San Francisco (CA) – The Museum of Craft and Design (MCD) is pleased to announce Designing Change: A Conversation with David Hogg, December 4, 2018. The Museum of Craft and Design welcomes Parkland activist, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student and author David Hogg to San Francisco to share his personal story and vision for change in our country.
“The Museum of Craft and Design’s Designing Change series focuses on the ability of creative individuals to inspire meaningful change for themselves and their communities,” said MCD Executive Director JoAnn Edwards. “We, like the rest of nation, have been inspired by Hogg and the Parkland students’ courageous leadership and fearless commitment to better the lives of youth. I’m moved and awed by these young people and the clarity they bring to the need to keep schools a sacred place.”
Designing Change: A Conversation with David Hogg , moderated by Brian Edwards-Tiekert of KPFA, will take place at Minnesota Street Project, followed by a reception and book signing with Hogg at the Museum of Craft and Design. Both arts venues are located within walking distance of each other in the historic Dogpatch district in San Francisco.
Concurrently, Al Farrow: Divine Ammunition, a new exhibition of work by internationally acclaimed sculptor Al Farrow will be on view at the Museum of Craft and Design. Farrow is known for his works that employ munitions–bullets, guns, grenades, bombs–to make powerful sculptures of reliquaries and holy structures. Through his chosen media, Farrow reclaims tools of destruction to evoke peaceful social commentary. Included in the exhibition is the debut of Farrow’s latest work, The White House, weighing almost a ton and created with his traditional materials of bullets, guns and steel.
David Hogg’s new book, “#NeverAgain” will be on sale during the event at both locations and in advance of the event at MCD’s Store.
EVENT DETAILS
Designing Change: A Conversation with David Hogg
Moderated by Brian Edwards-Tiekert of KPFA
Date: December 4, 2018
Times and Locations:
7:00–8:00 PM | Lecture and Q&A, Minnesota Street Project, 1275 Minnesota St., San Francisco
8:30–9:30 PM | Reception & Book Signing, Museum of Craft and Design, 2569 Third St, San Francisco
Tickets:
Lecture and Q&A | $30 for public, $25 for MCD members and students
Lecture and Q&A, Reception and Book Signing with Author | $60 for public, $55 for MCD members and students
Tickets are available at bit.ly/mcd_designchangeHogg
Designing Change: A Conversation with David Hogg is made possible with the support of California Wellness Foundation, David and Sylvia Weisz Family Foundation, KPFA, Kathy and Arthur Hahn, Barbara Waldman, Gary Hutton Design, Inc, Valerie Pierce, Jamienne Studley and The Parsonage.
MUSEUM OF CRAFT AND DESIGN
The Museum of Craft and Design (MCD) is San Francisco’s only museum devoted exclusively to modern and contemporary craft and design. Founded in 2004, MCD showcases designers, makers and artists through an exciting and distinctive series of craft and design-focused exhibitions and public programs. As a non-collecting institution, the museum actively collaborates with artists, designers, museums and universities, as well as design venues and practitioners to create inspirational experiences in the world of craft and design for visitors of all ages.
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