You may have seen Golden Gate Park’s “Entwined” LED installation these last couple of holiday seasons, or the public art displays of the collective Flaming Lotus Girls, or the towering public sculptures at Hayes Valley’s Patricia’s Green. You may not realize these were all put together at the same place, a Hunters Point metal and industrial workspace called the Box Shop.
And the Box Shop is welcoming you to see how the magic happens in a two-day, free family-friendly event this weekend called Box Shop Mural Fest. Dozens of new murals have popped up at the space over the course of the pandemic, and even more will be painted over the weekend while you watch, in what organizers call “one of the largest open-air mural art exhibits in the Bay Area” that will also feature live music, breakdancing, and barbecue.
“Over 100 unique and beautiful murals are…
