Part 1

Meet Cyrus Yoshi Tabar, Shaghayegh Cyrous, Sholeh Asgary and Javier Briones, all artists based in the Bay Area. They are four out of many artists that have felt the struggle of living as an artist and making ends meet. 

Increasing housing prices in San Francisco

During the last five years the median price of a single-family home in San Francisco has increased from $850,000 in 2013 to $1.61 million in 2018.

The Decline of the San Francisco Art Scene

Lack of space, skyrocketing rent prices and fancy coffee shop where galleries once stood have all contributed to the decline of the artist in San Francisco. Nowadays an artist must find creative ways to support themselves within the community, or leave.

Rainbow Timeline
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Movements that shaped San Francisco

San Francisco is synonyms with counterculture. Going against the mainstream is what put San Francisco on the map in the art world. Embracing the weird and rejecting the expected, Bay Area artists curated an environment for abstract and controversial thought.

Artsist Residencies

From a place to live, work or exhibition space, these residencies are designed to help struggling artists in the Bay Area. The Growlery, a live-in residency, located in the Haight district of San Francisco, is a live-in residency as well as an exhibition space for artist. Artist Television Access, located in the Mission district is an exhibition space for musicians, artists and filmmakers.