CRANE
CRANE is a public art project at Hunters Point Shipyard that transforms the historic gantry crane through light, sound, and community storytelling.
The first phase features immersive soundscapes by Evelyn Ficarra, combining historic recordings, shipyard sounds, and oral histories from Bayview Hunters Point residents. Source material includes interviews with local seniors conducted by Stacey Carter and community liaison William Rhodes.
Presented as part of the San Francisco Arts Commission’s Shaping Legacy: Temporary Monuments program, CRANE reimagines the crane as a living monument to the people, labor, and history of the shipyard.
The project will culminate in 6 live light and sound performances at Hunters Point Shipyard in October 2026. Dates are October 9, 10, 11 and October 16, 17, 18 More info to come on how you can attend !
Listen to the soundscapes: https://www.crane.video/
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CRANE Project Team
Produced and Directed by:
Barbara Ockel Project director and producer who conceived CRANE and assembled the artistic teamand institutional support behind the project. Through Shipyard Trust for the Arts, sheleads its development, partnerships, fundraising, and implementation.
Artistic Team
Elaine Buckholtz Light installation artist specializing in large-scale, site-specific installations that illuminate outdoor monuments, cathedrals, and industrial structures. Her work creates immersiveenvironments that respond to place, scale, and history.
Stacey Carter Artist and historian focused on the history of Hunters Point Shipyard. Her work combines archival research, historic imagery, and public engagement to bring forward the stories oflabor, community, and industry embedded in the site.
Evelyn Ficarra Composer and sound artist whose work explores memory, place, and collective listening. She creates layered sound environments using field recordings, voice, and experimentalcomposition.
William Rhodes Visual artist and community collaborator known for socially engaged projects that centerstorytelling and lived experience. Through his quilt projects, he has documented HuntersPoint Shipyard history in depth, and he is a key connector to the main senior center in Bayview Hunters Point.
Ian Winters Media and installation artist working with video, projection, and large-scale public environments. His work integrates technology and storytelling to activate architecturalspace and engage audiences in immersive visual experiences.
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ADRIFT, AFLOAT, DRY-DOCKED
Exhibition in the public atrium of Building 12 at Pier 70
Up through July 2026
Exhibit is in the public atrium of Building 12 at Pier 70
Address: 1070 Maryland (@ 22nd St) San Francisco
ADRIFT. Featuring the work of Lawrence Ferlinghetti
AFLOAT. Featuring the work of Suzy Barnard
DRY-DOCKED. Featuring the work of Stacey Carter
Housed within the historic and newly repurposed Building 12 at San Francisco’s Pier 70, this exhibition brings together the work of Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Susie Bernard, and Stacey Carter in a unique exploration of the Bay Area’s industrial and maritime heritage. Curated by Sarah Stengel, the exhibition connects contemporary artistic interpretation with the physical history of one of the West Coast’s most significant shipbuilding complexes.
At the heart of the exhibition is Stacey Carter’s installation, which combines large-scale paintings inspired by the shipyards of Hunters Point and San Francisco’s working waterfront with historic industrial artifacts drawn from the maritime world they depict. Displayed within Building 12—a structure that once served the very industries represented in the artwork—the installation creates a powerful dialogue between art, artifact, and architecture.
The paintings emerge from the industrial landscapes that surrounded and shaped the building, while the artifacts are the actual tools, components, and materials that were once used within spaces like this one. Together, they blur the boundaries between representation and reality. Visitors are not simply viewing images of industrial history; they are standing within it. The building itself becomes part of the exhibition, its steel framework, scale, and historic fabric providing a direct connection to the shipbuilders, machinists, and craftsmen whose work defined Pier 70 for generations.
By bringing artwork, historic objects, and industrial architecture into conversation with one another, the exhibition offers an immersive experience that reveals how memory, place, and material culture continue to shape our understanding of San Francisco’s maritime past.
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DECOMMISSIONED: The History of Hunters Point Shipyard
Exhibition curated by artist and historian Stacey Carter
Shipyard Gallery, Building 101, Hunters Point Shipyard, San Francisco, CA
June 5 – August 2, 2025
Installed across 16 wall sections (7x7’ each) in the Shipyard Gallery at Hunters Point Shipyard, DECOMMISSIONED is the first comprehensive art and history exhibition to explore the military, environmental, and social legacy of the site. Drawing on over two decades of research, curator Stacey Carter brings together original artifacts, rare photographs, oral histories, and archival documents to illuminate the untold stories of this historic naval base.
More than 1,200 people visited or participated in public programs during the exhibition’s two-month run—an unprecedented turnout for a gallery open only one day per week.
With this extraordinary level of public interest, Carter now looks ahead to expanding the reach of this history through a collaboration with multi-media artists Elaine Buckholdt, Evelyn Ficarra, William Rhodes and Ian Winters on a large-scale performance public artwork that illuminates the Shipyard’s 450 ton Gantry Crane, built as an implement of war, that will be transform through light sound and video projection, into a massive, awe inspiring, monumental, original work of art. Crane Illumination is planned to take place in October of 2026.
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New Coloring Book Release !
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| "Hard Hat Heroes" Coloring Book by Stacey Carter & William Rhodes. Published by Shipyard Trust for the Arts |
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War on Two Fronts invites you to explore a crucial yet often overlooked chapter of WWII history. Curated by Stacey Carter, this exhibit spotlights the African American workforce's significant role at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard during a time of global upheaval. At the heart of this exhibit lies the story of resilience and determination. These men and women, drawn to Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, played a crucial role in the war effort, laboring under conditions that were often fraught with peril and marred by discrimination. Yet, their efforts left an enduring legacy, shaping not just the shipyard but also the fabric of the Bayview Hunters Point community. Their descendants, still an integral part of the neighborhood, stand as a testament to this deep-rooted connection.
Exhibit Highlights
- Declassified Documents: Examine racial discrimination cases from the War Manpower Commission, sourced from the National Archives, San Bruno, CA.
- Personal Narratives: Gain insight through first-hand accounts of the workers' experiences.
- Historic Photographs: View the shipyard's operations from 1941 to 1974.
- Archival Newspapers: Understand the challenges of the rapid influx of workers through SF Housing Authority publications.
This exhibition is a tribute to the resilience and enduring legacy of the African American laborers at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard. Join us in honoring their contributions and gaining a deeper understanding of this pivotal era.
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Continuous City opyright © Stacey Carter & Derek Lynch, 2021, Public Art - San Francisco International Airport (SFO) 5 x 40ft, print on aluminum and tempered glass. Collection of the City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco Arts Commission
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Continuous City is located in the new Terminal 3 Post-Security Connector Walkway that now connects Terminals 2 & 3. Travelers flying domestic airlines via SFO can see Continuous City alongside commissioned artworks by Kim Anno & Paul Madonna. The Carter-Lynch piece is also adjacent to the Kadish Gallery which features exhibitions of photography curated by the SFO Museum in collaboration with the San Francisco Arts Commission.
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Stacey M. Carter · 1536 9th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94122
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