Clarion Alley

2005 | Best Public Art Space

Whether we're talking about Ray Patlán's Balmy Alley Project or Andrew Schoultz and Aaron Noble's Lexington Street mural, the Mission District is home to one of the most vibrant public art scenes on the West Coast. But the narrow lane called Clarion Alley is something special. A former heroin shooting gallery before its transformation at the hands of a group of community activists and artists in 1992, Clarion stretches for three short blocks from Valencia to Mission and displays some... More »