With support from the California Arts Council, Circuit Network will use general operating funds to meet a portion of monthly staff compensation expense during the grant period. CAC funding will enable Circuit to continue providing project development and management services to our roster of artists, producing the annual San Francisco Electronic Music Festival and other work by our roster artists, and engaging in curating and programming for the 2027 edition of A Night of Ideas at the San Francisco Public Library, enhancing the visibility of our artists’ work. In 2023, Circuit became part of the Night of Ideas partnership with SFPL, KQED, Villa Albertine and the French Consulate to curate performing arts programming for this free annual public gathering at the library and Asian Art Museum, which had attendance of 10,000 on April 11, 2026.
Circuit Network seeks to foster the unique and powerful voices and participation of artists who may have historically been considered outsiders in the mainstream world of performing arts presenting. In addition to providing tour booking and management services, promotional support, and a wide range of technical assistance, Circuit also has the specific goal of commissioning, producing or presenting the work of our roster artists in our home base of San Francisco. Circuit has built audiences in San Francisco for the multidisciplinary, thought-provoking work of our roster artists and affiliate artists that we’ve commissioned and presented locally. The current roster includes Culture Clash, Ruben Martinez, Dan Wolf and Felonious, playwright and clown actor Sara Toby Moore, and Pamela Z. Circuit also serves as fiscal sponsor and producer for several artists and projects, including the annual San Francisco Electronic Music Festival, composer Richard Marriott of Club Foot Orchestra, and multidisciplinary composer Guillermo Galindo.