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DEMO MakeArt Family Day

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco

Please join us for this month’s MakeArt Family Day! Its autumn and MCD is celebrating the changing of the seasons with a number of exhibition related activities inspired by Anchors in Time: Dominic DiMare. Visitors will explore thematic concepts and the use of natural materials in the art-making process. From homemade paper to fly fishing lure design and watercolor play, the MakeArt Lab and galleries will be filled with hands-on projects harkening to the sea-borne aesthetic of Dominic DiMare.

Please join us for this month’s MakeArt Family Day! Its autumn and MCD is celebrating the changing of the seasons with a number of exhibition related activities inspired by Anchors in Time: Dominic DiMare. Visitors will explore thematic concepts and the use of natural materials in the art-making process. From homemade paper to fly fishing lure design and watercolor play, the MakeArt Lab and galleries will be filled with hands-on projects harkening to the sea-borne aesthetic of Dominic DiMare.

SF Design Week Virtual Event: MCD x MC • The Phenomenal Museum

3rd Street, San Francisco

Join the Museum of Craft and Design and Make Conscious during SF Design Week for an introduction to The Phenomenal Museum–a collaborative effort in reimagining the frame of the museum through conscious placemaking.

Join the Museum of Craft and Design and Make Conscious during SF Design Week for an introduction to The Phenomenal Museum–a collaborative effort in reimagining the frame of the museum through conscious placemaking.

MCD Mobile MakeArt: New Yamish Seed Exchange

3rd Street, San Francisco

Artist Connie Zheng presents this question in concert with her Minnesota Street Project installation, nyse. Created for the Joint Space Award, the work is organized around the fraught histories and migrations of seeds, as well as how bio-matter simultaneously embodies humans’ hopes for survival and our fears of contamination.

Artist Connie Zheng presents this question in concert with her Minnesota Street Project installation, nyse. Created for the Joint Space Award, the work is organized around the fraught histories and migrations of seeds, as well as how bio-matter simultaneously embodies humans’ hopes for survival and our fears of contamination.

Mode Brut Window Reception at Saks Fifth Avenue

Saks Fifth Avenue Union Square Post Street, San Francisco

MCD and Creativity Explored (CE) are teaming up with Saks Fifth Avenue San Francisco in Union Square to showcase original artwork and one-of-a-kind fashion in the Powell Street window displays!…

MCD and Creativity Explored (CE) are teaming up with Saks Fifth Avenue San Francisco in Union Square to showcase original artwork and one-of-a-kind fashion in the Powell Street window displays!...

Free
View of Crystal Bridges and surrounding trees from above

MCD Member Trip to Bentonville

3rd Street, San Francisco

Join us on the Museum of Craft and Design’s next member excursion to Bentonville, Arkansas–home of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art featuring a world-class collection of contemporary art, craft, and architecture amongst 120 acres of Ozark forest with five miles of art trails. 

Join us on the Museum of Craft and Design’s next member excursion to Bentonville, Arkansas–home of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art featuring a world-class collection of contemporary art, craft, and architecture amongst 120 acres of Ozark forest with five miles of art trails. 

MakeArt Lab: Sense of Place with Emily Endo

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco

Join olfactory artist Emily Endo for an immersive Living with Scents workshop exploring MCD’s Dogpatch neighborhood! This full-day intensive class will guide students through introductory perfume construction techniques, fragrance material families, and explore how to capture the scent of materials through tinctures. Participants will leave with their own Dogpatch inspired fragrance, sample blends, and a personalized tincture made in class.

Join olfactory artist Emily Endo for an immersive Living with Scents workshop exploring MCD’s Dogpatch neighborhood! This full-day intensive class will guide students through introductory perfume construction techniques, fragrance material families, and explore how to capture the scent of materials through tinctures. Participants will leave with their own Dogpatch inspired fragrance, sample blends, and a personalized tincture made in class.

Little girl standing up drawing with pink marker on a paper

MakeArt Family Day

3rd Street, San Francisco

MakeArt Family Day welcomes visitors of all ages to experience a variety of exhibition-related activities! This May, dive into an olfactory exploration of Living with Scents. The Ministry of Scent…

MakeArt Family Day welcomes visitors of all ages to experience a variety of exhibition-related activities! This May, dive into an olfactory exploration of Living with Scents. The Ministry of Scent...

A group shot of people participationg in MAKE activities

MAKE

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco
On the third Thursday of each month, collaborate with artists and makers, explore unique themes, and re-think materials through creative design projects– all happening after-hours in the MCD galleries! This...

On the third Thursday of each month, collaborate with artists and makers, explore unique themes, and re-think materials through creative design projects– all happening after-hours in the MCD galleries! This...

Robyn Horn sculpting with a chainsaw on a large block of wood

MCD Curator Walk-Through: Material Illusions

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco
Carve out time on exhibition opening day for the Curator Walk-Through of Robyn Horn: Material Illusions. Brad Cushman (previous Gallery Director and Curator at the University of Arkansas at Little...

Carve out time on exhibition opening day for the Curator Walk-Through of Robyn Horn: Material Illusions. Brad Cushman (previous Gallery Director and Curator at the University of Arkansas at Little...

A group of kids working on a project for MakeArt Family Day

MakeArt Family Day

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco
Design outside the lines at MakeArt Family Day! Explore the exhibitions with our self-led MakeArt Gallery Games and get hands-on with exciting activations all throughout the museum. From collaborative art-making...

