The Panhandle Bandshell is a full-scale performance stage constructed almost entirely out of reclaimed and repurposed materials, including 65 automobile hoods, hundreds of computer circuit boards, 3,000 plastic water bottles, French doors, reclaimed wood, and recycled structural steel. As a fully modular structure, it can easily be dismantled, moved and re-assembled anywhere.
From June 23 to September 3, 2007, it was installed in San Francisco's Panhandle Park, where it was open for both impomptu and scheduled performances. The bandshell was dismantled on September 14th, 2007 and moved to Treasure Island for winter storage.
See pictures of the construction process and our grand opening event in our photo galleries.
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The Bandshell will be assembled on Treasure Island's Great Lawn in March of 2008, where it will be available for amplified performances for at least 8 months.
Seeking Permanent Home for the Bandshell
If you know of opportunities to host the Bandshell in a park, a public open space or elsewhere, please contact us!
Help Support the Bandshell -- Make a Donation
The project still needs financial donations to recoup our extensive materials and equipment costs. All donations are tax-deductible. Donate now.
About the Bandshell
The Panhandle Bandshell Project is a public art installation made from reclaimed materials and designed to create an aesthetically beautiful, free performance space; provide an accessible venue for performers who live and work in the area; enhance neighborhood- and community-building through creative interaction; illustrate the potential of recycling, repurposing and reuse, and thus raise collective awareness of our impact on the environment. For more information, please see our Frequently Asked Questions.
About the Artists
The Finch Mob, in partnership with REBAR art collective and Christopher Guillard of CMG Landscape Architecture, constructed this project as part of the ScrapEden SF Program, through a generous grant from the SF Department of the Environment, and the Black Rock Arts Foundation. We are proud to have had the support of the North of Panhandle Neighborhood Association, the Haight Ashbury Neighborhood Council, the Haight Ashbury Improvement Association, the Neighborhood Parks Council, the San Francisco Arts Commission, and Mayor Gavin Newsom (read his letter of support).
The Panhandle Bandshell, September 2007. Photo by Will Chase.