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Celebrate Juneteenth across the Bay at one of the many IAM Affiliate and community events lifting up Black joy and freed...
06/17/2026

Celebrate Juneteenth across the Bay at one of the many IAM Affiliate and community events lifting up Black joy and freedom.

🪗 June 18: Richmond California Music on the Main: Summer Concert Series featuring Andre Thierry Andre Thierry founder of Are You Ready to Learn, children’s music program

☀️ June 18-20: AAACC Black Family Reunion weekend long series of events

🎨 June 19: Honey Art Studio collab for Juneteenth Block Party in the Fillmore SF

👒 June 20: Re/MIX DIY Hat Bar by Thread the Culture®️ in collaboration with Richmond Renaissance during Richmond California Juneteenth Family Day Celebration

🎶 June 20: Afrobeats Oakland presents BASSMENT dance party at DahliaLoungeSF

🪷 June 18 & 20: WildFiya. presents Lakeside Chill and Release the Cheeks dance class

🗣️Check out these upcoming grants to apply for! We’ve included grantmakers in the Bay Area and beyond. Funding opportuni...
06/15/2026

🗣️Check out these upcoming grants to apply for! We’ve included grantmakers in the Bay Area and beyond. Funding opportunities are available for individual artists, culture bearers, musicians as well as arts organizations, just to name a few.

The following opportunities await:

▪️Center for Cultural Innovation’s Creative Economy Fund Center for Cultural Innovation
Due Date: June 26, 2026

▪️San Francisco Grants for the Arts grants GFTA
Due Date: June 30, 2026

▪️Akonadi Foundation So Love Can Win 2026 grants Akonadi Foundation
Due Date: June 30, 2026

▪️SV Creates / Gilroy Elevate the Arts Grant Program SVCREATES
Due Date: July 10, 2026

▪️Zellerbach Family Foundation Community Arts grants https://communityarts.zff.org/
Due Date: July 13, 2026

▪️California Humanities Connecting California – Quick Grants California Humanities
Due Date: July 13, 2026

▪️The Asian American Arts Alliance (A4) Arts Fund Asian American Arts Alliance (A4)
Due Date: July 13, 2026

▪️Fleishhacker Foundation’s Small Arts Grants Fleishhacker Foundation
Due Date: July 15, 2026

▪️Gerbode Foundation 2026 Music Awards Gerbode Foundation
Due Date: July 21, 2026

▪️The AXS Film Fund AXS Map axsfilmfund.org
Due Date: July 31, 2026

Support local artists at .co.lab’s Community Arts Market (CAM) at the iconic !On June 11th-14th, the FERRY PLAZA will tr...
06/08/2026

Support local artists at .co.lab’s Community Arts Market (CAM) at the iconic !

On June 11th-14th, the FERRY PLAZA will transform into a vibrant community arts market featuring over 20 local artists and creative entrepreneurs.

Shop with purpose. Visit CAM 2026!

🎨 Handmade goods
🎤 Live artist talks
🍲 Food, music, joy

➡️June 11-14, 11am - 8pm
➡️RSVP at artscolab.com

06/05/2026

In collaboration with and , Proud Stutter is a short film featuring Maya Chupkov, who grew up with a stutter she believed she needed to overcome, embarking on a transformative journey of self-acceptance. Realizing that stuttering is simply another way of speaking, she creates a podcast to amplify the voices of those who share her experience. Through candid conversations, Maya creates a space where people who stutter can find strength, connection, and a voice.

Watch the full short film at the link in our bio. And make sure to give a follow.✨

Transcript:
Maya: Oh, my gosh. I love that. It’s a reminder for me that it’s okay not to be okay. I think I’m still trying to untrain myself to not just ignore the feelings.

Narrator: This is Maya. Maya is a passionate journalism policy advocate who lives in beautiful San Francisco. She’s a loving fiance, caring sister, and not to forget, a patient dog mom. Besides all of these, Maya also happens to live with a stutter,

[Maya recording a podcast in the background.]

which she hid for most parts of her life. But not anymore.

[Gentle piano music.]

At IAM, we stand with LGBTQIA+ communities year round, but June is that extra special time to get loud and CELEBRATE! Le...
06/03/2026

At IAM, we stand with LGBTQIA+ communities year round, but June is that extra special time to get loud and CELEBRATE! Let’s come together this month to center q***r joy and promote equality and inclusion for everyone.🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Here are just a few Pride related events hosted by our fabulous Affiliates.

