BUILDING 180

📣 OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS📣 We're accepting applications from artists with completed artworks that are over 10 feet in height and/or length, and that are suitable for outdoor display. Join a growing network of civic transformation through large-scale art with us & @bigartloop Find the application at the link in our bio or at building180.com #bigartloop #Building180 #largescaleart #womanowned @sijbrandijfoundation

We’ve been busy building.💪 Not talking. Not caught up in the noise. Just doing. ✦ 500+ murals when the city felt most broken. ✦ 355 utility boxes painted into joy. ✦ 100 sculptures in the works... starting with one 45-foot tall woman. ✦ The largest recycled plastic sculpture on Earth. ✦ The world's largest augmented reality mural. ✦ Thousands of lives touched. Hundreds of artists paid, supported and empowered. We’ve cleaned streets, funded grants, hijacked the F train, and turned everyday infrastructure into inspiration. Our job is simple: make the art happen, then get out of the way and let the art speak for itself. But in case you're still curious... hi👋 We're Building 180, and we're just getting started. #Building180 #womanownedbuisness Credits: Slide 1: Art & Artist: Dream in Color by @matleyhurd Partners: @illuminatethearts @sfrecpark Video by: @iromo_ Slide 2:  Art & Artist: Benchling by @claudiabuenoart Photo by: James Rice Slide 3: Artist: @thetracypiper Partners: @paintthevoidproject Slide 4: Partners: @paintthecitysf Video by: @iromo_   Slide 5: Art & Artist: R-Evolution by @marcocochrane Partners: @bigartloop @sijbrandijfoundation Photo by: @iromo_   Slide 6:  Art & Artist: Ethyl by @yustinaa & @joeldeanstockdill Partners: @montereybayaquarium @meow__wolf @guinnessworldrecords Slide 7: Art & Artist: Transmigrations by @camilamagrane Slide 8:  Art & Artist: @naga_and_the_captainess by @element_26_studio Partners: @illuminatethearts @sfrecpark Photo by: @iromo_   Slide 9: Artist: @nigelsussman Photo by: @iromo_   Slide 10: Art & Artist: Louis by @dewittgodfreystudio Partners: @sf_port @bigartloop

✨ New here? Welcome to Building 180. If you love bold ideas, inspiring artists, and art that transforms spaces & communities, congratulations! You’ve found your people. We’re here to make ambitious projects possible, connecting creativity with opportunity and turning visions into reality. 🤝Build with us. #TheWorldIsOurCanvas #Building180 #B180 #Artcurators #Artproducers #womanowned Video by: @the_agar_co

📣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

One of the best parts of the job? Bringing people together to make something that becomes part of the neighborhood. 🎨 Where should the next community mural pop up? Featured mural: @designnurd mural at 1000 Market St for @homerise_sf sponsored by @shineonsf for @paintthevoidproject A special thanks to our amazing team who helped make this happen @vampire_frog @maxehrman @anthonyisjim @camilabianchi

See you at CODAsummit 2026! 🎉 We’re excited to share that founders @shananariley and @winnersnaps will be taking the stage this September for a keynote conversation at this year’s summit. CODAsummit brings together some of the most thoughtful voices shaping public art, architecture, placemaking, and the built environment. We’re honored to be part of it. Early bird registration is open, grab your spot and we’ll see you there! Tickets + details: @codaworx codasummit.com

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_

Public art doesn’t just happen. Between an artist’s vision and the moment the piece finally meets the public, there’s a whole team working behind the scenes to handle the logistics that make it possible. Late nights. Careful coordination. Problem-solving at every scale. A network of people working together to bring something ambitious into the real world. That space in between is where Building 180 operates. Our work is to bring ambitious public art into everyday life. 🖌️Art & Artist: Echoes by @mathiasgmachl 📍Location: WETA Ferry Plaza 🤝Partners: @bigartloop @sf_port @building180 📷Photo 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_

The environments we move through every day have a real impact on how we feel. Too many cities are built from the same gray surfaces and repetitive structures that can leave people feeling disconnected, fatigued, and mentally checked out. Public art changes that. It interrupts the visual monotony of everyday urban life with color, imagination, surprise, and human expression. As Mental Health Awareness Month reminds us to pay closer attention to wellbeing in all its forms, it’s worth considering the role our shared environments play in shaping our daily experience. Art in public spaces gives people moments to pause, reflect, feel inspired, and reconnect with their surroundings. Everyone deserves access to that. 🖌️Artist: @josue.rojas.art 2020 🤝Partners: @painthevoidproject

Public art hits different when it reflects the community it lives in. India Basin Waterfront Park is a reminder of what that can look like when a space is shaped with the people who actually use it. More of this please 🙏 🖌️Art & Artist: Hypecourt by @ninapicasso 📍Location: India Basin Waterfront Park 🤝Partners: @sfrecpark @paintthevoidproject @aprisf @trustforpublicland 📷Video credit: @iromo_

Happy birthday blessings and shout outs to the very talented mc and all around beautiful person @imshotta humbled to collab with the epic photographer who snapped the reference photo @54ghosts of the mural located at @Patreon in San Francisco. #patreon #building180 #imshotta #54ghosts #streetart thank you @building180 and @paintthevoidproject gracias @pablitosomething for the support homie.