Project Wrecking Ball Launch Party

Friday, September 25th, 2009
7pm - 11pm

Join us to celebrate the launch of Project Wrecking Ball. This long-term art project is Varnish Fine Art's response to the pending eminent domain demolition of the building Varnish occupies at 77 Natoma Street in downtown San Francisco. By continually changing the eviction/demolition date, short-notice, the government agency in charge of demo (Transbay Joint Powers Authority) has blocked Varnish's ability to schedule further art shows, as they have since opening over six years ago. Instead, a fabulous group of invited artists will leave their studios, in the Bay Area and beyond, to create artwork on-site throughout the main gallery for this ongoing art event. The varied artwork will be created in paint, encaustic adn photo-emulsion directly on the brick walls and on panels in addition to metal sculpture and kinetic art installations. Project Wrecking Ball will continue until the wrecking ball swings on Varnish Fine Art---whenever that will be! PWB artists include: Jennybird Alcantara, Beth Bojarski, Vance Cearley, Dave Correia, Kevin Evans, Albert DiCruttalo, Ezra Li Eizmont, Joshua Hagler, Kal Spelletich, Dan Romo, Annie Owens, Chuck Sperry, Reuben Rude, Michael Page, Sri Zeno Whipple, Brad Isdrab, Stephanie Morgan, Sofia Sharpe, Zoe Ani, Karl Reichley, Pierre Merkl, Winston Smith, Sharon Leong, Rob Racine, Lucien Shapiro, Jon Wayshak, Rob Reger, Shawn Webber, Jeff Ross, Ken Whitaker, James Lichnovsky, and more! Admission is Free; You must be 21+ to attend