"Building on the spirit of DIY mutual aid, Vital Arts leads several programs, including a paid fellowship and free legal cafes, that work to address artists' material needs in the expensive Bay Area. As many advocates have pointed out over the years, the untenable cost of living and lack of available creative spaces is what pushed people to live and perform in unsafe venues like Ghost Ship."
"At the Ghost Ship Symphony concert, which includes a performance from dance collective RUPTURE, Vital Arts will announce its new cohort of Bay Area Artist Census fellows, who over the next 18 months will survey the creative community about its needs for housing, healthcare and fair wages, and advocate for solutions. The organization also just opened applications for the latest round of its Artist Displacement Prevention Grant, which pays $3,000 to support artists facing housing insecurity."
"Archuleta came up as an electronic musician. As she processed her grief over the past nine years, the works of Italian film composer Ennio Morricone and minimalist Estonian composer Arvo Pärt became a balm and a guiding light. She's collaborating with arranger Franklin Cole, who's based in her hometown of Denver, Colorado, to translate her composition into a sweeping epic propelled by horns and timpani."
Basu is executive director of Vital Arts, an artist advocacy organization founded by Edwin Bernbaum after his son Jonathan's death in the Ghost Ship fire. Vital Arts runs programs including a paid fellowship, free legal cafes, an Artist Displacement Prevention Grant paying $3,000, and the Bay Area Artist Census fellowship. The Census fellows will survey artists over 18 months about housing, healthcare, and fair wages and advocate for solutions. Vital Arts will announce the new cohort at the Ghost Ship Symphony concert on Nov. 15, a preview of a large orchestral performance marking the tragedy's 10th anniversary on Dec. 4, 2026 at Grace Cathedral. Archuleta draws influence from Ennio Morricone and Arvo Pärt and is collaborating with arranger Franklin Cole to translate her composition into sweeping orchestral forces.
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