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Recology artist residency marks 20 years; SFPUC highlights sidewalk gardens and green infrastructure
Summary
A recorded segment described Recology’s 20-year artist-in-residence program and its public exhibitions; SFPUC and partner groups described sidewalk-garden projects and green infrastructure installations to reduce stormwater entering the combined sewer system.
A recorded presentation included in the March 11 transcript highlighted Recology’s two-decade artist-in-residence program and SFPUC-supported green-infrastructure work across the city.
Recology’s director described the program’s origin with founder Jo Hanson and its evolution from metal and wood sculpture to a wider range of media. The segment said the program hosts six artists a year from about 108 applicants, operates a three-acre sculpture garden on site, offers public tours drawing roughly 5,000 visitors a year, and stages art exhibitions every three to four months.
Separately, Friends of the Urban Forest and SFPUC staff discussed installing sidewalk gardens to create permeable surfaces that help stormwater soak into the soil rather than the combined sewer system. A project near the Zen Center and installations around the Wiggle were cited as examples; staff emphasized green infrastructure techniques such as rain gardens and permeable pavement to reduce runoff and sewer-system strain.
These programs are framed as part of the SFPUC’s broader effort to reduce stormwater loads and reuse biosolids and organic material: SFPUC said it reuses 100% of biosolids for land application on nonfood crops and landfill cover and converts collected grease into biodiesel.
What happens next: Recology continues open calls for Bay Area artists each summer and SFPUC will continue to partner with community groups on green infrastructure installations.
