Chelsea Factory

Chelsea Factory exists to support artists, cultural organizations, and community groups as we navigate beyond the Covid-19 pandemic. With an emphasis on support for New York City-based artists from historically excluded communities, Chelsea Factory provides highly subsidized creation and presentation space, production resources, and dynamic networks to create transformative experiences for its partners across genres. Chelsea Factory was founded by Jim Herbert, Executive Chairman & Founder of First Republic Bank, with significant support from the First Republic Foundation. As a pop-up project with a finite organizational life, Chelsea Factory remains a collaborative and noncompetitive resource to the partners it serves, as well as a place for New Yorkers to find connection, inspiration, and joy.