Dear friends, artists, and supporters of SF Camerawork,

As the holiday season begins, we invite you to join us in supporting SF Camerawork’s ongoing commitment to photographic excellence and to cultivating a strong, inclusive artistic community in the Bay Area and beyond.

2025 has been both a transformative and tumultuous year. In a time marked by social, political, and economic uncertainty, the role of art, and the spaces that nurture it, has never felt more vital. Through these challenges, SF Camerawork has remained a place of reflection, experimentation, and dialogue, offering artists and audiences alike opportunities to connect, imagine, and build community.

Like many arts organizations, we’ve navigated significant transitions this year. Staffing changes and limited funding have presented challenges, yet they’ve also reaffirmed our 51-year resilience and the strength of the community that sustains us. We’re now actively seeking a visionary, development-focused leader to guide SF Camerawork into its next chapter, and we look forward to sharing updates as this exciting process unfolds.

Despite these challenges, this year was filled with remarkable creative energy. We presented a dynamic lineup of exhibitions that pushed the boundaries of the photographic practice: The Tellings We Keep by Tricia Rainwater, a poignant meditation on memory and separation; FORECAST 2025, our annual survey of emerging voices in photography; and A Strange Vibration, featuring the work of Lenn Keller, Darcy Padilla, and Elizabeth Sunflower—three photojournalists who documented Bay Area women and queer lives on the margins from the 1970s through the 1990s.

These programs reflected a rich diversity of practices, from experimental and interdisciplinary studio work to narratives of migration, resilience, and reimagined histories, while continuing our deep investment in Bay Area artists through increased fees and direct support for the creation of new work.

Looking ahead to 2026, we’re building on this momentum by expanding public programs, strengthening artist-led workshops, and deepening community partnerships. In January, we’ll open a solo exhibition with multidisciplinary artist Nasim Moghadam, whose work asks: What does it mean to see—and to be seen—when power seeks to erase you? Through sculptural and installation forms, Moghadam creates spaces of resistance and presence, confronting how women’s bodies and voices are controlled and asserting agency where it is often denied.

Your support makes all of this possible. As we set our sights on raising $40,000 in this year’s End-of-Year Giving Campaign, Framing Our Future: A Season of Gratitude, we invite you to make a contribution. Every gift, no matter the size, helps sustain artist-centered programming and ensures that SF Camerawork remains a vital hub for creativity, experimentation, and dialogue. Beyond giving, sharing our mission with friends, colleagues, and communities helps us grow this circle of support.

Thank you for being part of our story. Together, we can continue to nurture artists, champion new voices, and keep the Bay Area at the forefront of contemporary photography.

With gratitude,
Stephanie Cochinos
President, SF Camerawork Board of Directors
(on behalf of the SF Camerawork Board)

Donation Levels

$25 Spark
Ignites the essentials that keep our gallery open, our lights on, and our exhibitions possible.

$50 Frame
Supports the tangible elements that bring photographic visions to life.

$100 Darkroom
Supports free, public-access programs that keep SFC’s space welcoming, inclusive, and community-centered.

$250 Lens
Funds an artist honorarium for public programs, critiques, or community workshops.

$500 Exposure
Supports exhibition production, including fabrication and equipment needs.

$1,000 Silver Gelatin
Supports artist stipends and curatorial research for upcoming exhibitions.

$2,500 Artist Advocate
Enables robust, artist-centered events that deepen audience engagement.

$5,000 Curator’s Circle
Underwrites a major exhibition component, including printing and installation.

$10,000 Visionary Patron
Anchors annual programming, supporting commissions, exhibitions, and community engagement.

Graphic by Shay Lari-Hosain. SFC Supportive Member

Framing Our Future: A Season of Gratitude

By SF Camerawork

Framing Our Future: A Season of Gratitude

SF Camerawork 2025 End of Year Giving Campaign