Organizations Filed Purposes:
SOMArts is a cross-cultural, community-built space where cutting-edge events and counterculture commingle with traditional art forms in a way that is open, engaging and inspiring.
SOMArts cultivates access to the arts within the Bay Area by collaborating with community-focused artists and organizations. Together, we engage the power of the arts to provoke just and fair inclusion, cultural respect and civic participation.
Affordable Space ProgramOver 90 events and 60 nonprofit partners were provided space and support services at below-market rates during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020.
Fiscal SponsorshipsSOMArts provides fiscal sponsorships for various artists and emerging organizations, which includes access to funding for short-term projects. These artists and organizations receive free access to monthly professional development workshops, grant-writing assistance, and an annual one-on-one consultation. In the past several years, SOMArts has provided outreach support and free space through collaborations with ArtSpan, the Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center, Emerging Arts Professionals/San Francisco Bay Area and New York Foundation for the Arts, helping artists find resources connected to career development, healthcare, funding and publicity.
Exhibition Programs (Gallery)SOMArts produces and supports a dynamic range of exhibitions in support of its mission to promote art on the community level and foster an appreciation of and respect for all cultures. This includes six large-scale exhibitions each year in addition to providing guidance, technical, and publicity support for four exhibitions awarded through the Commons Curatorial Residency Program, along with 15-20 exhibitions annually through the community-curated Ramp Gallery. SOMArts annually produces over 40 exhibition-related cultural learning and art-making events including talks, performances, and workshops.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Maria Jenson | Exec Director | 40 | $97,893 |
| Peter Sizgoric | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Burger | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Sylvette Sawyers | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Sally Hansen | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Luke Spray | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Trisha Lagaso Goldberg | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Mike Anderson | Treasurer | 2 | $0 |
| Rhiannon Macfadyen | President | 2 | $0 |
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