New Saints by Deirdre Weinberg Art Exhibit & Artist Meet n' Greet

St. Mark's Square

Join artist Deirdre Weinberg for an artist Meet n’ Greet. Deirdre will discuss her work with Chaplain John Brett of the SF Night  Ministry.

1111 O'Farrell St

Street artist and former artist-in-residence at the Tenderloin Museum Deirdre Weinberg shares a temporary installation with Saint Mark&#x27;s Square of several of her large-scale mural portraits painted onto salvaged doors. The doors are, of course, a synecdoche for “home”–--shelter and a place of one’s own, a should-be essential that many San Franciscans are without or are in danger of losing. The doors are also a symbol for the worlds that opened up during the conversations between artist and subject. Deirdre engaged in a listening process with each person she has portrayed. Dialogue often traversed typical points of social division (race, gender, class, etc.), and Weinberg recognized these exchanges opened a door to connect on a human level and celebrate diversity and commonalities.As these works grace the space at Saint Mark&#x27;s Square, they take on a sacred dimension. They become objects of potential devotion for our discernment and prayer. Portraits from the street community begin to remind us of the saints and angels who walk amongst us unhoused. When does a picture of a mother and child from the street become a new icon of Mary &amp; Child?Artist Deirdre Weinberg will be with Saint Mark&#x27;s Square on Saturday, March 4th, 1pm, to discuss her work with Chaplain John Brett of the San Francisco Night Ministry, including the small sketch portraits she paints of Tenderloin residents. Beginning as early as 2018, first inside the Tenderloin Museum and later outside in the Tenderloin streets during the pandemic, Deirdre paints Tenderloin locals and gifts the mini-portraits to her subjects. In the 20-30 minutes it takes to make a painting, conversation flows, and while the small talk is sometimes pedestrian, sometimes profound, Weinberg has come to understand her portrait work as giving time and space to Tenderloin folks who struggle day to day with hardships. Weinberg dutifully documents all of these works, however, photographing each piece with its subject, and records stories and banter as people sit for their portrait.New Saints art installation will remain in Heritage Hall at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church (1111 O’Farrell St., San Francisco, CA) from Wednesday, March 1, 2023 through Thursday, April 6, 2023 by appointment. Please call 628-236-6172 or email cemanager@stmarkssquare.org for to schedule.

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