Artists Transform the Shipyard CRANE - Saturday Night Watch Event

In October 2026 the historic gantry crane at Hunters Point Shipyard, the towering landmark of San Francisco's southeastern waterfront, comes to life in CRANE, a large scale work of public art combining illumination, original music and live performance. It is a celebration of community history: the story of the Shipyard and of Bayview Hunters Point, and of the people who built it, worked it and lived it, told in light and sound on the crane itself.
CRANE is the last event in the San Francisco Arts Commission's Shaping Legacy series, recognizing monuments that pay tribute to underrecognized people.

Your evening at Building 101

5:30 PM Doors open (Open Studios is going on, so come as early as you want)
6:00 PM Reception. The Open Studios preview exhibition and art auction are open in the gallery. Food vendors and a bar outside. Live Jazz by Guitar Trifecta. Some artist studios open for browsing.
7:30 Welcome
7:45 The Dr. George Davis Senior Choir sings live in Area 1.
8:00 CRANE, until 8:40
8:40 The crane stays lit until 9:15. The gallery is open until 10:00. Artists come back from the crane pier and mingle with the public.

Choosing your place

The crane stands more than half a mile away across the Shipyard, and we did our best to create the best viewing options for you.

Area 1, $75. Seating with the live feed from the crane projected large on the building wall, and the Dr. George Davis Senior Choir singing live in front of you (Saturday only).
Area 2, $50. A seat with a full view of the crane and the shipyard.
General admission, $25. Standing room looking straight out at the crane.
Community ticket, $10. For Bayview Hunters Point residents (94124) and others who could not otherwise come. If you are able to buy general admission, please do, so these stay available for neighbors who need them.

If any ticket price is a barrier, please ask us. We hold a number of tickets for people who cannot pay: request a ticket.

The artists

Ian Winters, video. Evelyn Ficarra, composer. Elaine Buckholtz, lighting. Stacey Carter, history and outreach. William Rhodes, outreach. Produced by Shipyard Trust for the Arts.

Other ways to see CRANE

CRANE is performed on October 9, 10, 16 and 17, and every night is live streamed. On opening night, October 9, there is a watch party at Zaccho Dance Theatre with the choir and an artist talkback by the lead artists afterwards. To join the opening night, please go here.

Support CRANE

We are in the final stretch of funding CRANE, and every gift counts. Join the Crane Circle.

Location

Building 101, 451 Galvez Ave, San Francisco
Muni accessible (Lines 19, 15 and 54)
Bike-friendly · Wheelchair accessible

Stay connected

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

CRANE is supported by the San Francisco Arts Commission, the Kenneth Rainin Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Department of Toxic Substances Control and other generous donors.