SF is looking for a talented artist to decorate this ugly footbridge

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Mission may be the area most closely associated with murals, but the San Francisco City College area also has a thriving street art culture. Neighbors and students are well aware of the huge Ocean Avenue sign, although Diego Rivera’s famous sign Pan American Unitywhich belongs to the college, currently located at SFMOMA.

But the neighbors are looking for at least one more. City Department of Public Works tweeted on Monday night that he is looking for someone to complete an already designed mural on the Havelock Street footbridge that crosses Interstate 280 immediately north of Balboa Park and connects the area to Sunnyside’s Circular Avenue and the campus beyond.

The current footbridge could use love. In its present form, it is a pipeline stretched across the highway with all the charm of a zoo for especially wild animals. The event came just days after the city announced plans to renovate another concrete bridge.

The Standard turned to Public Works to see what the design could be and whether it would only grace the sides of the bridge or be visible to pedestrians crossing the freeway as well. The department works with Supervisor Myrna Melgar, who represents the area. The design conference will take place on Friday and applications must be submitted on February 22nd. Melgar has been contacted for comment.

The work of the winning muralist can become saw a lot of people. In addition to being close to I-280, the Balboa Park BART, and the J-Church Muni line, Havelock Street is an important link for biking to Noé Valley and Mission via the planned Slow Street at Cayuga Avenue.

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