Golden Thread Productions. Photo by David Allen.
Small Arts Recent Grants
The Fleishhacker Foundation’s Small Arts Grants Program supports arts and culture organizations in San Francisco, Alameda, and Contra Costa counties with annual budgets between $100,000 and $749,999, fiscally sponsored arts and culture organizations in these counties, and film projects directed by filmmakers residing in these counties with budgets under $750,000. Learn more and apply.
2024 GRANTS
The following Small Arts Grants have been awarded during 2024 to date:
$5,000
Audium Incorporated, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
The Black Woman is God Collective, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Independent Arts and Media, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
$5,000
Central Works, Berkeley
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
CubaCaribe, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Del Sol Performing Arts Organization, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Kearny Street Workshop, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Kombos Collective (Greek Chamber Music Project), Berkeley
[A fiscally sponsored project of InterMusic SF, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
$5,000
Kulintang Arts, Inc. (KULARTS), San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Nava Dance Theatre, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Oaklash, Oakland
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
PlayGround, Berkeley
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Queer Cultural Center, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Re-Present Media, Oakland
[A fiscally sponsored project of Filmmakers Collaborative, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
$5,000
School of The Getdown / Faye Carol, Berkeley
[A fiscally sponsored project of Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
$5,000
Theatre Rhinoceros, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
UNA Inc., San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Urban Jazz Dance Company, San Francisco -
[A fiscally sponsored project of Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
Film Projects
In addition, the following Small Arts Grants have been awarded for post-production support for film projects during 2024 to date:
$5,000
BUDGET PARADISE, LaTajh A. Weaver, Oakland
[A fiscally sponsored project of Berkeley Community Media, Oakland]
$5,000
For a short narrative film that follows a Black, nonbinary painter as they search for space and permission to exist within their hometown.
$5,000
MOSES EZEKIEL: PORTRAIT OF A LOST ARTIST, Steven Pressman, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of National Center for Jewish Film, Waltham]
$5,000
For a feature-length documentary about a Jewish-American sculptor who fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War whose Confederate-era monuments are now being slated for removal around the country.
2024 TOTAL TO DATE: $95,000
2024 Small Arts Grants
2023 GRANTS
The following Small Arts Grants were awarded during 2023:
$5,000
Afro Urban Society, Oakland
[A fiscally sponsored project of Dancers' Group, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
$5,000
Alternative Theater Ensemble, San Rafael
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Amy Seiwert's Imagery, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Analog Theatre, Alameda
[A fiscally sponsored project of PlayGround, Berkeley]
$5,000
For general support.
$5,000
Audium Incorporated, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Awesöme Orchestra Collective, Oakland
[A fiscally sponsored project of Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
$5,000
Bindlestiff Studio, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Canyon Cinema Foundation, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Bay Area Mural Program, Oakland
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Cunamacué, Oakland
[A fiscally sponsored project of CubaCaribe, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
$5,000
Dan Hoyle / Journalistic Theater, Oakland
[A fiscally sponsored project of The Marsh, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
$5,000
Epiphany Dance Theater, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$8,500
Fault Radio, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project.Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco]
$8,500
For general support.
$5,000
Flyaway Productions, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Geoffrey's Inner Circle, Oakland
[A fiscally sponsored project of Eastside Arts Alliance, Oakland]
$5,000
For general support.
$5,000
Immersive Arts Alliance, Berkeley
For general support.
$5,000
$5,500
Jess Curtis / Gravity, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,500
$6,000
The Lab SF, San Francisco
For general support.
$6,000
$5,000
Mercury Soul, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Oakland Theater Project, Oakland
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
One Found Sound, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Pink Parrot Studio, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Brava! for Women in the Arts, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
$5,000
Re-Present Media, Oakland
[A fiscally sponsored project of Filmmakers Collaborative, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
$5,000
Rhythmix Cultural Works, Alameda
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Robert Moses' Kin, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,500
San Francisco Neo-Futurists, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco]
$5,500
For general support.
$5,000
School of The Getdown / Faye Carol, Berkeley
[A fiscally sponsored project of Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
$7,000
Shipyard Trust for the Arts, San Francisco
For general support.
