Fresh into his new role as the Cultural Director of the San Francisco Arts Commision (SFAC), Ralph Remington reflects on how artists drive a city’s identity and how whitewashed depictions of history can be remedied by centering BIPOC voices. As a former theatre producer, director, and playwright with firsthand experience in how the arts can jumpstart an audience’s empathy system, Ralph seems to be an ideal leader to oversee the payout of basic income to local artists, supply supports for educators operating in a digital environment, and provide much-needed funds for arts organizations through the SFAC’s robust granting apparatus. With a generous background in government, arts leadership, and the non-profit spaces where they make contact, Remington is focused on ensuring that the arts landscape that people return to is significantly more vital and equitable than they left it.