Poets & Writers, Inc.


580 Washington St. #308, SF, CA 94941

(415) 986-9577;

www.pw.org/


The mission of Poets & Writers, Inc., is to foster the professional development of poets and writers, to promote communication throughout the US literary community and to help create an environment in which literature can be appreciated by the widest possible public. Our main program in California is the Readings/Workshops Program (R/W), which provides matching funds to help connect writers and audiences by supporting public literary events in diverse rural and urban settings. Bookstores, cafŽs, reading series, libraries, colleges and universities, poetry festivals and other community-based groups can apply for money to help them pay writers for readings, performances or writing workshops.

POND/Big & Lil Marsh Productions


214 Valencia, SF, CA 94103

(415) 437-9151;

www.mucketymuck.org/


POND is the art space and administrative headquarters for Big & Lil Marsh Productions, an eduactional nonprofit organization dedicated to providing a forum through which experimential artists may share ideas and foster a mutually beneficial relationship with the larger community. Our goal is to offer an accessible place for individual and community groups to develop and execute ideas in a non-competeitive atmosphere.

Public Glass


1750 Armstrong Ave., SF, CA 94124

(415) 671-4916;

www.publicglass.org/


Public Glass is the center for hot glass arts in the Bay Area. We provide classes, instruction, demonstrations and facility rental in the hot glass arts of blowing, kilncasting and lampworking.

RE/Search Publications


20 Romolo, Ste. B, SF, CA 94133

(415) 362-1465;

www.researchpubs.com/


RE/Search Publications, under the guidance of V. Vale, provides slick, large format books and some multimedia with uncompromising, high-quality “underground” content. An outgrowth of Vale’s late-’70s punk rock ‘zine Search & Destroy, RE/Search operates under the “Do It Yourself/ Anyone Can Do It” punk credo as a reaction to corporate-controlled book distribution. Some RE/Search titles include “Modern Primitives,” “Incredibly Strange Music,” “Pranks,” “Freaks” and “the Industrial Culture Handbook.”

Retail Dance Festival


2492 Karen Dr. #29, Santa Clara, CA 95050

(408) 985-6576;

www.retaildance.com/


The Retail Dance Festival offers a chance to dance artists to collaborate with Bay area retailers to create new works in the storefront windows or showrooms of retail space during national dance week each year in April. The festival provides publicity, and helps artists to find a retail space and negotiate a fee for their work.

Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center


275 Fifth St., SF, CA 94103

(415) 541-8580;

www.rencenter.org/


Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center provides classroom training, incubation, financing and ongoing support services to potential and existing small business owners. These services can be applied directly to artists ready to turn their passion into profit.

RE/Search Publications


20 Romolo, Ste. B, SF, CA 94133

(415) 362-1465;

www.researchpubs.com/


RE/Search Publications, under the guidance of V. Vale, provides slick, large format books and some multimedia with uncompromising, high-quality “underground” content. An outgrowth of Vale’s late-’70s punk rock ‘zine Search & Destroy, RE/Search operates under the “Do It Yourself/ Anyone Can Do It” punk credo as a reaction to corporate-controlled book distribution. Some RE/Search titles include “Modern Primitives,” “Incredibly Strange Music,” “Pranks,” “Freaks” and “the Industrial Culture Handbook.”

San Francisco Center for the Book


300 DeHaro St., SF, CA 94103

(415) 565-0545;

www.sfcb.org/


San Francisco Center for the Book provides the book arts community with a home and a source for renewal and collaboration. Through public programs, exhibitions and classes, and studio/workshop/tools resources, the Center encourages exploration all arts of the visible word. The term “book arts” refers to fine printing, book structures and lettering. Each of these categories can range from historical to innovative, technically perfect to artistically lose, archival to the ephemeral, designed for unique or multiple editions.

The San Francisco Art Center Project


PO Box 29453, SF, CA 94129


www.sanfranciscoartcenter.org/


The San Francisco Art Center Project, a Tides Center project, is working to help create an international art center at Pier 70 by including working artists.

The San Francisco Media Archive


275 Capp St., SF, CA 94110

(415) 558-8117;

www.sfm.org/


The San Francisco Media Archive is a nonprofit dedicated to acquiring and archiving film and related media materials for historians, researchers, image makers and the general public. The archive is composed of thousands of films, video tapes, film strips and other materials, many accessible via our online database. We also have a resource library of reference books and internships in digital archiving and imaging, plus film archiving, history and preservation.

The San Francisco Mime Troupe


855 Treat Avenue, SF, CA 94110

(415) 285-1717;

www.sfmt.org/


The San Francisco Mime Troupe does not do pantomime. We mean “mime” in the ancient sense: to mimic. We are theatrical satirists, seeking to make you laugh at the absurdities of contemporary life and at the same time see their causes. We’ve done shows about most of the burning issues of our time, generally shows that the debunk the official story. The Mime Troupe offers a summer workshop in physical theater and play creation for 20 participants from around the world. Our studio space is occasionally available for rentals. We also provide internships and volunteer opportunities in theater production and administration.

Sanitary Fill Artist in Residence Program


501 Tunnel Ave., SF, CA 94134

(415) 330-1414;

pfresina@sfsu.edu


The Artist in Residence Program at Sanitary Fill is an innovative program that inspires and educates people about recycling and resource conservation by providing local artists with unlimited access to waste materials, a work space and other resources at San Francisco’s Solid Waste Transfer and Recycling Center. During the full-time, three month residency, the artist has 24-hour access to a studio equipped with welding equipment, power tools, a crane, glass kiln and more. Artists are paid a monthly honorarium and we hold a reception for them at the end of the residency. Only local artists are residing in the Bay Area may apply. Applications are due on August 31, 2001 for 2002 residencies.

