The San Francisco Arts Commission announced $10.4 million in grants to 145 artists, nonprofits, and cultural centers. A total of 533 applications were assessed by 73 peer panelists. The grants, funded by Proposition E, support various arts initiatives to bolster cultural growth. Mayor Daniel Lurie advocates for arts as vital to San Francisco's economic recovery, promoting events and restructuring agencies within the arts sector. Recently, funding challenges arose when the Trump administration canceled significant National Endowment grants affecting local organizations and artists.
La Doña received a grant to support an album of boleros and sones which map the deep historical and cultural relationships between Mexico and Cuba.
The city received 533 grant applications, evaluated by 73 peer panelists between January and April of this year.
Mayor Daniel Lurie has mounted a visible public comeback for San Francisco, utilizing its arts communities to drive economic recovery.
In May, the Trump administration canceled National Endowment of the Arts grants nationwide, affecting many Bay Area artists and nonprofits.
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