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By Peter Li / October 3, 2020

  • 2026 Events
  • Art-a-thon
  • Spring Open Studios
  • Fine Arts Summer Intensive
  • Fall Open Studios
  • Presidio Exhibition
Volunteer with us!
  • Weekly Programs (Advanced RSVP required by emailing info@artseed.org or calling 415-656-9849):
  • Saturday, 2 – 4 p.m. In-person Art-a-thon and Mentorships.
  • Wednesday, 3:30 – 5 p.m. In-person Mentorships
  • Friday, 1 – 2 p.m. Veterans' Art Lab with ArtSeed hosted by the Veterans Administration. To register, contact Dan at tel: 415-221-4810 X22839.
  • Tuesday, 4 – 5 p.m. Online Projects, Show-and-Tell, and Art Prompts
  • If none of these times work for you, make an appointment by emailing info@artseed.org

Private 1:1 Art Lessons at Presidio WorkSpaces (or remote) by appointment –
No one turned away for lack of funds. Call Josefa 415-656-9849. Download the Student / Apprentice Application Form.

Yearly Outline of Activities:
2026 Theme So What Now? Figments, Domains, and Advance Directives
2025 Theme About Face: Navigating the Dualities of Disruption
2024 Theme Earthseed, Undergrowth, and Afterlife
2023 Theme Birds and Bees: Fact, Fantasy, and the Future of Art and Life on Earth
View over 20 years of ArtSeed's themes

What does ArtSeed do? 
Find out in this four and a half minute video by Trey Houston.

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CONTACT US
Josefa Vaughan
Founding Artistic Director and Principal
Email: josefa@artseed.org
Cell: 415-656-9849
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MAILING ADDRESS
P.O. Box 29277
San Francisco, CA, 94129
info@artseed.org

PRESIDIO WORKSPACE
1007 General Kennedy Ave. Suite 206 & 210
San Francisco, CA 94129
Office number: 415-409-1761

HUNTERS POINT SHIPYARD STUDIO
451 Galvez Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94124
Building 101, Studio 2513

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This year's ArtSeed projects are made possible by Budding Artist Foundation, Tina Cervin, David Gavrich, and Tony & Caroline Grant, and other individual donations and gifts of time from friends like you.

ArtSeed is a non-profit tax-exempt fine arts/youth leadership organization under Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3) and Revenue and Tax Code 27301d. Your charitable contribution to ArtSeed, made without expectation of material benefit, therefore is tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. EIN #: 52-2368513. Retain this IRS Determination Letter, if needed, for your records.


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