Packard Jennings has hand-drawn “counterfeit” scratch-off tickets for his art project “Lottery Tickets.” As a prize, each “Scratcher” has a unique message that pertains to the experiences and simple pleasures of the local community as told by residents and shop owners. Through short prose and drawn symbols, the scratch-off tickets will direct the participant’s attention to local sites and people’s experiences in the neighborhood.

Jennings’ artist-designed lottery tickets are being given out with other Lottery purchases or upon request from few of the culturally engaged stores in Oakland’s Lake Merritt and Temescal districts, and San Francisco’s Mission and Western Addition districts. Each district has its own ticket design and eight unique “prizes.” The intention is to transform an instant of personal focus into a moment of contemplation about the local environment, community, and culture. Twelve thousand tickets are being given away through January.

Give away locations and dates announced here:
November 24th: U&I Liquor. 49th and Telegraph. Oakland’s Temescal District
December 8th: 23rd and Valencia. San Francisco’s Mission District
December 20th: Oakland’s Lake Merrit District
January 20th: San Francisco’s Western Addition
(While supplies last!)

Here are the other three lottery tickets…

Share your experience with picking up a ticket, or with your neighborhood by posting a comment on this blog.
Or stop by SOEX Gallery at:
2901 Mission Street (@ 25th Street)
San Francisco, CA 94110
t: (415) 863-2141
(Tickets and original artwork are on display through January)

This project is a collaboration between Packard Jennings and Southern Exposure Gallery as part of their yearlong “Off-Site” programming.

Packard’s website: www.centennialsociety.com/durham.html