San Francisco Arts Commission

Join us this evening at 5 p.m. to celebrate poetry and the achievements of high school finalists in the San Francisco City and County Poetry Out Loud competition! Hear from local literary artists, watch the final performances, and stay until the end when we reveal this year’s county winner. The county winner will represent our county in the statewide competition this March. The showcase includes special appearance by our City's Poet Laureate, Tongo Eisen-Martin. RSVP below https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2021-poetry-out-loud-san-franc

GRANT OPPORTUNITY: This Wednesday, February 10 is the deadline for the Artivist-in-Residence (AIR) grant! The AIR program supports a nonprofit arts organization to hire teaching artists as part-time hourly employees to design and implement socially responsive art and creative exploration learning experiences (e.g. in-person, hybrid, remote) as a means to heal and build community. For more information on how to apply, visit the link below. https://www.sfartscommission.org/con/artivist-residence-air

Lava Thomas speaks candidly about public art, local politics, and finding her agency and voice.

While the 2021 Chinese New Years Parade has been cancelled, Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Parade & Festival will unveil 11 life-sized ox statues in different locations across the city to celebrate the Year of the Ox! Visit their page for more info! https://chineseparade.com/ox-on-parade/

ARTIST RELIEF FUND: Headlands Center for the Arts has announced another round of their Community Rapid Response Fund, which supports in-progress, community-based projects led by artists. The deadline to apply is February 8. http://www.headlands.org/pro/community-rapid-response-fund/

Don't miss this online program tonight on Soul of a Nation, the acclaimed exhibition that was on view at the de Young Museum.

JOB OPPORTUNITY: From our friends at Hospitality House SF, a temporary position with their Community Artists Program working to help grow and develop their artistic practice. Click below for more information.

Applications are now open for the Cultural Equity Initiatives Grant! This grant supports small to mid-sized arts organizations deeply rooted in San Francisco communities. Application deadline is December 9 at 12 p.m. Click here for more information: https://www.sfartscommission.org//cultural-equity-initiati Image credit: Zaccho Dance Theatre, photo by Austin Forbord

Applications are now open for the San Francisco Artist Grant! The grant supports individual artists, living in San Francisco, in the creation of work in all disciplines. Application deadline is December 15 at 12 p.m. For more information visit: https://www.sfartscommission.org//san-francisco-artist-gra Image credit: Mission Completed by Genevieve Quick

Today - if you happen to be in New York, Battery Park City Parks will be celebrating the installation of a public artwork by Bay Area artist Mildred Howard! SFAC's Public Art program has been working with Mildred Howard for a new public art sculpture at the Southeast Community Center in the Bayview neighborhood. The work will be unveiled in 2021!

Artists and Cultural Workers - take the COVID 19 impact survey today! Californians for the Arts have launched two surveys targeting businesses/organizations and individual creative workers to ensure that they are representing the needs of artists, cultural workers, and organizations. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CFTACovidIndividuals... https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CFTACovidOrgs See more

Thank you Diablo Magazine for their article on artist Walter Kitundu's upcoming public art piece at Alameda Creek Watershed Center in Sunol. Kitundu's piece will include a golden eagle sculpture created from steel tubes, which will stand over the Muwekma Ohlone tribe’s homelands near the watershed and pay tribute to their creation story.

SFAC is now accepting proposals from SF-based organizations with annual budgets under $30,000 for an artistic project addressing an urgent issue in your BIPOC community. Application deadline is November 18 at 12 p.m.! Design by @j_srivera #sfacfunded #culturalworker #artistactivist #grantopportunity #sanctuarycity #sfac #communityinvestments

Save the date for one of our grantee's work in progress webinars on Saturday, November 7 @ 7:00 PM PST! More info can be found at the link below.

The San Francisco Arts Commission grant guidelines and applications are now available! We have revised some of our grant categories giving more flexibility and grant dollars to organizations and individuals to address community needs in new ways. Please click on the link for more information: https://www.sfartscommission.org/grants

Time is running out, San Francisco! The #2020Census deadline is TOMORROW, October 15. Do the census before it’s too late: http://my2020census.gov.

NEW GRANT GUIDELINES ANNOUNCED! SFAC is pleased to announce Arts Impact Endowment funding (AIE) to support three new grant programs to: 1) Develop an Arts Hub or online resource center; 2) Develop a Universal Basic Income program for financially vulnerable artists; and 3) support a re-granting initiative to assist arts organizations in Re-opening Safely. Click below for more information on these grants and Technical Assistance Webinars (the first on October 16). https://www.sfartscommission.org/grants

Get counted, San Francisco! Haven’t done the #2020Census yet? Join the #SFCounts campaign and community organizations across the city for a week pop-up census help sites. Do the census and get entered for prizes and more! Free PPE available. sf.gov/census

Tomorrow! Are you confused about the arts reopening in San Francisco? You are not alone. Wish you could learn about various recovery efforts and support initiatives for the arts in one place?Arts for a Better Bay Area (ABBA) and SAFEHouse Arts will host a conversation with San Francisco arts leaders to address and discuss questions like these. Register for the virtual event below https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rebound-1-arts-recovery-for-sm

CALL FOR ARTISTS: Call for artists! You just have a few more days to apply for the Bayview Artist Registry. Deadline is this Friday, September 25 - to apply click the link below. The Registry is a pool of artists that we use to consider for public art opportunities in the Bayview neighborhood. https://www.sfartscommission.org///bayview-artist-registry