$7,000
$5,000
Shoga Films Foundation, Oakland
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Theatre Rhinoceros, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Underworld Opera Company dba Oakland Opera Theater, Oakland
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Urban Jazz Dance Company, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
Bay Area Filmmakers
In addition, the following Small Arts Grants have been awarded for post-production support for film projects during 2023:
$6,500
LADY LIKE, Luke Willis, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of The Film Collaborative, Los Angeles]
$6,500
For a docu-fiction film that follows the story of Rex Wheeler and his drag persona, Lady Camden.
$5,000
LYFE IN A STRANGE LAND, Yarrow Slaps, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of The Luggage Store / 509 Culture Center, San Francisco]
$5,000
For an unscripted, experimental film set in San Francisco's art world in which a maverick creator leads a team of actors and creatives on a journey in which the lines between reality and art blur.
$6,000
STRIPPED FOR PARTS: AMERICAN JOURNALISM ON THE BRINK, Rick Goldsmith, Berkeley
For a feature-length documentary about a hedge fund that is plundering America's newspapers and the journalists who are fighting back.
$6,000
TOTAL: $190,000
2023 Small Arts Grants
2022 GRANTS
The following Small Arts Grants were awarded during 2022:
$6,000
Afro Urban Society, Oakland
[A fiscally sponsored project of Dancers' Group, San Francisco]
$6,000
For general support.
$2,500
Amy Seiwert's Imagery, San Francisco
For general support.
$2,500
$5,000
Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$3,500
Audium Incorporated, San Francisco
For general support.
$3,500
$8,000
Brian Copeland Performances, San Leandro
[A fiscally sponsored project of The Marsh, San Francisco]
$8,000
For general support.
$6,500
Cartoon Art Museum of California, San Francisco
For general support.
$6,500
$2,500
Central Works, Berkeley
For general support.
$2,500
$3,500
Crescent Moon Theater Productions, Hercules
For general support.
$3,500
$3,000
Crowded Fire Theater, San Francisco
For general support.
$3,000
$3,000
Del Sol Performing Arts Organization, San Francisco
For general support.
$3,000
$4,500
Detour Dance, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Dancers' Group, San Francisco]
$4,500
For general support.
$4,500
Dohee Lee Puri Arts, Oakland
[A fiscally sponsored project of Dancers' Group, San Francisco]
$4,500
For general support.
$3,000
Duniya Dance and Drum Company, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Dancers’ Group, San Francisco]
$3,000
For general support.
$5,000
E.A.R.T.H. Lab SF, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$4,000
Fault Radio, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco]
$4,000
For general support.
$4,000
Flyaway Productions, San Francisco
For general support.
$4,000
$5,000
Geoffrey's Inner Circle, Oakland
[A fiscally sponsored project of Eastside Arts Alliance, Oakland]
$5,000
For general support.
$5,000
Golden Thread Productions, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,500
KAMBARA+, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Dancers' Group, San Francisco]
$5,500
For general support.
$5,000
Killing My Lobster (The Lobster Theater Project), San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$3,500
Kitka, Inc., Oakland
For general support.
$3,500
$5,000
Kulintang Arts, Inc. (KULARTS), San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,500
The Lab SF, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,500
$3,500
La Lengua Teatro en Español, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Brava! for Women in the Arts, San Francisco]
$3,500
For general support.
$3,000
Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, San Francisco
For general support.
$3,000
$5,000
The Litquake Foundation, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$3,500
Mahea Uchiyama Center for International Dance, Berkeley
For general support.
$3,500
$5,000
Manilatown Heritage Foundation, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$2,500
Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato
For general support.
$2,500
$3,500
Mosaic America, Saratoga
For general support.
$3,500
$2,500
Musical Traditions | dba Paul Dresher Ensemble, San Francisco
For general support.
$2,500
$3,000
NAKA Dance Theater, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Dancers' Group, San Francisco]
$3,000
For general support.
$5,000
Oakland Theater Project, Oakland
For general support.
$5,000
$3,500
Opera Cultura, San José
For general support.
$3,500
$3,500
Orchestra Gold, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Independent Arts & Media, San Francisco]
$3,500
For general support.
$5,000
Pink Parrot Studio, San Francisco
[Brava! for Women in the Arts, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
$3,000
PlayGround, Berkeley
For general support.
