Intersection for the Arts

Less than ??one week??to apply to THRIVE: A BIPOC Arts Leadership Program. Deadline: March 15, 2025, by midnight PST.? ?????????? ???? ?????????? ??Personal Empowerment: Get rooted in your personal voice, vision, and values. ??Arts Ecosystem Empowerment: Build skills to navigate leadership challenges and barriers in the workplace and within the arts ecosystem. ??Knowledge Empowerment: Grow confidence by developing hard & soft skills in arts management. ??Community Empowerment: Deepen the ties between your leadership and systems of support in your community by identifying and addressing needs and challenges together. ? ???????? ???????? ??????????????????????????? Arts orgs - we encourage you to sponsor your employees' THRIVE tuition to help build a stronger arts community!? ??THRIVE may be eligible for CCI's Quick Grant! Apply by April 15. Details: https://lnkd.in/gF-rFEtD.? ??If need financial assistance, please email Sloane Larsen at [email protected].? Payment plans are available! ? ???????????????? ?????????????? This program was designed by Intersection’s THRIVE: BIPOC Arts Leadership Advisory Council, which comprises multidisciplinary, multigenerational BIPOC Arts Leaders working at the intersections of arts and social justice. Many thanks to Maddy Clifford, Marquis Engle, Paul S. Flores, Claudine Naganuma, Anthem Salgado, & Sarah Taborga for serving on our Leadership Advisory Council. Meet the council: theintersection.org/thrive?. ? ?????????? ?????? ???????? ???? ??????? Details: theintersection.org/thrive?

There is ONE WEEK left to apply to THRIVE: A BIPOC Arts Leadership Program. Deadline: March 15, 2025, by midnight PST. ?????? ???????????? Now more than ever, Intersection recognizes the *vital* need for equity and diversity in the leadership of Bay Area arts orgs. We dream of a thriving arts ecosystem where BIPOC leaders shape programs from a place of creativity and wellness, not scarcity. In this visionary world, knowledge flows freely, creating strong communities that celebrate diverse perspectives. ???????? ?????????? ???????????? ?????????????????? ??Based on a community-based learning model. ??Offers strategies to navigate systemic barriers in the workplace. ??Focuses on empowering participants to hold leadership positions while acknowledging their cultural perspectives. ???????? ???????? ?????????????????????????? Arts orgs - we encourage you to sponsor your employees' THRIVE tuition to help build a stronger arts community!? ??THRIVE may be eligible for @cci_arts's Quick Grant! Apply by April 15. Details: https://lnkd.in/gF-rFEtD.? ??If need financial assistance, please email Sloane Larsen at [email protected].? Payment plans are available! ? ? ??????????: https://lnkd.in/gVNCqq9n Details: theintersection.org/thrive?

?? There is ONE WEEK left to apply to THRIVE: A BIPOC Arts Leadership Program. ?? ??Deadline: March 15, 2025, by midnight PST.?? THRIVE provides Black, Indigenous, People of Color arts leaders, visionaries, changemakers, and culture bearers ??resources and skills?? so they can grow community, belonging, and confidence rooted in power. ?? ??Happening: May 3 – July 12, 2025? ??15-person cohort? ??6 sessions (In-person in SF & Zoom) ??Facilitators: Aimee Espiritu @aimsonaim, Anthem Salgado @coachanthem, & Yesenia Sanchez? ? FUND YOUR PARTICIPATION ? Arts orgs - we encourage you to sponsor your employees' THRIVE tuition to help build a stronger arts community!? ??THRIVE may be eligible for @cci_arts's Quick Grant! Apply by April 15. Details: https://lnkd.in/gF-rFEtD.? ??If need financial assistance, please email Sloane Larsen at [email protected].? Payment plans are available! ? APPLY: https://lnkd.in/gVNCqq9n Details: theintersection.org/thrive

