Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009 in the San Francisco Business Times, “Arts groups’ survival imperiled by hit to funding source,” talks about the cuts many organizations are making toward supporting SF arts organizations due to the recession. The San Francisco Foundation prepared for this by forming the Nonprofit Transitions Fund as a safety net should a [...]
Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009 on New America Media, “My kitsch is their cool,” seeks to juxtapose America two decades ago with a small Indian population versus the current ethnic culture where Indian influence is ubiquitous to the point of being trivialized and banal. The essay was commissioned by The San Francisco Foundation and first published [...]
Wednesday, July 8, 2009 in the SF Examiner, “‘American Idols’ of opera, SFO’s Heidi Melton and Leah Crocetto, win big bucks $75,000,” profiles Heidi Melton and Leah Crocetto. Crocetto recently was awarded the Shenson Performing Arts Fellowship from The San Francisco Foundation.
Friday, May 15, 2009 in the Blue Avocado, “Survival Strategies for the Arts” published an article written by John Killacky, Arts and Culture Program Officer at The San Francisco Foundation. Killacky emphasizes the necessity for the arts and enumerates ways for arts organizations to survive financially.
Monday, March 23, 2009 on KQED Radio, “Arts and the recession,” announces an upcoming forum tackling the task of helping to preserve faltering arts organizations. Among the guests will be John Killacky, program officer for arts and culture at The San Francisco Foundation.
Monday, Feb. 16, 2009 in the San Francisco Chronicle, “Dollars for local documentarians,” announces The San Francisco Foundation has awarded its new Bay Area Documentary Fund to five filmmakers.
Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009 in SF Weekly, “Nefasha Ayer’s nation of aural immigrants,” profiles Nefasha Ayer who, parallel to the digital landscape, seeks to produce music that transcends borders. Ayer received her start through the Red Poppy Art House, which received a generous grant by The San Francisco Foundation to commission new work.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 in the San Francisco Chronicle, “Arts groups look for funding answers at YBCA” highlights how John Killacky, program officer of arts and culture, facilitated a brain-storming session at this convening, co-organized by The San Francisco Foundation.
Friday, January 2, 2009 on The California Report/KQED on “Arts Outlook,” John Killacky, program officer for arts and culture at The San Francisco Foundation discusses how cultural institutions are responding during the recession.
Joseph Henry Jackson Award – Kelly Luce of Woodside, CA James Duval Phelan Award – Allison Benis White of Irvine, CA (SAN FRANCISCO) – October 27, 2008 WHAT: Readings by 2008 Jackson and Phelan Literary Award Winners Kelly Luce & Allison Benis White and 2003 Phelan Award winner Tim Z. Hernandez, author of Skin Tax [...]