Grantee Database

JESS CURTISGRAVITY INC

Grant Year

2020-21

Grant Program

General Operating Support

Award Amount

$30,000.00

Project Description

With support from the California Arts Council, Jess Curtis/Gravity will equitably sustain the organization’s general operations, programs, and services amidst the economic damage and vulnerability caused by the financial disruptions of COVID-19.

Organization Summary

Jess Curtis/Gravity: creates, produces, and tours original works of body-based performance that physically explore and address issues and ideas of substance and relevance to anyone with a body; educates professionals, students, and members of the public with physically accessible workshops presented in cities throughout the US and Europe; nurtures emerging artists through our BEYOND GRAVITY incubation program that provides artistic mentorship, professional guidance, and fiscal sponsorship; fosters international exchange through co-productions that mobilize our international network to bring international artists to San Francisco and help San Francisco artists present work abroad; supports the presentation of free performances in public spaces through our POP UP PERFORMANCES PROJECT program, which commissions Bay Area artists to present site-specific work on city streets; and provides access services and consultations to make performing arts more inclusive of people with disabilities through the GRAVITY ACCESS SERVICES program.

Organization

Jess Curtis/Gravity

Address

849 DIVISADERO STREET

#4

SAN FRANCISCO

94117-1515

County

San Francisco

Region

Bay Area – San Francisco

Phone

(415) 483-5996

Congressional District

CA-011

State Assembly District

District 17

State Senate District

District 11

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