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MCD Member Event: A Conversation with Gary Hutton

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

In celebration of the exhibition Encoded Holidays: Gary Hutton x Tom Bonauro, join the Museum of Craft and Design on Zoom for a virtual discussion with celebrated San Francisco designer Gary Hutton and MCD Curator Ariel Zaccheo.

In celebration of the exhibition Encoded Holidays: Gary Hutton x Tom Bonauro, join the Museum of Craft and Design on Zoom for a virtual discussion with celebrated San Francisco designer Gary Hutton and MCD Curator Ariel Zaccheo.

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

2569 Third 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

2569 Third 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 384 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

2569 Third 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

2569 Third 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

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