Emerging Arts Professionals/SF Bay Area (EAP) is a network and platform for arts and culture workers committed to building a more just, connected, and resilient arts ecosystem. We empower emerging leaders through professional development, peer learning, and collective leadership grounded in equity. Rooted in our Equity Framework and four focus areas — Cultural Equity, Regenerative Practice, Arts & Capital, and Creative City — we center historically marginalized voices and experiment with new models that shift power and reshape how the arts sector operates.
Through programs like our annual Emergence convening, Fellowship, and peer support spaces, we create opportunities for arts workers to grow, collaborate, and imagine the future together. EAP’s vision is an arts industry that is equitable for all people, sustainable as a career path, and honors the arts worker as a creative and whole person.