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By admin / January 18, 2026

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: 415-340-1908

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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ArtSeed’s mission is to connect the most resourceful and gifted with the youngest and most vulnerable citizens of the Bay Area and beyond through projects that explore links between classical and cutting-edge fine arts disciplines. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, color, creed, sexual orientation, political party, economic background, national citizenship, religion or ethnic origin.