$3,000
$3,500
RAWdance, San Francisco
For general support.
$3,500
$4,500
San Francisco Dance Film Festival Inc., San Francisco
For general support.
$4,500
$5,000
San Francisco Neo-Futurists, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
$3,000
San Francisco Transgender Film Festival, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Fresh Meat Productions, San Francisco]
$3,000
For general support.
$4,500
San José Museum of Quilts & Textiles, San José
For general support.
$4,500
$5,000
School of The Getdown / Faye Carol, Berkeley
[A fiscally sponsored project of Eastside Arts Alliance, Oakland]
$5,000
For general support.
$8,000
Shipyard Trust for the Arts, San Francisco -
For general support.
$8,000
$6,000
Stephanie Weisman Productions, San Francisco -
[A fiscally sponsored project of The Marsh, San Francisco]
$6,000
For general support.
$3,500
Teatro Visión, San José
For general support.
$3,500
$3,000
tinypistol, Oakland
[A fiscally sponsored project of Dancers' Group, San Francisco]
$3,000
For general support.
$4,500
Urban Jazz Dance Company, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco]
$4,500
For general support.
Bay Area Filmmakers
In addition, the following Small Arts Grants were awarded for post-production support for film projects during 2022:
$3,500
THE NINE LIVES OF BARBARA DANE – Maureen Gosling & Jed Riffe, Berkeley
[A fiscally sponsored project of The Arhoolie Foundation, El Cerrito]
$3,500
For a feature-length documentary about Barbara Dane, a currently overlooked legend of American music and activist.
$3,500
PRODIGAL DAUGHTER – Nancy Mabel Valdiviezo, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of From the Heart Productions, Inc., Oxnard]
$3,500
For a documentary that traces the filmmaker's journey from living as an immigrant in the United States to reunite with her family in Peru after 16 years.
$3,500
TOWN DESTROYER, Snitow-Kaufman Productions, Berkeley
For an hour-long documentary about the controversy over the content of the New Deal-era murals at George Washington High School in San Francisco.
$3,500
TOTAL: $210,500
2022 Small Arts Grants
2021 GRANTS
In response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Bay Area arts organizations, the following Small Arts Grants were awarded for general support in 2021:
$4,000
3Girls Theatre Company, San Francisco
For general support.
$4,000
$2,500
ABADA-Capoeira San Francisco, San Francisco
For general support.
$2,500
$6,000
Afro Urban Society, Oakland
[A fiscally sponsored project of Dancers’ Group]
$6,000
For general support.
$5,000
Alternative Theater Ensemble, San Rafael
For general support.
$5,000
$2,500
Amy Seiwert’s Imagery, San Francisco
For general support.
$2,500
$2,000
ARTogether, Oakland
For general support.
$2,000
$3,000
Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley
For general support.
$3,000
$2,500
Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project, San Francisco
For general support.
$2,500
$5,000
Cartoon Art Museum of California, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$2,500
Circo Zero, San Francisco
For general support.
$2,500
$2,000
Crescent Moon Theater Productions, Novato
[A fiscally sponsored project of Dance Brigade]
$2,000
For general support.
$3,500
CubaCaribe, San Francisco
For general support.
$3,500
$2,000
Custom Made Theatre Co, San Francisco
For general support.
$2,000
$2,000
Cutting Ball Theater, San Francisco
For general support.
$2,000
$4,000
Dan Hoyle / Journalistic Theater, Oakland
[A fiscally sponsored project of The Marsh]
$4,000
For general support.
$4,000
Del Sol Performing Arts Organization, San Francisco
For general support.
$4,000
$5,000
The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol, Berkeley
[A fiscally sponsored project of Intersection for the Arts]
$5,000
For general support.
$2,000
Eye Zen Presents, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of CounterPulse]
$2,000
For general support.
$2,000
Festival of Latin American Contemporary Choreographers, Oakland
[A fiscally sponsored project of Dancers’ Group]
$2,000
For general support.
$3,000
Filmmakers Collaborative San Francisco, San Francisco
For general support.
$3,000
$4,000
Flyaway Productions, San Francisco
For general support.
