[free] SF Lowrider Posters “The Art of Market Street” by Adrian Areas

Big props to the San Francisco Art Commission & SFMTA in providing artist “Adrian Areas” funding to create The Art of Market Street Poster Series in 30 bus Shelters.

These posters include the “LOWRIDERS CHiCANO PRIDE & RESISTANCE CREATIVITY ON WHEELS OF MEMORY”❣️poster.

It’s a historic moment for Lowriders in el Barrio de La MiSiON San Francisco that have made lowriding a symbol of dignity, beauty and belonging.

In addition, official stamps with Lowriders are arriving soon. [see below].

About the artist, Adrian Arias:

This is poster #6 in a series for 30 bus shelters in San Francisco, celebrating lowrider culture.

Gleaming chrome, slow cruising, and careful craftsmanship turn the streets into a shared ritual. At the center of this tradition is Roberto Hernández, whose leadership has made lowriding a symbol of dignity, beauty, and belonging. These cars, painted with devotion, act as moving altars, reflecting los murales, music, storefronts, and faces of Barrio de La Misión. As Rebecca Solnit reminds us, history is not only written in books—it is carried forward through everyday actions. In the Mission, lowriding keeps memory alive, writing history in motion through art, imagination, and community.

Thanks to San Francisco Arts Commission.

More info: https://adrianarias.com/low-riders-forever/

Video: SF Lowrider culture:

The stamps: