Counterpulse

COUNTERPULSE PROVIDES SPACE AND RESOURCES FOR EMERGING ARTISTS AND CULTURAL INNOVATORS, SERVING AS AN INCUBATOR FOR THE CREATION OF SOCIALLY RELEVANT, COMMUNITY-BASED ART AND CULTURE. COUNTER- PULSE ACTS AS A CATALYST FOR ART AND ACTION; CREATING A FORUM FOR THE OPEN [CONT.]

PERFORMANCES: COUNTERPULSE PRESENTS AN ONGOING CURATED PLATFORM OF PERFORMANCES THAT ARE A PART OF OUR BIENNIAL FESTIVAL, CO-PRODUCED WITH INDEPENDENT PRODUCERS, AND/OR COMMISSIONED THROUGH RESIDENCIES. THE COUNTERPULSE FESTIVAL IS PRESENTED EVERY OTHER YEAR ON ODD YEARS AND FOCUSED ON NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATIONS. CO-PRODUCTIONS PARTNER DIRECTLY WITH ARTISTS AND SMALL COMPANIES ON THE PRODUCTION AND PRESENTATION OF 20-35 PRESENTATIONS EACH YEAR. COMMISSIONING RESIDENCIES NURTURES ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGH A RESIDENCY EXPERIENCE THAT COMBINES FINANCIAL SUPPORT, ARTISTIC FREEDOM, EXTENSIVE REHEARSAL SPACE, AND STRUCTURED COMMUNITY FEEDBACK SESSIONS.

HOUSE ARTISTS PROGRAM: THE HOUSE ARTISTS PROGRAM SUPPORTS ARTISTS AND COMPANIES BASED IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA BY OFFERING A SUITE OF FINANCIAL, OUTREACH, AND FACILITIES SERVICES. THIS COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM SERVES AS A NESTING PLACE AND LAUNCHING PAD FOR ARTISTS. ROBUST FISCAL OVERSIGHT IS AT THE CORE OF THE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE THE SOLID FOUNDATION ON WHICH TO BUILD CREATIVE WORK.

PUBLIC ARTS: PUBLIC ARTS IS FOCUSED ON PRODUCING AND PRESENTING WORK OUTSIDE OF THE COUNTERPULSE FACILITY IN THE PUBLIC SPACES OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND CITY AT LARGE. THIS PROGRAM'S PRIMARY AIM IS TO KEEP WHAT IS BEAUTIFUL ABOUT THE TENDERLOIN THRIVING: A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS DIVERSE, EXPRESSIVE, AND RESILIENT. WE PREDOMINANTLY WORK IN THE TENDERLOIN NEIGHBORHOOD TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS, WORKERS AND VISITORS TO ENGAGE IN SAFE, HOSPITABLE, AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES AND SHARE THEIR STORIES.