Grantee Database

Grant Year

2018-19

Grant Program

Artists in Communities

Award Amount

$15,000.00

Project Description

With support from the California Arts Council, SOMArts will partner with Bay Area queer performance trio Toxic Waste Face to produce a series of four monthly performance workshops for youth participants of LYRIC LGBT Youth Center’s summer program, a panel discussion with diverse stakeholders to brainstorm creative solutions to artist sustainability in a rapidly gentrifying Bay Area, and a culminating weekend of immersive interdisciplinary performance at SOMArts. T

Organization Summary

Our core programs include:
– the Curatorial Residency program – incubates and supports projects from two curatorial teams each year;
– our Dia de Los Muertos exhibition – illuminates the connections between cultural traditions and contemporary aesthetics, personal loss and urgent local & global issues;
– the annual Murphy & Cadogan Contemporary Art Awards exhibition – presents the work of emerging artists from the Bay Area’s MFA Fine Arts programs in partnership with The San Francisco Foundation;
– our Solo Exhibition series – honors the work of a local, mid-career artist; and
– the Ramp Gallery – a highly visible space in our front lobby that presents intimate solo exhibitions from emerging artists.

As a cultural center, we administer:
– a Fiscal Sponsorship program – supports the financial and administrative capacity of artists and organizations, including a neighborhood cultural district and an arts field building coalition.
– a Venue Rental Program – that supports the presentation of community-driven exhibitions, productions, workshops, and events at affordable rates, and a robust array of production support and equipment that prioritizes accessibility.

Organization

SOMArts

Address

934 BRANNAN ST

SAN FRANCISCO

94103-4906

County

San Francisco

Region

Bay Area – San Francisco

Phone

(415) 863-1414

Congressional District

California's 12th congressional district

State Assembly District

District 17

State Senate District

District 11

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