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📣 Artist Open Call!

We’re accepting rolling submissions of completed, large-scale artworks (10+ ft) designed for outdoor, public installation.

There’s no deadline, submissions remain in our pool as we work toward placing up to 100 artworks around San Francisco, integrating artists’ work into the fabric of the city.

Apply at the link in bio or bigartloop.org

Share this post with an artist who wants to take part, and follow @bigartloop to see what’s coming next.

Credits:
Video: @iromo_
Art & Artists:
Corpus by @michaelchristianart
@got_framed by @leaveittonino & @readytoplayart
Echoes by @mathiasgmachl
@atabeystreasure by @leaveittonino & @readytoplayart
Bloom by @michaelchristianart
Dr Fisherian’s Runaway Machine by @chris_wollard
Louis by @dewittgodfreystudio
Desert Shark by @peterhazelart
Steelhead by @bryantedrickart

Big Art Loop wouldn’t exist without the incredible partners, funders, engineers, city agencies, creatives, and community leaders who make this work possible.

From early ideas to final installation, this is a shared effort, powered by collaboration, trust, and a belief in bringing art into everyday life.

We’re proud to build alongside so many people who care deeply about San Francisco and the spaces we all share. 💛

Thank you for helping keep art visible, accessible, and alive across our city.

🖌️ Featured Art & Artist: Coralee by @danaalbany
📷Photo credit: @brandonjosephbaker
🤝Partners include (but aren’t limited to):
@danielluriesf
The Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD)
@sfgov
@sf_arts_commission
@building180
@sijbrandijfoundation
@sfrecpark
@sf_port
@marketstreetarts
@sunsetdunespark
@illuminatethearts
@rbhullc

#BigArtLoop #Building180

Big Art Loop wouldn’t exist without the incredible partners, funders, engineers, city agencies, creatives, and community leaders who make this work possible.

From early ideas to final installation, this is a shared effort, powered by collaboration, trust, and a belief in bringing art into everyday life.

We’re proud to build alongside so many people who care deeply about San Francisco and the spaces we all share. 💛

Thank you for helping keep art visible, accessible, and alive across our city.

🖌️ Featured Art & Artist: Coralee by @danaalbany
📷Photo credit: @brandonjosephbaker
🤝Partners include (but aren’t limited to):
@danielluriesf
The Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD)
@sfgov
@sf_arts_commission
@building180
@sijbrandijfoundation
@sfrecpark
@sf_port
@marketstreetarts
@sunsetdunespark
@illuminatethearts
@rbhullc

#BigArtLoop #Building180

Big Art Loop wouldn’t exist without the incredible partners, funders, engineers, city agencies, creatives, and community leaders who make this work possible.

From early ideas to final installation, this is a shared effort, powered by collaboration, trust, and a belief in bringing art into everyday life.

We’re proud to build alongside so many people who care deeply about San Francisco and the spaces we all share. 💛

Thank you for helping keep art visible, accessible, and alive across our city.

🖌️ Featured Art & Artist: Coralee by @danaalbany
📷Photo credit: @brandonjosephbaker
🤝Partners include (but aren’t limited to):
@danielluriesf
The Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD)
@sfgov
@sf_arts_commission
@building180
@sijbrandijfoundation
@sfrecpark
@sf_port
@marketstreetarts
@sunsetdunespark
@illuminatethearts
@rbhullc

#BigArtLoop #Building180

Big Art Loop wouldn’t exist without the incredible partners, funders, engineers, city agencies, creatives, and community leaders who make this work possible.

From early ideas to final installation, this is a shared effort, powered by collaboration, trust, and a belief in bringing art into everyday life.

We’re proud to build alongside so many people who care deeply about San Francisco and the spaces we all share. 💛

Thank you for helping keep art visible, accessible, and alive across our city.

