by Frances Phillips | Aug 1, 2017 | 2017, Literary Arts, News, Traditional Arts
August 1, 2017 – The Creative Work Fund is pleased to announce the awarding of 15 grants totaling $600,000 to Bay Area literary and traditional artists. The Fund provides financial support to local artists creating new work in collaboration with Bay Area...
by Frances Phillips | Jul 19, 2017 | 2007, News, Visual Arts
Sergio de la Torre has been investigating data and true stories of undocumented immigrants under San Francisco’s Sanctuary City policies for more than a decade. In partnership with Chris Treggiari and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, his research and artmaking...
by Frances Phillips | May 11, 2016 | 2015, Media Arts, News
Erin McElory, a team of committed volunteers, and Tenants Together have been mapping instances and stories of evictions in San Francisco for several years and, with assistance from the Creative Work Fund, have expanded that work to include a study of Alameda County....
by Frances Phillips | Jan 20, 2016 | 2014, News, Performing Arts
Composer and multi-faceted musician Van-Ahn (Vanessa) Vo’s new stage production, The Odyssey from Vietnam to America, premieres on January 22 and 23, 2016 at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. The piece, four years in the making, draws upon...
by Frances Phillips | Jun 5, 2015 | 2014, News, Performing Arts
On Sunday, June 21, at 5 p.m., at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum, Dancers’ Group will present “Ritual 50-70: conjunction” of the 95 Rituals project. This evolving performance work is directed by Shinichi Iova-Koga of inkBoat and features many...
