The Artist Yacht Club has a new space!

URGENT NEED

Friends of the Artist Yacht Club is preserving affordable creative space for queer and BIPOC artists at a moment when stability and community are under real pressure. Two rare low-cost studios have opened at the same time in a historic underground artist building in San Francisco, and securing them now prevents them from disappearing for years.

WHAT YOUR DONATION SUPPORTS

This is a public-benefit project fiscally sponsored by Independent Arts and Media. Your tax-deductible donation directly supports preserving affordable workspace in a city where artists are being displaced. These studios provide inclusive, consent-informed rooms where artists can make art, gather, rehearse, write, photograph, film, print, paint, and build projects with shared tools. They also allow modest public programming including readings, screenings, micro-shows, open studios, and swap meets.

OUR GOAL

We are raising 17,000 dollars by December 31 to cover one year of rent, utilities, basic equipment, workspace setup, limited open-studio hours, early public programming and fiscal sponsorship fees. Securing these studios now keeps them affordable and lets us build community with intention.

Giving tiers:

• Drop Anchor at $100 and below
• Raise the Sails at $150
• Fuel the Voyage at $300
• Sponsor a Sailor at $750
• Chart New Waters at $1500 and above

HOW TO DONATE

Your donation is tax-deductible through Independent Arts and Media, our fiscal sponsor. You can make a donation using a credit card here on this page.

To donate by check, make it payable to Independent Arts and Media, include FoAYC in the memo line, and mail it to

Friends of Artist Yacht Club
16 Sherman Street
San Francisco, CA 94103