Artists Announced.

From over 500 submissions, a panel of 13 local arts leaders has identified 42 artists from across our binational region to receive project funding and professional support.

Working across a wide range of disciplines, the selected artists will be completing their projects throughout 2027.

The List

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Our Barrio Logan-based programming hub, Artists Count @ The WOO! offers professional development, artist-to-artist exchange, networking, individualized support, and opportunities for the public to encounter artists and their work.

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Why count artists? Because artists count.

Artists Count: San Diego + Tijuana is a binational initiative designed to strengthen the regional creative workforce.

Through research, project funding, and professional development, we help artists in San Diego and Tijuana build sustainable careers that uplift our whole region.

$374B

Creative economy in California—yet many artists in our state face income instability, no benefits, and irregular work cycles.

1 in 3

California arts workers are gig-based, juggling incomes without stable, full-time sustainability.

Zero

Job protections for artists, yet they face the same housing, material, and workspace costs.

Partners for art.

A committed group of civic, philanthropic, and advocacy organizations sharing a belief that artists are essential contributors to social cohesion, innovation, and economic growth.

Artists enrich us culturally, socially, and economically. We’re working to support their work.

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