Scroungers Center for Reusable Art Parts (SCRAP)


801 Toland (entrance on Newcomb); SF, CA 94124

(415) 647-1746;

scrap@storyvault.org


SCRAP is a creative and reuse center accepting materials from businesses and individuals suitable for arts and educational purposes, while diverting these materials from landfill. We make these materials available at low cost to teachers, community organizations, artists and individuals. Make Art Not Landfill, helping artists, schools and the general public creatively a reuse 100 tons of trash per year!

San Francisco Women Artists


370 Hayes St., SF, CA 94102

(415) 562-SFWA;

www.sfwomenartists.com/


San Francisco Women Artists, located in the Hayes Valley of San Francisco, continues to serve the community as well as create a supportive environment for women artists. Our membership, however, includes male artists as well. We offer a wide variety of exhibiting opportunities for members, in addition to lectures, critiques, discussions, demonstrations and receptions.

Shaping San Francisco/CounterPULSE


1095 Market St. # 210, SF, CA 94103

(415) 626-2060;

www.shapingsf.org/


Shaping San Francisco is the interactive multimedia excavation of the lost history of San Francisco. We present a digital archive of SF history by CD-ROM, public kiosk at several locations (SF Main Library, City Lights bookstore, Modern Times bookstore) and on the Internet. CounterPULSE, the new name of the nonprofit that sponsors Shaping San Francisco, is a merger between 848 Community Space and the Bay Area Center for Art and Technology. CounterPULSE focuses on innovative, interdisciplinary cultural experimentation both live and recorded, on the stage and in the streets, on the airwaves, on paper, and on the Net. CounterPULSE takes direct aim at the process of social alienation and cultural commodification.

The Small Business Development Center


455 Market St., 6th Floor, SF, CA 94105

(415) 908-7501;

www.sfsbdc.org/


The small Business Development Center offers free consulting services and workshops to help individual artists start and grow their small businesses.

SomArts Cultural Center


934 Brannan, SF, CA 94103

(415) 863-1414;

www.somarts.org/


SomArts’ mission is to celebrate the multicultural texture of San Francisco by presenting art reflective of the City’s different communities. SomArts is a 30,000 square foot city-owned cultural center with two exhibition spaces, a 250 seat flexible theater, rehearsal spaces, printmaking, pottery and design studios and administrative offices. Since 1979 SomArts has been providing low-cost rental space to communities and arts groups that do not have access to major funding.

SoundSafe, Inc.


Media contact: Sarah Stabile/Hi-Impact Communications

(415) 371-1596;

www.soundsafe.org/


The former tenants of Downtown Rehearsal Studio formed SoundSafe, a nonprofit organization established to create new artist rehearsal space in San Francisco. Our mission is to develop a center for live music, dance, rehearsal and art in San Francisco; to contribute to its support; and to further music education and appreciation.

Taking the Leap


1506 62nd St., Emeryville, CA 94608

(510) 653-1655;

www.takingtheleap.com/


Our mission is to help artists build flourishing careers, teaching them to successfully negotiate the labyrinth of the art world, while maintaining the integrity of their art.

Teaching Intermedia Literacy Tools (TILT)


992 Valencia St., SF, CA 94110

(415) 440-TILT;

www.tiltmedia.org/


TILT offers collaborative, hands-on experience in movie-making processes, underscored by a media literacy curriculum, for youth and other community groups throughout the Bay Area. Media artists and educators are recruited and trained to teach and develop TILT programs roughly three times per year; this will increase as programming expands.

Visual Aid


731 market St., Ste. 600, SF, CA 94103

(415) 777-8242;

www.visualaid.org/


Visual Aid is a nonprofit arts organization that provides direct services for professional artists living with life-threatening illness who reside in the nine county Bay Area. Our services include: vouchers for art supplies, a free materials arts supply bank, career enhancing workshops and lectures, an archive, a career resource library, exhibition opportunities, and an educational outreach program in which are artists give lectures and technical demonstrations in local public high-school. Applications are accepted three times per year (April 15th, August 18th and January 15th).

Women Environment Artists Directory


201 Buchanan, SF, CA 94102

(415) 864-7139;

wead.dreamfish-creative.com/


We provide FREE listings in a directory of women artists whose work focuses on any aspect of environmental concern, including materials use and health issues. Circulates nationally (internationally a little). Artists produced and financed. We sponsor exhibitions and special events and have webspace available.

Ylem: Artists Using Science and Technology


P.O. Box 749, Orinda, CA 94563

(415) 647-8503;

www.ylem.org/


Ylem: Artists Using Science and Technology is an international arts organization providing a forum for new ideas by means of its Web site, forums at the Exploratorium, newsletters and informal get-togethers. Exhibits, performances and other special events happen about once a year as well. Ylem is a nonprofit that has been providing these services to artists using electronic media and/or science and math ideas for 19 years.

848 Community Space


848 Divisadero St., SF, CA 94117

(415) 922-2385;

www.848.com/


848 is a do-it-yourself space available to artists, activists, and community-makers for rehearsals, meetings, performances, public discussions, rituals, exhibits and educational events. We have done and will continue to do almost anything! More than 2000 artists have presented their work and 25,000 people have attended events since November of 1991.

Artist Resource


228 Duncan Street #102, SF, CA 94131


www.artistresource.org/


Our Mission: To connect, educate, nurture and promote Bay Area artists and writers by creating a supportive community. We post calendars of shows, events, classes, readings, and competitions; interactive forums; jobs and classifieds; galleries and portfolios. Listings are free. We receive 35,000 visitors each month.

ArtMecca.com


300 Brannan St. #201, SF, CA 94107

(800) 414-4230;

www.artmecca.com/


ArtMecca.com is one of the largest Web sites dedicated to helping artists promote and sell their work to a global audience. ArtMecca is a leader in matching artists to potential buyers, through online sales and corporate art projects.

