Intersection for the Arts

@intersectionforthearts

Resources for Bay Area artists + art orgs since 1965. Enroll in our Artist Empowerment Program!
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​Intersection has been a part of the cultural fabric and landscape of San Francisco for 60 years! We are seeking your partnership to help artists during a period of financial and cultural uncertainty. ⁠ ⁠ Intersection makes possible the visionary work of over 145 multidisciplinary fiscally sponsored art projects. Half of our fiscally sponsored members identify as BIPOC, and 84% serve marginalized communities. Collectively, they provide vital arts programs and cultural strategies to foster change and healing.⁠ ⁠ For our 60th anniversary, we invite you to help ensure that Intersection can continue to empower artists so they can meet this challenging moment with vision, power, and strength. Each year, Intersection must fundraise over half of our operating budget. Please consider supporting Intersection with a tax-deductible donation of $60 for our 60th anniversary (or whatever amount feels right for you). ⁠ ⁠ Link in bio to support OR every.org/theintersection. ⁠ ⁠ #IntersectionfortheArts #BayArea #BayAreaArtists #Artist #Fundraiser #Donate #SanFrancisco #FiscalSponsorship #SupportArtists #BayAreaArt
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Strengthen your finance skills and make your creative project or arts nonprofit prosperous & resilient ➡️ Join us for Arts Finance Empowerment Camp (AFEC)! ⁠ ⁠ AFEC is an interactive cohort learning program for Bay Area individual arts workers, administrators, managers, and board members. Gain financial literacy and develop your skills in a safe, supportive, and collaborative environment, where together, we’ll go beyond the numbers and into a deeper exploration of the nonprofit arts finance ecosystem. ⁠ ⁠ In Series 1, we build your basic understanding of finance to create a solid foundation of literacy. In Series 2, we take a deeper dive into financial management tools.⁠ ⁠ Series 1 begins on October 29 and is held 100% on Zoom. Payment plans are available. Email Sloane Larsen ([email protected]) for more details. Join us via link in bio!
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6 months ago
Our Members with The Queer Choir will host their Spring Showcase later this month!⁠ ⁠ 📅 May 30 & 31, 202) 📍 Montclair Presbyterian, Oakland, CA⁠ 🎟️ Get tickets at their link in bio: @thequeerchoirsings ⁠ ⁠ The Queer Choir (QC) is an ensemble of queer, trans, and gender-nonconforming singers who rehearse in the East Bay. This Spring Showcase performance culminates The Queer Choir's largest season to date. Musical Director Eddie Junsay (Wildchoir, mumo) leads a choir of 60 singers from across the Bay Area in a repertoire spanning the genres of choral, pop, R&B, and more.
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Ever been curious about airbrush, paint, color theory, or design? 🎨✨⁠ Join artist Ella Rocehlle-Lawton (@seismc10 ) for a Forever Florals Paint + Airbrush Workshop at Intersection for the Arts on Saturday, April 4th, from 1:00–2:30 PM!⁠ ⁠ This hands-on workshop will guide you through:⁠ 🌸 Color & design principles⁠ 🌸 Airbrush + painting techniques⁠ 🌸 Creating your own one-of-a-kind floral arrangement to take home⁠ All tools and materials are provided—just bring your creativity!⁠ 🎟 Get tickets via @seismc10 ’s link in bio.⁠ ⁠ *****⁠ ⁠ This workshop is hosted by one of our community renters. Artists like Ella use Intersection’s space to bring creative ideas to life.⁠ ⁠ Intersection for the Arts offers:⁠ ⁠ ✨ Affordable space rentals⁠ ✨ Coworking for artists + creatives⁠ ✨ Beautiful, light-filled rooms in the Mid-Market corridor⁠ ✨ Amenities including AV setup, Zoom room, projector, sound system, and fast Wi-Fi⁠ ⁠ Interested in hosting your own event? Visit our website or reach out to [email protected] with questions!⁠
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1 month ago
This Friday, January 30th, Intersection will be closed in solidarity with those impacted by the recent events in Minneapolis and by immigration enforcement. We remain committed to the care, dignity, and collective well-being of our community. In moments like these, rest is not retreat—it is resistance. May we slow down, look out for one another, and hold our shared humanity with intention.
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3 months ago
We’re still carrying the energy from this gathering. 💛⁠ ⁠ At a significant moment for the arts, the Bay Area Arts & Culture Collaboration Summit affirmed the power of artists and culture workers and planted seeds for collaboration. Visionaries from across the sector shared their models, bright spots, challenges, and aspirations—weaving together a collective story. It was a beautiful reminder of the power of walking together at this moment, within a movement. Intersection's Executive Director, Yesenia Sanchez, presented on Fiscal Sponsorship as a shared economy business model for the arts that increases the potential for diversity, equity, collaboration, and support during these turbulent times.⁠ ⁠ Deep gratitude to the brilliant speakers for generously sharing their vision and expertise: Kristen Jacobson, Anne Huang, Olivia Malabuyo Tablante, Rebecca Fitton, Gabrielle Christian, David Blazevich, Shafer Mazow, Kevin Nelson, Sarah Williams, Charlotte Wheeler, Meghan Crosby-Jolliffe, Margot Melcon, Anna Shneiderman, Zakiya Harris, Cristine Kelly, Esailama Artry-Diouf, BK Williams, Rashida Chase, Liz O’Malley, Lori Fogarty, JK Fowler, and Julie Baker.⁠ ⁠ And thank you to @Oakstop for hosting us and holding space for connection and possibility.⁠ ⁠ We’re excited to keep building—together.
