Annual Report 2016
SoEx is shaped by the aspirations, fierce dedication, radical love, and generosity of countless individuals like you. Here's a snapshot of what those forces produced this year.
PROJECTS, EXHIBITIONS & PUBLICATIONS
9 exhibitions and public art projects
24 public events
200+ artists' work presented
In 2016, SoEx projects explored big topics such as revolution, gentrification, death and transformation, borders, migration and displacement. Our watchwords have been social justice, engagement, and collaboration.
- Declarations for the New Year
- Steam Work
- Art Writing Fellowships
- Real Feels and Rollercoasters
- Radical Art Theory Nights
- The Cries of San Francisco publication
- Over the Wall
- Open Engagement
- New New Games with publication
- Postscripts to Revolution
- My _____ is (Not) a Shape
- A Gathering of the Society for the Advancement of Bureaus and Offices
- Estamos contra el muro | We Are Against the Wall
- Me and You and This Other Thing
- They Love Our Culture. They Hate Our People.
ARTISTS IN EDUCATION
500+ students served
20 partner schools and community organizations
5 programs offered free of charge each year:
- Mission Voices Summer
- Contemporary Classrooms
- Community Arts Internship Program
- Mentorship Program
- Youth Advisory Board
ALTERNATIVE EXPOSURE
10 years
645K awarded
166 projects supported
Learn about the 2016 grantees here
INCOME + EXPENSES