Public Program: Mission Architectural Tour & "Pretty City" Walkthrough

Join us for an exhibition walkthrough of with the curator, Tom Leach, followed by an architectural tour of the Mission neighborhood. Tom will highlight different architectural styles and detailing commonly seen in the neighborhood, such as Victorian, Edwardian, and Art Deco facades.

Pretty City

April 9 - June 13, 2026

Pretty City is a journey through the unique neighborhoods of San Francisco from the perspectives of Isaias Gomez, JayD Green, Camille Holvoet, Lance Rivers, Guadalupe Ramos, and Enkh-Amar Shagdarguntev. By highlighting the visual intricacy just outside our front doors, Pretty City transforms our typical streets into captivating dreamscapes.

Isaias Gomez, Once A Cruisin' Time in Folsom, 2025, acrylic on paper, 23 x 28 inches.

Camille Holvoet, The Miss Deloris Church, 2023, mixed media on paper, 17.25 x 13.75 inches.

Guadalupe Ramos, Victorian Dream, 2019, mixed media on paper, 22.5 x 15.25 inches.

is an internationally celebrated nonprofit artist community and working studio where over 140 adult artists with developmental disabilities create, exhibit, and sell art. Founded in 1983 by art and disability pioneers Florence Ludins-Katz and Dr. Elias Katz, Creativity Explored’s programs and person-centered culture serve as an organizational model worldwide.

Located in the Mission District of San Francisco, Creativity Explored advocates for our artists’ work as a valid and increasingly important contribution to the contemporary art world. As a result, studio artists have seen their work exhibited in museums, galleries, and art fairs in over 14 countries and have directly earned over $2.3 million from their art. The recent acquisition by SFMoMA and OMCA included several artists from Creativity Explored and our sister organizations, NIAD and Creative Growth, illustrates the long-awaited cultural expansion of who is collected, who is discussed and who is represented.

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