Art Network


PO Box 1360, Nevada City, CA 95959

(530) 470-0862;

www.artmarketing.com/


Teaching fine artists how to set up business and sell their art and empowering artists! “Art Marketing 101″ is the top book of its type with five star reviews on Amazon.com.

ARTs Ed


200 Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, CA 94162

(510) 836-3223;

www.artsedeastbay.org/


ARTS Ed, an initiative of the East Bay Community Foundation, bridges and schools and communities to create comprehensive and sustainable arts education for the children of the East bay. As an intermediary organization, we strengthen the field of arts education in the East Bay by developing resources and providing grants to organizations and schools. Through our Arts Education Network (AEN), Web site, listserv and online resource guide we provide news, funding and job information and quarterly meetings for arts educators, giving them the means to solve the challenges of bringing the arts to children.

ArtSF


PMB 760 Market Street #315, SF, CA 94102

(415) 430-2160 ext. 9412; (415) 447-8530;

keepartinSF@yahoo.com


ArtSF is a broad coalition of artists and performers working to purchase and convert a warehouse in San Francisco, which will become an arts community resource center for artists, musicians, dancers and performance troupes, photographers. It will also offer space for shows, performances, and community dinners. We need all kinds of donors and volunteers

Artspan


934 Brannan, SF, CA 94103

(415) 861-9838;

www.artspan.org/


Artspan is a non-profit organization dedicated to building connections within San Francisco’s visual arts community and with the general public. Each year, Artspan provides opportunities for tens of thousands of people — San Franciscans, visitors and visual artists alike — to interact and exchange ideas. Artspan’s biggest event of the year is Open Studios in October. Artspan also offers an annual juried exhibition, plus business skills workshops and education programs for inner city youth.

ARTwork Sales, Rentals & Exhibits


2861 California #5, SF, CA 94115

(415) 673-3080;

www.artworksf.com/


Established in 1992, ARTwork is dedicated to helping emerging artists gain the skills, confidence and exposure necessary to pursue an art career; and to enhancing the sales of established artists by selling and renting original art to individuals and businesses. Currently ARTwork exhibits over 600 works at 30 locations and negotiates commercial art commissions, illustrations, murals and portraits. Art work has carried it, installed and promoted over 3000 exhibits and events in a variety of business venues, caf?s and galleries. All exhibits are installed, promoted and insured by ARTwork.

Balazo/Mission Badlands Gallery


2811 Mission St. @ 24th St.

(415) 920-0896;

www.sfstation.com/galleries/balazo.htm/


We are an all-volunteer organization dedicated to promoting the cultural nuances within our community without discriminating as a result of the origin, religious belief, age or gender, but giving preference to young and emerging artists.

Black Rock Arts Foundation


3450 Third St., Ste. 3A, SF, CA 94124

(415) 641-0949;

www.blackrockarts.org/


The mission of the Black Rock Arts Foundation is to promote community-based interactive artworks. To accomplish this the Foundation will furnish artists with financial aid, with emphasis on artists whose careers exist beyond the institutional mainstream; develop communal networks to supply them with materials, volunteers and finances; identify and support public venues for interactive art; educate a larger public in the spiritual and social relevance of interactive art; and assist artists in documenting and representing their work in public media and other institutions. The Black Rock Arts Foundation will be soliciting donations for, and giving grants to, artists who create durable interactive art that relates to the Burning Man 2002 theme and will be exhibited at Burning Man in 2002. The first funding cycle will begin January 2002; applications will be available September, 2001.

Borderzone Arts


97 Miguel St., SF, CA 94131

(415) 273-5510;

www.borderzonearts.org/


Borderzone Arts, a community-based international arts organization, works with artists and arts organizations to promote and facilitate artistic exchange among indigenous, non-indigenous and under-represented artists across international and cultural boundaries. We organize exhibitions and performing arts projects that involve cutting-edge artists, and also link artistic and academic interests through educational symposia, and by our collective expertise in art practices, art history, ethnography, education and law.

CELLspace (Collectively Explorative Learning Labs)


2050 Bryant St., SF, CA 94110

(415) 648-7562;

www.cellspace.org/


CELLspace provides a safe and supportive public environment for the expiration of art, education, performance and community building. Though cooperative relationships and multidisciplinary programs, we encourage a celebration of intergenerational and cross-cultural collaborations.

City Art Cooperative Gallery


828 Valencia (between 19th & 20th Streets), SF, CA 94110

(415) 970-9900;

www.cityartgallery.org/


City Art is an artist-owned, artist-operated gallery. Since 1998 our retail exhibition space on lively Valencia Street has offered the work of local artists to San Francisco residents and visitors. Artists interested in showing their work at City Art should call the gallery to arrange for an interview.

Community ACE (Arts & Cultural Enhancement)


2991 Shattuck Ave, Ste. 200, Berkeley, CA 94705

(510) 849-1194;

www.communityace.org/


Community ACE is a nonprofit, tax-exempt corporation dedicated to helping individual artists, cultural groups and grassroots organizations find support for community-based arts and culture.

Continuing Education at City College of San Francisco


Fort Mason Center, Building B, SF, CA 94123

(415) 561-1840;

www.ccsf.org/continuing_education/


The Office of Continuing Education at City College of San Francisco offers short-term classes, workshops, and lectures that respond to diverse community needs. The program includes classes in art, computers, and languages, just to name a few, and are held at various locations around the city for your convenience. Come learn and have fun.

Cool Neon


4022 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Oakland, CA 94704

(510) 547-5878;

www.coolneon.com/


Cool Neon provides artists with a complete product line of electroluminescent wire and the expert technical support needed to work with this amazing medium. We shine brightest at Burning Man with our creation the Playafish, along with many of our customer’s mind-blowing creations. We hold several soldering workshops for artists to brainstorm and to work on their playa projects.

