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  1. SFFUF Power of Storytelling Workshop Approved for AICP CM Credit!

    Posted October 12th, 2017 by SFUFF in General

    SFUFF’s been busy! The APA approved our storytelling workshop that we have been developing for the last 3 years (with the help of Keith Battle and Dimitri Moore) for 2 CM credits (continuing education credits for planners who are AICP).  This workshop will be held as part of SFUFF 2017 on Nov. 19 at SPUR […]

  2. SFUFF House Party on the Roof Deck

    Posted October 3rd, 2017 by SFUFF in General

    Thank you all for joining us last week as we were inspired by great storytelling and love of the city. Stay tuned for the launch of the detailed SFUFF 2017 schedule on October 15. And of course see you November 13-19, 2017 when it’s festival time.  Cheers!

  3. Creative Problem Solving and Storytelling: SFUFF at the APA in Sacramento

    Posted September 23rd, 2017 by SFUFF in General

    Fay Darmawi will represent SFUFF in two sessions at the American Planning Association – California Chapter convention in Sacramento this week.  The first session focuses on creative solutions to the current housing crises. DESIGNING HOUSING SOLUTIONS WORKSHOP: California’s housing crisis is at a breaking point. We need new ideas and strategies — now! Planners, urbanists, […]

  4. New America Blog: Film As Catalyst For Innovation in Urban Planning (SFUFF in the news!)

    Posted September 11th, 2017 by SFUFF in General

    I had the opportunity to speak at the New America symposium in May 2017 on the topic of the importance of local innovation, and they were kind enough to ask me to write a blog about SFUFF for their members. Let me know what you think and if the blog I wrote reflects your experience […]

  5. The DuckRabbit As Metaphor for Art Curation

    Posted September 7th, 2017 by SFUFF in General

    Many of you have kindly asked me what I learned while at the Valletta 2018 Curatorial School, and while I was still gathering my jumbled thoughts, another student of the program wrote this accurate assessment of the concepts proposed to us by our incredible instructors who are all at the top of their fields in […]

  6. Right To The Garden: an urban planning interpretive dance

    Posted September 5th, 2017 by SFUFF in General

    #urbanplanning #interptretivedance #valletta2018 #curatorialschool2017 Under the guidance of international curator Fulya Erdemci our group developed, in 48 hours with paper, tape and our bodies, what might be the first ever urban planning interpretive dance narrating our research and findings on the future of Valletta and cities worldwide. A post shared by SF Urban Film Fest […]

  7. Join us on Sept 8 for the screening of the Arc of Justice film as part of the Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema 2017

    Posted August 23rd, 2017 by SFUFF in General

    Discover the story of the first land trust created in the U.S. and meet the filmmakers Helen S. Cohen and Mark Lipman! The film and Q & A will occur three times at 7pm, 8pm, and 9pm. See you there!

  8. Sneak Peak of Megaphone Project for YBCA Public Square

    Posted August 17th, 2017 by SFUFF in General

    See you this Saturday, Aug. 19 for the full unveiling of Megaphone, a collaboration between Fay Darmawi, Leah Nichols and Nick Ross.  Also, attached to this post is the brochure with the full line-up of events and project descriptions of all the Public Square offerings from 3-7 at the YBCA. YBCA PublicSquare_Playbill_Final_Edit (4)

  9. Curatorial School Workplan for 5-days in Valletta, Malta

    Posted August 10th, 2017 by SFUFF in General

    Love, Memory and Public Spaces (Fay Darmawi, San Francisco) How do people fall in love with their public spaces? Can the re-interpretation of a public space as a gathering space to witness, enjoy, or produce art result in a more intimate space that produces stronger social bonds than if the space was left alone? Will […]

  10. YBCA Public Square August 19 (4-7pm)

    Posted August 3rd, 2017 by SFUFF in General

    Come by the YBCA Public Square August 19 (4-7pm) for performances, talks, unique social practice art displays (such as partaking in a communal meal). As one of the “equity” co-hort YBCA Fellows, I will be unveiling a project that I have been working for a year with two designers Leah Nichols (who designed the SFUFF […]