Narrow alleyway featuring colorful wall murals by community artists, many with political themes.
The Mission of Clarion Alley Mural Project (CAMP) is to support and produce socially engaged and aesthetically innovative public art, locally and globally as a grassroots artist-run organization based in San Francisco’s Mission District. CAMP is a community, a public space, and an organizing force that uses public art (murals, street art, performance art, dance, poster projects, literary events) as a means for supporting social, economic, racial, and environmental justice messaging and storytelling.
For a good taste of the ethnic side of San Francisco, take BART to the 16th and Mission Station, to check out the Clarion Alley Murals. From the BART station walk south on Mission, past 17th Street and turn right on Clarion Alley. It’s a short level walk, and there are wide sidewalks with curb-cuts along the route.
Take some time to examine the details of the colorful murals along the alley. Some are large and some are small, but they all have some sort of a message. This community project began back in 1982, as an outlet for local artists. Today it’s part of the larger collection of the Mission District’s public art.
Clarion Alley Mural Project offers tours of our project direct from the organizers and artists. Participants will learn about CAMP’s history, the murals currently on view, and our work in the community.
Tours are approximately 45 minutes. All of our tours are led by CAMP artists.
General Admission: Sliding Scale donation starting at $5/person
Children under 12: FREE
Meet at Valencia Street entrance to Clarion Alley
In addition to the Clarion Alley Tour, CAMP offers an extended tour that also includes our murals in the lobby of the Roxie Theater on 16th Street @ Valencia and our Labor Project murals in the historic Redstone Building on 16th Street @ Capp Street.
