- Million Fishes
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Coordinates: 37°45′15.45″N 122°24′32.89″W / 37.7542917°N 122.4091361°W
Million Fishes is an incubation program in San Francisco, CA where emerging artist of visual art, filmmaking, choreography / dance, music, conceptual art, new media, interactive art, interarts, and writing can build the tools necessary to establish themselves as contributors of art. It is located at 2501 Bryant Street (at 23rd Street), San Francisco, CA. Million Fishes empowers artists by creating an environment in which they can create, critique, present, teach, and develop the concepts and skills involved in producing art and sharing it with others. Through presenting and making accessible the programs’ new emerging artwork and ongoing projects, Million Fishes becomes a resource to local communities in the Mission District and the diverse, extended communities of our resident artists. Million Fishes began its operations in November 2003.
Organization History
Founded in 2003 on the principle of co-creativity, the studios and venue serve as a platform for artistic cooperation as well as an interactive resource for the public. Million Fishes has grown to also suit the needs of many distinct creative endeavors, from productions and events to ongoing programs and services. Through presenting and making accessible emerging artwork from both the collective and outside artists, Million Fishes is a resource to local communities in the Mission District and the extended communities of our resident artists. Programs include innovative gallery exhibitions, an artists-in-residence program for 14 artists from international backgrounds, and classes and workshops open to the community.
The collective also features valuable resources including a dark room, wood shop, and studios for all disciplines.
Strengths include a positive impact and presence throughout the local community, the collective’s steady growth, excellent press, and the quality of the events and programming. Million Fishes’ current goals reflect its challenges: expanding its audience from the local community to the whole of San Francisco, and increasing its limited funding to further improve the quality of events and resources available for projects and their participating artists.
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Categories:- Buildings and structures in San Francisco, California
- Mission District, San Francisco, California
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