The arts are and will always be central to how we come to celebrate as well as how we articulate and imagine community. Thank you all for supporting KSW! We wanted to take a moment to reflect on what make KSW a place of connection, art, and possibility. Here are some of the incredible programs from 2025:
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IWL Winter Sessions provides an opportunity for students to work with experienced teaching artists in poetry and prose in two 4-week sessions during January-March. Applicants can apply for one or both sessions.
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This winter, Kearny Street Workshop’s (KSW) “Community is Everything” is a belief that will build a better society for future generations. Our goal is to raise $35,000 at www.givebutter.com/ksw! Thank you to all who have helped us raised $12,000 of this goal!
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Community is Everything” is a belief that will build a better society for future generations. We have raised $9,500 of our annual $35,000 at www.givebutter.com/ksw with wonderful pledges of support coming down the pipeline! Thank you deeply to our early donors, for the pledges of support, and to our incredible Board of Directors who do so much to caretake for this community.
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APAture celebrated its 26th year of bringing together an inspiring community of emerging artists for two weeks of performances and exhibitions across the Bay Area. From October 18th to November 8th, we produced four showcases and an Art Fair in venues including Arc Gallery, SOMArts, and Roxie Theater.
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Giving Tuesday is your chance to donate to Kearny Street Workshop’s “Community is Everything” - we’ve set an ambitious but necessary goal is to raise $35,000 at www.givebutter.com/ksw! Your meaningful gift will help us get closer to building sustainability for our work empowering AAPI communities through arts and culture. Through your consistent support over the years, KSW has weathered many storms. This next year is sure to be a tough one for many nonprofits, arts organizations, and AAPI communities. It is no different for KSW. Will you show up for KSW again, to help us through this difficult season?
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Tuesday Dec 2 is GIVING TUESDAY. With your support, we commit to standing tall as the community hub for APIs we have always been: educating emerging artists and growing class consciousness, gathering resources and making safer spaces, amplifying voices and empowering communities. Community is Everything, so will you donate to KSW today?
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This winter, Kearny Street Workshop’s (KSW) “Community is Everything” is a belief that will build a better society for future generations. Our goal is to raise $35,000 at www.givebutter.com/ksw!
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IWL Summer Sessions provides an opportunity for students to work with experienced teaching artists in poetry and prose in two 4-week sessions during July and August. Applicants can apply for one or both sessions.
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APAture is in its 26th year of supporting emerging artists from across the Bay Area! From October 18th to November 8th, we’ll be presenting four showcases and an art fair in venues across the city!
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IWL 2025 submissions are now open until March 23, 2025. Apply today to join a cohort of BIPOC writers who will spend this summer working across different literary genres!
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