The Bay Area is full of arts, culture, and talent. Around every corner, murals adorn alleyways and breathtaking architecture showcase the creativity at our core.
The San Francisco General Hospital Foundation invites you to leave your mark on the most iconic public art series and apply today to create a Hearts in San Francisco sculpture of your own.
This year, we are looking for artists who represent the Bay–through their art and their own stories. Each Heart not only builds upon an impressive legacy of over 500 talented “heartists” but also helps raise critical funds to support health equity and innovation at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (ZSFG) through the Hearts in SF auction in February each year.
The 2026 series will include:
10 Table Top Hearts
10 Mini Hearts
One (1) Large Heart will be commissioned at a later date and will not be a part of this application.
Join the ranks of over 20 years of artists investing in a healthier San Francisco and submit your designs today.
The Hearts in San Francisco project began in 2004 under the leadership of Nancy Bechtle and Ellen Magnin Newman. That year, 131 beautiful and inspired Heart Sculptures were designed by local artists. Each year since, San Francisco Bay Area artists have created a limited series of Heart Sculptures and showcased them at the Foundation’s annual February Hearts in SF Gala. These one-of-a-kind Heart Sculptures are auctioned to raise critical funds for the Foundation to support and fund excellence in patient care at ZSFG.