Design outside the lines at MakeArt Family Day! Explore the exhibitions with our self-led MakeArt Gallery Games and get hands-on with exciting activations all throughout the museum. From collaborative art-making...

$8 – $10
A bursh and ink on top of a piece of paper with Chinese calligraphy

MakeArt Gallery Demo: Chinese Floor Calligraphy – The Art of Writing

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional Chinese festival marking the end of the autumn harvest. The Museum of Craft and Design is celebrating this occasion with local calligraphy artist, Jojo...

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional Chinese festival marking the end of the autumn harvest. The Museum of Craft and Design is celebrating this occasion with local calligraphy artist, Jojo...

Silver shimmery circles throughout the page with text Mirror Ball 12/6

Mirror Ball

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco

See yourself at MCD’s Art for All Mirror Ball, Tuesday, December 6. Join us Tuesday, December 6 for MCD’s Art for All Mirror Ball, a festive night filled with illuminations, honoring designer Gary Hutton. Bid on one-of-kind objects and curated experiences, and raise funds to support MCD MakeArt programs, bringing creativity into the community and beyond. More details coming soon!⁠

See yourself at MCD's Art for All Mirror Ball, Tuesday, December 6. Join us Tuesday, December 6 for MCD's Art for All Mirror Ball, a festive night filled with illuminations, honoring designer Gary Hutton. Bid on one-of-kind objects and curated experiences, and raise funds to support MCD MakeArt programs, bringing creativity into the community and beyond. More details coming soon!⁠

MakeArt Lab: Map Score Compositions with Phillip Greenlief

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco
MCD welcomes internationally acclaimed composer/musician Phillip Greenlief for a hands-on introduction to his unique creative process. Join us for an unexpected approach to time honored data paradigms—capturing both the proximity...

MCD welcomes internationally acclaimed composer/musician Phillip Greenlief for a hands-on introduction to his unique creative process. Join us for an unexpected approach to time honored data paradigms—capturing both the proximity...

A group shot of people participationg in MAKE activities

MAKE: Glow in the Dark

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco
Collaborate with artists and makers, explore unique themes, and rethink materials through creative design projects—all happening after-hours in the MCD galleries. MCD galleries will be glowing in the dark for...

Collaborate with artists and makers, explore unique themes, and rethink materials through creative design projects—all happening after-hours in the MCD galleries. MCD galleries will be glowing in the dark for...

Artist Tammie Knight looking through a miniature frame of a gallery

MakeArt Lab: Proxistant Pop-up Galleries with Tammie Knight

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco
Deep dive into the exhibitions with artist-led workshops! MakeArt Labs are a unique opportunity to get hands-on artistic guidance directly from exhibition-featured artists, designers, and experts. Join MCD and local...

Deep dive into the exhibitions with artist-led workshops! MakeArt Labs are a unique opportunity to get hands-on artistic guidance directly from exhibition-featured artists, designers, and experts. Join MCD and local...

Silhouette of people with orange and blue lines projected on them.

MCD Speaker Series: Proxistant Vision-Closing Reflections with Bull.Miletic and Glen Helfand

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco

Bull.Miletic returns to MCD for final thoughts on “Proxistant Vision.” Joined in conversation with writer and curator Glen Helfand, the artists will follow up their opening day exhibition walk-through to discuss the culmination of this innovative, art and technology research project– exploring the impact of new aerial imaging technologies and their influence and power in everyday life.

Bull.Miletic returns to MCD for final thoughts on "Proxistant Vision." Joined in conversation with writer and curator Glen Helfand, the artists will follow up their opening day exhibition walk-through to discuss the culmination of this innovative, art and technology research project– exploring the impact of new aerial imaging technologies and their influence and power in everyday life.

MakeArt Family Day

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco
Design outside the lines at MakeArt Family Day! Explore the exhibitions with our self-led MakeArt Gallery Games and get hands-on with exciting activations all throughout the museum. From collaborative art-making...

Design outside the lines at MakeArt Family Day! Explore the exhibitions with our self-led MakeArt Gallery Games and get hands-on with exciting activations all throughout the museum. From collaborative art-making...

photo of a crowd of people in a museum with text on the lower corner that says "Keep it Local"

MCD Free Summer Weekend

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco

We are celebrating summertime in San Francisco and making Dogpatch your destination, August 25–27 with: FREE Admission, 20% off in the Museum Store, 20% off MCD Memberships Head to MCD…

We are celebrating summertime in San Francisco and making Dogpatch your destination, August 25–27 with: FREE Admission, 20% off in the Museum Store, 20% off MCD Memberships Head to MCD...

Mirror Ball

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco

Dance the night away at MCD while helping raise funds in support of access to creativity for all! Bid on unique auction experiences, dress up and get down to the tunes of DJ Lonely Girl, craft MakeArt activities, and more at Mirror Ball. All of the evening’s proceeds will support MCD and the IDEA Curatorial and Programs Fellowships.

Dance the night away at MCD while helping raise funds in support of access to creativity for all! Bid on unique auction experiences, dress up and get down to the tunes of DJ Lonely Girl, craft MakeArt activities, and more at Mirror Ball. All of the evening’s proceeds will support MCD and the IDEA Curatorial and Programs Fellowships.

photo of hands weaving gold bullets on string into a rug

Member and VIP Preview Night for Designing Peace

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco

Members, see it first! MCD’s Member and VIP preview of Designing Peace is on Friday, October 6!

Members, see it first! MCD's Member and VIP preview of Designing Peace is on Friday, October 6!

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