Budget and ballot season is in full swing. The Mayor and Board of Supervisors need to hear from the arts community now. The City’s Charter Reform agenda and commission streamlining efforts continue to evolve and shift, so the moment to articulate the importance of the arts – of artists and cultural workers for San Francisco’s future – is at hand.
 
This newsletter provides information on important upcoming community advocacy events. Show up! Be heard! Join us!

Read Below to Understand the Major Issue Areas 

Stay Engaged: Download Talking Points for Public Testimony in Support of Arts & Culture

Overview

The Commission Streamlining Task Force and the Charter Reform Working Group have both put forth recommendations that will change the way business is done in San Francisco for generations. 

In fact, to date there are no less than four Charter Reform initiatives that will go to voters in November; more may emerge in the coming weeks. 

Here’s what’s coming up right away and how you can get involved to sustain and improve the lives of artists and arts organizations in San Francisco.

For informational purposes only; this was a proponent document developed by the campaign coalition San Franciscans for the Arts; no opponent document has been developed. 

To Download the Proposition E General FAQs click this link. 

Dear Bay Area artists, culture bearers, arts administrators, arts advocates, and allies,

It’s been 16 days since our re-launch and Arts for a Better Bay Area has been busy!
A lot of municipal arts business that had been stagnant seems to be moving forward.

Art and culture are represented throughout the Mayor’s Economic Recovery Task Force (ERTF) recommendations. Join us to learn what recommendations came out of the City's ERTF, and how we can use the arts to move forward together.

Tracy Camp, Actor & Educator (Advocacy/Activism)

Bio: Tracy Camp is an actor/singer and a tenured mathematics instructor at Laney College in Oakland. Mainly focusing on musical theater, she has performed all over the Bay Area as well as in Colorado and other parts of California.

Arts Enabler Awardee Spotlight - On April 12, 2018 at the inaugural State of the Arts event, we honored and recognized a few individuals and organizations in our arts community who go above and beyond. From 130 community-chosen nominees, 12 were selected to be honored as the 2018 Arts Enablers. These individuals and organizations represent movers and shakers in our community.