Wednesday, January 6, 2010 in the San Francisco Chronicle, “Date Lines: News from the Bay Area Arts Scene” reports The San Francisco Foundation and Grants for the Arts has announced the 12 Bay Area arts organizations win $250,000 in grants from the National Arts Marketing Project Awards.
(SAN FRANCISCO) – January 6, 2010 – Grants for the Arts and The San Francisco Foundation today announced the twelve Bay Area arts organizations that will receive grants from the National Arts Marketing Project (NAMP), a program of Americans for the Arts. The award winners were selected from among 25 organizations that participated in the [...]
Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010 on Examiner.com, “Former SF politico Greg Day makes impression at the Fowler Museum at UCLA,” announces Day’s latest exhibit. The San Francisco Foundation published his photographic series as well in 2002.
Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009 in the San Francisco Business Times, “Oakland structures: Cultural Corridor promotes city arts,” reports on introduction of the East Bay Culture Corridor, a partnership to promote arts in the East Bay. The San Francisco Foundation proudly supports the effort.
Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009 on Sf Examiner, “At 40, Exploratorium still leads in hands-on science,” explores the rich history of the Exploratorium. Frank Oppenheimer received a $50,000 grant from The San Francisco Foundation which allowed him to lease the Palace of Fine Arts.
2009 Joseph Henry Jackson Award – Youmna Chlala of San Francisco, CA 2009 James Duval Phelan Award – Edan Lepucki of Los Angeles, CA 2009 Mary Tanenbaum Award for Nonfiction – Page McBee of Oakland, CA (SAN FRANCISCO) – October 21, 2009 – The distinguished Joseph Henry Jackson, James Duval Phelan, and Mary Tanenbaum Nonfiction [...]
(BERKELEY, EMERYVILLE, OAKLAND, and RICHMOND, CA) – October 2, 2009 — The Mayors of Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland, and Richmond convened a news conference and series of public events today to announce the launch of a nationally unprecedented public/private/community partnership that shines a spotlight on arts and culture as proven catalysts for urban development, economic vitality, [...]
Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009 in The Oakland Tribune, “Night Owl: East Bay cities kick off arts corridor concept and 510ARTS.com,” discusses the website marketing campaign effort to promote the arts in the East Bay. John Killacky of The San Francisco Foundation, emphasizes art is just as prominent as in SF.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009 per ABC 7 News website, “Bay Area Arts Community Reinvents Itself” John Killacky, arts and culture program officer at The San Francisco Foundation, discusses the impact of the economy on Bay Area arts organizations.
Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009 on ABC7, “Bay Area arts community reinvents itself,” discusses the setbacks on the arts community due to the recession. John Killacky of The San Francisco Foundation talks about the cuts 21 bay area foundations had to make that usually fund arts groups.