We were curious to find out so we held a workshop with kids and walked around the neighborhood to look for inspiration. The kids brought note pads to sketch, write and document what they saw. We helped them turn their notes into animations and sculptures that will become part of the Your Store installation at Artist Television Access in October.
Thanks to 826 Valencia for hosting our Create and Animate workshop.
Photos by Anita Su
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On the second day of the workshop we worked with the kids to turn their sketches and ideas into animations and cardboard sculpture. 
Photos by Anita Su
Join us on July 28, 2013 at Mission Sunday Streets.
Meet us in front of Artist Television Access
992 Valencia Street (at 21st Street) between 11-2 p.m.
to tap out your story on one of our vintage typewriters.
These are some stories that we collected from folks at Mission Sunday Streets in April.
Visit us again when we set up for Sunday Streets in July. Stay tuned for more information!
• “Bi-Rite was where you could buy booze, cigarettes, milk, and play Ms. Pac-Man. You got “streetcred” by playing good at Ms Pac-Man .”
From Chris a S.F. resident who’s Grandma lived in the neighborhood.
• “When we got trash cans on Valencia Street it made a huge difference.”
From a resident who has lived in the neighborhood since 1981.
• “I once lost a camera without realizing it here on Valencia Street…later that day, a small group of folks approached and said “There they are!”. I turned around bewildered and they presented me with the camera that I didn’t even know was missing. They found it and looked through the photos…they saw a sliver of a rainbow sweater…(and) they were able to match it to the photos on the camera.”
From Isaac who typed up his story on one of our vintage typewriters.
We recently received an email from Joel Pomerantz of Thinkwalks who recalled this memory of the neighborhood…
“Valencia Street was, as far as I know, the only (or first??) business district anywhere that was ever noticeably oriented toward what I’d call women-identified non-heterosexual culture, especially focused on lesbian community culture. Artemis cafe, Old Wives’ Tales bookshop, Osento baths, various art shops, the Women’s Building and the Lexington Club. Only the last two are still open.”
Thanks Joel for sharing your observation. We will definitely find a way to represent this in Your Store.
In July we’ll be leading a stop-motion workshop at 826 Valencia. The students will use the neighborhood as a means for inspiration to make animations and sculptures. The resulting work will be part of the ATA installation in October. This workshop will be for two sessions starting on July 9th. It’s a free class for youth ages 8-11. To sign up for the class please visit www.826valencia.org.
Update: This class is full.
People were “tap happy” as they wrote their stories at Mission Sunday Streets .
We spent the day chatting with the locals and finding out about this amazing and diverse neighborhood.
Tell us your story – click on the Send a Story button and type away!
Photos by Anita Su
Rainbow Grocery Cooperative has awarded Your Store an Arts Grant.
A cornerstone of the Mission Neighborhood, Rainbow was started in the early 70ies by members of an Ashram who wanted to have access to inexpensive vegetarian foods. The first location was on 16th and Valencia. In the 80ies they moved to a larger storefront at 15th and Mission before settling at their current location on Folsom and 13th. 
Thank you Rainbow for supporting Your Store!
Your Store is this month’s winner of The Awesome Foundation award.
We are grateful for their contribution to this project.
Join us on April 14, 2013 at Mission Sunday Streets.
We’ll have a booth in front of Artist Television Access at 992 Valencia Street at 21st Street.
Stop by and tell us your story.
Or, try your hand tapping it out on one of our vintage typewriters.
See you there
