Save SAFEhouse Arts

At the end of 2025, the organization faced some huge challenges: our longtime executive director and founder left his role after 16 years and our board of directors decided that it would be more fiscally responsible to shutter our performance venue in the Tenderloin. The organization. has restructured with former director of artist relations, Jesselito Bie and Technical director Colin Johnson assuming leadership roles in order to keep our Resident Artiist Workshop going in order to provide a platform for both emerging and mid-career artists. We are exploring a new model where we partner with other local theaters and spaces to produce our showcases.