Intersection for the Arts

Intersection for the Arts, established in 1965, is the oldest alternative non-profit art space in San Francisco, California. Intersection's reading series is the longest continuous reading series outside of an academic institution in the state of California.
Intersection produces and presents new and experimental work in the fields of literature, theater, music, and the visual arts. Intersection's artists regularly provide classes and workshops to the local community. Intersection also maintains an incubation program for emerging literary, visual and performing arts groups.
Intersection is located in the SoMa district of San Francisco, on 925 Mission Street, between 5th and 6th Streets.
History
Intersection was founded in the Tenderloin in 1965 by an interfaith coalition of three churches. The organization began as a merger of several faith-based experiments that were using art to reach disenfranchised neighborhood youth while also providing...