forward/slash: The Gray Area Foundation for the Arts Story

Gray Area Foundation for the Arts (GAFFTA) is a San Francisco-based nonprofit dedicated to building social consciousness through digital culture. Guided by the principles of openness, collaboration, and resource sharing, our programs promote creativity at the intersection of art, design, sound, and technology. By making digital culture accessible, substantive and inspiring, we aim to help realize the greatest power of technology: to bring us closer, faster. For more information and how you can be a part of our vision, please visit http://gaffta.org.

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• gaffta
• dirtybird
• peter hirshberg
• aaron koblin
• chloe sladden
• camille utterback
• thomas eugene green
• tana sprague
• naut humon
• josette melchor
• susan langan
• recombinant media labs
• data visualization
• Digital Art
• Gabriel Dunne
• joe brilliant
• technology
• art
• tenderloin
• design

[jessdomain]

What a wonderful project! I will share this on twitter & look forward to visit next time I'm in SF!

[surfmail]

This is great. Very inspiring, Been involved in facilitating Art is poor areas in Britain and Scotland for many years and this is great, huge ambition.Thanks for sharing.

[Calebooz]

Josette, you make me proud. I can't begin to imagine the hard work and vision required to accomplish something so wonderful. All my respect and admiration to you, girl!

[MrJtarbell]

I have tears in my eyes. This is great!

[kidloco108]

this just might be my new favorite thing.

[nodesandbranches]

Josette, Susan, and co., go go go!

[jodyjock]

Josette Thank you so much. We love you.