June 4: Show with

June 7: QTAPI Block Party featuring , co-founder of

June 15: Open Call / The first time I saw me: Stories of Black Trans emergence

June 18 & 25: at benefit for

June 26: : Volunteers Needed

June 27: Buy Gay Art: Reception and Pop-Up

Pride films all month long! _theater_san_francisco

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Join Thread the Culture at the Richmond Public Library – Bayview Branch for an afternoon of “Remixing” trucker and bucke...
05/29/2026

Join Thread the Culture at the Richmond Public Library – Bayview Branch for an afternoon of “Remixing” trucker and bucket hats. Led by artist & fashion designer, Kimberly Antoinette of IAM affiliate Thread the Culture, you will learn easy, no-sew upcycling techniques to customize your own hats. Everything is provided at no cost—all skill levels are welcome.🧥🛍️🧢

What’s in store:

DIY BAR with a plethora of hats, paints, and supplies to choose from. Have a denim jacket or tote bag that needs a second life? Thread the Culture will help you customize it for a fresh, new look!

*All hats, paints and supplies provided.

Accessible to All: No previous art or DIY experience is necessary—this event is about community, and the joy of making.

Date: Saturday, June 6, 2026
Time: 12pm - 3pm
Cost: Free event
Audience: 18+
Location: 5100 Hartnett Ave, Richmond, CA.

RSVP at the link in our bio or visit: https://remixdiyworkshop.eventbrite.com/

Trans March was formed in 2004 by a group of community leaders to put Trans liberation front and center on the agenda in...
05/27/2026

Trans March was formed in 2004 by a group of community leaders to put Trans liberation front and center on the agenda in San Francisco and around the world!

Today, more than ever, Trans March needs our support. Sign up to volunteer and donate to keep Trans March growing.

Follow and visit transmatch.org to see how you can help!🏳️‍⚧️

Thank you ! We’re grateful to receive this multi-year support, which helps us to further uplift artists and creators of ...
05/26/2026

Thank you ! We’re grateful to receive this multi-year support, which helps us to further uplift artists and creators of all kinds. What an honor to stand alongside this dedicated group of Bay Area arts service organizations.

A message from the :

We are delighted to announce the 2026-2028 Linchpin grantees!

The Fleishhacker Foundation’s Christine Elbel Linchpin Grant Program provides three years of unrestricted support to key Bay Area arts service organizations that help local artists to do their important work. These critical organizations serve thousands of Bay Area artists and arts workers each year through fiscal sponsorship, advocacy, training, workspace, and so much more. The program is named in honor of our former Executive Director Christine Elbel, who launched it in 2017.

Congratulations to the new cohort!










We are honored to support their vital work.

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From IAM affiliate …INTRODUCING: Swept Off The Map, a five-part investigative project about encampment management policy...
05/22/2026

From IAM affiliate …

INTRODUCING: Swept Off The Map, a five-part investigative project about encampment management policy and practices in Richmond, Berkeley, and Oakland. Street Spirit Research fellows Cole Haddock and Maria Toldi spent the last 6+ months working on this investigative series, with the goal of creating a tool for researchers and journalists who want to learn more about unsheltered homelessness in the Bay Area.

California’s homelessness crisis has grown steadily in the past decade. As encampments have become more visible, so too has the public pressure to respond. Encampment sweeps—the removal of unhoused people from public spaces—have become a primary response.

This work ensures that the reality of encampment sweeps are understood, documented and remembered at a local level.

Explore the project at the link in ’s bio🔗

IAM affiliate Love Labs Incubater invites you to attend Rooted as Resistance - a Rooted and Written Faculty and staff r...
05/18/2026

IAM affiliate Love Labs Incubater invites you to attend Rooted as Resistance - a Rooted and Written Faculty and staff reading featuring new work from Grace Loh Prasad, Tara Dorabji, Sabina Khan-Ibarra, Rowena Leong Singer, MK Chavez, Swetha Amit and Danny Theimann; moderated by Dominic Lim.

Produced by , Rooted and Written is a free, multi-genre writing workshop for Bay Area writers of color. Supported by the

To learn more about Rooted and Written, visit rooted-written.org

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