🖌️ Featured Art & Artist: Coralee by @danaalbany
📷Photo credit: @brandonjosephbaker
🤝Partners include (but aren’t limited to):
@danielluriesf
The Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD)
@sfgov
@sf_arts_commission
@building180
@sijbrandijfoundation
@sfrecpark
@sf_port
@marketstreetarts
@sunsetdunespark
@illuminatethearts
@rbhullc

#BigArtLoop #Building180

Big Art Loop wouldn’t exist without the incredible partners, funders, engineers, city agencies, creatives, and community leaders who make this work possible.

From early ideas to final installation, this is a shared effort, powered by collaboration, trust, and a belief in bringing art into everyday life.

We’re proud to build alongside so many people who care deeply about San Francisco and the spaces we all share. 💛

Thank you for helping keep art visible, accessible, and alive across our city.

🖌️ Featured Art & Artist: Coralee by @danaalbany
📷Photo credit: @brandonjosephbaker
🤝Partners include (but aren’t limited to):
@danielluriesf
The Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD)
@sfgov
@sf_arts_commission
@building180
@sijbrandijfoundation
@sfrecpark
@sf_port
@marketstreetarts
@sunsetdunespark
@illuminatethearts
@rbhullc

#BigArtLoop #Building180

Big Art Loop wouldn’t exist without the incredible partners, funders, engineers, city agencies, creatives, and community leaders who make this work possible.

From early ideas to final installation, this is a shared effort, powered by collaboration, trust, and a belief in bringing art into everyday life.

We’re proud to build alongside so many people who care deeply about San Francisco and the spaces we all share. 💛

Thank you for helping keep art visible, accessible, and alive across our city.

🖌️ Featured Art & Artist: Coralee by @danaalbany
📷Photo credit: @brandonjosephbaker
🤝Partners include (but aren’t limited to):
@danielluriesf
The Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD)
@sfgov
@sf_arts_commission
@building180
@sijbrandijfoundation
@sfrecpark
@sf_port
@marketstreetarts
@sunsetdunespark
@illuminatethearts
@rbhullc

#BigArtLoop #Building180

Something big is making a splash on San Francisco’s waterfront 💦👀

The @bigartloop and the @sf_port are thrilled to announce ‘Big Art Loop – Portside’, an electrifying new collection of ten large-scale sculptures popping up along the bay!

And how are they introducing these new neighbors? With a parade, of course!

ART PARADE + LAUNCH CELEBRATION 👇

Put on your walking shoes (and perhaps a sea-themed costume) for a free, family-friendly walking tour kicking off at Pier 14.

🗓️ Thursday, November 6, 2025
⏰ 4:30pm - 6:00pm

🧜‍♀️ The @seaforager Fishwives Sea Shanty Band and Fin-Tastic Roller Skating Mer-folk @themermaidatlantis @stylisms oraclethemermaid

🎨 Opportunities to meet the artists and learn the stories behind the art

🪩 The walk ends at the @exploratorium outdoor art plaza (participants may choose to attend their After Dark event afterward—adults-only!)

Click the link in @sf_downtown’s bio to RSVP for FREE by Novemeber 5th for a chance to win:

🎉 Exploratorium After Dark Tickets
Five (5) winners will each receive two (2) tickets to the @exploratorium After Dark event (adults-only, 18+) immediately following the Art Parade. Winners notified 11/5!

🌊 @bayareahottubboat for Group of Six
RSVP AND share a photo of any art piece along the walking tour to your Instagram stories tagging @bigartloop. One winner will be notified on 11/7!

We’re thrilled to officially welcome Seed of Self by @kateraudenbush to Big Art Loop. 👏

Installed at the western edge of the Panhandle, this glowing meditation sculpture offers a quiet pause within one of the city’s busiest corridors of movement. Split into two halves, past and future, it invites visitors to sit within the present moment, surrounded by reflection, light, and possibility.

By day, it creates space for stillness. By night, its warm inner glow transforms it into a beacon along the park’s edge.

Tag us when you experience it, and follow @bigartloop to stay updated on what's coming next!

