Episode 73: Bayview Opera House

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Bayview Opera House Programs

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“We've definitely been listening to the needs of artists and artists of color not only opening ourselves up as a venue for them, but also making sure that we're helping them be successful out in the grand world”- Ashley

In this episode, our featured voice is the Program Manager of the Bayview Opera House Ashley Smiley.

The Bayview Opera House Ruth Williams Memorial Theatre was founded in 1989 and is one of six city-owned cultural centers operated by nonprofit arts organizations providing cultural and arts programs. The city-owned cultural venues host performances, festivals, and gallery exhibits that offer free or low-cost classes and are funded, at least in part, by the San Francisco Arts Commission. For more background on the Bayview Opera House please listen to our interview with Barbara Ockel the Executive Director in Part One of the special series Doing Business In the Bayview in the archives section of our website

Ashley Smiley

Ashley Smiley, better known as Smiley is a born and raised San Franciscan with a background in Production Management, Playwriting, and Directing. Currently Smiley is the Program Manager for the Bayview Opera House. You can Reach out to Ashley Smiley smiley@bvoh.org to volunteer as well as to discuss bringing shows to the Bayview Opera House or to just check in on what kind of programs you’d like to see.

Bayview Opera House

BVOH provides opportunities to engage in the arts for a community with a long history of disinvestment, creates a sense of belonging and community ownership of the only significant cultural resource in the neighborhood, maintains inclusiveness of the traditional population in the light of gentrification, and provides educational and employment opportunities.

Our mission is to serve as the focal point for Art and Culture in the Bayview Hunters Point community by providing accessible, diverse, and high-quality arts education, cultural programs, and community events in a safe environment and to employ the arts to support aspirational values, hope and passion, and to inspire the self-confidence and self-esteem needed to be successful, especially for our youth.

Keep up with BVOH:
IG: BVOperaHouse
Facebook: BVOperaHouse
Twitter: BVOperaHouse
Website: www.bvoh.org

Donation/Volunteer

To make a general donation to Bayview Opera House, or to make a donation for a specific purpose, please click below. If donating for a specific program or in honor of someone else, please indicate this in the memo field. You can donate Here:

Other ways to contribute:
You may send us a check
Contact our staff at 415-824-0386
Email us to volunteer at info.bvoh@bvoh.org

The beautifully restored 1888 building offers a classic proscenium stage, modern technology, a flexible 300-person auditorium space, an outdoor stage, garden, seating, lawn and parking lot at affordable prices. You can rent the Bayview Opera House for your next event

Videos

To find out more about Bayview Opera House check out our videos:

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“We’re trying to position ourselves as a Hub For arts and culture in the San Francisco community in particular for black and brown artists who are displaced or underserved. And so definitely the work that we’ve been doing has been a lot of outreach and conversations with these different artists, hearing what they need and then incorporating that into our development. ”

— Ashley Smiley,Program Manager,Bayview Opera House

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