STRATEGIC PARTNERS
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Illuminate
Ben Davis & David Hatfield
The visionaries of Bay Lights rally groups of people to create impossible works of public art and live events that, through awe, free humanity’s better nature.
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MONTCALM TCR
Holly Ruxin
Wealth management firm fostering freedom and prosperity for clients and future generations through collaboration, integrity, and financial stewardship.
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MASSIVE
Julia Cortell
Mentorship, fundraising, and support for artists engaged in monumental art as a catalyst for creativity, community, and social change.
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Five Ton Crane
Sean Orlando & David Shulman
Oakland-based collective of 100+ artists, educators, builders, engineers, and technologists working on the creation of large-scale public artworks.
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One Hat One Hand
Marcus Guilard
Custom design & fabrication company specializing in big public art, product prototyping, architectural placemaking, experiential design and installation.
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Legacy Global
Melodie Gatz & Bobbi Dunphy
Fiscal sponsor and charitable administrator for donor-advised funds and philanthropic organizations and impact-driven entities.
THIRD PLACE HUBS
We support, partner with, and promote the community hubs where art is made & displayed.
“The nature of a third place is one in which the presence of a regular is always welcome, although never required. Membership is a simple, fluid process of frequent social contact, renewed each time by choice of the people involved. Eventually, social bonds develop through a type of informal intimacy outside of any commitment, existing solely in the realm of basic human respect--one valuable kernel that is slipping away from our isolated modern world.” ― Ray Oldenburg, Celebrating the Third Place
Vertical Camp at Burning Man is our original Third Place where we experimented with an incubator that provides emerging artists with food, infrastructure, and support to experimenting with building big. We are home to major artworks: Trojan Hose 2011, Black Burner Project Black Asé 2022 and 2024, and Farmer the Rigger 2023. We resolved to move to Third Places ‘beyond the fence’ in order to better serve our ecosystem of artists and now boast a network of diverse hubs in the Bay Area.
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THE BOX SHOP | QBOX
Bayview-Hunters Point, SF
San Francisco’s last large industrial art makerspace, home to 120 artists for over 20 years.
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POINT SAN PABLO HARBOR
Richmond, East Bay
12-acre marina community & destination for food, big art, and outdoor recreation
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LIFE ON EARTH ART
Petaluma, Marin
Downtown event venue with arts & crafts makerspace focused on mental health partnerships
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THE LOOM
Oakland, East Bay
Urban village with 100K sqft of space supporting arts, music, culture, dining and nightlife
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DJERASSI RANCH
Woodside, Penninsula
583-acre property, home to world-renowned Artist-in-Residency Program with 2,500 alumni
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PORT OF SAN FRANCISCO
The Embarcadero, SF
7.5-mile waterfront destination for attractions and historic districts, featuring public art placement.