🖌️Artist: @kateraudenbush
📍Location: The Panhandle West Entry
🤝Partners: @bigartloop @building180 @sfrecpark
⚒️Crew: @greenerbaylandscaping

We’re thrilled to officially welcome Seed of Self by @kateraudenbush to Big Art Loop. 👏

Installed at the western edge of the Panhandle, this glowing meditation sculpture offers a quiet pause within one of the city’s busiest corridors of movement. Split into two halves, past and future, it invites visitors to sit within the present moment, surrounded by reflection, light, and possibility.

By day, it creates space for stillness. By night, its warm inner glow transforms it into a beacon along the park’s edge.

Tag us when you experience it, and follow @bigartloop to stay updated on what's coming next!

🖌️Artist: @kateraudenbush
📍Location: The Panhandle West Entry
🤝Partners: @bigartloop @building180 @sfrecpark
⚒️Crew: @greenerbaylandscaping

We’re thrilled to officially welcome Seed of Self by @kateraudenbush to Big Art Loop. 👏

Installed at the western edge of the Panhandle, this glowing meditation sculpture offers a quiet pause within one of the city’s busiest corridors of movement. Split into two halves, past and future, it invites visitors to sit within the present moment, surrounded by reflection, light, and possibility.

By day, it creates space for stillness. By night, its warm inner glow transforms it into a beacon along the park’s edge.

Tag us when you experience it, and follow @bigartloop to stay updated on what's coming next!

🖌️Artist: @kateraudenbush
📍Location: The Panhandle West Entry
🤝Partners: @bigartloop @building180 @sfrecpark
⚒️Crew: @greenerbaylandscaping

We’re thrilled to officially welcome Seed of Self by @kateraudenbush to Big Art Loop. 👏

Installed at the western edge of the Panhandle, this glowing meditation sculpture offers a quiet pause within one of the city’s busiest corridors of movement. Split into two halves, past and future, it invites visitors to sit within the present moment, surrounded by reflection, light, and possibility.

By day, it creates space for stillness. By night, its warm inner glow transforms it into a beacon along the park’s edge.

Tag us when you experience it, and follow @bigartloop to stay updated on what's coming next!

🖌️Artist: @kateraudenbush
📍Location: The Panhandle West Entry
🤝Partners: @bigartloop @building180 @sfrecpark
⚒️Crew: @greenerbaylandscaping

We’re thrilled to officially welcome Seed of Self by @kateraudenbush to Big Art Loop. 👏

Installed at the western edge of the Panhandle, this glowing meditation sculpture offers a quiet pause within one of the city’s busiest corridors of movement. Split into two halves, past and future, it invites visitors to sit within the present moment, surrounded by reflection, light, and possibility.

By day, it creates space for stillness. By night, its warm inner glow transforms it into a beacon along the park’s edge.

Tag us when you experience it, and follow @bigartloop to stay updated on what's coming next!

🖌️Artist: @kateraudenbush
📍Location: The Panhandle West Entry
🤝Partners: @bigartloop @building180 @sfrecpark
⚒️Crew: @greenerbaylandscaping

We’re thrilled to officially welcome Seed of Self by @kateraudenbush to Big Art Loop. 👏

Installed at the western edge of the Panhandle, this glowing meditation sculpture offers a quiet pause within one of the city’s busiest corridors of movement. Split into two halves, past and future, it invites visitors to sit within the present moment, surrounded by reflection, light, and possibility.

By day, it creates space for stillness. By night, its warm inner glow transforms it into a beacon along the park’s edge.

Tag us when you experience it, and follow @bigartloop to stay updated on what's coming next!

🖌️Artist: @kateraudenbush
📍Location: The Panhandle West Entry
🤝Partners: @bigartloop @building180 @sfrecpark
⚒️Crew: @greenerbaylandscaping

We’re thrilled to officially welcome Seed of Self by @kateraudenbush to Big Art Loop. 👏

Installed at the western edge of the Panhandle, this glowing meditation sculpture offers a quiet pause within one of the city’s busiest corridors of movement. Split into two halves, past and future, it invites visitors to sit within the present moment, surrounded by reflection, light, and possibility.

By day, it creates space for stillness. By night, its warm inner glow transforms it into a beacon along the park’s edge.

