We are building toward our first community town hall in the spring of 2026 — a space that welcomes artists, neighbors, and culture lovers across generations, mediums, and walks of life into real conversation about the future of the Bay.
We want to create a space where artists and their communities can show up with their lived experience, their questions, their hopes, and their honest read of what the Bay needs. No performance of expertise required. No polished talking points. Just authentic voice, shared imagination, and real conversation.
This first town hall — and the gatherings that follow — will help shape our path forward together. We are building the format, inviting people in, and making sure the room reflects the values we want to practice: openness, care, and real democracy in action.
Emerging artists, elders, culture workers, and neighbors in one room — learning from one another rather than sorting by status.
Visual artists, musicians, writers, dancers, filmmakers, designers, organizers, and the forms that do not fit neat categories. Everyone who makes something belongs here.
Artists, neighbors, funders, business owners, community members — different relationships to institutions, money, housing, and place — all bringing essential perspective. You don't have to make art to have a seat at this table.
Programming details are still taking shape. In the meantime, you can reach out through the contact page or join the mailing list there to hear when the first gathering is announced.