Craigslist.org


PMB #244, 915 Cole Street, SF, CA 94117

(415) 566-6394;

www.craigslist.org/


Craiglist.org was started in the SF Bay area by Craig Newmark in 1995. The site includes a community bulletin board with classifieds. The organization uses a common-sense, down-to-earth approach and works to make the Net more personal an authentic. It advocates social responsibility and promote small, local nonprofit organizations. Craigslist programs include: nonprofit venture forums, nonprofit spotlight, teachers wish list, and free job postings for nonprofits.

Crucible Steel Gallery


2050 Bryant St., SF, CA 94110

(415) 648-7562;

www.cellspace.org/


The Crucible Steel Gallery, a multipurpose gallery located within the nonprofit art space known as Cell, is designed to give opportunity and exposure to emerging Bay Area artists through group exhibitions, collaborative explorations and workshops. In the spirit of artist encouragement we host an open, biannual “call for art.” This is a chance for artists to personally present their work to the gallery committee and submit show proposals for future exhibitions.

California Lawyers for the Arts/Arthouse


Fort Mason Center, Building C, Room 255, SF, CA 94123

(415) 775-7200;

www.calawyersforthearts.org/

;

www.arthouseca.org/


California Lawyers for the Arts/Arthouse is in nonprofit arts service organization providing lawyer referrals, dispute resolution, educational programs and information about art studios, live/work spaces and cultural facilities. Our house is administering the $1.5 million Emergency Rent Subsidy Program for nonprofit arts organizations.

The Crucible


1036 Ashby Ave., Berkeley, CA 94710

(510) 843-5510;

www.thecrucible.org/


The Crucible is a nonprofit industrial arts educational facility offering courses for beginners and prose in metalworking, foundry, glassworking, moldmaking, stonecarving, welding, jewelry and more. Workshop and class proposals for fall 2001 are due Monday, July 23.

Electronic Frontier Foundation


454 Shotwell St., SF, CA 94110

(415) 436-9333;

www.eff.org/


Electronic Frontier Foundation is a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization concerned with the civil liberties, technical and social issues raised by the application of new computing and telecommunications technologies. Over the past decade, EFF has participated in precedent-setting litigation protecting online civil liberties, worked to ensure that any legislation passed or rules promulgated protect individuals’ rights, and led the forefront of public debate over the equitable use and responsible growth of technology relating to privacy, First and Fourth Amendments, and intellectual property issues.

Film Arts Foundation


346 9th St., 2nd Floor, SF, CA 94103

(415) 552-8760;

www.filmarts.org/


With nearly 3400 members, Film Arts Foundation supports the creation, exhibition, and distribution of independent film and video in the Bay Area and beyond. Services include seminars and workshops, equipment and post-production facility rentals, a monthly magazine, a grant program, fiscal sponsorship, an annual film festival, resources and videotape libraries, online databases of fund and festival opportunities, group legal and production insurance plans, and more.

The Foundation Center


312 Sutter Street, #606, SF, CA 94108

(415) 391-4413;

fdncenter.org/sanfrancisco/


The Foundation Center is an independent nonprofit information clearinghouse established in 1956. The Center’s mission is to foster public understanding of the foundation field by collecting, organizing, analyzing, and disseminating information on foundations, corporate giving, and related subjects.

Greenmuseum.org


518 Tamalpais Dr., Corte Madera, CA 94925

(4150 945-9322;

www.greenmuseum.org/


Greenmuseum.org is an online museum of environmental art (to be launched in December 2001) that provides a forum for information, discussion and promotion of this global art movement. Greenmuseum.org offers images, interviews, essays, directions for visiting artworks and related points of interest, plus collaborative resources for artists, environmental nonprofits, community groups and more. We welcome public participation, and encourage people to share information on events and ideas about creatively addressing environmental problems in our communities.

Image West Design


P.O. Box 613, San Anselmo, CA 94979-0613

(415) 482-9856;

www.imagewestdesign.com/


Since 1990, Image West Design has provided both training and professional representation for artists, designers and illustrators interested in approaching commercial markets. Working with creative directors and product development teams, the company contracts artwork for collections of paper products, bath and body lines, housewares, gifts, tabletops and fabrics for home furnishings. Through individual and small-group work, designers learn what the market demands in terms of technical, business and creative skills.

Independent Arts & Media


PMB 821, 601 Van Ness Ave. #E, SF, CA 94102


www.artsandmedia.net/


Independent Arts & Media is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that supports and develops noncommercial arts and media in San Francisco, the Bay Area and beyond. The goal is to build collaborative public networks that directly connect artists, musicians, journalists and media producers with the diverse communities they serve. We offer free and low-cost services, including Web space with no pop-up or banner ads; comprehensive editorial consulting; and fiscal and event sponsorship.

The Institute for Unpopular Culture


PMB 1523, 1850 Union St, SF, CA 94123

(415) 986-4382;

www.ifuc.org/


The Institute for Unpopular Culture serves organizations and individuals in the arts community through event planning and general fund raising. The Institute attempts to alleviate the artist’s need to cater to public taste and opinion in order to survive. The Institute is dedicated to restoring art to its inherently personal nature and thereby preserving diversity of opinion and richness of experience.

Integrated Arts


933 Parker St., Ste. 45, Berkeley, CA 94710

(510) 841-1446;

www.integratedarts.org/


Integrated Arts is meeting an otherwise unmet need for art programs in which people of all ages, with and without disabilities, can come together and create. We are creating the space for people to enjoy interdependence as they work together on projects from organization-building to art-making. Their collaboration challenges standard ideas about art and pushes them to explore alternative art-making methods and innovative ways to create art and exhibit culture. IArts also provides news about mainstream arts access, in an effort to bridge the information gaps that can prevent full participation. Artists with disabilities are encouraged to join our ever widening network of agencies, artists and organizations called the Arts Access Network.

