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Community Investments

Arts Commission

We support cultural equity by investing in a vibrant arts ecosystem.

Learn more about how we support small to mid-sized arts nonprofits and individual artists through our grant programs.

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Our Work

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Grant Opportunities

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Grantee Resources

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Cultural Centers

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Art Vendors

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Get Involved

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The Cultural Centers serve the community by housing nonprofit organizations and providing low-cost arts programs, performance and exhibition space. Centers include: African American Art & Culture Complex, also home to the Queer Cultural Center; Bayview Opera House Ruth Williams Memorial Theater; Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts; and SOMArts Cultural Center, also home to the Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center.

Resources

Community Investment Resources

Please note, the Community Investments page, along with all of the Arts Commission pages, are currently under construction as we migrate to SF.gov. Pardon our dust while we get up to speed on the new site, and if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.

About

The San Francisco Arts Commission stewards annual grant investments through the Cultural Equity Endowment Fund, the neighborhood Cultural Centers funds and other City resources to foster the values and increase the impact of cultural equity and neighborhood arts. The Community Investments program supports San Francisco artists, arts organizations, and historically underserved communities through grants, technical assistance and capacity building, economic development, arts education initiatives and the community-based Cultural Centers.

The Arts Commission recognizes that these funding opportunities were created through decades of community activism, arts advocacy and neighborhood cultural engagement. We continue to strive toward providing equitable access to cultural resources and create more sustainable impact across the arts ecosystem.

Are you a current grantee, seeking information about how to submit documentation? Check out our information For Grantees.

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Contact information

Phone

Anne Trickey, Senior Program Officer415-252-2213
Jen Atwood, Program Officer415-252-2271

Email

Community Investments Main Email

sfac.grants@sfgov.org

Art Vendor Email

art-vendors@sfgov.org