San Francisco, Bengaluru sign LoI under "sister initiatives"

BENGALURU: A Letter of Intent (LoI) was signed between the cities of San Francisco and Bengaluru today for cooperation in the field of technological interventions in arts, culture and museums, as a part of the sister initiatives between the two cities.

As per the LoI signed under the aegis of Invest Karnataka 2016, interactive art and technology installations from San Francisco would soon be seen in the city, the state government said in a release.

It said the interactive art installations are aimed at sparking imagination and public interaction.

The LoI was signed by San Francisco Mayor Edwin M Lee and Karnataka's Commissioner for Industrial Development Gaurav Gupta.

The Government said participatory and interactive art and technology installations will be constructed at public places near Cubbon Park and Vidhana Soudha metro stations as well as San Francisco's Civic Center Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station.

Cleaning and sprucing up of the public spaces will be done by art colleges and organisations in Bengaluru and San Francisco, he added.

The partnership project is expected to be completed within 18 months.