San Francisco Arts Commission

Celebrate the season and support local artists at the San Francisco Arts Commission Art Vendor Holiday Market! Join us on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the lobby of the War Memorial Veterans Building (401 Van Ness Avenue)

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Request For Proposals! SFAC invites artists and artist teams residing in the US to submit proposals for the Civic Center Plaza Temporary Sculpture RFP. Artwork will be located in front of City Hall.

Submit here: bit.ly/sfacrfq

Deadline: 1/12/2026 11:59 PM PST

The Mayor’s Office, Arts Commission, Grants for the Arts, and Film Commission invite you to join us for one of three upcoming arts community convenings on OCT 28, OCT 29 (In-Person), & NOV 5 (Virtual).

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We are thrilled to announce the launch of our 2026–2027 Grant Opportunities to support local artists and arts organizations!

Visit sfartscommission.org/grants to learn more and apply today!

Now on view along Market Street!

SFAC is thrilled to present the 2025 Art on Market Street Poster Series, Overlapping Histories: Art on Market Street Poster Series, 1992–Present

The 3rd and final group of 15 posters' theme is “Things”

Learn more: sfartscommission.org/artonmarketstreet

Join Us For An Upcoming Public Art Community Meeting to learn more about the Artwork Proposal for Joseph Conrad Square.

📆 Wednesday, July 30, 2025, 6-7 p.m. at North Beach Branch Public Library

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📣 We're Hiring! Make your mark on the City of San Francisco as the Arts Commission's Capital Project Manager (1823)!

Salary range: $121,836.00 - $148,070.00

Application Filing Deadline: Monday, July 21, 2025 by 11:59 p.m.

Learn more and apply at: bit.ly/sfacjobs

The San Francisco Arts Commission is seeking your feedback on public art proposals that have been selected for the Portsmouth Square Clubhouse and Portsmouth Square Entrance Plaza!

Share Your Comments by 5:00 p.m. July 21, 2025

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🎉 We’re excited to announce that more than $10 Million has been awarded to Support 151 Local Artists, Nonprofits, Cultural Organizations as part of our 2025-2026 grant cycle!

Read the full press release at sfartscommission.org!

🌈 Happy Pride! The San Francisco Arts Commission wishes you a safe and joyful Pride weekend!

We are proud to celebrate Pride through Art with powerful LGBTQ+ stories from past SFAC Gallery shows and the Civic Art Collection. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

The San Francisco Arts Commission invites artists and artist teams to submit applications for up to 5 temporary public art opportunities throughout San Francisco in 2026 that will reimagine the future of monuments in public space.

Apply here: bit.ly/sfacrfq

Deadline: 6/30/25 by 4:59 PM

SFAC joined Mayor Daniel Lurie, Supervisor @shamannwalton, City Partners & Community Leaders to celebrate the completion of the Potrero Gateway Project!

As part of this project a new public art installation was unveiled titled “Metamorphosis”

Learn more: www.futureforms.us/metamorphosis

Foundation Announces 2025 Rainin Arts Fellows [VIDEO] - Kenneth Rainin Foundation The Rainin Arts Fellowship celebrates visionary Bay Area artists working in dance, film, public space and theater.

Please join us in celebrating the 2025 Rainin Arts Fellows!

- Brenda Wong Aoki (Theater)
- Christy Chan (Public Space)
- Kyle Casey Chu AKA Panda Dulce (Film)
- Vanessa Sanchez (Dance)

Happy 415 Day and Happy 175th Birthday San Francisco!

From all of us at the San Francisco Arts Commission, we are honored to help you look your best by caring for the Civic Art Collection and placing new permanent and temporary public art all throughout The City!

Happy 175th Birthday, @sfgov.sf.gov 🥳 🎂 From Gold Rush beginnings to a world-class city of culture, resilience, and innovation, we celebrate and cherish the people and stories that make our City so special.

#SF175 #sanfrancisco #citybythebay #sfgov #happybirthdaysf

📣 SFAC is thrilled to announce the newest sculptural installation to be added the Civic Art Collection, a bronze monument honoring legionary international icon & endangered animal ambassador for Pygmy Hippos, Moo Deng! 🦛 The sculpture will be installed today, April 1, 2025.

The San Francisco Arts Commission invites artists and artist teams in the U.S. to submit qualifications for the 2026 Art on Market Street Poster Series, which will feature the work of four artists/artist teams.

Deadline: 4/21/25 by 11:59 PM

Learn more & apply here: bit.ly/sfacrfq

Final week to share your feedback by taking the Arts Community Public Survey to help shape the future of the San Francisco Arts Commission!

Take the Arts Community Public Survey by Monday, March 31.

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Now on view along Market Street!

SFAC is thrilled to present Overlapping Histories: Art on Market Street Poster Series, 1992–Present, a retrospective showcase commemorating over 3 decades of artistic commissions.

To learn more, visit sfartscommission.org/artonmarketstreet

Thank you for welcoming As Sounds Turn to Noise by Thomas J Price. In partnership with @sfport.bsky.social, SFAC brought the 9-foot bronze sculpture to the Embarcadero, where it stood between Pier 1 and the Ferry Building.

The sculpture was deinstalled today 3/20/25

You are invited to join us for the next Constitutional Conversations Town Hall Session on March 18! This session will focus on the Reconstruction Amendments & Their Impacts on Immigration and Liberation – Amendments 13, 14, & 15.

Learn more & RSVP at: bit.ly/constitutionalconversations

📣 We're Hiring a Community Investments Senior Program Officer!

Salary range: $108,082 - $131,404

Applications will be accepted until 11:59 pm on Friday, March 21, 2025

The portal will close at 12:00 am on March 22, 2024

To learn more and apply, visit: bit.ly/sfacjobs

📢 We want to hear from you! Share your feedback at one of our upcoming open house and take our public survey to help shape the future of the San Francisco Arts Commission!

RSVP Here: www.eventbrite.com/e/san-franci...

Take the Survey Here: bit.ly/artsurveysfac

❤ Valentine's Day is just a few days away! Share these fun greetings featuring some works from the Civic Art Collection that we love with someone who puts the Art in your Heart! ❤ (set 2 of 2)

❤ Valentine's Day is just a few days away! Share these fun greetings featuring some works from the Civic Art Collection that we love with someone who puts the Art in your Heart! ❤ (set 1 of 2)

The San Francisco Arts Commission invites you to join us for the 2025 Annual Arts Convening in the Herbst Theater on Thursday, February 20, 2025 from 5:00 - 7:30 PM. This event is FREE and open to the public!

Visit sfartscommission.org/annualconvening to learn more and RSVP to save your seat.

“I may not get there with you. But I want you to know that we as a people will get to the Promised Land.” – Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

On behalf of the San Francisco Arts Commission, we wish you a safe, reflective, and happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day.