Art and Recreation in Washington Square Park

On Dec. 6, the Red Umbrella Independent Artists held an exhibition for a few of their members in Washington Square Park. The Red Umbrella is a non-profit organization of artists that display their work in other public spaces mostly in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Gabriele Schwibach was one of the several artists showing their work in the park that day. She enjoys Washington Square Park a lot, but prefers the dependability of other parks like Union Square for business. She has been showing her work with the non-profit for the past three years consecutively.

"Washington Square Park business is very dependent on the weather," said Schwibach the etching and painting focused artist. "The weather was a bit iffy today so there was only an okay turn out."

For a list of show dates or to find out more about the artists, visit the Red Umbrella website.