THREE WEEKS left to apply to #THRIVE: A BIPOC Arts Leadership Program! Apply by March 15, 2025, at midnight. THRIVE provides BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) arts leaders, visionaries, changemakers, & culture bearers resources and skills so they can grow community, belonging, & confidence rooted in power. AREAS OF FOCUS: -Personal Empowerment: Get rooted in your personal voice, vision, and values. -Arts Ecosystem Empowerment: Build skills to navigate leadership challenges and barriers in the workplace and within the arts ecosystem. -Knowledge Empowerment: Grow confidence by developing hard & soft skills in arts management. -Community Empowerment: Deepen the ties in your community by identifying and addressing needs and challenges together. Program Dates: May 3 – July 12, 2025 15-person cohort 6 sessions (In-person in SF & Zoom), 20 hrs total Facilitators: Aimee Espiritu, Anthem Salgado, & Yesenia Sanchez FUND YOUR PARTICIPATION -Bay Area arts orgs: sponsor your employees' THRIVE tuition to help build a stronger arts community! -THRIVE may be eligible for CCI's Quick Grant! Apply by April 15. Details: https://lnkd.in/gF-rFEtD. -f your org can't cover the tuition fee, or if you’re applying as an individual artist and need financial assistance, please email Sloane Larsen at [email protected]. -Payment plans are available for individual applicants. ???APPLY: https://lnkd.in/gVNCqq9n ??Details: theintersection.org/thrive

It is with great pleasure that we announce that Intersection for the Arts, as well as eight of our fiscally sponsored member organizations were awarded a total of $306,737 from the California Arts Council! As part of its 2024-25 fiscal year grant cycle. Intersection was awarded a general operating support Statewide & Regional Networks Grant. Please join us in congratulating our members below for the awards they were granted from CAC! ?StageWrite (Arts Integration Training) ?Zoo Labs (Statewide and Regional Networks) ?The Quinan Street Project (Arts Integration Training) ?Music is First!(Arts Integration Training) ?Emerging Arts Professionals (Statewide and Regional Networks) ?Arts Education Alliance of the Bay Area (Statewide and Regional Networks & Arts Integration Training) ?Urban Jazz Dance Company(General Operating Support & Impact Projects) ?School of the Getdown (General Operating Support & Impact Projects) Additionally, twelve of our fiscally sponsored member organizations will receive their second year of funding from a two year CAC General Operating grant: Benicia Chamber Players, Diamond Wave, Eugenia Chan Theater Projects, Eye Zen Presents, House of Gongs, Queer Rebel Productions, Quinan Street Projects, Red Poppy Art House, San Francisco Neo-Futurists, San Francisco Urban Film Festival, StageWrite, and Write Now SF Bay! These awards are featured as part of a larger announcement from the California Arts Council of more than 800 grant awards totaling close to $19.5 million in overall projected investments for operational and project support to nonprofit organizations and units of government throughout the state of California. The California Arts Council is a state agency with a mission of strengthening arts, culture, and creative expression as the tools to cultivate a better California for all. The Arts Council is California’s leading public arts grants provider with funding accessible to every county in California. Thank you, CAC! #ArtsCA

Our coworking members Bridge Live Arts are holding an open call for their Community Engagement Residency! Deadline: March 3, 2025 Create socially engaged work & build your artistic capacity through this year-long program open to Bay Area based interdisciplinary and dance artists working in community. ? Learn more at https://lnkd.in/gHbhG7Sp

