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Independent Arts & Media Independent Arts & Media is a nonprofit organization that provides fiscal sponsorship for independen

Two valuable offerings from IAM Affiliate Arts.Co.Lab, a laboratory of Artistic Collaboration to help you get the fundin...
10/14/2026

Two valuable offerings from IAM Affiliate Arts.Co.Lab, a laboratory of Artistic Collaboration to help you get the funding you need coming soon! More details below…

💡GRANT HACK FUN FACT #1
You don’t have to sound like a grant writer to secure a grant. What you need is to clearly communicate what you do, why it matters, who it serves, and what the funding will make possible.

Come practice with Arts.Co.Lab at Grant Hacks for Artists!

🗓️Monday, October 26 | 6–8 PM
📍The BEAM, Oakland
🎨Presented as part of the Oakland Art Murmur + East Bay Open Studios Artist Professional Development Series

👉Eventbrite Link in our bio.
Learn More About Arts.Co.Lab at www.artscolab.com

💡TRANSFORMATIVE GRANT WRITING
Turn your artistic vision into funded opportunities!💸

Arts.Co.Lab’s signature 8-week intensive helps community-based artists and creative entrepreneurs navigate grant writing with clarity, focus, ease, and grace.

Learn how to communicate the value of your work, strengthen your artistic narrative, develop grant-ready materials, and build a strategy for pursuing grants, residencies, fellowships, and sponsorships.

This program is for artists working with under-resourced communities, amplifying unheard voices, and creating art rooted in community stories, struggles, and solutions.

🗓️Submission Deadline: Thursday, November 5
🔗Link in bio to register https://bit.ly/4zrrJ0C or email: [email protected]

**Fiscally Sponsored by IAM

Congratulations to the IAM Affiliates who received grants from San Francisco Arts Commission and GFTA this year! These p...
10/13/2026

Congratulations to the IAM Affiliates who received grants from San Francisco Arts Commission and GFTA this year!

These projects are using visual arts, dance, acrobatics, theater, and building spaces of empowerment to uplift our communities. Collectively, their work supports people of all ages and backgrounds in the Bay Area.

Check out the recent grant recipients below and visit our website at artsandmedia.net to learn more about our 300+ Affiliate projects making an impact across California and beyond.

Trans March
Shruti Abhishek
MenoPower
Honey Art Studio
Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds
First Exposures
Emerging Arts Professionals
Diamond Wave
Clarion Alley Mural Project
Chrysalis Studio SF Q***r Ancestors Project
Black & White Projects
BIPOC Acro Collective Care Ecosystem (BACCES)
Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema
Black Benatar

An overlooked topic FINALLY gets the attention it deserves at SF’s literary festival, Litquake!📚Join us for “Menopause E...
10/09/2026

An overlooked topic FINALLY gets the attention it deserves at SF’s literary festival, Litquake!📚

Join us for “Menopause Extravaganza,” presented by Litquake Gray Area and moderated by Keli Dailey of IAM project MenoPower.

Enjoy a laughter-inducing, conversation-sparking afternoon featuring performers, authors, healers working to break the silence and remove the stigma of menopause.✨

Menopausal insights with:


bloomandbuildpsych
drsarahisquick
MenoPower
Rebecca Foust
The Menopause Monologues
The Love Potion Library
Gray Area

Sign up here: grayarea.org/event/litquake-menopause-extravaganza

Giving Tuesday will be here before you know it!⏰Prepare now for a successful Giving Tuesday campaign. Sign up to learn t...
10/07/2026

Giving Tuesday will be here before you know it!⏰Prepare now for a successful Giving Tuesday campaign.

Sign up to learn the nuts and bolts of fundraising in our
Running a Fundraising Campaign: Giving Tuesday workshop led by Kelly Baker, a consultant with over a decade of nonprofit management, fundraising, and facilitation experience.

Date: Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026

Time: 2:00 - 3:30pm

Location: Zoom

*RSVP at the link in our bio and maximize your success.💸

IAM affiliate Books Not Bans, City Lights Booksellers & Publishers, and Litquake with support from Independent Arts and ...
10/05/2026

IAM affiliate Books Not Bans, City Lights Booksellers & Publishers, and Litquake with support from Independent Arts and Media present Read the Room, a celebration of LGBTQ+ stories and poetry at legendary Kerouac Alley located between City Light Books📚and Vesuvio Cafe.

The stellar lineup of authors, poets, and performers this year include Sean Owens, Kevin Dublin, Sumiko Saulson, Carol Queen, Shoshana von Blankensee, Syr Hayati Beker, and W. S. Gong.

Date: Saturday, October 17
Time: 12pm - 4pm
Place: Kerouac Alley
👉Admission is free - For more info and to RSVP, visit the link in our bio.

