5M

Intersection for the Arts

Funding Received: 2011
San Francisco, CA
$777,000
Funding Period: 1 year and 5 months

One of San Francisco’s oldest arts organizations, Intersection for the Arts is partnering with Forest City Development on its downtown San Francisco 5M Project— a thriving five-year old prototype community of 2,000 entrepreneurs, technology companies, artists and makers that are building the creative economy. Using art to instigate economic and community change, Intersection’s programs include creative collaboration and problem-solving involving large scale public art, arts-based community engagement, artist residencies, cultural entrepreneurship fellowships, and resource-matching. Potential benefits of 5M include awakening entrepreneurial opportunities, vibrant activation of the streets, and linking the low-income, multi-ethnic neighborhood to the surrounding downtown districts and its residents to new opportunity.

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See below for recent updates, press, and events from this project

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May 10, 2016
How tough is life for a San Francisco artist in 2016? Just ask Raphael Noz, a 51-year-old painter, sculptor, and performance artist. “At the risk... Read More
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Feb 25, 2016
CODAME, a leading organization producing cutting edge experiences at the intersection of art and technology, announces today the launch of CODAME Labs. Read More
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Something is happening, says Deborah Cullinan of Intersection for the Arts: In July, as part of our ArtPlace-funded 5MPlaceWorks initiative, Intersection, The Luggage Story Gallery,... Read More
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Intersection for the Arts is a leading collaborator on the 5M Project – a four-acre mixed-use development project in the heart of San Francisco. At... Read More
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One of San Francisco’s oldest arts organizations, Intersection for the Arts has partnered with Forest City Development on its downtown San Francisco 5M Project— a... Read More
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Intersection for the Arts, in collaboration with Forest City Development, is launching a pioneering organization called 5M PlaceWorks. PlaceWorks is exploring new models for the... Read More
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“How do words and places divide us?” “How do words and places bring us together?” These are questions that frame “In Other Words”, an exhibition... Read More
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The 5M Project is a unique collaboration between Intersection for the Arts, one of the oldest arts organizations in San Francisco, with Forest City Development... Read More
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Intersection for the Arts is partnering with Forest City Development on its downtown San Francisco 5M Project— a thriving two-year old prototype community of 2,000... Read More
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Intersection for the Arts is partnering with Forest City Development on its downtown San Francisco 5M Project— a thriving two-year old prototype community of 2,000... Read More
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Lots of people are talking about mapping these days. As things change around us, it makes sense to stop and think about where we are... Read More
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Intersection for the Arts is at the center of an unprecedented project called 5M that is facilitating collaboration across sectors and proposing that art –... Read More
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Intersection for the Arts becomes partner in innovation and community development with social entrepreneurs and tech start-ups at 5M. Intersection for the Arts and Forest... Read More