Since I did not have a reblog Monday this past week, I’m doing a Saturday morning reblog! He is a post regarding Southern Exposure’s public art grant program. You will definitely want to check it out if you have the time. Supporting the arts is good for the soul. 🙂
Southern Exposure’s public art grant program celebrates its first commission tonight! I was happy to supply a bit of 19th-century-inspired typography for the graphic design of the mailer (read the essay)….
Manifest Destiny! Reception
February 18, 20124:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Hotel des Arts, 447 Bush St, San Francisco, CA
soex.org/manifestdestiny
Jenny Chapman and Mark Reigelman’s Manifest Destiny! is a temporary rustic cabin occupying one of the last remaining unclaimed spaces of downtown San Francisco – above and between other properties. Using a 19th-century architectural style and vintage building materials, the structure is both homage to the romantic spirit of the Western Myth and a commentary on the arrogance of Westward expansion. The installation will remain in place and be slowly transformed by the elements through October 2012.
More info on soex.org.
Dorothy R. Santos 
One response to “2/18: Manifest Destiny! Reception @ SoEx Off-Site”
Repeating what I had just blogged…that I would agree that Manifest Destiny! is certainly well-worth seeing for its visual delight, historical relevance, and another feel-good converging of artists like yourselves.