Tag us when you experience it, and follow @bigartloop to stay updated on what's coming next!

🖌️Artist: @kateraudenbush
📍Location: The Panhandle West Entry
🤝Partners: @bigartloop @building180 @sfrecpark
⚒️Crew: @greenerbaylandscaping

📣Installing today in the Panhandle.

An Attempted Murder by Jack Champion features two monumental crows 🐦‍⬛ Tom and Lucinda 🐦‍⬛  frozen in a moment that feels both tense and strangely familiar.

Set among the real-life crows of Golden Gate Park, the sculpture reflects the friction of living alongside one another: disagreement, confrontation, conversation, coexistence.

Champion’s work balances humor, scale, and unease, transforming an everyday sight into something surreal and deeply human. In a city park full of movement, the piece creates a moment to pause and reflect on how we navigate tension, communication, and community.

We can’t wait for you to meet Tom and Lucinda in person. (Swipe to the end to see the welcoming committee that greeted us this morning!)

🖌️Art & Artist: An Attempted Murder by @jackchampionart
📍Location: The Panhandle, San Francisco
🤝Partners: @bigartloop @building180 @sfrecpark

📣Installing today in the Panhandle.

An Attempted Murder by Jack Champion features two monumental crows 🐦‍⬛ Tom and Lucinda 🐦‍⬛  frozen in a moment that feels both tense and strangely familiar.

Set among the real-life crows of Golden Gate Park, the sculpture reflects the friction of living alongside one another: disagreement, confrontation, conversation, coexistence.

Champion’s work balances humor, scale, and unease, transforming an everyday sight into something surreal and deeply human. In a city park full of movement, the piece creates a moment to pause and reflect on how we navigate tension, communication, and community.

We can’t wait for you to meet Tom and Lucinda in person. (Swipe to the end to see the welcoming committee that greeted us this morning!)

🖌️Art & Artist: An Attempted Murder by @jackchampionart
📍Location: The Panhandle, San Francisco
🤝Partners: @bigartloop @building180 @sfrecpark

📣Installing today in the Panhandle.

An Attempted Murder by Jack Champion features two monumental crows 🐦‍⬛ Tom and Lucinda 🐦‍⬛  frozen in a moment that feels both tense and strangely familiar.

Set among the real-life crows of Golden Gate Park, the sculpture reflects the friction of living alongside one another: disagreement, confrontation, conversation, coexistence.

Champion’s work balances humor, scale, and unease, transforming an everyday sight into something surreal and deeply human. In a city park full of movement, the piece creates a moment to pause and reflect on how we navigate tension, communication, and community.

We can’t wait for you to meet Tom and Lucinda in person. (Swipe to the end to see the welcoming committee that greeted us this morning!)

🖌️Art & Artist: An Attempted Murder by @jackchampionart
📍Location: The Panhandle, San Francisco
🤝Partners: @bigartloop @building180 @sfrecpark

📣Installing today in the Panhandle.

An Attempted Murder by Jack Champion features two monumental crows 🐦‍⬛ Tom and Lucinda 🐦‍⬛  frozen in a moment that feels both tense and strangely familiar.

Set among the real-life crows of Golden Gate Park, the sculpture reflects the friction of living alongside one another: disagreement, confrontation, conversation, coexistence.

Champion’s work balances humor, scale, and unease, transforming an everyday sight into something surreal and deeply human. In a city park full of movement, the piece creates a moment to pause and reflect on how we navigate tension, communication, and community.

We can’t wait for you to meet Tom and Lucinda in person. (Swipe to the end to see the welcoming committee that greeted us this morning!)

🖌️Art & Artist: An Attempted Murder by @jackchampionart
📍Location: The Panhandle, San Francisco
🤝Partners: @bigartloop @building180 @sfrecpark

📣Installing today in the Panhandle.

An Attempted Murder by Jack Champion features two monumental crows 🐦‍⬛ Tom and Lucinda 🐦‍⬛  frozen in a moment that feels both tense and strangely familiar.

