Hometown Heroes: Closing Event — Community Voices

Join us for our Closing Event: Community Voices, the final gathering in the Hometown Heroes series celebrating Vol. 2 of the Shipyard Stories coloring book by William Rhodes and Stacey Carter.

To close the exhibition, seniors from the Dr. George W. Davis Senior Center share original writings about the Giant Crane — memories and reflections developed in a writing class after hearing historian Stacey Carter's history talk on August 29. A chance to hear firsthand how the shipyard's engineering legacy still resonates in the community it shaped.

Hometown Heroes is about the intertwined histories of the Hunters Point Shipyard and the surrounding Hunters Point community, told through the eyes of living community members, whose African American ancestors migrated here to work at the shipyard.

This is the third of three free events celebrating Hometown Heroes at the Shipyard Gallery this summer:

• Fri, Aug 21, 6-8 PM — Release Party & Reception, doors 5:30 PM
• Sat, Aug 29, 2-4 PM — The Giant Crane: A History Talk by Stacey Carter
• Sat, Sep 12, 2-4 PM — Closing Event: Community Voices, seniors read their crane stories (this event)

Space in the gallery is limited — reserve your spot early:
https://CraneCommunityVoices.eventbrite.com

Location

• Shipyard Gallery: GPS: 451 Galvez Ave, San Francisco

• Ample free parking
• Muni accessible (Lines 19, 15 & 54)
• Bike-friendly · Wheelchair accessible

Stay connected

• Website: www.shipyardartists.com
• Facebook: @shipyardartists
• Instagram: @hunterspointshipyardartists
• Email: info@shipyardtrust.org

Hometown Heroes and this exhibition are supported by a grant from the San Francisco Arts Commission and the Zellerbach Family Foundation Community Arts Program.