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CA for the Arts launches ‘Grassroots Artists Advocacy Program’ with a cohort of five Bay Area artists and culture bearers
California for the Arts is proud to announce the five members of the inaugural Grassroots Artists Advocacy Program (GAAP) cohort. GAAP is a cohort-based fellowship program that supports diverse San Francisco and Oakland artists and culture bearers to directly engage in advocacy and policy development with the goal of improving conditions for artists and culture bearers to thrive. Read more…
Grants for the Arts Awards $14 Million to 266 San Francisco Arts and Culture Nonprofits for 2025-2026
Grants for the Arts for the first time implemented a two-year grant cycle to support organizations’ ability to plan ahead and reduce the amount of time organizations spend working on applications, thus freeing up resources to focus on their mission. The full list awardees are on Grants for the Arts website. Read more…
California Arts Council Resource: Promote and Seek Opportunities
Peruse, publish, and set notifications for new opportunities such as jobs, internships, artist calls, grants, conferences, workshops, and more. Learn More
San Francisco Arts Commission Awards $15 Million In Grants To 166 Local Artists, Arts Nonprofits, and Cultural Organizations For 2024-2025
Grants support San Francisco-based artists and arts organizations. Approximately 45% of San Francisco Artist Grant recipients for this grant cycle are first-time grantees. Read more…
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Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants
Provides one-time grants of up to $5,000 for recent unexpected medical, dental, and mental health emergencies to artists in financial need who are creating in the visual arts, film/video/electronic/digital arts, and choreography. Due Tue, Nov 26 at 2pm. Read more…
Fleishhacker Foundation: Special Arts Grants
Awarded to anchoring arts and culture nonprofits that have annual budgets between $750,000 and $2 million; produce and present new work; operate performance venues or exhibition spaces in San Francisco, Alameda, or Contra Costa counties. General support grants will be at least $10,000 and will generally not exceed $15,000 annually. Letters of Inquiry due Mon, Dec 2. Read more…
Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants
Provides one-time grants of up to $3,000 to eligible dancers facing dire financial emergencies, due to the loss or lack of recent/current live performance work, because of circumstances outside of their control. Due Tue, Dec 10 at 2pm. Read more…
Lesher Foundation: Arts and Culture Responsive Grants
Makes grants to 501(c)(3) organizations that are located in or directly benefit the residents of Contra Costa County, California, in support of children and families, education, and arts and culture. Due Fri, Jan 3 at 5pm. Read more…
Sistercraft
I invite dancers from a variety of backgrounds to explore a different or fresh relationship to our respective formative genres, and to more deeply inhabit the forms we have in common. In this way, I think of craft as empowerment, as our work together is fundamentally co-creative, supporting dancer agency, placing the burden of communication on movement, and imagining an audience that craves the sort of expression only dance can provide.
Embracing the Journey: Trust, Tradition, and Transformation in Dance
From the beginning, Sisters was all about trust for me—trust in Randee’s years of experience as a choreographer, trust that I could find synergy with Eli, whom I’d never worked with before, trust that our stories held meaning for both of us, and trust in my body to move through a space it wasn’t yet familiar with. I trusted the process to reveal its truest intentions in its own time. Nothing else mattered. Nothing else got in the way.
UPCOMING EVENTS
choreographer Joe Landini celebrates his 32nd year of making dances in SF with a fall season featuring new solos, old favorites and the world premier of States of Alchemy. NOTAFLOF
MOREUnlock the power of physical storytelling in this dynamic workshop for movers and movement enthusiasts alike, blending acting and performance techniques to help you confidently express your stories through movement, emotion, and embodiment. Open to all levels and movement backgrounds—some experience encouraged. Full 6-week workshop: $150 $30 Drop-In
MORESWAY is a vertical art crawl through BANDALOOP Studios, exploring themes of climate, queerness, and connection. Part of BANDALOOP’s Vertical Performance Incubator, SWAY brings together 50 years of collective experience in vertical dance, presenting the following works-in-progress: TRANSMARSH by Becca Dean presents, featuring sound design by Lawrence Tome and costume design by House of Perception LANDFILL by Melecio Estrella in musical collaboration with Ben Juodvalkis COLLIDING TOPOGRAPHIES by Roel Seeber and Megan Lowe. Join us for dance, music, snacks, drinks, and community!
MOREJoin us this November for a transformative Water Dance session at our Liquidanza Contact Jam, centered on the principle of fluidity. This month’s theme invites us to explore how water’s adaptability and flow can deepen our own fluidity in movement, emotions, and connections. Through principles of Noguchi Taiso and Contact Dance Improvisation, we’ll immerse ourselves in exercises designed to help us understand, embody, and express fluidity within ourselves and with others. Come and explore new movement possibilities and join us in an inspiring journey of flow, connection, and transformation.
MORESmuin’s joyful holiday tradition returns to spread yuletide cheer with its signature showcase of classical and contemporary dances set to delightfully festive tunes. Smuin’s The Christmas Ballet offers something for everyone: an elegant first act with classical ballet set to beloved carols, followed by the red-hot second act with joyful contemporary numbers set to pop favorites.
MOREUSF Dance Ensemble’s Fall Concert, constellate: to bring together in one body or place. The concert features an exciting array of new pieces by faculty, alumni, and guest artists, including: Saharla Vetsch (USF Alum), Dexandro Montalvo, Kara Davis, and Liv Schaffer and the Dance Generators, with special guest Bharatanatyam artist Ganesh Vasudeva.
MOREWHAT IS FISCAL SPONSORSHIP?
Dancers’ Group’s fiscal sponsorship program provides administrative guidance that can help you raise money to support your dance.