Kearny Street Workshop


934 Brannan St., SF, CA 94103

(415) 503-0520;

www.kearnystreet.org/


Kearny Street Workshop is a 29-year-old, multidisciplinary Asian Pacific American (APA) arts organization serving the Bay Area. Our mission is to promote and present artwork that enriches and empowers APA communities. Our programs include exhibitions, performances, readings, publications, writing classes, artist salons, and an annual young artists festival called APAture. We are now accepting submissions for APAture in all artistic disciplines from APA artists between the ages of 18 and 35, living and working in the Bay Area. Visit our Web site for a printable application form, or visit our table for a hardcopy.

Media Alliance


814 Mission St. #205, SF, CA 94103

(415) 546-6334;

www.media-alliance.org/


Media Alliance provides training in technology, media arts and investigative reporting, with an eye to social justice advocacy through independent media. Services available to artists include extensive media and computer training opportunities at low cost or in exchange for volunteer time; economical job listing services; affordable health insurance; and am inexpensive press outlet guide for do-it-yourself publicity.

The Nocturnes Night Photography Web Site


PO Box 29074, The Presidio, SF, CA 94129

(415) 824-1653;

www.thenocturnes.com/


The Nocturnes Night Photography Web Site serves as a resource for night photography and its intersection with all things nocturnal — music, literature, other night imagery, poetry, pop culture and science. We offer workshops, monthly full moon gatherings, semi-annual alumni events, an online gallery space, art exhibitions and competitions for emerging artists, plus an online forum for night photographers with our “Night Talk” message board.

The Odeon Bar


3223 Mission St., SF, CA 94110

(415) 695-2884;

www.odeonbar.com/


Come to bar, get drunk and leave your jacket. In the pocket of your jacket is your art synopsis. We will get in touch with you …

Browse P-Z

Absolutely Kosher Records


417 Frederick Street, SF, CA 94117


www.absolutelykosher.com/


Absolutely Kosher is a three year old independent record labe. We believe in the principles of community, both regional and emotional/virtual. We work with a number of local artists (Jim Yoshii Pile-Up, Court & Spark, P.E.E., Virginia Dare) as well as bands from around the country and abroad. Please check out our website for demo submission guidelines.

Bay Area Hip Hop Coalition/ABB Records & Distribution


630 20th St., Ste. 200, Oakland, CA 94612

(510) 419-0396;

www.bahhc.com/


BAHHC was established in 1988 to organize and unite both non-commercial radio and mobile DJs in the Bay Area to collectively embrace local and national hip-hop/rap artists whose music is shunned at commercial radio. Over the last 10 years, BAHHC has fostered and promoted the expansion of Bay Area college and community hip-hop/rap radio shows, from three to (currently) 68 programs, collectively totaling over 170 hours of hip-hop/rap radio programming weekly. About ABB Records, Beni B says, “People have commented on the fact that every ABB release today may be considered a classic by tomorrow. I appreciate the love but ABB’s main goal is to use the this experience as dialogue for creating change in the lives of fans who that take the time to listen to and support our music.”

Behind the Artist, Beyond the Music


2914 21st Street, SF CA 94110

(415) 255-4760; (510) 610-3489;

www.babm.org/


We produce and sponsor events dedicated to educating and enriching music business professionals and expanding their opportunities. Accomplishments: two conferences with over 100 members. Currently building an annual newsletter with features on local talent buyers, managers, promoters, media journalists and more. Look for our next conference in August 2001 at Cellspace.

Black Dot Collective


P.O. Box 71583, Oakland, CA 94612-1583

(510) 451-8813;

www.blackdotcafe.com/

;

mdiallo@pcmagic.net


Black Dot Artists has sponsored a wide range of events and programs for the Bay Area community for the past six years. With the opening of the Ritual Space and Black Dot Cafe [est. 1998] in the Lower San Antonio District, Black Dot coordinated a number of classes for the community for youth and adults such as African percussion, visual art, meditation, yoga, hip hop, dance, creative, writing, ritual theater, and a variety of other programs.

Black Dot, in collaboration with the EastSide Arts Alliance has co-sponsored the Malcom X Jazz Arts Festival for the past two years for the East Oakland Community, which has brought such renowned artists as Amiri Baraka, Kahlil El Zabar and The Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, and The Last Poets. Black Dot continues to program such events as the Annual Ritual Theater Festival and provide workshops for youth through the Beats, Flows & Videos Program. Black Dot is currently in the process of developing a permanent Ritual Space and Black Dot Cafe in West Oakland.

Blue Bear School of American Music


Bldg. D, Fort Mason, SF, CA 94123

(415) 673-3600;

www.bluebearmusic.org/


Blue Bear offers quality education in popular music, with both private and group instruction by professional players for all ages and all levels. Programs cover a wide range of contemporary American styles. Class sizes are limited, with most ranging from four to nine students per class. Private and semi-private instruction is also available on most instruments and voice.

California Lawyers for the Arts


1212 Broadway, Ste. 834, Oakland, CA 94612

(510) 444-6351;

www.calawyersforthearts.org/


With offices statewide in Oakland, San Francisco, Sacramento and Santa Monica, we assist more than 8,000 artists a year with legal services and legal education. We also provide artists and organizations with alternative dispute resolution services, housing advocacy and workshops on a wide variety of topics.

Center for Bay Area Black Music (CBABM)


c/o CommunityACE, 2991 Shattuck Ave, Ste. 200, Berkeley, CA

(510) 849-1194;

www.shyne.net/cbabm/


CBABM grew out of the Johnny Otis/Larry Douglas Black Music Class at Vista College in the fall of 1998. Our mission is to be a public clearinghouse and resource center for the preservation, promotion and support of Black Music in the Bay Area. We celebrate this music, which is performed and appreciated by people of ALL backgrounds. We have many ideas but need more people to commit time and secure funding in order to realize our dreams.