$4,000
$5,000
Golden Thread Productions, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$2,000
Hope Mohr Dance, San Francisco
For general support.
$2,000
$2,500
Kathleen Hermsdorf FRESH Festival, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Dancers’ Group]
$2,500
For general support
$4,000
Kearny Street Workshop, San Francisco
For general support.
$4,000
$4,000
Kulintang Arts, Inc. (KULARTS), San Francisco
For general support.
$4,000
$4,000
The Lab, San Francisco
For general support.
$4,000
$2,500
La Lengua Teatro en Español, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Brava! for Women in the Arts]
$2,500
For general support
$5,000
Lenora Lee Dance, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center]
$5,000
For general support.
$3,000
The Litquake Foundation, San Francisco
For general support.
$3,000
$4,000
Lower Bottom Playaz, Oakland
For general support.
$4,000
$3,000
Macro Waves, Emeryville
[A fiscally sponsored project of SOMArts]
$3,000
For general support.
$3,500
Oakland Asian Cultural Center, Oakland
For general support.
$3,500
$2,000
Oakland Theater Project, Oakland
For general support.
$2,000
$4,500
Opera Cultura, San José
For general support.
$4,500
$2,500
PlayGround, San Francisco
For general support.
$2,500
$2,000
Pocket Opera, San Francisco
For general support.
$2,000
$2,500
PUSH Dance Company, San Francisco
For general support.
$2,500
$2,500
Queen Cultural Center, San Francisco
For general support.
$2,500
$2,500
Robert Moses’ Kin, San Francisco
For general support.
$2,500
$2,500
Rhythmix Cultural Works, Alameda
For general support.
$2,500
$3,000
San Francisco Mime Troupe, San Francisco
For general support.
$3,000
$2,000
San Francisco Transgender Film Festival, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Fresh Meat Productions]
$2,000
For general support.
$3,000
San Francisco Urban Film Festival, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Intersection for the Arts]
$3,000
For general support.
$4,000
Sangam Arts, Saratoga
For general support.
$4,000
$2,000
SCRAP, San Francisco
For general support.
$2,000
$4,000
Shipyard Trust for the Arts (Hunters Point Shipyard Artists), San Francisco
For general support.
$4,000
$4,000
Silent Film Festival, San Francisco
For general support.
$4,000
$2,000
Southern Exposure, San Francisco
For general support.
$2,000
$2,000
Teatro Visión, San Jose
For general support.
$2,000
$4,000
Urban Jazz Dance Company, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Intersection for the Arts]
$4,000
For general support.
$5,000
World Arts West, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$2,500
Zaccho Dance Theatre, San Francisco
For general support.
$2,500
$2,000
ZiRu Dance, Redwood City
For general support.
$2,000
Bay Area Filmmakers
In addition, the following grants were awarded in 2021 for post-production support for films directed by Bay Area filmmakers:
$3,000
A FIELD GUIDE TO SEACOAST FORTIFICATIONS – Tiajan Petrović, Oakland
[A fiscally sponsored project of Union Docs, Inc.]
$3,000
For an essay film charting the evolution of military structures built within San Francisco Bay’s eroding landscapes.
$2,500
BUCHLA – Connie Field, Clarity Educational Productions, Berkeley
For a documentary about Don Buchla, the inventor of iconoclastic electronic musical instruments that changed the way that people think about, compose, and perform music.
$2,500
$2,500
CONNECTION – Sarah Gross, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Women Make Movies]
$2,500
For a four-part documentary mini-series following the lives of fifteen individuals during the events of 2020.
$3,500
FINDING THE VIRGO – Barre Fong, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Chinese Historical Society of America]
$3,500
For a documentary about Vietnamese boat refugee’s search for the crew of a US cargo ship that rescued her and her family at sea.
$6,000
JACK HAS A PLAN – Bradley Berman, Berkeley
[A fiscally sponsored project of International Documentary Association]
$6,000
For a documentary about musician, storyteller, and artist Jack Tuller’s experience living for 25 years with a terminal brain tumor and his decision to end his life legally.
$2,000
KEEPER OF THE FIRE – David L. Brown, Brisbane
[A fiscally sponsored project of International Documentary Association]
$2,000
For a half-hour documentary profiling the life and work of San Francisco poet and activist Alejandro Murguia.
