African-American Shakespeare

Located in the historic Fillmore Jazz District, AAACC is one of the premier African American arts and cultural institutions in the San Francisco Bay Area. As the only City-owned arts and cultural center in San Francisco dedicated to Afrocentric culture, traditions, and values, AAACC is an integral part of the African-American community's social fabric and the city of San Francisco's cultural landscape. We are dedicated to providing a wide variety of art and cultural programming for youth and adults, including performance, visual, and digital art. In addition to programming, AAACC rents affordable events space in our more than 32,000 square foot facility. AAACC provides resident art companies with subsidized offices, administrative services, and access to rehearsal, performance, and exhibition space. The resident company list includes some of the most celebrated African American arts and culture organizations in the region: Cultural Odyssey (Idris Ackamoor and Rhodessa Jones) AfroSolo Theatre Company African American Historical and Cultural Society Lorraine Hansberry Theatre Company African-American Shakespeare Company PUSH Dance Company San Francisco Bay Area Theater Company (SFBATCO) Christopher Burch Luna Malbroux Jessica Cross JoyBox Fely Tchaco Samba Funk April Chelsea Mosley The Center is also home to the 206-seat Buriel Clay Theater which serves as a site for annual theater productions, dance performances, musical concerts, film and video screenings, seminars, and workshops. We also host the Sargent Johnson and Hall of Culture galleries which are dedicated to exhibiting artwork from and about the African Diaspora.