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title: The San Francisco Arts Commission
description: San Francisco's city arts agency, supporting artists through grants, public art, the civic art collection and its galleries.
url: https://www.artsume.com/o/san-francisco-arts-commission
type: organization
createdAt: "2026-09-27"
updatedAt: "2026-10-16"
organizationType: Arts council
location: San Francisco, CA, United States
website: https://www.sfartscommission.org/
yearFounded: 1932
---

# The San Francisco Arts Commission

*Arts council • San Francisco, CA, United States*

## About

San Francisco's city arts agency, supporting artists through grants, public art, the civic art collection and its galleries.

The San Francisco Arts Commission is the City and County of San Francisco's arts agency. It supports local artists, arts organizations, nonprofits, cultural institutions and cultural centers through its grantmaking, which it now administers together with Grants for the Arts.

The commission manages the Civic Art Collection and the city's public art projects, murals and the Art on Market Street Poster Series, and runs the Art Vendor program. It presents free exhibitions at the SFAC Main Gallery in the War Memorial Veterans Building and at City Hall, and holds public meetings open to anyone who wishes to attend and comment.

## Details

- **Founded:** 1932
- **Address:** 401 Van Ness Avenue, #325, San Francisco, CA 94102
- **Website:** https://www.sfartscommission.org/

## Programs

View current programs from The San Francisco Arts Commission on Artsume: https://www.artsume.com/o/san-francisco-arts-commission