$3,000
THE LODGE – Pam Walton, Santa Rosa
[A fiscally sponsored project of International Documentary Association]
$3,000
For a feature-length documentary about the nation’s first continuing care retirement community for LGBTQ+ seniors.
$2,500
ON THE DIVIDE – Maya Cueva and Leah Galant, Berkeley
[A fiscally sponsored project of Women Make Movies]
$2,500
For a documentary that follows the story of three Latinx people living in McAllen, Texas who are connected through the last abortion clinic on the U.S./Mexico border.
$4,000
PROGNOSIS – NOTES ON LIVING – Citizen Film, San Francisco
+ For the final feature-length film by Oscar-winning director, Debra Chasnoff, documenting her terminal illness from stage-4 breast cancer.
$4,000
$5,000
SKIN OF GLASS – Denise Zmekhol, Berkeley
[A fiscally sponsored project of Interfaze Educational Productions, Inc.]
$5,000
For a documentary about a modernist high-rise office tower in São Paulo and the homeless residents who come to inhabit it.
$5,000
UNDOCUMENTED JUSTICE – Marlene Morris, Berkeley
[A fiscally sponsored project of The Film Collaborative]
$5,000
For a 50-minute documentary about undocumented attorney Luis Cortes Romero, as he represents 800,000 DACA recipients in a case before the US Supreme Court.
$4,000
WAGING CHANGE (Pandemic Segment) – Abby Ginzberg, Berkeley
[A fiscally sponsored project of Kovno Communications]
$4,000
To support a new pandemic segment of WAGING CHANGE, a documentary that investigates challenges faced by restaurant workers forced to live off tips.
TOTAL: $214,500
2021 Small Arts Grants
2020 GRANTS
$1,000
ABD Productions (Anne Bluethenthal and Dancers), San Francisco
To support the 9th annual SKYWATCHERS FESTIVAL or the organization’s general operations.
$1,000
$2,000
Alternative Theater Ensemble (AlterTheater), San Rafael
To produce PURE NATIVE, a new play by Native playwright Vickie Ramirez, or the organization’s general operations.
$2,000
$2,750
Amy Seiwert’s Imagery, San Francisco
To support SKETCH 10/WRECKED, a showcase of new works of contemporary ballet, or the organization’s general operations.
$2,750
$2,000
Circus Bella, San Francisco
For the 2020 CIRCUS IN THE PARKS performances or the organization’s general operations.
$2,000
$1,500
Cutting Ball Theater, San Francisco
To support the premiere of UTOPIA, a new play by Charles L. Mee, or the organization’s general operations.
$1,500
$1,000
Dancing Cy(i)phers, Oakland
[A fiscally sponsored project of Dimensions Dance Theater]
$1,000
To support a 3-day symposium on African diasporic dance or Dancing Cy(i)phers’ general operations.
$3,000
Dance Film SF, San Francisco
To support the Richmond, CA project, or Dance Film SF’s general operations.
$3,000
$3,000
Dohee Lee Puri Arts, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Dancers’ Group]
$3,000
To support MU/巫: 9 GODDESSES, a new Korean ritual theater piece, or Dohee Lee Puri Arts’ general operations.
$1,000
Epiphany Dance Theater, San Francisco
To support two, free, site-specific dance performances with live music at Salesforce Park in San Francisco or the organization’s general operations.
$1,000
$2,000
Eugenie Chan Theatre Projects, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Intersection for the Arts]
$2,000
To support the creation and premiere production of THE TRUER HISTORY OF THE CHAN FAMILY, a new vaudeville or Eugenie Chan Theatre Projects’ general operations.
$3,500
Flyaway Productions, San Francisco
For a site-specific dance work in the Tenderloin examining the effects of the prison system or the organization’s general operations.
$3,500
$6,850
International Indian Treaty Council, San Francisco
To support three Indigenous People’s Day events or the organization’s general operations.
$6,850
$1,375
Kearny Street Workshop, San Francisco
To support the 21st APATure festival, a showcase for Bay Area Asian Pacific American artists or the organization’s general operations.
