In July, the San Francisco Arts Commission and Rec and Park announced culmination events for the yearlong Artist-in-Residence Program at India Basin Waterfront Park.

Local artists Afatasi the Artist and Conni McKenzie spent the past year embedded in the park's transformation, gathering stories, building community, and creating original works that reflect the culture, history, and everyday life of the Bayview-Hunters Point (BVHP) neighborhood.

Afatasi the Artist will unveil her project at an event on Saturday, September 6 from 1 to 4 p.m. "Finders Keepers" is an interactive experience inviting BVHP residents to rediscover India Basin Waterfront Park (900 Innes Avenue) and the surrounding neighborhood in fresh, meaningful ways. The event will start at Shipwright's Cottage in the park and will feature local food, music, a scavenger hunt for hand-welded sculptures, and a live welding demo by the artist. Additional activities include jump houses, free haircuts, and an open shop with Rocking the Boat.

Finders Keepers seeks to reclaim public space for creativity and community and pays tribute to Bayview’s legacy of skilled makers and artisans—especially Black women welders who worked in the shipyards during WWII. For more information, click here: https://tinyurl.com/y7dzhe43