Thank you for making
THHE Auction 2025
a magical evening!
Hospitality House Board Member Amber Cavarlez starts off the bidding during the live auction at THHE Auction 2025 [photo by TechBoogie]
Honoring Artists - Now, More Than Ever!
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On behalf of all of us at Hospitality House, a heartfelt thank you to so many friends, supporters, sponsors, donors and art lovers for making our 40th Annual Art Auction, THHE Auction 2025, such a special and memorable occasion. Nearly 400 attendees and more than 200 bidders online made our 40th Anniversary Auction a huge success!
We're grateful beyond words for all your love and support! We have so many people and places to thank, but first and foremost we thank our hosts at the historic Saint Joseph's Art Society for making us feel so welcome and appreciated. Thanks to the sensational August Lee Stevens - a song-stylist whose stirring melodies and harmonizing enthralled the audience, captured our hearts, and lifted our spirits. Thank you to Bonhams and the talented Victoria Gray, our gifted auctioneer, whose engaging touch and timely humor generated enthusiasm - and generosity - from art lovers and supporters throughout the evening. In fact, Victoria helped us achieve one of our most successful live auctions ever! A huge thank you to our generous sponsors, nearly 70 in all, who contributed their love and appreciation for Hospitality House and the Community Arts Program family of artists. You helped make the event memorable and magical for all of us. And because of all of you, we raised nearly $170,000! Thank you to our Art Auction Committee, who volunteered hundreds of hours during the past months, to bring THHE Auction 2025 to life. Thank you to our gallery partners: an.ä.log gallery, The Drawing Room, 5 Olive, 6M Community Arts, & Luna Rienne Gallery, who gave of themselves and their gallery staff, to make this event a true community endeavor. We owe you a huge debt of gratitude. A huge thank you to the Hospitality House Board and Staff, who help make San Francisco a better place for us all. Since 1967, fighting for the Soul of the City, every day. At this year’s auction, we were honored to recognize Ira Watkins for more than 60 years of artistic practice - 40 of those years connected to Hospitality House - with our inaugural “Art is Life” award. Well deserved, Ira! Finally, thank you to the artists, those soulful wanderers who push themselves in so many ways to share beauty, wonder, and whimsical fantasy with a world that sorely needs it. As the arts - and artists themselves - are increasingly under attack, we must remember what is possible in every brushstroke, every part of nature, every bit of fabric. The artist’s imagination unlocks possibilities in our own. Our dream to secure a permanent home for our Community Arts Program - and community artists - continues, and each day brings us closer. And, in the coming weeks - because of the generosity and support of so many of you - we’ll be able to share some truly exciting news. Watch for it! Lastly, we are reminded that throughout history, that artists and poets and musicians and dreamers are our first line of defense against oppression and tyranny - fueling protest, inspiring hope, and protecting our most important resource: the love in our hearts, and the humanity that connects us - always. Thank you. Joe Wilson, Executive Director |
Rebuilding Lives, Celebrating Creativity, Strengthening Community
Our six diverse programs provide community-based solutions that foster self-sufficiency,
increase self-esteem and promote self-expression.
Community Arts
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Community Building Program
Sixth Street Self-Help Center
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Employment
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Stories From The Streets:
Hospitality House's 2023-2024 Annual Report
All of us at Hospitality House are excited to present our 2023-2024 Annual Report. The theme of the report is Stories from the Streets. By recognizing some of the stories of unhoused residents on the streets of the City – we hope that our work can honor their courage every day.
This past year has been marked by significant achievements, including;
We know that our work becomes more crucial every year, the conditions more difficult, and the struggles more challenging. Working together, we know that a better future is possible, in every way we can imagine it, in the City of St. Francis.
We thank you.
Joseph T. Wilson
Executive Director
Download a copy of our 2023-2024 Annual Report here.
This past year has been marked by significant achievements, including;
- Our Annual Art Auction raised more than $300,000 to support Hospitality House, dozens of talented neighborhood artists, and get us closer to our goal of buying a permanent home for our Community Arts Program, thanks to generous supporters like you;
- Our innovative housing placement work – a unique public/private partnership - helped more than 300 San Francisco residents obtain or maintain housing and exit or avoid homelessness, including the original 20 residents from our 24-hour Shelter Program;
- Our Employment Program’s new space in the neighborhood, brought our Neighborhood Job Center and Employment under one roof – combined, we helped more than 350 vulnerable job seekers find full or part time employment, or job training.
- More than 800 community residents participated in one or more community engagement events sponsored by our two Self Help Centers and our Community Building Program;
We know that our work becomes more crucial every year, the conditions more difficult, and the struggles more challenging. Working together, we know that a better future is possible, in every way we can imagine it, in the City of St. Francis.
We thank you.
Joseph T. Wilson
Executive Director
Download a copy of our 2023-2024 Annual Report here.
STORIES FROM THE FIELD
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Hospitality House owes a tremendous debt of gratitude to the dedicated staff who’ve devoted themselves to lifting up the best of our community - day in, day out. The work is challenging. It is meaningful. It is transformative. And, all too often, the work is overlooked and undervalued. These valiant nonprofit warriors - community builders all - are often underpaid and underappreciated.
We are proud to present “Stories From The Field” as an ongoing series about the people on the front lines, about the contributions of just a few of the thousands of nonprofit workers. We’ll share some of their challenges and successes - and some of their dreams. We hope that the stories of those helping to make life better for all of us in the City of St. Francis - will inspire City leaders to make our nonprofit workers’ lives better. Meet our community builders: Lindsay Moodie, Ebony Wallace, May Chappell, Theodis Beasley, Anthony Hernandez, Kevin Sparks, Alisha Coleman, Lyss Duran, John Ellison, Marquaze Taybron, Txutxo Perez, Eduardo Leon. |
