Van-Anh Vo | Au Co Vietnamese Cultural Center | Photo: Christine Jade

The Creative Work Fund

Invites artists and nonprofit organizations
to create new artworks together

The Creative Work Fund is a program of The Walter and Elise Haas Fund that also is generously supported by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

2018 Grants Awarded in Media and Performing Arts

Now accepting letters of inquiry in Traditional and Visual Arts.

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Featured Projects

Jane Greenberg and Ella Baker Center for Human Rights

Sam Ball and Jewish Family & Community Services East Bay

Jo Kreiter and the Museum of the African Diaspora

Anna Fitch and Family Caregiver Alliance

Brenda Wong Aoki and Gamelan Sekar Jaya

Esy Casey and Filipino Advocates for Justice

Franco Imperial and Taiko Community Alliance

Nkeiruke Oruche and The Dance Brigade

Recent News

Rhodessa Jones and Women’s HIV Program at UCSF Premiere “When Did Your Hands….”

Through their second Creative Work Fund-supported collaboration, Rhodessa Jones, The Medea Project, Theater for Incarcerated Women, and the Women's HIV Program UCSF have developed When Did Your Hands Become a Weapon, exploring the widespread prevalence of sexual...

Nkeiruka Oruche’s “Wey You Dey?” or “What Had Happened Was…” Premieres Nov 10-17

Nkeiruka Oruche has been collaborating with a host of talented artists and the Dance Brigade's Dance Mission Theater to develop "Wey You Dey?" or "What Had Happened Was…, An Afro-Urban Musical," The work, directed by Tossie Long, is premiering on November 10 at The...