Founding Director /

Minnesota Street Project /

Building Arts Infrastructure / Community

Facing a real estate crisis—providing a real estate solution.

Working with Jensen Architects we developed 150,000 square feet of purpose-built arts infrastructure spanning an urban campus of three adapted warehouses.

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Working across strategy, marketing, and communications—we articulated the importance of arts philanthropy—highlighting resources required to support an arts ecosystem.

As a new philanthropic model, we approached fundraising by building relationships with key players in Silicon Valley to help incubate the progression of our mission to maintain community driven collaborative programs and educational engagement.

Roles /
Project + Program Direction / Strategy / Partnerships / Communications / Community Engagement / Storytelling / Content Creation /

Architect: Jensen / Contractor: Johnstone Mcauliffe Construction / Engineering: Tipping

Architect: Jensen / Contractor: Johnstone Mcauliffe Construction / Engineering: Tipping

Architect: Jensen / Contractor: Johnstone Mcauliffe Construction / Engineering: Tipping

Around 1240 Minnesota Street—supporting approximately 100 artists annually / artists pictured in slideshow: Sarah Thibault, Craig Calderwood, Marcela Pardo Ariza, Beth Abrahmson, Ron Moultrie Saunders, Sandra Ono, Jesse Schlesinger, Taraneh Hemami, Miguel Arzabe, Masako Miyizaki, Elizabeth Russell, Shushan Tesfuzigta

Team /
Andy & Deborah Rappaport / Founders
Lindsay Albert / Director of Public Programs (2019-20)
Erin Dunnigan / Director of Public Programs (2017-18)
Francesca Sonara / Director of Communications
Julie Casemore / Director of Gallery Programs
Michael Rubel / Director of Facilities

SF Art Book Fair. Photograph by Airyka Rockefeller

Edition puzzle produced with photographer, Phillip Maisel features images of a grid of images referencing the contact sheet or digital camera roll. Following the shapes and lines present in each composition, the artist cut into the grid to create a uniquely-shaped puzzle featuring nuanced details and irregular edges to indulge even the most advanced puzzlers with a challenging exploration of photographic space. Ages 7 and up.

Edition set inspired by the concept of serious play and its link to creativity, Bay Area artist and educator Purin Phanichphant devised this set of interactive cards to sharpen the mind’s eye. The former Buddhist monk, introduces a new visual syntax of pixel-like graphics.

1240 Minnesota Street website developed to document the process and progress of the private studio programs.

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