Join a BAARN Listening Session and help shape arts preparedness across California's Bay Area.

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How?

Attend free online BAARN Classes! The Basics track gives you a foundation in
readiness, protection strategies and insurance, business continuity, and crisis
communications. The Enhanced track provides specialty curriculum including festival
safety, safety and security while on tour, active shooter and hostile activity
preparedness.

 

First classes: June, July and August 2026. Learn more HERE.

Share your emergency readiness and disaster management concerns and questions, to
help shape the BAARN project. Take our online survey, and/or join an in-person
Listening Session in August; details below.

BAARN seeks to partner with Local Arts Agencies to build resilient networks and
communities. This short video provides an introduction. 

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Let’s strengthen our networks and build lasting resilience - together.

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Join a BAARN Listening Session and help shape arts preparedness across
California's Bay Area.

​​Upcoming Free Listening Sessions (In-Person):
August 3, 4, and 5: San Mateo, San Francisco and Solano Counties

 

Registration opening soon! Each session has room for a limited number
of participants. These sessions are free to attend, but space is limited — we
encourage you to register today to reserve your spot. Each participant receives a
$50 gift card stipend. Sign up for the BAARN mailing list below to hear when
registration opens.

​What to Expect:

• You’ll receive a discussion guide in advance;

• 75-minute in-person sessions facilitated by the team: Tom Clareson, Project Director, BAARN, Mollie Quinlan-Hayes, Executive Director, NCAPER, and Anna Lisa Escobedo, Local Coordinator, BAARN;

• Co-hosted and informed by BAARN Local Advisory Committee, ensuring this process is community-rooted.

​Why It Matters: 

What you share will directly inform the development of a region-wide
survey this fall and shape resources that respond to your needs. Listening sessions are
a crucial first step toward building stronger networks and coordinated support for the
arts sector before, during and after times of crisis.

​Accommodations & Accessibility:

Each venue is on ground level and has air ventilation. BAARN will provide masks and hand sanitizer. If you have specific access needs, please indicate them during registration or contact us in advance so we can do our best to accommodate you.

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Contribute to the Bay Area Arts Disaster Readiness Survey

If you are an artist or creative worker in the Bay Area, the Bay Area Arts Readiness
Network (BAARN) invites you to take part in the Bay Area Arts Disaster Readiness
Survey—a region-wide effort to understand how artists and arts organizations across
the ten-county Bay Area prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters.

​This short online survey (about 12–15 minutes) gathers insights on your emergency
preparedness practices, challenges, and resource needs. Your input will directly shape
upcoming workshops, webinars, grant programs, and tools designed to help the arts
community protect assets, sustain operations, and strengthen long-term resilience.

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