Central Market Arts Center

Deborah Frieden is assisting the North of Market Neighborhood Improvement Corporation and the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Project on plans for a new arts and cultural center in the Central Market district of San Francisco. As a member of Elvin Padilla’s team, Deborah is assisting in developing a program for the center that will make it an active community destination for the arts and arts education. She is working with a range of organizations to evaluate their capacity to participate and to assist them in building capacity once they commit to the project. Team members include Equity Community Builders and the Northern California Community Loan Fund. Collaborators include the San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development, the American Conservatory Theater, and the San Francisco Arts Commission, among others.