Let’s Build a Legacy of Big Art in SF
At COVEN, we believe monumental art is a bridge to societal change, sparking dialogue, connection, and revitalization in our backyard. Yet, too often, the voices that have the most powerful stories to share are sidelined—lacking the ecosystem of support they need to realize their vision of tomorrow.
In a time of geopolitical strife and fast-paced technological change, it’s more important than ever to serve and protect artists historically excluded from access to capital, space, and opportunity. Building on 20 years of bringing big art to life in some of the harshest conditions, from the Nevada desert to the Australian outback and New Orleans, we launched COVEN in 2023 as a creative placemaking nonprofit accelerator for creators, doers, and backers to amplify sidelined voices through the BIG art that transcends boundaries and inspires the world.
Your support will help us bring forth our groundbreaking COVEN AIR (Artist-in-Residency) Program in partnership with Djerassi, place large-scale art in public spaces in San Francisco, and preserve Third Place community hubs in 2025 and beyond.
Make a one-time donation that is 100% tax-deductible
Become a monthly donor to sustain our mission year-round
Provide a grant from your DAF or private foundation
the journey of
an artist is a thousand miles…
The last three years of working with COVEN artist Zulu Heru culminates in 2025 with the placement of his piece in the heart of San Francisco - the first of many collaborative efforts to bring large-scale works of emerging artists to public spaces.
How many more artists like Zulu could we amplify through our ecosystem - with your support?
impact in 2025
Awarded $101,544 in grants to 7 women and BIPOC artists
Raised $1.3M+ in support of preserving two Third Place Hubs: The Box Shop (San Francisco’s last industrial art makerspace of 21 years) and Djerassi Resident Artists Program (largest artist residency in the western US of 42 years)
Submitted $1.76M in in grant applications on behalf of COVEN and our ecosystem partners
Co-hosted 20 fundraisers, 8 Open Studios events and 4 Community Events
Hosted 2 COVEN Big Art Walks at Burrows Pocket Park and Point San Pablo Harbor
Supported public art placement projects as partners and sponsors of Illuminate (Naga at Golden Gate Park by Cjay Roughgarden, Stephanie Shipman, and Jaquelyn Scott), Big Art Loop SF (Coralee by Dana Albany), and Portside Art Trail (coming soon 2026) at the Port of San Francisco.
give your time, talent, treasure & ties
Every voice matters. Every gift counts. Every dollar builds a bridge.
COVEN is a California Public Benefit Non-profit Corporation (EIN: 93-4043245) based in San Francisco, with securities and real assets fiscally sponsored by the public 501c charity Legacy Global Programs (EIN: 20-8099462), the Trustee and authorized signer of The Synecdoche Trust which holds the subaccount for charitable funds on behalf of COVEN.
Donations are a tax-deductible, unrestricted contribution to support COVEN programming and artists, unless they are restricted donations to the projects we fiscally sponsor: Wisdom Beyond, Point San Pablo Harbor, and The Dharma Fund. Gifts can be made via credit card or bank transfer via our nonprofit donation platform Zeffy.
Contributions can also be made in the form of check, EFT/ACH, wire transfer, Donor Advised Fund (DAF) grant, corporate match, and securities via the Donation Instructions below. If you would like to contribute crypto, in-kind, or real assets (artwork, real estate, vehicles, equipment, etc), please email hello@coven.art.