The city agency was established in 1932 and is appointed by the mayor. We are delighted to announce that on September 16, Joanne Lee will be joining the SFAC family as the new Deputy Director of Programs. Under her leadership, Community Vision developed and implemented the City and County of San Francisco’s Nonprofit Displacement Mitigation Program, which provided technical assistance services and over $2 million in grants to arts and culture nonprofits and created or stabilized over 100,000 square feet of community arts space. Visual Arts Committee. All rights reserved. Civic Design Review Committee. San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC) and Grants for the Arts (GFTA) have launched an emergency relief fund—the San Francisco Arts & Artists Relief Fund—to mitigate COVID-19 related financial losses that artists and small to mid-size arts and culture organizations have suffered. In this new role, she will be responsible for overseeing the Community Investments team, which includes our grant making and art vendor programs; the Public Art team, which includes the civic art collection; the Galleries program; and Civic Design Review.Joanne Lee has held leadership roles developing innovative programs, overseeing service delivery, managing operations, and building capacity of community-based organizations, including community arts organizations.
She also collaborated with the City and County of San Francisco to implement the Nonprofit Sustainability Initiative to help nonprofits purchase space or obtain long-term leases. As the agency that champions the arts, we strive to integrate the arts into all aspects of city life.We are delighted to announce that on September 16, Joanne Lee will be joining the SFAC family as the new Deputy Director of Programs. SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE Wednesday, July 15, 2020 3 p.m.
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The San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC) is the official San Francisco County, USA arts council. As the agency that champions the arts, we strive to integrate the arts into all aspects of city life.San Francisco Arts Commission is still open for business and serving the needs of our local arts community. Full Commission. While staff is following the Department of Public Health order to "shelter in place", we are working remotely to continue public services. Accredited-Indicates that the Commission has found that an institution has met or exceeded the expectations of the Standards and the Core Commitments to Institutional Capacity and Educational Effectiveness.Initial accreditation is for a period of five to seven years before the next comprehensive review.