About
Adam Fong
Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Adam is a composer, performer and producer of new music, and a community leader in arts and culture. He co-founded and led two arts service organizations: Emerging Arts Professionals (founded 2009) and the Center for New Music (founded 2012). Fong received the MFA in Music Composition at California Institute of the Arts, where he studied with James Tenney and Wadada Leo Smith; he also holds a master’s degree from Stanford University (English). His compositions have been performed widely, and he is a frequent lecturer, advisor, and panelist on experimental music, cultural entrepreneurship, arts leadership, cultural strategy, and community building. He is currently Program Officer in Performing Arts at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, where he manages a diverse portfolio of grants supporting artists, communities, and youth throughout the Bay Area.
what’s shaking
through-lines and topics of interest that tie together Adam’s work (so far)
Peer Networks
Participatory Grantmaking, Community Creativity, Connecting Across Disciplines
Strategic Innovation
New Strategies & New Paradigms
Alternate Systems
Just Intonation, Network-Based Impact, Cultural Practice as Knowledge Index
Leadership Development
Omnidirectional Mentorship, Next Generation Leadership
Field Building
Arts x Community Development, Culture x Conservation
Creative Conditions
Creative Agency, Economic Well-Being, Cultural Self-Determination
shake-ups of all kinds: articles, presentations, musical compositions, and more
updates and recent shakings