Community ACE (Arts & Cultural Enhancement)


2991 Shattuck Ave, Ste. 200, Berkeley, CA 94705

(510) 849-1194;

www.communityace.org/


Community ACE is a nonprofit, tax-exempt corporation dedicated to helping individual artists, cultural groups and grassroots organizations find support for community-based arts and culture.

Electronic Frontier Foundation


454 Shotwell St., SF, CA 94110

(415) 436-9333;

www.eff.org/


Over the past decade, EFF has participated in precedent-setting litigation protecting online civil liberties, worked to ensure that any legislation passed or rules promulgated protect individuals’ rights, and led the forefront of public debate over the equitable use and responsible growth of technology relating to privacy, First and Fourth Amendments, and intellectual property issues.

Ex’pressions Center for New Media


6601 Shellmound St., Emeryville, CA 94608

Toll-free: (877) 833-8800;

www.xnewmedia.com/


Ex’pression Center for New Media’s prime objective is to provide an excellent, comprehensive education to students who want a career in the world of digital visual media and sound arts. Ex’pression is dedicated to long-term relationships with students, taking care that graduates are supported with extensive “after care” programs.

Fortune Records


PO Box 11302, Berkeley, CA 94712

(510) 381-5041;

www.fortunerecords.com/


Fortune Records is an independent label out of Berkeley, CA, with the sole intent of releasing records from songwriters and bands who write from the heart and have something to say, and who aren’t afraid to break the rules.

Funk Twist — every month


Tongue & Groove, 2513 Van Ness Avenue, SF, CA 94109

(415) 777-0681


Marin Music Festival


Lagoon Park/San Rafael August 18, 2001


www.marinmusicfestival.com/


Funk Twist at Tongue & Groove always features the best in funk music! Two to three bands funk it up on a monthly basis. The Marin Music Festival at the beautiful Lagoon Park in San Rafael will be on Saturday, August 18th. Past festival performers have included: the Neville Brothers, Steve Kimock Band, Ben Harper, Galactic, David Grisman, Merle Saunders, Zigaboo Modeliste and many others. Food from around the world, 50 craft vendors, kid zone and much more.

H.E.A.R.


1405 Lyon St. SF, CA 94115

(415) 409-EARS;

www.hearnet.com/


H.E.A.R. (Hearing Education and Awareness for Rockers and Ravers) is a non-profit health organization dedicated to raising awareness of the real dangers of repeated exposure to excessive noise levels which can lead to permanent, and sometime debilitating, hearing loss and tinnitus. H.E.A.R. provides information on its award-winning website and conducts a hearing screening program in the Bay Area. Other programs include: public service media campaigns, educational outreach to schools, music associations, music industry events and more.

Hip Hop Slam


PO Box 5124, Berkeley, CA 94705

(510)658-4293;

hiphopslam@aol.com


Hip Hop Slam is a Bay Area mixed-media company dedicated to archiving and presenting Bay Area hip hop music & culture. We provided all the Bay Area hip-hop audio/video content for the ongoing “Hip-Hop Nation” exhibit at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, produce the KPFA radio program “Scratch Attack,” and produce/release Bay Area music on the Hip Hop Slam record label in video/CD/vinyl formats.

Horizons Unlimited DJ Project


440 Potrero St., SF, CA 94110

(415) 487-6714;

ijazzy@yahoo.com


Launched in November, 2000, with just $2,800, the Horizons Unlimited DJ Project is a youth leadership program seeking to educate and empower low-income youth through a dynamic blend of youth arts education, media literacy, youth entrepreneurship and community service. Horizons harnesses the power of hip-hop culture to awaken critical consciousness and inspire responsibility to community, as well as provide entrepreneur opportunities for youth.

Incidental Music


3440 25th St., #501, SF, CA 94110

(415) 282-8796;

www.incidentalmusic.com/


Incidental is a new label poised to change the world, if not its underwear. Current and forthcoming releases from: Rovo (Boredoms side-project), Zmrzlina, Elders of Zion and “Nothing Left to Lose: A Tribute to Kris Kristofferson.” Confused? Us too. We have no standards — only whims. If you’re similarly inscrutable, we’d love to hear the noise you love to make. Submission instructions are on our website.

Independent Arts & Media


PMB 821, 601 Van Ness Ave. #E, SF, CA 94102


www.artsandmedia.net/


Independent Arts & Media is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that supports and develops noncommercial arts and media in San Francisco, the Bay Area and beyond. The goal is to build collaborative public networks that directly connect artists, musicians, journalists and media producers with the diverse communities they serve. We offer free and low-cost services, including Web space with no pop-up or banner ads; comprehensive editorial consulting; and fiscal and event sponsorship.

Jazz in Flight


PO Box 20551, Oakland, CA 94620

(510) 763-4663;

www.jazzinflight.org/


Jazz In Flight is a not-for-profit presenting creative music in the Bay Area since 1987. In recent years we have focused on a monthly jazz concert at Yoshi’s; the renowned Eddie Moore Jazz Festival at Yoshi’s, which pays tribute to the late drummer; and Children in Flight, an free African Performing Arts Education Program on Saturday afternoons at Oakland’s Alice Arts Center. Submissions from musicians should include tape or CD plus publicity information.

KALX 90.7 FM


University of California

26 Barrows Hall #5650, Berkeley, CA 94720

Studio: (510) 642-KALX; Office: (510) 642-1111;

kalx.berkeley.edu/


KALX 90.7 FM broadcasts freeform radio 24 hours a day to a large portion of the San Francisco Bay Area. You can catch all stripes of underground music accented with news and alternative informational programming. KALX has a wonderfully dedicated staff of student and community volunteers who are willing to explore with and educate their listeners.

