WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT:
PROTEST this Thursday August 5th 6pm-8pm at SFMOMA 3rd Street Entrance. This is the "First Thursday" free public evening, a very popular event.
It's important we all come out to show public support for these community-forward programs. We had a pretty good turnout a couple of weeks ago, but more folx could really make a difference.
PETITION If you haven't shared this petition yet, please do so
Every signature counts! We're hoping to hit 5,000. Halfway there already!
LETTER WRITING Canyon Cinema just wrote an incredible letter to SFMOMA Director Neal Benezra and the Board of Trustees: https://canyoncinema.com/2021/07/23/canyon-cinema-response-to-the-elimination-of-sfmomas-film-program/
Emails really make a difference. Email: nbenezra@sfmoma.org, press@sfmoma.org, bfisher@sfmoma.org, membership@sfmoma.org, edu@sfmoma.org, or any Board of Trustee you may be acquainted with: https://www.sfmoma.org/about/board-trustees
These letters are being read and discussed internally. Please consider doing this especially if you're an educator, artist in the collection, past SECA award winner, past SFMOMA collaborator, administrator or board member at any local Bay Area organization, or work in the tech sector, etc. If you need help with a letter you could start with this language if it's helpful:
To Neal Benezra, the SFMOMA Executive Team, and the Board of Trustees including Chair Bob Fisher and President Diana Nelson:
We strongly oppose the recently announced San Francisco Museum of Modern Art program and position cuts, particularly the elimination of the Artists Gallery, Film, and online arts publication Open Space. We cannot stand by while the museum continues to divest from the local Bay Area arts community and abdicates its responsibility as an institution of cultural preservation.
Sincerely,Your name here
BUY TICKETS TO SFMOMA FILM PROGRAMS
Let's sell out the entire fall 2021 film program!! Keep an eye out -->Tickets will be dropping soon for the fall programming at SFMOMA. Even if you can't physically make it to see the scheduled film--buying a ticket would make a huge difference and show the museum that we all want the program to stay. https://www.sfmoma.org/artists-artworks/film/
RECENT PRESS Our protest triggered more press which is great! Share these articles on your channels. Showing up really does matter.
https://hyperallergic.com/665318/sfmoma-cuts-film-program-leaving-many-in-shock/
https://www.sfweekly.com/culture/artists-protest-program-cuts-sfmoma/
https://www.kqed.org/arts/13900144/sfmomas-cuts-to-film-other-programs-cause-widespread-outrage
Take care. Thank you for reading! Please feel free to share this email with others.