hayes Valley neighborhood that will be active from Friday, April 19 - Wednesday, May 8. Stop by on your own schedule throughout SF Climate Week—no registration required. (Might we suggest dinner or lunch nearby in Hayes Valley?).**
About GROW
In honor of Earth Month and the 35th anniversary of the Goldman Environmental Prize, the Goldman Prize is excited to announce the launch of GROW, a public art installation in San Francisco. 🌳🎨
Designed by Bay Area artists Brian Singer and Laura Hapka, and developed in collaboration with Friends of the Urban Forest, Local Language, and Demonstrate x DDW, GROW will be open to the public from April 19 through May 8.
The formation of our built infrastructure plays a substantial role in the visual narrative of the installation, with scaffolding structures that mirror a grid of buildings. The structures encase and interact with trees. Moss letters forming the word “grow” are applied to the scaffolding to symbolize greenery reclaiming the manufactured environment. The word “grow” also calls for individuals to support and protect nature. Nature finds a way, and so must we.
The trees used in the installation are provided and maintained by the San Francisco nonprofit Friends of the Urban Forest. Once the installation is dismantled, the trees will be planted throughout San Francisco in partnership with Friends of the Urban Forest.
Learn more: https://www.goldmanprize.org/grow
Location:
GROW is located at PROXY, a local hub for creatives and community members in the Hayes Valley neighborhood (at the corner of Octavia and Hayes streets).
📍 432 Octavia Blvd & Hayes Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
By registering for this event, you agree to share your registration information with the organizers of SF Climate Week.