Our programs engage and support artists, activists, environmentalists, and scholars whose work reflects a commitment to environmental and social justice, racial equality, and cultural and gender equity. They include Collaborative Productions and Events, Films, Archives and Oral Histories, Performance events, and Gatherings to examine and discuss specific topics and issues with our communities.

EarthLabSF co-sponsors artists’ productions, such as the works of Courtney Desiree Morris and the SF Bay Area Theater Company (SFBATCO). We contribute in various ways, from paying artists and staff to helping publicize others’ programs and producing documentation. The Co-Directors also produce performance events, in which they perform.

Environmental Justice Films—To date, EarthLabSF has completed three feature-length environmental justice films: Goodbye Gauley Mountain, which addresses mountaintop removal coal mining in West Virginia; Water Makes Us Wet, which examines California’s droughts during global warming; and Playing With Fire, which explores the relationship between the state’s wildfire crises and broader social fires. These films bring hope and an LGBTQ+ lens to environmental documentaries, making them unique.

San Francisco’s Queer Artists Oral History Project is a digital archive that preserves the rich art history of San Francisco and LA and makes Californians’ stories accessible to researchers, artists, and the general public.

The EarthLab organizes and facilitates local and regional gatherings (symposiums and workshops) of BIPOC, LGBTQ, Disabled, and women’s arts organizations to discuss the state of (including the backlash against) cultural equity to strengthen our commitment to our communities, ensuring everyone has a right to free expression and equitable representation in the arts.