The Community Arts program aims to ensure vibrant work is created, celebrating new voices and providing opportunities for artists and audiences, inclusive of the Bay Area’s diverse communities and cultures, to thrive. It focuses on supporting the creation of work by Bay Area artists and enhancing access to the arts for Bay Area communities, with a particular emphasis on celebrating the region's rich diversity by funding emerging artists and small to mid-sized arts and culture organizations that engage their communities with meaning and purpose.
APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE VIA OUR GRANTEE PORTAL AT HTTPS://ZELLERBACH.FLUXX.IO THE COMMUNITY ARTS APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE THE PROPOSED PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND FINANCIALS, BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE ARTS ORGANIZATION AND A RECENT WORK SAMPLE.
Deadline
THERE ARE FOUR SUBMISSION DEADLINES EACH YEAR, USUALLY IN MARCH, JUNE, SEPTEMBER AND DECEMBER.
Restrictions
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF OUR COMMUNITY ARTS PROGRAM, THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT ACCEPT UNSOLICITED GRANT PROPOSALS. THE COMMUNITY ARTS PROGRAM SERVES ONLY NONPROFIT ARTS-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED IN AND DOING THEIR WORK IN SAN FRANCISCO, CONTRA COSTA AND ALAMEDA COUNTIES. ACTIVITIES FUNDED CANNOT BE FUNDRAISERS OR BENEFITS, AND MUST BE OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. SEE HTTP://ZFF.ORG/APPLY/GUIDELINES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
Submission contact
Contact name: COMMUNITY ARTS PROGRAM EXECUTIVE
Address: 455 MARKET STREET SUITE 2200, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105