SHARED
SPACES

A Renaissance needs open doors.

Artists need affordable spaces to share their work across the Bay. Neighbors deserve deeper connections with the artists in their community — people who can help us explore the questions on our hearts, tend to our visions, carry our histories, hold our grief. Artists help us make sense of our world.

This space-sharing intake is one way we're stitching the Bay Area creative economy back together, one relationship at a time. Our Community Arts Navigators will use this resource to connect artists to spaces and connect community members to artists exploring the ideas that resonate most with them.

This is a relationship-building tool, not a marketplace. We'll review responses and do our best to make thoughtful connections by hand.

I Need a Space

For artists, groups, and collectives looking for space to create, gather, rehearse, perform, realize.

I Have Space to Share

For people, businesses, organizations, or venues willing to share space with artists in an affordable fashion. A café, a backyard, a garage, a storefront, a basement with good acoustics — whatever you've got, we'll reimagine it!

Spaces We're Tracking

Below are some of the venues we're actively tracking and developing relationships with. This archive grows as we build.

Community · Mission

Red Poppy Art House

Artist-run, community-governed. 150+ events/year in a 650 sq ft storefront — music, visual art, workshops, residencies. MAPP (Mission Arts & Performance Project) hub. Intimate, unpretentious, essential.

2698 Folsom St · redpoppyarthouse.org
Free · Citywide

SF Public Library — Community Meeting Rooms

Free meeting and event rooms at library branches across the city. Projectors, seating, accessible locations. Book through the library system — first come, first served.

Multiple locations · sfpl.org
Low Cost · Multiple

SF Rec & Park — Community Rooms

Rec centers across the city rent rooms at below-market rates for community events. Some have stages, kitchens, outdoor adjacent space. Permit process is straightforward.

Citywide · sfrecpark.org
Alternative · SOMA

Public Works

Music venue, community space, and cultural hub. Artist-friendly booking, multi-room layout, outdoor patio. Hosted SF Music Week's Artist Development Day. A venue that acts like a partner, not a landlord.

161 Erie St · publicsf.com
Community · Western Addition

Community Music Center

Sliding-scale music education and performance space since 1921. Recital hall, classrooms, and a deep commitment to accessibility. One of SF's oldest continuously operating community arts spaces.

544 Capp St · sfcmc.org
Outdoor · Multiple

SF Parks — Permitted Performances

Golden Gate Park, Dolores Park, McLaren Park, and neighborhood parks all allow permitted performances and gatherings. Amplified sound permits available through Rec & Park.

Citywide · sfrecpark.org/permits
Community · Marina

Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture

A campus of arts organizations, galleries, and event spaces on the waterfront. Hosts BATS Improv, galleries, and major fairs. Some spaces available for community rates.

2 Marina Blvd · fortmason.org
Free · Mid-Market

Warfield Commons

The new 9-floor arts, media, and journalism hub at 988 Market. KALW anchor tenant. Below-market creative workspace. Still onboarding tenants — worth tracking for rehearsal, recording, and event space.

988 Market St · warfieldcommons.com
Community · Bayview

Bayview Opera House / Ruth Williams Memorial Theatre

One of SF's oldest community performance venues, deeply rooted in the Bayview. Hosts concerts, theatre, community events, and SF Music Week programming. A neighborhood anchor.

4705 3rd St · bfrrt.org