KFJC 89.7 FM


12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022

Business: (650) 949-7260; Studio: (650) 941-2500;

www.kfjc.org/


KFJC Mission Statement: More freak, less speak. As much as we can agree on a mission, it is to be a conduit for new and interesting audio art and information, especially the sorts that are unavailable elsewhere. Our music programming is largely oriented to recent material. We strive to carry the best of many styles of music and relevant public affairs programming.

KUSF 90.3 FM


2130 Fulton St., SF, CA 94117

Business: (415) 386-5873; Studio: (415) 751-KUSF;

www.kusf.org/


KUSF is the result of the efforts of more than 100 volunteers from all facets of the community, broadcasting 24 hours a day, seven days a week. KUSF is dedicated to exposing the listening community to quality music, information and ideas not expressed on other stations, and to challenge DJs to open their minds and develop diverse, eclectic, free-form, new, archival and specialty music and cultural programming.

KZSU 90.1 FM


PO BOX 20190, Stanford, CA 94309

Business: (650) 725-4868; Music Dep’t.: (650) 723-4839;

www.kzsu.org/


KZSU’s free-form community radio is brought to you by an all-volunteer staff made up of assorted locals as well as Stanford students and staff. Besides our DJs’ music shows, KZSU has a live music show (Wednesday Night Live), public affairs programming, PSAs and more.

Mission Creek Music Festival


1412 15th St., SF, CA 94103

(415) 626-4826;

ray7@pacbell.net


Our mission is to continue to build a community event featuring local music acts. This year — the fifth annual festival, from June 14-17 — expanded from just one day to several venues throughout the week. We also brought in some acts from out of town. The goal in the future is to include a spoken word/poetry/performance event. We would like to also add a film/video night featuring local filmmakers. We are accepting ideas and submissions of all sorts. The next Mission Creek Festival will take place early June in 2002.

Musicians Union Local 6


116 9th St., SF, CA 94103

(415) 575-0777;

www.afm6.org/


A community of musicians offering contract protection, job referrals, collective bargaining, career advice you can trust, instrument and equipment insurance, reliable booking agents, emergency traveling assistance, recording and multimedia protection, experienced negotiators, multi-employer pension funds, audition ads, musicians-to-musician support … somebody in the business who’s on your side.

Music in Schools Today


582 Market St, Suite 213

(415) 392-9010;

www.mustcreate.org/


Educating and enriching the lives of our children is the mission of Music in Schools Today (MUST). We are a nonprofit foundation offering support and resources to children, youth and educators. Since 1983, MUST has been serving students in the San Francisco Bay Area public schools by funding and facilitating creative arts in the classroom.

Mystery Machine Productions


2218 Pine St., SF, CA 94115

(415) 474-0843;

www.mysterymachineproductions.com/


Mystery Machine Productions strives to kick you in the ‘tocks by giving you the best, most innovative live music out there. We support both regional and national talent in order to bring an expansive selection of bands to the Bay Area. We get it. We love it. We promote it.

Nadine Condon/Nadine’s Wild Weekend


PO Box 182, San Mateo, CA 94401

(650) 340-8159;

www.nadinecondon.com/

;

www.nadineswildweekend.com/

;

Nadine Condon is the executive producer of Nadine’s Wild Weekend, August 16-19, 2001: 100 bands, 20 clubs, four days — it’s the only music event devoted entirely to Northern California bands. Application information is on the website. She is an artist development godmother and mentor, offering strategies to creative people through private phone consultation. She also conducts music business seminars and is publishing a book on music business strategies, due late summer 2001.

New College of California


777 Valencia St., SF, CA 94110

(415) 437-3460; (888) 437-3460;

www.newcollege.edu/


New College has created a teaching and learning environment fostering creativity both inside and outside the classroom. We demystify learning and empower students by integrating education with personal transformation and social action towards a more just, sacred and sustainable world.

NextArts


PO Box 192425, SF, CA 94119

(415) 468-7694;

www.NextArts.org/


NextArts is an NPO that seeks to focus positive attention on the plight of emerging and displaced artists in San Francisco by showcasing exceptional acts in large, public venues. This underscores the cultural significance of the talent that finds expression in our City. Both well known, and lessor known talent finds its way onto the NextArts stage, including Deborah Pardes, Tang!, Mostly Water, Bitches Brew, Hoola King Louie, the Sick, Stymie & The Pimp Jones Luv Orchestra, Garrin Benfield, DJ Solstingr, DJ Dial 8.

North Beach Jazz Festival


The Cannery, 2801 Leavenworth, 2nd fl., SF, CA 94133

(415) 771-2061;

www.nbjazzfest.org/


The North Beach Jazz Festival is a nonprofit arts organization in its seventh year, dedicated to preserving the rich jazz history in North Beach, creating a cultural renaissance and introducing jazz to a new generation of fans. It is a celebration of history and a movement to deliver Jazz, in its many varieties, in a way that’s accessible to everyone. The 7th Annual North Beach Jazz Festival runs July 28-August 5 at various North Beach locations.

Oasis Duplication


659 Zachary Taylor Hwy., Flint Hill, VA 22627

Bay Area rep. Stessie Cattrell, (888) 296-2747;

www.oasiscd.com/


Oasis is the industry leader in creative, eco-friendly packaging design including the Oasis Jewel-Free Box, Spot-Spot, Rough-Look and aluminum coated (mirror) trays. Oasis clients enjoy the benefits of free promotion to radio DJs and industry execs via Oasis Sampler CDs, and receive free barcodes and free retail display boxes with every order. CDs manufactured by Oasis qualify for distribution to major national online and retail outlets. For a modest fee Oasis will upgrade your order to single-speed (audiophile) direct glass mastering — an exclusive Oasis option.

