Art in the parks
Events
Presidio Theatre
Join us for a free screening of the new documentary "Yours Truly" at the Presidio Theatre.
Gateways Article
Here’s an insider’s guide to some of our favorite hidden gems of the GGNRA. From secret beaches to undiscovered redwood groves, these spots provide a chance to get into nature and steer clear of the crowds.
Stories
An Art in the Parks Concert
On Saturday, October 19, the Art in the Parks program hosted "Tremble Staves" by artist and composer Raven Chacon and performed by The Living Earth Show at the historic Sutro Baths.
Our Work
Lands End Parking Lot
The Parks Conservancy is looking for enthusiastic individuals to join the Art in the Parks’ team as Volunteer Art Guides for Tremble Staves at Sutro Baths.
Article
Tremble Staves is a 70-minute performance at Sutro Baths on October 19. Chacon and The Living Earth Show will use water as an instrument to illuminate its role in our lives. We had a chance to sit down for a Q&A with Chacon.
Blog
Pianos + Fort Point = A weekend of music under the Golden Gate Bridge! See our favorite Instagram photos of the pop-up performances from visitors like you.
San Francisco Chronicle
Piano chords broke through the roaring wind at Fort Point in San Francisco on Friday as Karl Reichstetter performed a spur-of-the-moment rooftop rendition of Rihanna’s “Stay” for an audience of two.
Alcatraz, known as the Rock, was once among America’s most fearsome prisons, cut off from the free world on a windswept island in San Francisco Bay. Today it is a national park, visited by 1.4m tourists a year, who amble around the famous cellblocks and take selfies against the bars. Until October, if they venture to a derelict building on the island’s north side, they will also encounter giant images of serving and former prisoners.
Park E-Ventures Article
This fall, thanks to our Art in the Parks program in partnership with the National Park Service, the Golden Gate National Parks become an art gallery and performance space with something for everyone to enjoy.
Events
Lands End Lookout Visitor Center
Join us for the inaugural performance of Tremble Staves by composer and visual artist Raven Chacon with The Living Earth Show .