Art enhances infrastructure and adds transformative value to the public realm. Public art influences the way we experience our city and helps to define our cultural identities. During this evening’s panel discussion, experts will share their perspectives on the state of public art in San Francisco and the strategies in place and needed to perpetuate the creation of new work in the future. Speakers will include Cheryl Haines, Director of Haines Gallery and Founder of the For-Site Foundation, Jill Manton, Director of Programs for the San Francisco Arts Commission, Cliff Garten, an internationally celebrated sculptor whose work inspires interest in public activity and Walter Hood, Professor at the University of California, Berkeley’s Landscape Architecture and Environmental Design Department and internationally acclaimed public artist and designer.