Set among the real-life crows of Golden Gate Park, the sculpture reflects the friction of living alongside one another: disagreement, confrontation, conversation, coexistence.

Champion’s work balances humor, scale, and unease, transforming an everyday sight into something surreal and deeply human. In a city park full of movement, the piece creates a moment to pause and reflect on how we navigate tension, communication, and community.

We can’t wait for you to meet Tom and Lucinda in person. (Swipe to the end to see the welcoming committee that greeted us this morning!)

🖌️Art & Artist: An Attempted Murder by @jackchampionart
📍Location: The Panhandle, San Francisco
🤝Partners: @bigartloop @building180 @sfrecpark

Kansas City Public Service Co. tribute street car entering “Got Framed” by @leaveittonino during the laser show at the Transamerica Pyramid.

📣Coming next week to the Panhandle.

Seed of Self by Kate Raudenbush is a glowing monumental seed split into two halves: past and future. Between them, a meditation bench invites visitors to sit inside the present moment.

By day, the piece offers a quiet pause along a corridor defined by movement. By night, the sculpture glows from within, transforming into a warm beacon along the park's edge.

Every piece added to Big Art Loop is chosen with its surroundings in mind. For this site, we wanted a piece that could hold space for reflection in the middle of the city’s rhythm and a place people could return to again and again, whether for a moment of rest, conversation, or meditation.

We can’t wait to experience this sculpture for yourself.

🖌️Art & Artist: Seed of Self by @kateraudenbush
📍Location: The Panhandle West Entry
🤝Partners: @bigartloop @sfrecpark @building180
⚒️Crew: @greenerbaylandscaping

📣Coming next week to the Panhandle.

Seed of Self by Kate Raudenbush is a glowing monumental seed split into two halves: past and future. Between them, a meditation bench invites visitors to sit inside the present moment.

By day, the piece offers a quiet pause along a corridor defined by movement. By night, the sculpture glows from within, transforming into a warm beacon along the park's edge.

Every piece added to Big Art Loop is chosen with its surroundings in mind. For this site, we wanted a piece that could hold space for reflection in the middle of the city’s rhythm and a place people could return to again and again, whether for a moment of rest, conversation, or meditation.

We can’t wait to experience this sculpture for yourself.

🖌️Art & Artist: Seed of Self by @kateraudenbush
📍Location: The Panhandle West Entry
🤝Partners: @bigartloop @sfrecpark @building180
⚒️Crew: @greenerbaylandscaping

📣Coming next week to the Panhandle.

Seed of Self by Kate Raudenbush is a glowing monumental seed split into two halves: past and future. Between them, a meditation bench invites visitors to sit inside the present moment.

By day, the piece offers a quiet pause along a corridor defined by movement. By night, the sculpture glows from within, transforming into a warm beacon along the park's edge.

Every piece added to Big Art Loop is chosen with its surroundings in mind. For this site, we wanted a piece that could hold space for reflection in the middle of the city’s rhythm and a place people could return to again and again, whether for a moment of rest, conversation, or meditation.

We can’t wait to experience this sculpture for yourself.

🖌️Art & Artist: Seed of Self by @kateraudenbush
📍Location: The Panhandle West Entry
🤝Partners: @bigartloop @sfrecpark @building180
⚒️Crew: @greenerbaylandscaping

📣Coming next week to the Panhandle.

Seed of Self by Kate Raudenbush is a glowing monumental seed split into two halves: past and future. Between them, a meditation bench invites visitors to sit inside the present moment.

By day, the piece offers a quiet pause along a corridor defined by movement. By night, the sculpture glows from within, transforming into a warm beacon along the park's edge.

Every piece added to Big Art Loop is chosen with its surroundings in mind. For this site, we wanted a piece that could hold space for reflection in the middle of the city’s rhythm and a place people could return to again and again, whether for a moment of rest, conversation, or meditation.

We can’t wait to experience this sculpture for yourself.

