Bay Area Arts Fund

Yerba Buena Center For The Arts

YBCA is one of the nation's most innovative arts institutions, with a mission to generate culture that moves people. Founded in 1993 as the cultural anchor of San Francisco's Yerba Buena Gardens development, YBCA's work spans the realms of contemporary art, civic engagement, and public life. By using culture as an instrument for social change, YBCA is reimagining the role an arts institution can play in the community it serves.

Our mission is fulfilled through five key platforms:
1) The presentation of leading edge contemporary art;
2) The incubation of game changing creative ideas;
3) A commitment to inquiry, and asking the urgent questions of our time;
4) Convenings that bridge people, communities, and sectors; and
5) Civic coalitions that create lasting change and policy shift.