Current Open Calls

Savia~ Sap-Flow by Diana Lara for ARC Edge 2024. Photo by Robbie Sweeny

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Apply to CounterPulse’s Edge Residency!

Letters of Intent are due December 18th, 2024 at 11:59pm PT

Edge is an incubation residency and commissioning program for contemporary choreographers whose work is deeply curious about the intersection of art practice and social change. Through work-in-progressing showings, discourse events, and culminating live performances, this program is a platform for investigating relevancy and creating new knowledge. By eliminating boundaries between disciplines, between artists and audience, and between communities, Edge produces innovative performance works with transformational potential.

Residency Period: March 1, 2025 – September 30, 2025

Shows: September 11-14* & 18-21*, 2025 as part of the 2025 CounterPulse Festival

*Performance dates to be determined upon first production meeting

Residency culminates in two weekends (four evenings) of double-billed performances and includes:

➞ $1500 Artist Stipend

➞ $1000 Production Budget

➞ 25% of Box Office

➞ 100 hours of rehearsal space

➞ Production, Marketing, and Tech support

Instructions:

    ➞ Complete this Letter of Intent form

    ➞ Please do NOT submit any additional materials with your application.

    ➞ Invitations to complete a full proposal will be sent out mid-December 2024

    ➞ Contact Associate Director of Community Engagement Ach Kabal with questions or to request example LOI’s: ach@counterpulse.org

    ➞ Attend the virtual ARC Edge Open House on Tuesday, December 3rd 5:00-6:00p. Register here.

    Co-Produce at CounterPulse

    Are you interested in Co-Producing with CounterPulse?

    The CounterPulse Co-Production program is open to all genres of performing artists, ensembles, companies, collectives, etc. looking to stage completed works as part of our Fall or Spring curated seasons. As a co-producing artist, CounterPulse partners with you by offering access to space, resources, marketing, and production support at subsidized rates to bring your work to stage. This program provides more support than our self-producing program, but less creative and developmental support than our artist residency programs.

    Co-producing artists receive 100% of the net income from their ticket sales.

    Currently Seeking Applications for: Fall 2025 (September-December) & Spring 2026 (February– June)

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    Priority deadline for Fall 2025: February 15th, 2025.

    Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

    Annie Danger in The Hands That Feed You (2023). Photo by Robbie Sweeny

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    Questions about Co-Producing with CounterPulse?

    Open Call for Visual Artists at the CounterPulse Arts Kiosk

    CounterPulse TenderArts Program announces an opportunity for artists to exhibit and sell their work at the JCDecaux Kiosk on Market Street at 6th. We are looking for visual artists to exhibit and sell their work at the kiosk any Friday 1-5pm • May – September 2025

    This unique opportunity was made possible through a partnership with San Francisco Arts Commission and JCDecaux, with financial support by the Mid Market Business Association.

    Submission Eligibility Guidelines:

    Pride 2023 Arts Kiosk By Terry and Stephen

    • Much of the artwork should be affordably priced, so that people from a wide range of economic ability can afford to own art. You may also have works that have a greater retail value
    • Must be friendly and welcoming, and be genuinely excited to engage the people who stop by to see your exhibition. The artwork may not be racist, transphobic, hateful, mocking, or insensitive.
    • Artists handle their own money. Artists are expected to keep a simple record of income, number of art pieces sold, and attendance. This information will be used to determine the efficacy of the kiosk as a platform to support artists. This information may also be used anonymously in future grant applications.
    • Preference given to TL and Midmarket artists, BIPOC artists,, and artists with disabilities.

    For more information or to schedule a date to use the CounterPulse Arts Kiosk, contact rick@counterpulse.org

    Join CounterPulse’s Board of Directors

    CounterPulse’s Board of Directors comprise a strong coalition of thinkers, makers and movers in the Bay Area who advocate for art for positive change. As a member of our Board, you become a pivotal part of CounterPulse’s artistic and social community as an ambassador of our steadfast 30+year organization. CounterPulse’s Board advocates on behalf of our organization and leverages key resources and cross-sector networks in our collaborative advancement strategies. Current Board Members bring their backgrounds in law consultation, urban planning and architecture, software engineering, and non-profit management to the table. We’re looking for additional members to join our Board who are prepared to lead CounterPulse as we take on the extraordinary opportunity to buy our building and make a legacy impact on the city of San Francisco!

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    Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

    CounterPulse board members (L>R) Lisa Beyer, Shannon Hong, Peter McCormack, and Victor Cordon at the 2024 Innerspace Gala & Art Party. Photo by Robbie Sweeny.

    Header Photo of Kim Ip/Krimm’s Dance Party in “ceremonious present” by Robbie Sweeny