Now more than ever, Intersection recognizes the *vital* need for equity and diversity in the leadership of Bay Area arts organizations. We dream of a thriving arts ecosystem where BIPOC leaders shape programs from a place of creativity and wellness, not scarcity. In this visionary world, knowledge flows freely, creating strong communities that celebrate diverse perspectives. THRIVE: A BIPOC Arts Leadership Program provides Black, Indigenous, People of Color arts leaders, visionaries, changemakers, & culture bearers resources and skills so they can grow community, belonging, & confidence rooted in power. ??? Program Dates: May 3 – July 12, 2025 ?? 15-person cohort ?? Facilitators: Aimee Espiritu, Anthem Salgado, & Yesenia Sanchez ??APP DEADLINE: March 15, 2025, at midnight! Spots are limited—apply ASAP! ???APPLY: https://lnkd.in/gVNCqq9n ??Details: theintersection.org/thrive This is not your typical leadership program. THRIVE is specifically designed to address the unique challenges and experiences BIPOC arts leaders. This program will focus on the importance of empowering participants to hold leadership positions while acknowledging their cultural perspectives, values rooted in community and authentic collective representation. This program is based on a collaborative, community-based learning model and offers tailored strategies to navigate systemic barriers in the workplace and within the arts ecosystem. Tuition: $600 ?? Bay Area arts orgs—we hope you'll sponsor your employees' THRIVE tuition to help build a stronger arts community! ?? Potential funding: Apply for CCI's Quick Grant by April 15! Details: https://lnkd.in/gF-rFEtD. Intersection for the Arts is providing this resource to our community in recognition that over half of our membership identifies as BIPOC and have identified additional support needed around leadership. This program is open to all who identify as needing these resources.

We are proud to announce our new ??THRIVE: A BIPOC Arts Leadership Program??. THRIVE provides BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) arts leaders, visionaries, changemakers, & culture bearers resources and skills so they can grow community, belonging, & confidence rooted in power. ??? Program Dates: May 3 – July 12, 2025 ?? 15-person cohort ?? Facilitators: Aimee Espiritu, Anthem Salgado, & Yesenia Sanchez ??APP DEADLINE: March 15, 2025, at midnight! Spots are limited—apply ASAP! ???APPLY: https://lnkd.in/gHMiyZ9g ??Details: theintersection.org/thrive ?????? ???????????? Now more than ever, Intersection recognizes the *vital* need for equity and diversity in the leadership of Bay Area arts orgs. We dream of a thriving arts ecosystem where BIPOC leaders shape programs from a place of creativity and wellness, not scarcity. In this visionary world, knowledge flows freely, creating strong communities that celebrate diverse perspectives. ???????? ?????????? ???????????? ?????????????????? ??Focuses on empowering participants to hold leadership positions while acknowledging their cultural perspectives ????????Based on a community-based learning model ??Offers strategies to navigate systemic barriers in the workplace. ?????????????? ???????????????? ?6 sessions: 2 in-person SF retreats (4.5 hrs each) & 4 Zoom sessions (2 hrs each) ?1:1 individual coaching session ?No homework ?Tuition: $600 ???????? ???????? ?????????????????????????? Bay Area arts orgs—we hope you'll sponsor your employees' THRIVE tuition to help build a stronger arts community! ?? Potential funding: Apply for CCI's Quick Grant by April 15! Details: https://lnkd.in/gF-rFEtD. Program designed by our Advisory Council, a group of BIPOC Arts Leaders working at the intersection of arts & social justice . This program is underwritten by the SF Arts Commission’s Cultural Equity Initiative. Intersection provides this resource in recognition that over half of our membership identify as BIPOC and have identified additional support needed around leadership. This program is open to all who identify as needing these resources. APPLY NOW: https://lnkd.in/gHMiyZ9g

We hope you'll join our fiscally sponsored members, Write Now SF, for this awesome event on Feb 15!

Feeling flirty? Join our fiscally sponsored members, the critically-acclaimed San Francisco Neo-Futurists for Heart Wrench: A Valentine’s Day edition of The Infinite Wrench, a special event featuring 30 of their all-time favorite hyper-short plays written on the subject of love. Happening: February 14 + 15, 9 PM ST at Shotgun Players, 1901 Ashby Avenue, Berkeley, California 94703. Ticket cost: $25 Details: https://lnkd.in/gxUHwBsk Named one of “22 San Francisco things everyone must do” by the SF Chronicle, the Neo-Futurist flagship weekly show, The Infinite Wrench, is a heart-pumping race against the clock to present an ever-changing roster of 30 original plays in 60 minutes. Since the company’s founding in 2013, they have premiered over 4,000 hyper-short plays. For Heart Wrench, they’ve 30 of their favorite plays about romantic, platonic, best friendship, monogamous, polyamorous, will-they-won’t-they, and we-refuse-to-define-what-this-is love. Hope to see you there!