Outsound


(510) 527-0145;

www.outsound.org/


Outsound is a collective of alternative improvisers who run music series and exploratory music events in the city of San Francisco. The web site is a resource for musicians, fans, and people who want to expand their musical understanding. Outsound is affiliated with Bay Improvisor (

www.bayimproviser.com/

) and the Transbay Creative Music Calendar (

www.sfsound.org/transbay.html

).

Patrick Simms Studios


1306 Mission St, SF, CA 94103

(415) 863-9326;

www.patricksimms.com/


Patrick Simms is a PA rental, teaching, recording and rehearsal facility located just off Market St. in San Francisco. We are affiliated with the Musicians Union AFM 6, where we provide the in-house recording studio for union members. Our rehearsal studio is booked hourly and includes PA and drums, bass and guitar amps. Musicians need only bring their instruments.

Pink Thing Productions


PO Box 590606, SF, CA 94159

(415) 260-0483;

www.pinkthingproductions.com/


Pink Thing Productions is the collaborative effort of a group of San Francisco artists. We are the first production company to specialize in Adult Music Videos. Our products feature dialogue-free, explicit imagery appealing to a wide range of women and men. All of our music and video content is original.

Popular Noise Foundation


191 Robin Hood Dr., SF, CA 94127 (mail only)

(415) 585-8810;

www.popularnoise.org/


Founded by musicians and other members of the San Francisco music scene, Popular Noise Foundation’s mission is to stop the accelerating disintegration of local music in the Bay Area and put in place new programs to preserve and benefit its existence. We recognize the wide breadth of genres that define the local music community and are dedicated to supporting them all.

Renegade Productions


70 “R” Woodland Ave., San Rafael, CA 94901

(866) RENEGADE; (415) 459-5597;

www.renegade-productions.com/


We are a full-service event planning and staging operation, ready to meet any audio/visual need for presentations, product launches, promotions, conferences and live music concerts. Being a licensed and bonded full-service production and booking agency, we provide quality entertainment and production services for public and private events, as well as booking services for venues in the SF Bay Area.

RE/Search Publications


20 Romolo, Ste. B, SF, CA 94133

(415) 362-1465;

www.researchpubs.com/


RE/Search Publications, under the guidance of V. Vale, provides slick, large format books and some multimedia with uncompromising, high-quality “underground” content. An outgrowth of Vale’s late-’70s punk rock ‘zine Search & Destroy, RE/Search operates under the “Do It Yourself ” punk credo as a reaction to corporate-controlled distribution. Some RE/Search titles include “Modern Primitives,” “Incredibly Strange Music,” “Pranks,” “Freaks” and “the Industrial Culture Handbook.”

Rock Out


(415) 248-1608;

www.rockoutsf.org/


Rock Out SF goes down July 14 from 1-2pm! Gig outside your home/studio on July 14 from 1-2pm as part of a city-wide live music happening. To participate, sign up on the Rock Out Web page. The Rock Out SF organization is a group of concerned musicians and artists seeking to create an annual celebration of the arts and of the spirit of the Bay Area. The project is 100% volunteer based, has no budget and generates no profit.

Rodent Records


250 Napoleon St Unit N

San Francisco CA 94124

(415) 648-3941;

www.rodentrecords.com/


A poorly maintained Victorian in the lower Haight was both our home and our studio. We pressed the record label’s first release in 1994, and in 1996 we moved to a warehouse on Napoleon St. It took us three months of hanging sheetrock and installing conduit before the studio was ready to start recording. The Star Cleaners would host weekly rock shows and many of the bands we were working with could be found playing there regularly in front of large audiences. We will continue to put out great music whenever we find it.

San Francisco Late Night Coalition


268 Bush St., #2931, SF, CA 94104

(415) 820-3256;

www.sflnc.org/


The SFLNC is a broad-based group of promoters, groovers, activists, DJs, musicians, artists, community members and club owners. We encourage understanding and awareness of the issues surrounding after-hours entertainment in SF, and provide a voice for the rights and the passions of this diverse community. We are an integral part of the cultural fabric of San Francisco, and make significant contributions to the economy and artistic diversity of this city.

Save Local Music Coalition


c/o Simone Kusz, 2507 Bryant Street, SF, CA 94110

(415) 642-4200;

www.savelocalmusic.org/


The Save Local Music Coalition is a grass-roots organization dedicated to securing the place of local musicians in the city of San Francisco. Our goals include but are not limited to: Researching avenues for the creation and/or acquisition of permanent rehearsal space; securing governmental support and protection for artists and art spaces; educating the fine arts community and the population on the significance of non-traditional music; amd fundraising to encourage the creative process.

SFJAZZ


3 Embarcadero Center, Lobby Level, SF, CA 94111

(415) 788-7353;

www.sfjazz.org/


SFJAZZ (the San Francisco Jazz Organization) is dedicated to the growth of jazz, and jazz audiences, in the SF Bay Area and beyond, through year-round concert and educational programs. SFJAZZ is the producer of the annual San Francisco Jazz Festival (recently ranked the #1 jazz festival in the world by the London Observer) and the SFJAZZ Spring Season, under the artistic direction of Joshua Redman.

SoundSafe, Inc.


Media contact: Sarah Stabile/Hi-Impact Communications

(415) 371-1596;

www.soundsafe.org/


The former tenants of Downtown Rehearsal Studio formed SoundSafe, a nonprofit organization established to create new artist rehearsal space in San Francisco. Our mission is to develop a center for live music, dance, rehearsal and art in San Francisco; to contribute to its support; and to further music education and appreciation.

Sunset Promotions


1281-A 41st Ave., SF, CA 94122

(415) 771-7577;

www.sunsetpromotions.net/


Since it’s inception in 1997, Sunset Promotions has been a powerful source of live music in the Bay Area. Covering a wide variety of music styles from all across the globe, Sunset Promotions paints a colorful canvas of sounds hailing from South America, the Caribbean, Africa, Europe, and specializing in the core of North American music: New Orleans, Louisiana.