Deep Craft Atelier, July 23-August 12: Pop-up Store, Open Studios, Guest Chefs, and Neighborhood Excursions!

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We are excited and honored to kick-off our official StoreFrontLab program with Deep Craft Atelier, a three-week artists residency beginning July 23. Deep Craft, led by artist Scott Constable, will launch a line of goods made on site and offered for sale on Saturdays when the space transforms from workshop to pop-up store. 

Deep Craft Atelier will feature Deep Deck, a solid-wood long board made by Constable from reclaimed California woods. Deep Deck, first introduced at SFMOMA in Stephanie Syjuco’s Shadowshop project, reflects the Deep Craft ethos of environmental stewardship and community-scale production that the StoreFrontLab residency celebrates. 

Constable will work in the storefront during a weekday series of open studios, inviting other artists to participate in ‘micro-residencies’ along side him. Deep Craft goods made by Constable and collaborating artists will be sold over three consecutive Saturdays, when the space becomes a pop-up store. Guest chefs will expand the Deep Craft community on Saturdays, serving up their own creations. A percentage of sales will benefit Seven Teepees, a StoreFrontLab neighbor organization supporting youth. 

Deep Craft will also offer Sunday excursions through skate-friendly San Francisco neighborhoods on longboards and other human-powered vehicles. The tours will originate at StoreFrontLab, underscoring the storefront's function as a local marker.

Here are the details on the amazing line-up. We look forward to seeing you over the next few weeks!

WORKSHOP/OPEN STUDIO
Monday–Friday, July 23-August 12, 9:00am to 5:00pm(ish)
Stop and visit with Deep Craft Atelier artists:
Scott Constable—Longboard, Deep Jersey, Deep Craft Goods, deepcraft.org
Gabriel Russo—Deep Jersey, other garments, gabrielrusso.wordpress.com
Lawrence LaBianca—Gramophone, toy boats, lawrencelabianca.com
New Factory—Kites, newfactorysf.com
Jim Christensen—Apparel jachristensen-maker.blogspot.com
Helena Keeffe—Silkscreened wares, helenakeeffe.com
With Ted Ellison, Mary Brogger, Alexandra Blatteis, Ene Osteraas-Constable, Elliott Nathan and others
Hans Kwiotek—Photo Documentation

Pop-up Store
Saturdays, July 28, August 4, and August 10, 10:00am to 4:00pm(ish)
Deep Craft goods made on site plus >>

>>Delectable summer fare from 2:00pm to 4:00pm
July 28–Thought for Food autofuss.com/thoughtforfood/concept
August 4–Cal Peternell, Chez Panisse chef shares his favorite summer foods   
August 11–Leif Hedendal, underground chef and contributor to Outstanding in the Field, prepares locally foraged victuals

Excursion(s)
Sunday, 8/5, 10:00am to 2:00pm, departing from StoreFrontLab
Undiscovered San Francisco Bike Tour by Daniel Watson-Weller/Streets of San Francisco Bicycle Tours
sosfbiketours.com
Other excursions to be announced; check back here for updates.

StoreFrontLab Launch Party
Saturday, July 28, 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm
RSVP required to yes@storefrontlab.org


StoreFrontLab welcomes Jen Tai

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We are excited to welcome Jen Tai as our StoreFrontLab intern. Jen hails from the East Coast and completed studies in architecture and city regional planning at UC Berkeley. As a designer at Rebar, she works to organize and manage community-engaged initiatives such as Artplace project in Washington DC.


Jen's interest in cities and the intersections of art, urbanism, and social justice is a great fit with StoreFrontLab's mission. She will partner with us in managing StoreFrontLab's programs and communications. 


She'll be on hand during next week's Deep Craft opening, so be sure to say hello!

We had a great night with Occupy Design's Phantom Gallery

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Occupy Design's Phantom Gallery appeared Thursday night at StoreFrontLab bringing an inspiring mix of posters, people and skill exchange. Naomi Pitcairn and her Chalkupy crew kicked off the evening with a demonstration and talk explaining how she's translated her background in billboard painting into a tool for activism. Jason Justice told the story of how he came to produce Occucards, an educational series, and Favianna Rodgriguez, a printmaker and digital artist, shared her very personal response to immigration laws, sexual politics, and other hot-button social issues. Finally, Jake Levitas, one of Occupy Design's founders, discussed the power of data and the need for clear visual messages in a sound-bite, snapshot culture. 

Thomas Deckert's DIY silkscreening station and a wall full of Occupy Design's crowd-sourced posters, curated by Martha Pettit, brought it all together. At the evening's end, attendees newly screened t-shirts were invited to take the posters away, out to the streets, to continue spreading the word.


Chalkupy makes a statement.
Naomi Pitcairn explains how it's done.
A reinvigorated hoody.


And other unexpected gifts.

Occupy Design's Phantom Gallery appears at StoreFrontLab on June 28

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StoreFrontLab welcomes Occupy Design for an interactive evening celebrating the role of design, art, data, and information in activism and social justice.

> Social justice infographic and poster
art exhibition

> Presentations by leading activist
designers and artists

> Mobile infographic screenprinting lab
(bring a t-shirt!)

Thursday, June 28 5-10pm
@ StoreFrontLab
337 Shotwell Street
RSVP to tiny.cc/phantomgallery
Space is limited.

Features Speakers:

Jake Levitas
“Taking Data To the Streets: Occupy Design Infogrpahics”

Favianna Rodriguez
“Show Me Your Papers: How printmakers are taking on immigrant justice and anti-migrant laws”

Naomi Pitcairn
“Chalkupy: Chalking at Oscar Grant Plaza”

Jason Justice
"Occucards: Educational Outreach Literature for the Occupy Movement"

Tatiana Makovkin
"Occupy Nevada County"