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Looking to take your arts project to the next level? ⁠ The deadline to submit a fiscal sponsorship application for consideration in Intersection for the Arts’ Spring Cohort is January 25, 2026. Applicants will be notified of next steps in early March.⁠ ⁠ Join our dynamic, thriving arts community! ⁠If your project is at the Intersection of arts, culture, and community, our fiscal sponsorship program empowers you with resources and knowledge to actualize your vision.⁠ ⁠ What is fiscal sponsorship?⁠ It’s a partnership where a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (“the fiscal sponsor”) extends its tax-exempt status to mission-aligned projects—opening access to grants and tax-deductible contributions.⁠ ⁠ Not quite ready? No problem.⁠ Applications for our Summer Cohort will be due March 22, 2026, with notifications in early May.⁠ ⁠ 🔗 Learn more via the link in bio or at theintersection.org/fiscal⁠ ⁠ #FiscalSponsorship #BayAreaArtists #CreativeSupport #ArtsFunding #IntersectionForTheArts
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3 months ago
Join us for Series 2 of #ArtsFinanceEmpowermentCamp (AFEC), an interactive cohort learning program for arts workers, administrators, managers, and board members, where we unpack the basics of nonprofit arts finance in two series. ⁠ ⁠ In Series 2, take a deep dive into what makes up nonprofit finances and get introduced to financial management tools. This series is led by Intersection’s Executive Director, Yesenia Sanchez.⁠ ⁠ By the end of this series, you will be able to…⁠ 〰️Identify how good budgeting contributes to fiscal health and financial management⁠ 〰️Implement best practices for basic organizational budgeting⁠ 〰️Explore tools and models for different ways of budgeting based on organizational goals⁠ 〰️Understand the difference between a budget and cash flow projections⁠ 〰️Use a cash flow management tool⁠ ⁠ Happening: Thursdays, January 22 - February 19, 2026, 10 am – 1 pm, Zoom and in-person sessions⁠ ⁠ Sign up via link in bio or theintersection.org/afec! AFEC is part of our #ArtistEmpowermentProgram⁠ ⁠ ⁠ Monthly installment payment plans are available. If you are interested in setting this up or have questions, please contact Sloane Larsen, [email protected].⁠
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4 months ago
Are you a nonprofit arts worker looking to build financial management confidence? 😰 Join Arts Finance Empowerment Camp this January and build skills for a vibrant, sustainable financial future for your project.🌞💸⁠ ⁠ In our upcoming "Series 2: Financial Planning & Strategy" learn budgeting skills, best practices for basic organizational budgeting, and much more. ⁠ ⁠ This program is led mostly on Zoom, with a final session at Intersection for the Arts in San Francisco. The cohort is limited to 12 participants, so you're guaranteed to get individual attention and learn in a supportive environment. ⁠AFEC 2 is led by Yesenia Sanchez, Intersection's Executive Director! ⁠ ⁠ Learn more & sign up via link in bio or theintersection.org/afec.
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4 months ago
Our friends @vitalartsorg & @theselc are hosting a legal cafe tomorrow, December 4, 3 - 5:30 PM, with a focus on Immigration Emergency Preparedness. ⁠ ⁠ Times are scary, and if you want to support your immigrant friends and family, or if you are an immigrant seeking guidance, this thirty-minute nano-training is for you!⁠ ⁠ If you're an artist, arts administrator, or arts worker, and you need legal support, this is the FREE opportunity for you. Sign up for a slot to get some 1:1 time with Sustainable Economies Law Center's amazing lawyers. ⁠ ⁠ Link below: ⁠ /legalcafe_20251203
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5 months ago
Our friends at Kala Art Institute @kalaartinstitute have two exciting events coming up on Saturday, October 25! ⁠ ⁠ Location: Kala Gallery, 2990 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, CA, 94702⁠ *For entry, use the door's keypad to dial the gallery or call 510-841-7000 x201⁠ ⁠ Join them for the closing reception for "Unerasable: 2024-25 Kala Fellowship Exhibition" from 2 - 4 pm, featuring new works by: Cristine Blanco, Mahwish Chishty, Javier Enrique, Leonard Reidelbach, and Nicole K Shaffer.⁠ ⁠ They will also be holding Opening Studios from 1 - 4 pm! Join visiting artists-in-residence Charles Spitzack, Harold Mendez, Monika Lin, and Þórdís Jóhannesdóttir in their Kala project space studios to view work created during their residencies.⁠ ⁠ Artwork Credits: ⁠ 1. Charles Spitzack, Monika Lin, Harold Hendez, and Þórdís Jóhannesdóttir⁠ 2. Photo credit: Cole Chang, works by (left to right) Javier Enrique, Mahwish Chishty, Nicole K Shaffer, and Leonard Reidelbach
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Our friends at @indyartssf are hosting a rad workshop soon! Join them for ⁠ "Running a Fundraising Campaign" is happening on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 2 - 3 PM via Zoom. ⁠ ⁠ Kelly Baker is the facilitator of this workshop, which focuses on how to prepare specifically for #GivingTuesday, which is happening on December 2. In this workshop, they will discuss the nuts and bolts of running a campaign: the planning process, when and how long to run the campaign, and how to write compelling appeals.⁠ ⁠ Sign up here: /events-workshops⁠
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