FIRST AMENDMENT GALLERY
1000 HOWARD STREET
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103
415.861.5089
TUES-SAT 12PM-6:30PM, SUN 12PM-5PM
CLOSED MONDAY
Graff junkies getting funky fresh on 6th and Howard. Check out the video to get a feel of what 1AM’s Art of Graffti 2.0 class has to offer!
Interested? Intrigued? Tickled pink? Contact Gina at: classes@1amsf.com for more information, or CLICK HERE for online enrollment.
Galileo student getting down!
Last month, 1:AM had the honor of being asked to host a 2-part, after school graffiti workshop at San Francisco’s very own Galileo high school! We pounced on the opportunity to work with kids and help beautify a school. Really, how often does one get the request to spray a mural inside of a school, and to top it all off, alongside part of the student body
After school session #1: The Galileo team, comprised of 8 Galileo students and led by teachers Nate1 and Mario, took to the practice boards eagerly. At the beginning of the workshop, everyone’s spraying skills varied across the board(pun intended),
but at the end of session #1, the students were fading and spraying their own letters and characters like it was no one’s business! Needless to say, 1:AM instructors Nate1 and Mario were impressed.
After school session #2: THE MURAL! A handful of passionate, student artists spent some time sketching out concepts for the wall and presented them during the workshop. We were all blown away by the creativity and talent that these students have.
Using some of the elements from their pieces, the whole team came together to create a mural for their after school room. They came up with a dope mural that shows love for our wonderful city, and school pride.
Shout out to to Lee for contacting 1:AM about hosting a workshop at Galileo, our fresh teachers Nate1 and Mario, and last but not least, a shout out to the remarkably creative and inspiring kids at Galileo for making this mural possible. You guys were a true pleasure to work with! Keep on drawing and painting!
If you’re interested in having a graffiti workshop for your school/team/business or want us to paint a mural for you, please contact Class Director Gina at: gina@1amsf.com
Galileo team and their dope mural!
Spray practice fun for all, ^_^
Weeks ago, Genentech’s very own Brian G. contacted 1:AM with the idea of hosting a fun event for his team, an event to get their creative juices flowing. It was a tall order but the 1:AM crew gathered some of the best and the brightest teachers/graff artists to come together and set up a workshop for Genentech. Weeks of planning culminated when a team of Genentech-nicians arrived at the gallery with blank decks in hand and a ready thirst for knowledge and all things spray. Led by 1:AM teacher Nate1, the team got the works: a history of graffiti lesson, a mural walk tour, stenciling and mural production.
The Genentech-nicians laughed, they cried(okay, they didn’t really cry but I added that for dramatic effect)..they spray painted skateboard decks and produced a dope mural with a color scheme reminiscent of the orangey- blue Fanta bottles I drank while growing up. All in all, Genentech team was awesome!
Thank you Genentech, for coming out and being such wonderful group. Hope those mini- spray cans came in handy for all of you aspiring graff artists. From the bottom of our aerosol-stained hearts, we welcome you back to our gallery anytime!
The Genentech "Crew" in front of their masterpiece mural
If you’re interested in throwing a graffiti workshop for your team or group of friends, contact Class Director Gina at gina@1amsf.com.
You might have heard that we offer graffiti workshops at 1AM. What exactly happens in a graffiti workshop, you ask. Well, employees of Paypal came in yesterday, and this is what they did:
First, we give a History of Graffiti lesson. We go way back to the 1970s and Cornbread. We talk about trains in New York City. Tags, Throw-Ups, and Wildstyle. And how graffiti culture has spread around the world. The instructor is the knowledgeable Nate1, himself a graffiti artist for decades.
Next, we take a mural walk. There are several pieces in the neighborhood that illustrate various styles and artists. SoMa is chock full of these gems, often hiding down little-known alleyways.
And now we put paint in their hands! Robert shares the finer points of using a stencil and spray can. Everyone takes home a t-shirt that they make.
