Voices of the Community George Koster

Dive into the innovative world of the Artist Space Trust: Revolutionizing artist housing with unique real estate solutions! Meg Shiffler, the esteemed Director of the Artist Space Trust, graces us once again with her presence, offering profound insights into the Trust’s mission, its vital role in protecting artists’ legacies, and how creatives can actively participate in shaping their futures.

In a post COVID -19 pandemic market place where affordable housing and real estate pose significant challenges, a revolutionary idea emerged from the ABBA summit's breakout session: leveraging post-pandemic market dynamics to empower arts and cultural organizations to acquire their own performance spaces.

Join us as we delve into this exciting possibility with two esteemed guests: Julie Phelps, Artistic and Executive Director of CounterPulse, and Joshua Simon, Senior Advisor at the Community Arts Stabilization Trust. They will unravel the innovative real estate model that enabled CounterPulse to purchase their own performance space—a groundbreaking model that could transform the landscape for arts communities nationwide.

Learn about the Race & Equity in all Planning of San Francisco Coalition's grassroots plan to provide more affordable housing
We're thrilled to present the latest installment in our special series, delving into the arts and culture sector's recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. In this eighth episode, we shine a spotlight on "REP-SF’s Citywide People’s Plan for Affordable Housing," a crucial initiative tackling one of our community's most pressing issues.

In this seventh episode of our series focusing on the arts and culture sector's recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, we bring you highlights from the Co-Production of Arts For A Better Bay Area (ABBA) State of The Arts Summit, held at the Strand Theatre in San Francisco on June 28th, 2023. The summit centered around rebuilding communities through the arts. This ABBA Summit breakout session hosts a community conversation to update the status of Proposition E from 2018, the Arts Impact Endowment and Grants for the Arts.

This episode is from our November 4th 2023 live event co-production with the Petaluma Arts Center, our broadcast partners KPCA 103.3fm and Petaluma Community Access TV and BAVC Media. This special event was focused on exploring the question, “How Do Community Based Arts Organizations Secure Sustainable Funding?”

Find out more about how Building 180 and Paint the Void work with artists, organizations and local government to bring art to communities as tools of economic and community development as well as an author and artist insight into how the arts need to be at the table in the revitalization of downtown San Francisco.