Thursday, May 9, 2013 in “Oakland: Interfaith art exhibit opening up,” the San Jose Mercury News covers the “Finding Common Ground through Sacred Words” art exhibit, partially funded with a $3,000 grant from the San Francisco Foundation’s FAITHS Program, which provides support for religious organizations providing cultural and artistic programs.
It’s that time of year again, when The San Francisco Foundation puts a call out to Bay Area art students to apply to Murphy & Cadogan Contemporary Art Awards. Every year the Foundation invites emerging artists from a select pool of art schools to compete for this prestigious award, selecting 10 to 20 students, which [...]
The influential Japanese filmmaker, Akira Kurosawa declared that to be an artist means never averting one’s eyes. This artistic approach of not flinching, of making a commitment to expose, educate, and sometimes call out the injustices of our society is the trademark of a great documentary filmmaker. Though not specifically referring to documentaries, Kurosawa’s quote [...]
Sunday, February 24, 2013 in the San Francisco Chronicle, “Steven Miller’s art objects speak volumes,” profiles Scott Owens’ partner, Steven Miller and his art. Scott Owens is the executive assistant to CEO Sandra R. Hernández, M.D., at The San Francisco Foundation.
Friday, January 25, 2013 in the San Francisco Business Times, “San Francisco mayor pushes for arts at Mid-Market site up for sale,“ announces Sandra R. Hernández, M.D., CEO of The San Francisco Foundation, will be speaking at the event on Wednesday, January 30th.
How both slow and fast can a year go by? So many times, reaching for the phone, we went to get your view, your story, your joke of the day. We have had moments in the mountains, in meetings, on a hike, on a bike, on a horse, at a concert or rehearsal and you [...]
At The San Francisco Foundation we know that the work nonprofits do is critical to ensure that people and communities across the Bay Area can thrive. Listening and learning about the programs and organizations throughout our five-county reach is an important part of our strategy. Understanding what is happening on the ground – in neighborhoods, [...]
Documentary films are an incredibly powerful tool that tell stories and bring voice, advocacy, and traction to issues that may have never seen the light—the poignant accounts of gay men who lived through the height of the AIDS epidemic in San Francisco; an American boy’s courageous campaign to defy the economic embargo to send baseball [...]
Wednesday, September 19, 2012 on broadwayworld.com, “The Hundred Flowers Project,” announces The Hundred Flowers Project wins the 2012 Rella Lossa Playwrights Award, administered by The San Francisco Foundation.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 on the SF Weekly blog, “Amber Crabbe catalogues the haunting, broken detritus of relationships past,” announces Crabbe’s unique work, part of The San Francisco Foundation and SOMArts’ Murphy and Cadogan Contemporary Art Awards Exhibition, will be on display October 2.