Yahoo! student stenciling a shirt
A few months ago, 1:AM was contacted by Tom Wailes, Senior Director of Product Design at Yahoo! Local. He wanted to have a fun corporate offsite for his team, and so he rounded up his gang of Yahoo-ligans(term of endearment!) and brought them to 1:AM to get down and dirty with graffiti.
Our resident graffiti teacher Nate1 took the Yahoo! team under his wing, giving them a brief history of the graff movement and a mural walk tour around SoMa. After thoroughly getting their “learn on”, the Yahoo-ligans picked up their spray cans and practiced their spray technique on stenciled shirts and boards. And if that wasn’t enough, the Yahoo! team unleashed a colorful and dynamic mural on 1:AM’s exterior wall, depicting a mummy and devil and donut? Oh my!
Check out what two lovely Yahoo-ligans had to say about her experience at 1:AM:
Yahoo! team Looking "Hardcore" in front of their mural
“[I] loved how easy-going, friendly and helpful everyone was.”-Sheba
“Everything was awesome!”-Maureen
To be honest through, we at 1:AM cant be the only ones credited for the success of this workshop. This amazing workshop would not have been possible without the positive energy and creativity of the Yahoo! team. Thanks for being such a fantastic group Yahoo! Come back any time!
If you are interested in changing up your corporate workshops / holiday parties, contact us at classes@1AMSF.com.
Student getting down in Nate1's 2.0 Class
Now if you haven’t heard (since you’ve been under a rock for the past 2 years), 1:AM offers art classes, and not just any classes. We offer street art classes like history of graffiti and toy modification, all to satiate your craving for creativity and fun. With that, all of these classes would not have been possible without the hard work of our amazing teachers who have been with us since 1:AM’s conception.
We’ve had the honor of working with Nate1, founder of Newskool clothing, and we’ve definitely flourished with his help. Nate1 leads the “Sketching Letters” 1.0 class with much wisdom and style, leaving students wanting more! How could we disappoint our beloved students? TADDAAA! Introducing “Sketching Letters” 2.0 for next year! Not convinced yet of Nate1’s awesomeness? Read up on what one student had to say about Nate1’s class: “Taking Nate1’s “Sketching Letters” was a very inspirational experience for me on different levels. It gets deep.”-former student Michele Lin.
Some of Lily Black's works
Nate1 isn’t the only teacher who deserves credit for making 1:AM’s classes a phenomenal success! The dynamic Lily Black leads the 1.0 Toy Mod class with flair and finesse. Check out SF Weekly’s article on Black’s class. And if you want some eye candy, check out Lily’s site featuring some of his past and present toy projects!
We’re so stoked about celebrating our two-year anniversary with these dope teachers on our team that we wanted to share our excitement with y’all.
Join our mailing list between now through November and you’ll automatically be entered in a chance to win a free class (Toy Mod, History of Graffiti 1.0) for 2011! Or better yet sign up for one of our classes today!
It’s 9AM. Can you honestly say you’re brimming with energy and ready to paint? Well that’s exactly how Racepoint Group was this past Monday. Their team was prepared to get their “learn and paint on,” bringing lots of enthusiasm and blank skate decks to customize during their private workshop (hosted by none other than 1:AM)! And to top it off, add one part Nate1 and two parts Robert and you’ve got a killer team ready to lead these students on their street art journey. From a brief rundown of the history of graffiti, to personalizing their own skate decks, to painting a mural for all of 6th and Howard street’s traffic to see, Racepoint Group did it all and with tons of style and finesse. Thanks for being such a dope team to work with!
Spray practice!
Deck fun.
Customized boards.
Race to the finish!
