We believe in the strong spirit of arts in San Francisco and we want to help it come to the forefront of this beautiful city.
We, at Arts Humanitas 501(c)(3), want to highlight the incredible artists in San Francisco and celebrate its incredible arts community. Ultimately, we envision San Francisco to be the next international destination for the arts and its Biennale. Our preliminary date is May 2025.
San Francisco Biennale
Biennial is an art exhibition held every two years. It leads with a high-level, overarching theme that pertains to social, ethical, or urgent current issues. Artworks and artists are thoughtfully selected by curators and art professionals adhering to the ethos and theme of the biennale that also features focused, moderated talks, seminars and workshops.
We believe that a Biennale not only amplifies our mission, but will ultimately benefit the City of San Francisco. We aim to curate a cultural biennial with artist awards, insightful talks, and creative publications through which we will actively provide recognition for the best of, selected group of San Francisco artists. We plan to organize the first edition of “San Francisco Biennale of Contemporary Art and Rose Awards” to create new and different excitement about the city, and with consistent effort to attract more art visitors.
In furtherance of our service, our next goals will be to:
- develop and maintain a highly-visible online platform that functions as the reference point of contemporary San Francisco artists and other participating artists
- foster a supportive community among art professionals, contemporary artists, art collectors, art supporters and related organizations in San Francisco and eventually around the world
San Francisco Biennale of Contemporary Art with Rose Awards aims to be a multi-day, daylong event held in late May 2025. Rose Awards will award excellence in the arts and include further support for winning artists. The Red Rose winners will be selected by the Rose Committee and The Black Rose winners will be selected by the People’s Voice.
For the Biennale project to happen, Arts Humanitas 501(c)(3) is raising funds.
Arts Humanitas Inc., has been formed in the United States, under the California State Not-For-Profit Corporation Law. It is organized and operated exclusively for exempt purposes set forth in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. For those based in the US, your donation is 100% tax-deductible and you will be issued a receipt for the IRS.
Total Gift Amount Needed to Kick Off the first edition of San Francisco Biennale of Contemporary Art with Rose Awards for the Annual Operating Budget to
Organize Biennale in May 2025
Organize Biennale Supporting Art Salons and Important Donor Fundraising as well as Appreciation Events
Run the Arts Humanitas Operations with its fixed costs, one-time costs and employment of 3-5 Staff Members
Award winning artists for their exceptional contributions
Every gift amount is spent directly on the artistic and operational activities focused on:
ART EVENTS & GENERAL PROGRAMMING
Your gift will enable us to successfully organize SF Biennale & Rose Awards including supporting events AND support winning artists who can create new works to be presented to the public or at companies.
PROGRAM INSIGHTS
Your gift will help us develop insights (through surveys, interviews and data analytics) that improve AH events and educate us about biennial capacity to act as an engine for urban development, social transformation, and creation of a collaborative culture across varied industries in San Francisco.
NETWORK
We believe that a biennial creates a platform for new, creative work and unprecedented collaborations. Your gift will help us support networking among emerging and established artists, industry professionals and the communities that host them.