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

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​Upcoming Free Listening Sessions (In-Person):

• Monday, March 16, 11:00 AM - diRosa Center for Contemporary Art (Napa/Sonoma, CA)
  Tuesday, March 17th, 6:00 PM - Watsonville Center for the Arts (Santa Cruz, CA)
  Wednesday, March 18th, 6:00 PM – Art Works Downtown (Marin, CA)

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Register 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.

Register using the google form link: https://forms.gle/xJTjXkf74BYuNrt39

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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.

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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.

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Limited Stipends are available to support travel and participation — contact Anna Lisa Escobedo at baarn@ncaper.org to learn more or register to be contacted.

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

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.

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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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BAARN is a regional initiative funded by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and coordinated by the National Coalition for Arts Preparedness and Emergency Response (NCAPER).

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