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Sanchez Art Center — "O Say Can You See" — Sanchez Art Center
Apr 14
Arts & Culture Grantmaking — SVCF
Apr 15
Studio Art Residency — Root Division
Apr 15
Studio Residency — Root Division
Apr 15
2027 Art on Market Street Poster Series — SFAC
Apr 17
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This Week
Sanchez Art Center — "O Say Can You See"
Sanchez Art Center
Juried exhibition for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Open to all California visual artists 18+. Exhibition: May 29–June 28, 2026.
This Week
Arts & Culture Grantmaking
SVCF
The Silicon Valley Community Foundation supports arts organizations serving underrepresented communities throughout Silicon Valley. Grants fund...
$10,000–$50,000
This Week
Studio Art Residency
Root Division
18-month below-market studio in the Mission for emerging artists in exchange for teaching community classes. Includes exhibitions and professional development.
This Week
Studio Residency
Root Division
Root Division offers below-market studio space in San Francisco's Mission District for emerging artists in exchange for teaching community art...
This Week
2027 Art on Market Street Poster Series
SFAC
Commission for 4 artists/artist teams to create poster series for Market Street bus shelters. Theme: "Market Street: The Next 175 Years." $12,000...
$12,000
This Month
Montclair Village Art Walk 2026
Pacific Fine Arts Festivals
49th annual outdoor art walk along Mountain Blvd in Oakland's Montclair Village. April 25–26, 2026, 10am–5pm. Open to creators of quality...
This Month
ACCI Gallery — "Freedom and Consent"
ACCI Gallery
National juried exhibition: "Freedom and Consent: After 250 years of declaring equality, freedom and liberty." Exhibition: June 6–July 12, 2026.
This Month
CA$H Theatre — Creates
TBA
$2,500 for theater project development or capacity-building, open to individual artists and theater companies through Theatre Bay Area. Part of the...
$2,500
This Month
CA$H Theatre — Performs
TBA
$5,000 for fully produced public theater performances by Bay Area artists or companies with annual budgets under $100,000. Part of Theatre Bay Area's...
$5,000
This Month
CA$H Theatre — Sustains
TBA
$5,000 general operating support for Bay Area theater companies with annual budgets under $100,000. Part of the CA$H (Creative Artistic Subsidized...
$5,000
This Month
ARC (Artist Residency Commission)
CounterPulse
CounterPulse's ARC program commissions emerging Bay Area performing artists to create ambitious new work. Residents receive 4-6 months of rehearsal...
$5,000
This Month
Gerbode Foundation Music & Sound Design Awards
Gerbode
Up to $50,000 for creation of new works in music composition and sound design by California artists.
$50,000
Artist Fellowship Grant
SJ Cultural
Individual artist grants for San Jose-based artists working in any discipline including visual arts, performing arts, literary arts, media arts, and...
$5,000
Arts & Culture Fund
EBCF
The East Bay Community Foundation's Arts & Culture Fund provides grants for arts organizations and cultural projects serving communities of color in...
$5,000–$25,000
Artadia Award — San Francisco Bay Area
Artadia
Unrestricted merit-based awards for visual artists living and working in the 9-county San Francisco Bay Area. Artadia awards range from $5,000 to...
$15,000
Artist in Residence Program
Headlands
Live/work residency at the Headlands Center for the Arts in the Marin Headlands, one of the most beautiful and inspiring locations in the Bay Area....
$500
Creative Work Fund Partnership Grant
Walter & Elise Haas Fund
The Walter & Elise Haas Fund supports artist-nonprofit collaborations that generate new creative work in the Bay Area. Grants of $32,000-$50,000 fund...
$10,000–$30,000
Lucas Artists Residency Program
Montalvo
Free 1-3 month residency with private studio and housing in the Santa Cruz Mountains for visual artists, writers, composers, interdisciplinary artists.
GROOVES — Album Art Tribute Show 2026
Faultline
Group exhibition celebrating the enduring power of album art. Each piece reimagines a beloved album cover in 12"x12" format. Panels/canvas provided...
ProArts Exhibition Opportunity
ProArts
Juried exhibition opportunity at ProArts Gallery in Oakland with an honorarium for selected artists. ProArts has been a vital part of Oakland's arts...
$1,000
SFFILM Rainin Grant
SF Film
Significant production grants from SFFILM for narrative feature films by Bay Area filmmakers at various stages of development, from screenwriting...
$25,000–$100,000
Artist Commission Program
AAM
The Asian Art Museum commissions artists to create new work inspired by the museum's world-class collection or exploring Asian and Asian diasporic...
$5,000–$30,000
Small Arts Grant
Fleishhacker Foundation
$5K-$10K for small/mid-size arts orgs (budgets $100K-$500K) in SF, Alameda, Contra Costa. Dance, music, theater, visual, interdisciplinary, film....
$5,000–$10,000
Wattis Foundation New Works Program
Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation
Project support for new and emergent works by small/mid-sized arts organizations in San Francisco, Alameda, and Marin Counties. Budgets under $1.5M.
$5,000–$50,000
YBCA Fellowship
YBCA
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Fellowship supports Bay Area artists working at the intersection of art and civic engagement. Fellows receive...
$10,000–$20,000