09/28/2026

Celebrate The 2026 Bay Area Maya Festival with new IAM affiliate Bay Area Maya Festival this Saturday in San Francisco!

It is the only event in the Bay Area that brings together Maya people across various Maya regions, languages, and traditions. The festival aims to unify people across Maya traditions and educate the community. The festival not only offers workshops on Maya history and mythology, but also includes presentations on contemporary poetry and arts, and discussions on  today’s pressing issues, including immigrant rights. This year’s festival is especially focused on the creation of the Maya universe and the Maya world view.

Date: Saturday, October 3, 2026
Time: 9 AM to 1:30 PM
Place: CCSF Mission Campus, 1125 Valencia Street, SF
 
Free and open to the public! Music, dance, poetry, Maya art exhibit, discussions, food and more!

We hope to see you there!

09/25/2026

Freaky dolls, flashlight ghost hunts, and an abnormal tea party?! Where do we sign up?😱SF’s ultimate adult-only thrill awaits you inside legendary, IAM project The Gregangelo Museum. Details below.

🎥 THE HAUNTED DOLL HOUSE: THE SEARCH FOR BANDIT 🧸👻

A mysterious postcard has arrived at the Gregangelo Museum… from Bodie, California. Bandit the Bear has left the Haunted Doll House, and now the team has been sent on an adventure to find him!

Where could Bandit be? Was he ever found? 👀

Stay tuned for the next chapter… and come see the Haunted Doll House September 27th to enter the mystery yourself.

💀RSVP at the link in our bio or go to👉bit.ly/4z3XtZH

Explore the multifaceted concept of crossing lines in “Border Visions,” a powerful group show by IAM project Visual Arti...
09/23/2026

Explore the multifaceted concept of crossing lines in “Border Visions,” a powerful group show by IAM project Visual Artists of Richmond showcasing local women of color and Latinx, Afro-Latinx artists.

Through paintings, prints, and drawings, five women artists invite viewers to engage with themes of transgression, boundary-crossing, and liminal spaces. Jessica DeJesus, Rebeca Garcia-Gonzalez, Carmen Meléndez Lugo, Xioneida Ruiz, and Maria Tuttle interpret the landscape, challenging traditional genres or inviting discovery and exploration into overlooked subjects.

Date: Opening Reception - Saturday, October 3, 2026
Time: 2pm - 4 pm
Place: San Pablo Community Center, 2450 Road 20, San Pablo, CA
Cost: FREE admission 🤸

👉“Border Visions” runs until Jan 7, 2027.

Learn how to fund your art with IAM’s informative October workshops centered around grant writing, grant budgets, and ru...
09/22/2026

Learn how to fund your art with IAM’s informative October workshops centered around grant writing, grant budgets, and running an effective fundraising campaign in time for Giving Tuesday!

✍️Grant Writing Made Easy for Arts Organizations
(SFAC Grant Workshop #1)
Wednesday, October 7, 5:00pm - 6:30pm (in-person)

Calling all SF arts and cultural organizations! Discover strategies to enhance your SFAC grant application. Facilitator Vin Seaman will answer all your specific questions.
*Link in bio to reserve your spot.

👁️Your Budget is Your Vision
(SFAC Grant Workshop #2)
Wednesday, October 14, 5:00pm - 6:30pm (online)

In this workshop led by Jericha Senyak, we’ll help you break down the process to develop a strong grant budget and work through the SFAC application template. Ultimately, we hope you’ll walk away learning to use budgets as a tool to advocate for yourself and your organization.
*Link in bio to reserve your spot.

💸Running a Fundraising Campaign: Giving Tuesday
Wednesday, October 28, 2:00pm - 3:30pm (online)

Create a successful Giving Tuesday campaign that will stand out! Maximize your fundraising campaign in this workshop led by Kelly Baker where you’ll learn the nuts and bolts on how to run a fundraiser.
*Link in bio to reserve your spot.

Two acts. One ecosystem. Explore BLAC Space.🗺️Our friends at BLACspace Cooperative present THE BLAC MAP TOUR + PARTY - ...
09/21/2026

Two acts. One ecosystem. Explore BLAC Space.🗺️

Our friends at BLACspace Cooperative present THE BLAC MAP TOUR + PARTY - part of Museum of the African Diaspora’s Nexus: SF/Bay Area Black Art Week.

This two-part adventure takes guests through the living ecosystem of Black arts, culture, and creativity in Oakland and beyond. Featuring studios, galleries, gathering places, makers, artists, space makers, and a very good party at the end.🪩

Friday, October 2, 2026
Tickets + details at the link in our bio → blacspace.coop/events

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