Guaranteed Income for Artists: Discussion w/ YBCA CEO Deborah Cullinan
Schedule
Thu Aug 05 2021 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm
Location
Manny's | San Francisco, CA
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Surviving in the Bay Area is tough for anyone.Artists are fleeing San Francisco for more affordable areas to do their work. For a city that revels in it's artistic culture, are we doing enough to keep artists here?
During the pandemic, a pilot program to provide more than a 100 artists with a $1,000 a month was introduced.
Is this program successful?
Should we expand it?
Are we seeing an increased quality of life for artists in the Bay Area?
What is the future of art in a city too expensive for artists?
We are joined by the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts CEO Deborah Cullinan to catch up on the program and discuss supporting artists during the pandemic. We will also be joined by one of the artists who has been participating in the pilot, Kevin Dublin.
The structure of this event will be about 45 minutes of discussion with CEO Cullinan and Mr. Dublin followed by small break out groups where YOU can meet some new folks and discuss what you just heard. We hope to help solicit a more collaborative discussion and hear the diverse stories in our city.
Manny's never turns away anyone for lack of funds. To receive a complementary ticket just email the word "grapefruit" and the title of this event to [email protected].
This event will be in person at Manny's but there will also be a Zoom link ticket for those who'd like to tune in digitally from the comfort of their home.
About Deborah Cullinan:
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) CEO Deborah Cullinan is one of the nation’s leading thinkers on the pivotal role artists and arts organizations can play in shaping our social and political landscape, and has spent years mobilizing communities through arts and culture. Deborah is committed to revolutionizing the role art centers play in public life and during her tenure at YBCA, she has launched several bold new programs, engagement strategies, and civic coalitions. Prior to joining YBCA in 2013, she was the Executive Director of San Francisco’s Intersection for the Arts. She is a co-founder of CultureBank, co-chair of the San Francisco Arts Alliance, Vice Chair of the Yerba Buena Gardens Conservancy, and on the boards of the Community Arts Stabilization Trust and HumanMade. She is a Field Leader in Residence at Arizona State University’s National Accelerator for Cultural Innovation and a former Innovator in Residence at the Kauffman Foundation. She currently serves on Governor Gavin Newsom’s Jobs and Business Recovery Task Force.
About Kevin Dublin:
Kevin Dublin is an educator, editor, and writer of poetry, prose, scripts, and code. Currently Director of the Elder Writing Project, a community-based outreach program of the Litquake Foundation that brings creative writing and storytelling workshops to retirement communities across San Francisco and Oakland as well as a coding instructor and advisor at the low-cost, custom-paced coding bootcamp Kickstart Coding in Oakland. Kevin is committed to helping nuture emerging writers from ages 5 - 105. He has a long history of volunteering and working with young writers as well during his tenure developing curriculum and teaching at Duke University’s Young Writers Camp, through Social Advocates for Youth (SAY) San Diego, at public and private grade schools throughout the bay area, and volunteering with 826 Valencia. He also serves on the board of the bay area reading series Quiet Lightning. Kevin is a Writers Studio Ralph Dickey Scholar and has received fellowships, grants, and awards from the San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC), Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI), Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing, and the North Carolina Poetry Society. He is also author of the chapbook How to Fall in Love in San Diego and his words have recently appeared or forthcoming in The SanFranciscan, Cincinnati Review, & North Carolina Literary Review. Kevin holds an MFA from San Diego State and for a little Black boy from Smithfield, NC believes he has been brought a mighty long way.
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Where is it happening?
Manny's, 3092 16th Street, San Francisco, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
Tickets
USD 5 to USD 10