$1,375
$1,375
Kiandanda Dance Theater, Oakland
[A fiscally sponsored project of Dancers’ Group]
$1,375
To support the 2020 MBONGUI SQUARE FESTIVAL or Kiandanda Dance Theatre’s general operations.
$1,000
Landmark Musical Theater, San Francisco
For the Bay Area premiere of Michael John LaChiusa’s musical, SEE WHAT I WANNA SEE or the organization’s general operations.
$1,000
$2,000
Lenora Lee Dance, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of the Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center]
$2,000
To support AND THE COMMUNITY WILL RISE or Lenora Lee Dance’s general operations.
$4,400
The LitQuake Foundation, San Francisco
To support Lit Crawl 2020 or the organization’s general operations.
$4,400
$6,250
Mirabel Pictures (DBA WeOwnTV), San Francisco
To support the multi-platform documentary art project, HEAVEN THROUGH THE BACKDOOR or the organization’s general operations.
$6,250
$2,750
Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu, San Francisco
To support MĀHŪ, a dance and music program showcasing Hawaiian māhū (transgender) artists and performers or the organization’s general operations.
$2,750
$1,000
PAID TO FORGET – Amy X. Neuburg, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of InterMusic SF]
$1,000
To support PAID TO FORGET, a new 90-minute opera, or Amy X. Neuburg’s other artistic work.
$4,500
PlayGround, San Francisco
To support the 24th Annual PlayGround Festival of New Works or the organization’s general operations.
$4,500
$3,000
Playwrights Foundation, San Francisco
To support the 43rd Anniversary Bay Area Playwrights Festival or the organization’s general operations.
$3,000
$1,000
Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project, San Francisco
For general operations.
$1,000
$1,000
Red Poppy Art House, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Intersection for the Arts]
$1,000
To support performances in the Building Community Resilience Through the Arts program series or Red Poppy Art House’s general operations.
$5,000
Rhythmix Cultural Works, Alameda
To support an outdoor public art event or the organization’s general operations.
$5,000
$2,000
San Francisco Mime Troupe, San Francisco
For an original summer play or the organization’s general operations.
$2,000
$1,500
SCRAP, San Francisco
To support a mural project with Precita Eyes muralists or the organization’s general operations.
$1,500
$2,000
Silent Film Festival, San Francisco
To support the 25th SF Silent Film Festival or the organization’s general operations.
$2,000
$1,250
SONGS OF FREEDOM - SOUNDS OF CHANGE – Faye Carol, Berkeley
[A fiscally sponsored project of Intersection for the Arts]
$1,250
To support a performance by vocalist Faye Carol of music exploring themes of social justice at Freight and Salvage or Faye Carol’s other performance work.
$3,500
Southern Exposure, San Francisco
To support an exhibition examining community, migration, identity, and social justice or the organization’s general operations.
$3,500
$2,000
Teatro Visión, San Jose
For the 8th annual Dia de los Muertos production or the organization’s general operations.
$2,000
$4,000
TRUTH TO POWER - BARBARA LEE SPEAKS FOR ME – Abby Ginzberg, Berkeley
[A fiscally sponsored project of Kovno Communications]
$4,000
To support a new documentary about Representative Barbara Lee.
$2,000
WHAT WILL YOU BE WHEN I GROW UP? – Geoff Hoyle and David Ford, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of The Marsh]
$2,000
For Geoff Hoyle’s new solo piece, WHAT WILL YOU BE WHEN I GROW UP? or his other performance work.
COVID-Response
In response to the impact of the COVID-19-related closures, general operating grants of $5,000 were also awarded to the following 18 organizations:
$5,000
Amy Seiwert’s Imagery, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
CubaCaribe, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Dance Film SF, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Dimensions Dance Theater, Oakland
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Eastside Arts Alliance, Oakland
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Epiphany Dance Theater, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Flyaway Productions, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Kearny Street Workshop, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Mercury Soul, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Opera Cultura, San Jose
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
PlayGround, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Pro Arts Inc., Oakland
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Rhythmix Cultural Works, Alameda
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
San Francisco Film Society, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
San Francisco Silent Film Festival, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Southern Exposure, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Teatro Visión, San Jose
For general support.
$5,000
TOTAL: $172,500
2020 Small Arts Grants