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For three decades, YBCA has served as a dynamic hub for contemporary art in San Francisco’s downtown community, showcasing innovative and thought-provoking contemporary art across various disciplines, including visual arts, performing arts, film and more.
In celebration of our 30th anniversary, we are in pursuit of reinvigoration rather than reflection. As the city emerges from a period of pandemic dormancy, we’re here to give it a shot of creative adrenaline and inspire its residents.
Our organization brings together artists, audiences, and perspectives under one roof. We believe it’s this synergy that makes the city what it is today and will be for years to come–a hotbed for new and emerging creativity…A place where the diversity of the Bay Area comes to life and its artists, people, and ideas thrive.
YBCA aims to be a catalyst for conversations around critical social and cultural questions, using art as a medium to engage audiences in meaningful dialogues. To do this, YBCA is committed to supporting artists who push boundaries and challenge conventions, encouraging experimentation and innovation in the arts.
To be a gathering space for creative expression that fosters meaningful connection for all.
We are an anchor institution in the center of a de facto cultural district called Yerba Buena. As a multi-disciplinary visual and performing arts center across the street from San Francisco’s primary conference facilities and with several surrounding hotels, we are best positioned in our cluster of organizations to support — with the collaboration of our neighbors — behaving more like a cultural district.