🖌️Art & Artist: Seed of Self by @kateraudenbush
📍Location: The Panhandle West Entry
🤝Partners: @bigartloop @sfrecpark @building180
⚒️Crew: @greenerbaylandscaping

📣Coming next week to the Panhandle.

Seed of Self by Kate Raudenbush is a glowing monumental seed split into two halves: past and future. Between them, a meditation bench invites visitors to sit inside the present moment.

By day, the piece offers a quiet pause along a corridor defined by movement. By night, the sculpture glows from within, transforming into a warm beacon along the park's edge.

Every piece added to Big Art Loop is chosen with its surroundings in mind. For this site, we wanted a piece that could hold space for reflection in the middle of the city’s rhythm and a place people could return to again and again, whether for a moment of rest, conversation, or meditation.

We can’t wait to experience this sculpture for yourself.

🖌️Art & Artist: Seed of Self by @kateraudenbush
📍Location: The Panhandle West Entry
🤝Partners: @bigartloop @sfrecpark @building180
⚒️Crew: @greenerbaylandscaping

Friday is National Bike to Work Day. 🚲

Plan your commute: bigartloop.org/map

We’d love to see your ride. Tag @bigartloop with your favorite public art along the way.

#nationalbiketoworkday
#biketowork

Public art shapes more than a skyline. It shapes how people experience a city.

Research has linked public art and creative public spaces to lower stress, improved mood, and stronger social connection. Thoughtfully designed environments can encourage people to slow down, explore, gather, and engage more deeply with the places around them.

That’s part of the vision behind Big Art Loop.

By placing large-scale sculpture throughout San Francisco’s neighborhoods, waterfronts, and public spaces, we’re creating more opportunities for moments of pause, curiosity, reflection, and wonder to become part of everyday life.

Not separate from the city. Part of it.

#mentalhealthawarenessmonth

🖌️Art & Artist: Traces in Order to Remember by @betsabee_romero
📍Location: The Golden Mile on JFK Promenade, Golden Gate Park
🤝Partners: @bigartloop @illuminatethearts@sfrecpark @building180
📷Video credit: @iromo_

If you’re out by the water this Mother’s Day… 

Start at Atabey’s Treasure at Brannan Street Wharf.🐠 The work draws from Taíno stories of Atabey, a figure tied to earth, water, and fertility, often seen as a symbol of creation.

Then continue up the waterfront, where you can pick up something to eat, grab some flowers, and discover a trail of public art along the way. 💐

Enjoy the weather, explore the Loop, and don’t forget to tag us while you’re there!

🖌️Art & Artist: @atabeystreasure by @leaveittonino & @readytoplayart
📍Location: Brannan Street Wharf
🤝Partners: @bigartloop @building180 @sf_port
📷Photo credit: @iromo_

🚲It’s National Bike Month, why not take the scenic route?

Big Art Loop Portside is one of the most rideable stretches of the Loop:
6.5 miles.
11 sculptures.
Countless SF views.

Plus our updated map now shows where bike and walking paths split, so you can plan your ride without overthinking it.

Get out and bike this month, and don’t forget to tag us in your adventures!

🖌️Art & Artist: Got Framed by @leaveittonino @readytoplayart
📍Location: Pier 7
🤝Partners: @sf_port @building180
📷Photo credit: @sf_downtown

🚲It’s National Bike Month, why not take the scenic route?

Big Art Loop Portside is one of the most rideable stretches of the Loop:
6.5 miles.
11 sculptures.
Countless SF views.

Plus our updated map now shows where bike and walking paths split, so you can plan your ride without overthinking it.

Get out and bike this month, and don’t forget to tag us in your adventures!

🖌️Art & Artist: Got Framed by @leaveittonino @readytoplayart
📍Location: Pier 7
🤝Partners: @sf_port @building180
📷Photo credit: @sf_downtown

🤔Guess the Big Art!
This zoomed in piece on the Loop has been making a splash on The Embarcadero since Fall 2025, do you know which piece it is? Make your guess in the comments. 💬

Bonus points if you can identify what recycled material the body is made from! 🍕