Please join WCAPT for their 2018 Annual Meeting event held this year in San Francisco on Saturday, April 7th from 9:30 am to 6:30 pm. The event begins with a behind-the-scenes tour of the public artwork found along the Music Concourse within Golden Gate Park (AM Tour), followed by a presentation and tour of the recently rehabilitated War Memorial Building (PM Tour), and concludes with WCAPT's annual meeting and reception in the Green Room where you can mix and mingle with existing and new friends and colleagues! 

Registration is limited so register today!
Click here to register.

Note: AM Tour and PM Tour require separate tickets. Tickets purchased includes access to reception. If you wish to only attend the reception, tickets are available for purchase. The annual meeting is free to the public (requires RSVP). We hope to see you there!

AM Tour - 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM
(Ticket Required)

Caring for Outdoor Public Artwork: 
Conservation Planning and Treatment in Golden Gate Park

Location: Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA

   

9:30 AM to 10:00 AM  ~ Registration

Registration for AM Tour begins at 9:30am on Saturday at Golden Gate Park. Once you register, the specific meeting location will be emailed to you. Transportation is not provided. 

10:00 AM to 12:00 PM ~ Golden Gate Park Music Concourse Public Artwork Tour

Join Allison Cummings from the San Francisco Arts Commission, Rowan Geiger from SF Art Conservation, Katharine Untch from Conservation Strategies, and Megan Carver and Jennifer Correia from ARG Conservation Services, for a rare opportunity to see the work behind public art management and maintenance at Golden Gate Park. 

Public artworks sited along the Music Concourse, including sculptures that date to the late 19th Century, have been placed and re-placed frequently around the landscape. The conservation planning and treatment of these and all outdoor artwork in Golden Gate Park will be discussed in situ by public and private conservation professionals to provide a holistic understanding of both art conservation planning and appropriate conservation decision-making.  Some treatments will be discussed to share details about techniques and logistics that have been implemented to care for this part of the civic art collection.   

12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ~ Discussion & Lunch 

Box lunch is included in cost of ticket for this event. Vegetarian options available. Transportation to the PM Tour (War Memorial Veterans Building at 401 Van Ness Avenue) is not provided. 

PM Tour - 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM
(Ticket Required)

War Memorial Building Seismic Upgrade & Rehabilitation: 
Tour & Presentation

Location: Meet in War Memorial Building Lobby, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA

  
    
2:00 PM to 2:30 PM  ~ Registration

Registration for PM Tour begins at 2:00pm on Saturday in the Lobby of the War Memorial Veterans Building located in the Civic Center area in San Francisco. Transportation to the building is not provided; the building is easily accessible by Muni, Bart, ride shares, and taxi.

2:30 PM to 4:30 PM  ~ Presentation & Tour

The building tour and presentation will focus on the seismic upgrade and rehabilitation of the War Memorial Veterans Building located at 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco. The Beaux-Arts building, designed by architect Arthur Brown, Jr., is a historic landmark and houses the Herbst Theater, where President Truman and other heads of state and dignitaries signed the United Nations Charter on June 26, 1945. From 2011 to 2015 the building underwent a full seismic retrofit and rehabilitation, after which it reopened to the public. 

Speakers include Taryn Williams from Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Nancy Goldenberg from Carey & Company, and Joel Stout from Thornton Tomasetti. The building tour will begin and end in the Lobby, followed by a presentation in the Green Room.

Annual General Meeting - 4:30 PM to 5:00 PM
(Free, No Ticket Required ~ Please RSVP)

Location: War Memorial Veterans Building (Green Room), 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA

 

Please join us for the 2018 WCAPT Annual Meeting in the Green Room following the building tour & presentation! The brief meeting highlights the preceding year's accomplishments, outlines plans for the coming year, acknowledges departing Board members and welcomes new Board members. This meeting is free to the general public.

If you are only attending the meeting, RSVP is required ~ click here to register. We want to make sure you have a seat - thank you!

Reception - 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
(Included in cost of any purchased tour ticket; separate tickets available for purchase)

Location: War Memorial Veterans Building (Green Room), 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA

 
Join us for a special reception in the beautiful Green Room and adjoining Loggia which were recently restored as part of the building rehabilitation project. Walk under the five chandeliers and step out of the floor-to-ceiling windows that lead to an outdoor loggia with a stunning view overlooking San Francisco City Hall and the Civic Center area. This will be the perfect opportunity to catch up with old friends and colleagues, as well as meet new ones!

This reception is included in the cost of any purchased ticket. If you cannot attend a tour and would like to attend the reception only, tickets are available for purchase separately.

          
REGISTER HERE