“I felt completely comfortable with my limited skills. The instructors helped when needed but really let me jump in head first and explore my talents. One of the coolest things I’ve done in San Francisco.”-Allison
“1AM workshop blew me away! One of the must-dos in SF and in life!”-Candice
“The 1:AM crew was friendly, knowledgeable and completely authentic. They guided our team through the process of creating original art for our office space and helped us to throw up a sweet mural. It was a fantastic experience. I want to do it again!”-Raymond
Racepoint reppin' hard.
And to think, it all began months ago with a chance encounter between 1:AM’s Marketing Director and Racepoint Group’s executive Vice President Bill Orr at the S2 Consulting Company Holiday Party. He wanted a dope activity for his team and 1:AM did its best to deliver. If you’re also interested in having a private workshop for your team, business or group of friends, please contact Class Director Gina at: gina@1amsf.com for more information!
More photos on flickr.
You always hear about those male graff artists painting a dope mural, but how often do you hear about female graff arists? Well 1:AM had the pleasure of hosting a private mural workshop for a group of young women(ages 11-14) from YMCA Bayview These young women, and dare I say future artists, brainstormed a concept for a mural and made it come to life on canvas. They came up with a powerful message for their piece: “Girls stick together”. It’s about time more girls took matters and spray cans into their own hands!
Under the direction of Nate1 and Roman, they met every Saturday in May and one Saturday June. Check out the photos chronicling their experience.
Practice.
After the letters, comes the background.
Muralizing.
A simple but strong message: "Girls Stick Together"
Thanks YMCA Bayview! We can’t wait to see your next creation, girls!
“This is better than our sky diving offsite!” WOW! We were so flattered when we overheard someone say that…
A team from Facebook wanted to celebrate the completion of one of their big projects. But being a leader in innovation and out of the box thinking, Facebook was looking for something different… something with a little bit of creativity, ingenuity, and something with a lot of awesomeness. With their cooler of drinks in tow, they headed to 1:AM to get down on the corner of 6th and Howard.
Nate1 and Robert Gonzalez, one of our in-house artists, took the team under their wings and showed them the way of the graffiti artist. Below are photos that capture the play-by-play of their day at 1:AM.
Q&A with Mr. Nate1
Robert instructing how to spray stencils
And they're off on the wall! Concept was created by Facebook-ers.
Nothing but smiles at the end of the day.
Facebook's creation: H A C K
WHAT AN AWESOME DAY! Thanks to Facebook for spending their day with us and having a fun-do attitude! The minute we saw that cooler roll in the gallery, we knew this group of people were ready to throw down and have lots of fun.
If you and your team are in desperate need of something fun to boost morale, look no further, 1:AM gotchu. Contact gina@1AMSF.com and let her help you customize a graffiti workshop for your company today!
1:AM has been holding a lot of events at the gallery. Holiday offsite? Check. Birthday parties? Check. Product announcements? Check. Cocktail parties? Check. And now we can check off a website launch.
GlobWorld.com, a part of wish B LLC, wanted to celebrate the soft launch of their website with style and that’s why they approached 1:AM to do just that. Daniel Castro, the studio manager of the Globworld team, contacted us months ago about customizing a graffiti workshop that was just all about spraying. Our kind of guy. He brought his team of 20+ people and they got down and dirty and lived the life of street artists for the day.
Practicing!
Having so much fun stenciling!
Spray painting fun!
Mural time!
GlobWorld Team!
Nate1, teacher of our Art of Graffiti class, and Roman, 1:AM’s art director, really did a good job of sharing their knowledge to the group and giving them a taste of life as street artist.
GlobWorld is a 3D social media space designed to safely connect kids with their close circle of friends and family. Set in the crazy colorful world of globs, their site was built for kids with curious minds and creative streaks — and for parents who value online safety, privacy, and ridiculous fun. There are no strangers on GlobWorld — it’s a place to connect with only those your children are closest to in real life. Visit their site and sign up for GlobWorld!
Finished mural.
If you and your team are ready to kick the habit of boring offsites, contact gina@1AMSF.com and let her help you customize a graffiti workshop that your company will be talking about for years!
