Too many people with an enduring passion for art and thought fit poorly or not at all within the current system, isolating them from the peers and mentors they need to flourish. This is why the Avalon Institute was created.

San Francisco can be a world-leading center of scholarship, culture, and art. There is a confluence of wealth, hope, and ambition here which could create cultural institutions to rival any other in history, but only if we can unite them with the dedication to see it through.