COVID-19'S IMPACT ON THE PERFORMING ARTS IN SAN FRANCISCO
AND THE RELIGIOUS VENUES THAT HOST THEM
Thursday, October 29, 2020
8:30 am - 9:45 am
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Like houses of worship, COVID-19 has had a significant impact on the performing arts. Due to social distancing requirements and the closure of physical venues, curtailing not only public performances but also rehearsals, many performing arts institutions have attempted to adapt by offering digital performances and free online streaming of previously recorded productions. The loss of ticket sales, patronage sponsorship and traditional annual fundraising events has not only had devastating financial consequences on performing arts companies, but also on the performers, themselves. As so many classical works were composed for public worship, religious sanctuaries through the centuries have been host venues for those works and more. This week's "Online Briefing for Faith Leaders," hosted by the San Francisco Interfaith Council and supported by the COVID Command Center's Joint Information Virtual Outreach team, will shine a light on the Pandemic's impact on the performing arts in our City and the religious venues that host them.
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY ONLINE BRIEFING MODERATOR
Michael G. Pappas, M.Div.
WELCOME & READING OF SFIC STATEMENT
Kaushik Roy
MEDITATION
Sister Elizabeth Padilla
Program Manager
(Introduction of Guest Presenters and Presentation
by SFIC Executive Director Michael Pappas)
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Deborah Cullinan, CEO
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) CEO Deborah Cullinan is one of the nation’s leading thinkers on the pivotal role artists and arts organizations can play in shaping our social and political landscape, and has spent years mobilizing communities through arts and culture. Deborah is committed to revolutionizing the role art centers play in public life and during her tenure at YBCA, she has launched several bold new programs, engagement strategies, and civic coalitions. Prior to joining YBCA in 2013, she was the Executive Director of San Francisco’s Intersection for the Arts. She is a co-founder of CultureBank, co-chair of the San Francisco Arts Alliance, Vice Chair of the Yerba Buena Gardens Conservancy, and on the boards of the Community Arts Stabilization Trust and HumanMade. She is a Field Leader in Residence at Arizona State University’s National Accelerator for Cultural Innovation and a former Innovator in Residence at the Kauffman Foundation. She currently serves on Mayor London Breed’s San Francisco Economic Recovery Task Force and also on Governor Gavin Newsom’s Jobs and Business Recovery Task Force. Her passion for using art and creativity to shift culture and advance equity and justice has made her a sought-after speaker at events and conferences around the world.
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Brad Erickson, Executive Director
Brad Erickson has served for 17 years as executive director of Theatre Bay Area (TBA)—one of the nation’s largest regional performing arts service organizations, counting 300 theater companies and nearly 2,000 individual artists as members. Under Brad's tenure, TBA has expanded its programming, and enhanced its impact and reputation nationwide. A committed arts advocate, Brad has served for 16 years on the boards of California Arts Advocates and Californians for the Arts. In 2016, Brad received the Alene Valkanas Award for Statewide Advocacy from Americans for the Arts. Brad is also an award-winning playwright and actor. Brad has served twice as Senior Warden of the Vestry for St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church and is a long-time member of the choir there. He received a BFA in Acting from Chicago's Goodman School of Drama (now The Theatre School at DePaul University).
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Matthew Shilvock
Tad and Dianne Taube General Director
Matthew Shilvock, the Tad and Dianne Taube General Director, is San Francisco Opera’s seventh general director, having assumed the role in 2016. He is responsible for all artistic and business aspects of the organization, overseeing a repertory season of eight productions as well as education and ancillary programming. Shilvock is passionate about telling profound stories of humanity through the total art-form of opera, connecting audiences with the emotional core of the repertoire, and empowering the whole Company through a supportive, creative, and fiscally responsible workplace. Matthew Shilvock was born in Kidderminster, England. He read music at Christ Church, Oxford University, writing his thesis on Jean Baptiste Lully. He also holds a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with a specialization in nonprofit administration. After early work with New Chamber Opera in Oxford, England, and what is now Opera Maine, he became a 2002 Fellow with OPERA America, the national service organization for opera companies in North America, with assignments at Pittsburgh Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Janice Mayer & Associates, and Glimmerglass Opera. Shilvock resides in Marin County with his wife, Kate, and their two children.
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COMMUNITY PANELISTS
Cantor Marsha Attie
Franca Gargiulo
Rebecca Nestle
CLOSING REMARKS/NEXT STEPS
SFIC Executive Director Michael Pappas
The SFIC extends special thanks to the COVID Command Center's Joint Information Center Virtual Outreach Team for facilitating technology support
for this weekly series of Online Briefings for Faith Leaders.
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