Community
Diversity, Equity and Community
San Francisco Opera’s Department of Diversity, Equity and Community (DEC) envisions a vibrant arts world in which people of all races create, share and enjoy resources and relationships equitably, unleashing individual potential, embracing collective responsibility and generating global prosperity in the arts and beyond.
Our Core Values
Meet the DEC Team
Community Programs
DEI Resources
SUPPORT DEC
The department of Diversity, Equity and Community is the Opera’s hub for DEI, arts education, and public programming. Your contribution of any amount supports our equity and diversity efforts at SF Opera and in our community.
Community Partners
SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY
The San Francisco Public Library system is dedicated to free and equal access to information, knowledge, independent learning and the joys of reading for our diverse community.
WILLIAM JAMES ASSOCIATION
The William James Association provides transformative arts experiences in nontraditional settings, serving men and women in and after prison and high-risk youth.
MARIGOLD PROJECT
The Marigold Project serves the community by creating healing spaces, providing cultural education, art and writing therapy workshops, and altar building skills to honor the circle of life and death.
ENSAMBLE FOLCLORICO COLIBRI
Ensamble Folclórico Colibrí (EFC) Is a Mexican folklore dance group with the mission to promote the pride of identifying as an LGBTQ+ Latinx through the art of Mexican Folklórico dance.