San Francisco Arts Leadership Job Announcement 

The City and County of San Francisco is seeking qualified candidates for a new arts leadership role—the Executive Director of Arts & Culture.

This position will oversee a cultural agency that merges the portfolios of the San Francisco Arts Commission, Grants for the Arts, and the Film Commission into one municipal cultural affairs entity. 

Please distribute this job announcement widely! As members of our arts community, you will have the best candidates in mind for this new position, so please circulate liberally to your networks and to individuals who might be a good fit for this new leadership role.

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